Smash Hits was a British teen music magazine that was issued fortnightly. On a scale of 1-10, here's how the magazine's reviewers rated albums released in the second half of 1982. Hope you find something new that you missed back in '82.
| July 8 issue |
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| Elvis Costello |
Imperial Bedroom |
9 |
| Odyssey |
Happy Together |
7 |
| Palais Schaumberg |
Palais Schaumberg |
6 |
| Die Krupps |
Volle Kraft Voraus |
7 |
| Billy Idol |
Billy Idol |
1 |
| Pete Townshend |
All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes |
8½ |
| Joe Jackson |
Night and Day |
6½ |
| Positive Noise |
Change of Heart |
3 |
| Gap Band |
Gap Band IV |
7½ |
| Bill Nelson |
The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart) |
7 |
| Fashion |
Fabrique |
7 |
| Light of the World |
Check Us Out |
7½ |
| Steve Miller Band |
Abracadabra |
7 |
| July 22 issue |
|
|
| Dexys Midnight Runners |
Too-Rye-Ay |
7 |
| Robert Plant |
Pictures at Eleven |
6 |
| The Crusaders |
Royal Jam |
5 |
| Talk Talk |
The Party's Over |
5½ |
| Bernie Torme |
Turn Out the Lights |
5 |
| X |
Under the Big Black Sun |
6½ |
| The Lords of the New Church |
The Lords of the New Church |
3 |
| Fleetwood Mac |
Mirage |
8 |
| The Birthday Party |
Junkyard |
1 |
| August 5 issue |
|
|
| Bow Wow Wow |
I Want Candy |
7 |
| The Dance |
Soul Force |
4 |
| Allez Allez |
African Queen |
8 |
| Various |
The Indi-Pop Compilasian Album |
5 |
| Rocky Sharpe & The Replays |
Shout! Shout! |
2 |
| Dennis Brown |
Love Has Found Its Way |
6½ |
| Larry Graham |
Sooner or Later |
6 |
| Donna Summer |
Donna Summer |
7½ |
| August 19 issue |
|
|
| The Go-Go's |
Vacation |
6 |
| Trio |
Trio |
2 |
| Yukihiro Takahashi |
What Me Worry |
4 |
| Stephanie Mills |
Tantalizingly Hot |
7 |
| Infa-Riot |
Still Out of Order |
2½ |
| GBH |
City Baby Attacked by Rats |
2½ |
| Survivor |
Eye of the Tiger |
3 |
| The BB&Q Band |
All Night Long |
5 |
| Plunky and the Oneness of Juju |
Every Way But Loose |
7 |
| September 2 issue |
|
|
| Imagination |
In the Heat of the Night |
7 |
| Yazoo |
Upstairs at Eric's |
8½ |
| Tygers of Pan Tang |
The Cage |
4 |
| Gary Numan |
I, Assassin |
4 |
| Scritti Politti |
Songs to Remember |
7½ |
| Tight Fit |
Tight Fit |
3 |
| Shalamar |
Greatest Hits |
8 |
| Malaria |
Emotion |
6 |
| Tracey Thorn |
A Distant Shore |
6 |
| Pointer Sisters |
So Excited |
8 |
| Liliput |
Liliput |
2 |
| Au Pairs |
Sense and Sensuality |
9 |
| Cliff Richard |
Now You See Me...Now You Don't |
5 |
| Frida |
Something's Going On |
4 |
| September 16 issue |
|
|
| Psychedelic Furs |
Forever Now |
5 |
| The Four Tops |
One More Mountain |
6 |
| The Isley Brothers |
The Real Deal |
6 |
| Captain Sensible |
Women and Captain First |
8 |
| Kate Bush |
The Dreaming |
8 |
| Bugatti & Musker |
The Dukes |
7½ |
| Danceless |
Danceless |
4 |
| Rush |
Signals |
4 |
| The Who |
It's Hard |
5 |
| Sheena Easton |
Money and Music |
6 |
| Holly Beth Vincent |
Holly & The Italians |
4 |
| Eyeless in Gaza |
Drumming the Beating Heart |
6½ |
| Palais Schaumburg |
Palais Schaumburg |
3 |
| September 30 issue |
|
|
| Depeche Mode |
A Broken Frame |
8 |
| Peter Gabriel |
Peter Gabriel |
7½ |
| Simple Minds |
New Gold Dream ('91-'82-'83-'84) |
8 |
| Kool & The Gang |
As One |
9 |
| Stiff Little Fingers |
Now Then |
4 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Nebraska |
6½ |
| Gillan |
Magic |
7 |
| Level 42 |
Pursuit of Accidents |
3 |
| The Fall |
Room to Live |
5 |
| The Techno Twins |
Technostalgia |
4½ |
| Fad Gadget |
Under the Flag |
8 |
| The Beat |
Special Beat Service |
9 |
| Blancmange |
Happy Families |
7 |
| October 14 issue |
|
|
| Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft |
Fur Immer |
8½ |
| Dire Straits |
Love Over Gold |
7 |
| The Damned |
Strawberries |
9 |
| Natasha |
Captured |
4 |
| Boystown Gang |
Disc Charge |
4½ |
| Various Artists |
Oi! That's Your Lot |
1 |
| Various Artists |
The Only Alternative |
5 |
| Culture Club |
Kissing to Be Clever |
9 |
| Carmel |
Carmel |
8 |
| UB40 |
UB44 |
8 |
| Marc and The Mambas |
Untitled |
6 |
| Adam Ant |
Friend or Foe |
7 |
| Shakin' Stevens |
Give Me Your Heart Tonight |
6 |
| October 28 issue |
|
|
| Dollar |
The Dollar Album |
7 |
| Maximum Joy |
Station M.X.J.Y. |
4 |
| Bauhaus |
The Sky's Gone Out |
3½ |
| Ultravox |
Quartet |
8 |
| The Danse Society |
Seduction |
7 |
| Dazz Band |
Keep It Live |
7½
|
| Crown Heights Affair |
Think Positive |
6 |
| Orange Juice |
Rip It Up |
8 |
| Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five |
The Message |
5 |
| The Sound |
All Fall Down |
4 |
| Gary Moore |
Corridors of Power |
2 |
| Diana Ross |
Silk Electric |
4 |
| Junior Murvin |
Bad Man Possee |
8 |
| Tot Taylor and His Orchestra |
Playtime |
5 |
| OK Jive |
Life at The Blue Chonjo Sky Day & Night Club |
5 |
| Blue Rondo a la Turk |
Chewing the Fat |
7½ |
| November 11 issue |
|
|
| Rod Stewart |
Absolutely Live |
1 |
| Palais Schaumberg |
Lupa |
5½ |
| Grace Jones |
Living My Life |
7 |
| Sharon Redd |
Redd Hot |
8 |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates |
H20 |
6 |
| Phil Collins | Hello, I Must Be Going |
7 |
| Patrik Fitzgerald |
Gifts and Telegrams |
5 |
| Melba Moore |
The Other Side of the Rainbow |
4 |
| Riuichi Sakamoto |
Left Handed Dream |
6 |
| The Passions |
Sanctuary |
8 |
| Various Artists |
Journey Without Maps Vol. 7 |
4 |
| Donald Fagen |
The Nightfly |
8 |
| Madness |
The Rise and Fall |
6 |
| Masami Tsuchiya |
Rice Music |
5 |
| Barry Reynolds |
I Scare Myself |
5 |
| Musical Youth |
Youth of Today |
7 |
| Siouxsie and The Banshees |
A Kiss in the Dreamhouse |
7 |
| Dionne Warwick |
Heartbreaker |
6½ |
| November 25 issue |
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|
| Sandii and the Sunsetz |
Immigrants |
4½ |
| Devo |
Oh, No! It's Devo! |
2 |
| Lene Lovich |
No Man's Land |
5 |
| Weekend |
La Variete |
7½ |
| Our Daughter's Wedding |
Moving Windows |
1½ |
| Bad Manners |
Forging Ahead |
7½ |
| Supertramp |
Famous Last Words |
8 |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
Long After Dark |
8 |
| Eddy Grant |
Killer on the Rampage |
4 |
| China Crisis |
Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain |
7½ |
| Toyah |
Warrior Rock |
5 |
| Mick Karn |
'Titles' |
6½ |
| Wah |
The Maverick Years |
8 |
| The Reddings |
Steamin' Hot |
5 |
| Eric Stewart |
Frooty Rooties |
2 |
| Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul |
Men Without Women |
7 |
| December 9 issue |
|
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| The Jam |
Dig the New Breed |
7½ |
| Michael Jackson |
Thriller |
7½ |
| Winston Groovy |
African Girl |
4 |
| Ozzy Ozbourne |
Talk of the Devil |
5 |
| Psychic TV |
Force the Hand of Chance |
6½ |
| Shakatak |
Invitations |
5 |
| Pat Benatar |
Get Nervous |
4½ |
| Led Zeppelin |
Coda |
4 |
| Gregory Isaacs |
Lovers' Rock |
9 |
| Suzi Quatro |
Main Attraction |
4½ |
| Allez Allez |
Promises |
6 |
| Joni Mitchell |
Wild Things Run Fast |
6 |
| Whitesnake |
Saints & Sinners |
5 |
| Samson |
Before the Storm |
4 |
| George Clinton |
Computer Games |
8 |
| Prince |
1999 |
6½ |
| A Certain Ratio |
I'd Like to See You Again |
3 |
h/t to Brian McCloskey over at Like Punk Never Happened
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