Record labels established in 1982

Atlanta Artists was a sub-label of Polygram Records founded by Larry Blackmon of the group Cameo.

Linn Records is a Glasgow-based record label which specialises in classical music, jazz and Scottish music. It is part of Linn Products.

K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music" since the 1980s.

V.I.S.A. is a French independent record label created in 1982 by Thierry De Lavau and Yves Lecarpentier.

Telstar Records was a British record label that operated from 1982 to 2004.

Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label currently is distributed in the US by The Orchard, and internationally by Sony Music Entertainment. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in the United States from 1988 to 1993.

Doctor Dream Records was an independent record label founded in 1982 by Dave Hayes that originated from Orange, California. During its time as an independent the company released over 100 records in punk rock, alternative rock, comedy, and heavy metal music. The company logo was designed by Josh Agle. Doctor Dream Records was sold to Mercury/PolyGram in 1997.

Mausoleum Records was a Belgian-based heavy metal record label, once considered by Billboard as "one of Europe's premier hard rock labels".

PIAS Recordings (formerly Play It Again Sam) is a Belgian record label founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot, In September 2024, the company was acquired by Universal Music Group. Play It Again Sam expanded along with other European independent labels in the early 1980s. Play It Again Sam's prominent early artists were electronic-rock acts like Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto and The Young Gods. They later added artists such as The Sound, Soulwax/2ManyDJ's, Sigur Rós and Mogwai.

Rooftop Records was a Christian music record label, founded in 1982 by the Highway Missionary Society, the parent organization of the band Servant, and distributed by Benson Records. The label was formed to gain greater creative control for the band, as well as a vehicle to promote artists they believed in. Due to the financial stress of supporting Servant's "Great American Album Giveaway" tour, Benson dissolved the relationship, bringing an early end to the nascent label.