These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1982. [1] The charts were compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.
| † | This indicates the best performing album of the year. [2] |
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | The Great White North | Bob and Doug McKenzie | [3] |
| January 9 | [4] | ||
| January 16 | [5] | ||
| January 23 | [6] | ||
| January 30 | Tonight I'm Yours | Rod Stewart | [7] |
| February 6 | [8] | ||
| February 13 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | [9] |
| February 20 | [10] | ||
| February 27 | [11] | ||
| March 6 | [12] | ||
| March 13 | [13] | ||
| March 20 | I Love Rock 'n' Roll | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | [14] |
| March 27 | [15] | ||
| April 3 | [16] | ||
| April 10 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | [17] |
| April 17 | [18] | ||
| April 24 | [19] | ||
| May 1 | [20] | ||
| May 8 | Dare | The Human League | [21] |
| May 15 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | [22] |
| May 22 | Asia | Asia | [23] |
| May 29 | [24] | ||
| June 5 | [25] | ||
| June 12 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney | [26] |
| June 19 | [27] | ||
| June 26 | [28] | ||
| July 3 | [29] | ||
| July 10 | Business as Usual † | Men at Work | [30] |
| July 17 | [31] | ||
| July 24 | Still Life | The Rolling Stones | [32] |
| July 31 | Avalon | Roxy Music | [33] |
| August 7 | [34] | ||
| August 14 | Pictures at Eleven | Robert Plant | [35] |
| August 21 | [36] | ||
| August 28 | [37] | ||
| September 4 | Avalon | Roxy Music | [38] |
| September 11 | [39] | ||
| September 18 | American Fool | John Cougar | [40] |
| September 25 | [41] | ||
| October 2 | [42] | ||
| October 9 | Signals | Rush | [43] |
| October 16 | [44] | ||
| October 23 | [45] | ||
| October 30 | Business as Usual † | Men at Work | [46] |
| November 6 | [47] | ||
| November 13 | [48] | ||
| November 20 | [49] | ||
| November 27 | [50] | ||
| December 4 | [51] | ||
| December 11 | ...Famous Last Words... | Supertramp | [52] |
| December 18 | [53] | ||
| December 25 | [54] |
