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The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, Billboard estimated the sales for the album charts from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide, which was gathered by telephone, fax or messenger service.[1] The data was based on reports from record stores, who ranked the popularity of the best-selling records but did not provide any actual sales figures.[2] [3]
Chart history
Key
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Indicates best performing album of 1982
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References
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^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-01-02. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-01-09. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-01-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-02-06. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-02-13. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-02-20. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-02-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-03-06. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-03-20. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-03-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-04-03. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-04-10. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-04-24. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-05-08. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-05-15. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-05-22. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-05-29. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-06-05. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-06-12. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-06-19. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-06-26. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-07-03. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-07-10. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-07-24. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-07-31. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-08-07. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-08-14. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-08-21. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-08-28. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-09-04. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-09-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-09-18. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-09-25. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-10-02. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-10-09. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-10-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-10-23. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-10-30. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-11-06. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-11-13. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-11-20. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-11-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-12-04. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1982-12-25. Retrieved 2010-12-16 .
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