1982 NME Albums
1. Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye
2. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello
3. The Lexicon Of Love - Abc
4. Combat Rock - The Clash
5. Too Rye Aye - Dexys Midnight Runners
6. Upstairs At Eric’s - Yazoo
7. The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
8. Juju Music - King Sunny Ade
9. Friends - Shalamar
10. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
11. A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - Siouxie & The Banshees
12. Tropical Gangsters - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
13. Beautiful Vision - Van Morrison
14. The Message - Grandmaster Flash
15. Honesty - Curtis Mayfield
16. Nothing Can Stop Us Now - Robert Wyatt
17. The Poet - Bobby Womack
18. Sulk - The Associates
19. Avalon - Roxy Music
20. Kissing To Be Clever - Culture Club
21. Hex Education Hour - The Fall
22. Of Human Feelings - Ornette Coleman
23. Big Science - Laurie Anderson
24. The Rise And Fall - Madness
25. The Gift - The Jam
26. Moving Targets - Gil Scott-Heron
27. Thermo-Nuclear Sweat - Defunkt
28. In The Heat Of The Night - Imagination
29. Junkyard - The Birthday Party
30. The Great Pretender - Lester Bowie
31. New Chapter Of Dub - Aswad
32. Donna Summer - Donna Summer
33. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
34. Words From The Front - Tom Verlaine
35. Not Satisfied - Aswad
36. New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
37. Living My Life - Grace Jones
38. Strange Celestial Road - Sun Ra
39. Mi Cyan Believe It - Michael Smith
40. I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
41. Urban Bushman - Art Ensemble Of Chicago
42. Wynton Marsalis - Wynton Marsalis
43. Miami - Gun Club
44. Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw
45. 2 X 45 - Cabaret Voltaire
46. Agwaya - Orchestra Makassy
47. Computer Games - George Clinton
48. Sunrise In Different Dimensions - Sun Ra
49. Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack - Dr John
50. Fourth Drawer Down - The Associates
NME Singles 1982
1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash
2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
3. Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
4. A Town Called Malice - The Jam
5. The Look Of Love - Abc
6. Money's To Tight To Mention - The Valentine Bros.
7. Only You - Yazoo
8. The Boiler - Rhoda & The Special Aka
9. There It Is - Shalamar
10. Man Out Of Time - Elvis Costello
11. Walking On Sunshine - Rockers Revenge
12. I Can Make You Feel Good - Shalamar
13. Poison Arrow - Abc
14. Don't Go - Yazoo
15. Inside Out - Odyssey
16. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa
17. Young Guns Go For It - Wham!
18. Temptation - New Order
19. Beat Surrender - The Jam
20. Straight To Hell - The Clash
21. Just An Illusion - Imagination
22. Fat Man/Moya - Southern Death Cult
23. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
24. My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
25. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
26. B-Movie - Gil Scott-Heron
27. House Of Fun - Madness
28. Ms Fine Brown Frame - Syl Johnson
29. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
30. Know Your Rights - The Clash
31. Buffalo Gals - Malcolm Mclaren
32. Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole And The Coconuts
33. Slow Dive - Siouxie And The Banshees
34. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
35. Faithless - Scritti Politti
36. I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
37. Jump To It - Aretha Franklin
38. Get Down On It - Kool And The Gang
39. Mambo Bado - Orchestra Makassy
40. Pinball Cha Cha - Yello
41. Murphy’s Law - Cheri
42. Promised You A Miracle - Simple Minds
43. Head To Toe - Elvis Costello
44. Wham Rap - Wham!
45. State Of Independence - Donna Summer
46. Party Fears Two - The Associates
47. I Love A Man In Uniform - Gang Of Four
48. I Can’t Go For That - Hall And Oats
49. Torch - Soft Cell
50. I Don’t Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant
NME Pop Poll Results
NME 26/02/83
Many Thanks to Colin Hamilton For Supplying Pop Poll Results.
1982
Best Group
1 The Jam
2 Simple Minds
3 The Clash
4 Siouxsie and the Banshees
5 ABC
6 Echo and the Bunnymen
7 Elvis Costello and the Attractions
8 The Stranglers
9 New Order
10 U2
Best Album
1 The Gift - The Jam
2 Combat Rock - The Clash
3 New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
4 Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello
5 Lexicon Of Love - ABC
6 Dig The New Breed - The Jam
7 A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - Siouxsie and the Banshees
8 Too Rye Aye - Dexys Midnight Runners
9 Pornography - The Cure
10 Songs To Remember - Scritti Politti
Best Single
1 Town Called Malice - The Jam
2 The Message - Grandmaster Flash
3 Beat Surrender - The Jam
4 Temptation - New Order
5 Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
6 Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
7 The Bitterest Pill - The Jam
8 Story Of The Blues - Wah
9 Straight To Hell - The Clash
10 Mad World - Tears For Fears
Best Live Act
1 The Jam
2 Kid Creole and the Coconuts
3 The Clash
4 Simple Minds
5 Elvis Costello and the Attractions
