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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1982

1981 <-

1982

-> 1983

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

04/1982

Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

from Tug of War

442

✫1
US

✫1
AC

8
R&B

34
rock

✫1
UK

[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney

05/1982

Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band

from Abracadabra

408

✫1
US

28
AC

14
dance

26
R&B

4
rock

2
UK

[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller

09/1982

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? by Culture Club

from Kissing to Be Clever

394

2
US

8
AC

34
dance

39
R&B

21
rock

✫1
UK

charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts
[Epic/Virgin 03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss

10/1982

Truly by Lionel Richie

from Lionel Richie

362

✫1
US

✫1
AC

2
R&B

6
UK

[Motown 1644]
written by Lionel Richie

10/1982

Maneater by Hall & Oates

from H2O

338

✫1
US

14
AC

18
dance

78
R&B

18
rock

6
UK

[RCA 13354]
written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates

11/1982

Time (Clock of the Heart) by Culture Club

from Kissing to Be Clever

336

2
US

6
AC

46
dance

34
R&B

3
UK

[Epic/Virgin 03796]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss

10/1982

Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye

from Midnight Love

321

3
US

34
AC

12
dance

✫1
R&B

4
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #231]
[Columbia 03302]
written by Marvin Gaye

11/1982

The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

from Thriller

319

2
US

✫1
AC

✫1
R&B

8
UK

[Epic 03288]
written by Michael Jackson

10/1982

Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram

from Every Home Should Have One

316

✫1
US

✫1
AC

9
R&B

11
UK

[R]
[Qwest 50036]
written by Rod Temperton

10.

09/1982

Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth

from The Youth of Today

298

10
US

11
dance

8
R&B

✫1
UK

[MCA 52149]
written by Lloyd Ferguson, Jackie Mittoo & Fitzroy Simpson

11.

10/1982

Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick

from Heartbreaker

285

10
US

✫1
AC

14
R&B

2
UK

[Arista 1015]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb

12.

08/1982

Love Come Down by Evelyn King

from Get Loose

208

17
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

[RCA 13273]
written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)

13.

01/1982

That Girl by Stevie Wonder

from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium

202

4
US

10
AC

27
dance

✫1
R&B

39
UK

[Tamla 1602]
written by Stevie Wonder

14.

05/1982

Do I Do by Stevie Wonder

from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium

200

13
US

25
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

10
UK

[Tamla 1612]
written by Stevie Wonder

15.

08/1982

I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) by Michael McDonald

from If That's What It Takes

184

4
US

8
AC

7
R&B

43
UK

[Warner 29933]
written by Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

16.

03/1982

Just an Illusion by Imagination

from In the Heat of the Night

183

102
US

15
dance

27
R&B

2
UK

[MCA 52067]
written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram

17.

11/1982

She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby

from The Golden Age of Wireless

180

5
US

3
dance

49
R&B

6
rock

49
UK

[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr

18.

03/1982

Let It Whip by Dazz Band

from Keep It Live

179

5
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

[Motown 1609]
written by Reggie Andrews & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler

19.

03/1982

Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen

from Straight from the Heart

174

23
US

2
dance

4
R&B

8
UK

[Elektra 47427]
written by Patrice Rushen, Terri McFaddin (as Teri McFadden) & Freddie Washington

20.

03/1982

The Other Woman by Ray Parker Jr

from The Other Woman

173

4
US

33
AC

24
dance

2
R&B

[Arista 0669]
written by Ray Parker Jr

21.

06/1982

Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) by Donna Summer

from Donna Summer

171

10
US

3
dance

4
R&B

18
UK

[Geffen 29982]
written by Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton

22.

01/1982

Mama Used to Say by Junior

from Ji

170

30
US

4
dance

2
R&B

7
UK

[R]
[Mercury 76132]
written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter

23.

09/1982

Zoom by Fat Larry's Band

from Breakin' Out

167

89
R&B

2
UK

[Omni 99563]
written by Len Barry & Bobby Eli

24.

10/1982

Muscles by Diana Ross

from Silk Electric

162

10
US

36
AC

4
R&B

15
UK

produced by Michael Jackson
[RCA 13348]
written by Michael Jackson

25.

07/1982

Walking on Sunshine by Rockers Revenge

160

✫1
dance

63
R&B

4
UK

featuring Donnie Calvin
[StreetWise 2203]
written by Eddy Grant

26.

06/1982

Inside Out by Odyssey

from Happy Together

158

104
US

25
dance

12
R&B

3
UK

[RCA 13217]
written by Jesse Rae

27.

03/1982

A Night to Remember by Shalamar

from Friends

158

44
US

15
dance

8
R&B

5
UK

[Solar 48005]
written by Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers & Leon Sylvers III

28.

10/1982

Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La) by Kool & The Gang

from As One

152

30
US

7
R&B

6
UK

[De-Lite 824]
written by Kevin Bell (as Amir Bayyan), James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

29.

05/1982

I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby by Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Tropical Gangsters

141

18
dance

44
R&B

4
UK

charted as I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby / I'm Corrupt / Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy in US dance charts
[Sire 50069]
written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell) & Peter Schott

30.

03/1982

Murphy's Law by Chéri

from Chéri

130

39
US

✫1
dance

5
R&B

13
UK

[novelty]
[Venture 149]
written by Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph

31.

07/1982

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

from The Message

129

62
US

12
dance

4
R&B

8
UK

featuring Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #51]
[Sugar Hill 584]
written by Duke Bootee (as Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher), Grandmaster Melle Mel & Bobby Robinson

32.

09/1982

On the Wings of Love by Jeffrey Osborne

from Jeffrey Osborne

127

29
US

7
AC

13
R&B

11
UK

[A&M 2434]
written by Jeffrey Osborne & Peter Schless

33.

05/1982

Body Language by Queen

from Hot Space

125

11
US

62
dance

30
R&B

19
rock

25
UK

[Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury

34.

03/1982

It's Gonna Take a Miracle by Deniece Williams

from Niecy

125

10
US

6
AC

✫1
R&B

[ARC 02812]
written by Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman

35.

08/1982

Big Fun by Kool & The Gang

from As One

123

21
US

6
R&B

14
UK

[De-Lite 822]
written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang

36.

06/1982

Music and Lights by Imagination

from In the Heat of the Night

121

52
R&B

5
UK

[MCA 52129]
written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram

37.

03/1982

I Can Make You Feel Good by Shalamar

from Friends

105

102
US

33
R&B

7
UK

[Solar 48013]
written by Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson & William Shelby

38.

07/1982

Jump to It by Aretha Franklin

from Jump to It

104

24
US

4
dance

✫1
R&B

42
UK

produced by Luther Vandross
[Arista 0699]
written by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller

39.

08/1982

Love's Comin' at Ya by Melba Moore

from The Other Side of the Rainbow

103

104
US

2
dance

5
R&B

15
UK

[EMI America 8126]
written by Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones)

40.

12/1982

Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life by Indeep

102

101
US

2
dance

10
R&B

13
UK

[Sound of New York 602]
written by Mike Cleveland (as Michael Cleveland)

41.

10/1982

1999 by Prince

from 1999

101

44
US

✫1
dance

4
R&B

25
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #212]
[Warner 29896]
written by Prince

42.

06/1982

And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going by Jennifer Holliday

from Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album

22
US

✫1
R&B

32
UK

[Geffen 29983]
written by Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen

43.

04/1982

Early in the Morning by The Gap Band

from Gap Band IV

24
US

13
dance

✫1
R&B

55
UK

[Total Experience 8201]
written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson

44.

01/1982

Never Give Up on a Good Thing by George Benson

from The George Benson Collection

52
US

29
AC

16
R&B

14
UK

[Warner 50005]
written by Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro

45.

03/1982

Making Love by Roberta Flack

from I'm the One

13
US

7
AC

29
R&B

[Atlantic 4005]
written by Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager

46.

11/1982

Heart to Heart by Kenny Loggins

from High Adventure

15
US

3
AC

71
R&B

[Columbia 03377]
written by David Foster, Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald

47.

10/1982

State of Independence by Donna Summer

from Donna Summer

41
US

31
R&B

14
UK

[Geffen 29895]
written by Jon Anderson & Vangelis

48.

09/1982

Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel

from Peter Gabriel (IV) aka Security

29
US

26
dance

64
R&B

✫1
rock

58
UK

[Geffen 29883]
written by Peter Gabriel

49.

06/1982

American Music by The Pointer Sisters

from So Excited!

16
US

9
AC

23
R&B

[Planet 13254]
written by Parker McGee

50.

07/1982

Let Me Tickle Your Fancy by Jermaine Jackson

from Let Me Tickle Your Fancy

18
US

24
dance

5
R&B

featuring Devo
[Motown 1628]
written by Jermaine Jackson, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer & Paul Jackson Jr. (as Paul M. Jackson Jr.)

51.

01/1982

My Guy by Sister Sledge

from The Sisters

23
US

2
AC

14
R&B

[Cotillion 47000]
written by Smokey Robinson

52.

08/1982

Do It to the Music by Raw Silk

5
dance

65
R&B

18
UK

[West End 1248]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bert Reid (as Bertram Reid)

53.

05/1982

Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa

48
US

3
dance

4
R&B

53
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #237]
[Tommy Boy 823]
written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider

54.

01/1982

Tell Me Tomorrow by Smokey Robinson

from Yes It's You Lady

33
US

31
AC

53
dance

3
R&B

51
UK

[Tamla 1601]
written by Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo

55.

05/1982

Too Late by Junior

from Ji

102
US

67
dance

8
R&B

20
UK

[Mercury 76150]
written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter

56.

06/1982

So Fine by Howard Johnson [singer]

from Keepin' Love New

105
US

✫1
dance

6
R&B

45
UK

[A&M 2415]
written by Kashif

57.

10/1982

I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) by Donald Fagen

from The Nightfly

26
US

8
AC

54
R&B

17
rock

i.g.y.: international geophysical year (jul 1957-dec 1958)
[Warner 29900]
written by Donald Fagen

58.

06/1982

Out of Work by Gary U.S. Bonds

from On the Line

21
US

82
R&B

10
rock

[EMI America 8117]
written by Bruce Springsteen

59.

12/1982

Outstanding by The Gap Band

from Gap Band IV

51
US

24
dance

✫1
R&B

68
UK

[Total Experience 8205]
written by Raymond Calhoun

60.

02/1982

Circles by Atlantic Starr

from Brilliance

38
US

9
dance

2
R&B

[A&M 2392]
written by David Lewis & Wayne Lewis

61.

11/1982

Mind Up Tonight by Melba Moore

from The Other Side of the Rainbow

17
dance

25
R&B

22
UK

[Capitol 5180]
written by Lillo Thomas

62.

08/1982

You Dropped a Bomb on Me by The Gap Band

from Gap Band IV

31
US

39
dance

2
R&B

[Total Experience 8203]
written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson

63.

12/1982

I Like It by DeBarge

from All This Love

31
US

2
R&B

[Gordy 1645]
written by Randy DeBarge, El DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge (uncredited)

64.

12/1982

The Woman in Me by Donna Summer

from Donna Summer

33
US

17
AC

30
R&B

62
UK

[Geffen 29805]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark

65.

01/1982

I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time with You) by Alton Edwards

66
dance

75
R&B

20
UK

[Columbia 02796]
written by Alton Edwards & Chris Cameron

66.

09/1982

Ribbon in the Sky by Stevie Wonder

from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium

54
US

21
AC

10
R&B

45
UK

[Tamla 1639]
written by Stevie Wonder

67.

03/1982

I Specialize in Love by Sharon Brown

2
dance

51
R&B

38
UK

[Profile 5006]
written by Lotti Golden & Richard Scher

68.

02/1982

You Got the Power by War

from Outlaw

66
US

6
dance

18
R&B

58
UK

[RCA 13061]
written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard Scott (as Howard E. Scott)

69.

05/1982

Dance wit' Me by Rick James

from Throwin' Down

64
US

7
dance

3
R&B

[Gordy 1619]
written by Rick James

70.

09/1982

Nasty Girl by Vanity 6

from Vanity 6

101
US

✫1
dance

7
R&B

[Warner 29908]
written by Prince

71.

04/1982

Friends in Love by Dionne Warwick and Johnny Mathis

from Friends in Love

38
US

5
AC

22
R&B

[Arista 0673]
written by Bill Champlin, David Foster & Jay Graydon

72.

10/1982

Put It in a Magazine by Sonny Charles

from The Sun Still Shines

40
US

2
R&B

[High Rise 2001]
written by Sonny Charles & Bobby Paris

73.

02/1982

If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another by Richard Dimples Fields

from Mr. Look So Good!

47
US

✫1
R&B

[Boardwalk 139]
written by Richard Dimples Fields & Belinda Wilson

74.

05/1982

I Really Don't Need No Light by Jeffrey Osborne

from Jeffrey Osborne

39
US

42
dance

3
R&B

[A&M 2410]
written by Jeffrey Osborne & David Wolinski (as David "Hawk" Wolinski)

75.

08/1982

A Penny for Your Thoughts by Tavares

from New Directions

33
US

15
AC

16
R&B

[RCA 13292]
written by Kenny Nolan

76.

06/1982

Let Me Go by Ray Parker Jr

from The Other Woman

38
US

3
R&B

[Arista 0695]
written by Ray Parker Jr

77.

06/1982

Situation by Yazoo

from Upstairs at Eric's

73
US

✫1
dance

31
R&B

[only released in the US]
[Sire 29953]
written by Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet

78.

12/1982

Bad Boy by Ray Parker Jr

from Greatest Hits

35
US

6
R&B

[Arista 1030]
written by Ray Parker Jr

79.

10/1982

It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls

from Success

✫1
dance

34
R&B

73
UK

[Entertainment Company 03354]
written by Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer

80.

11/1982

Betcha She Don't Love You by Evelyn King

from Get Loose

49
US

2
R&B

[RCA 13380]
written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)

81.

09/1982

I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters

from So Excited!

30
US

28
dance

46
R&B

[Planet 13327]
written by Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer & Trevor Lawrence

82.

04/1982

Standing on the Top by The Temptations

from Reunion

66
US

11
dance

6
R&B

featuring Rick James
[Gordy 1616]
written by Rick James

83.

04/1982

Street Corner by Ashford & Simpson

from Street Opera

56
US

11
dance

9
R&B

[Capitol 5109]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

84.

03/1982

I'll Try Something New by A Taste of Honey

from Ladies of the Eighties

41
US

29
AC

9
R&B

[Capitol 5099]
written by Smokey Robinson

85.

05/1982

Cutie Pie by One Way

from Who's Foolin' Who

61
US

29
dance

4
R&B

[MCA 52049]
written by Al Hudson, Jonathan "Corky" Meadows (as Jonathan Meadows), Dave Roberson, Glenda Hudson, Gregg Green, Terry Morgan & Theodore Dudley

86.

07/1982

I'm the One by Roberta Flack

from I'm the One

42
US

10
AC

24
R&B

[Atlantic 4068]
written by William Eaton, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter

87.

11/1982

Nipple to the Bottle by Grace Jones

from Living My Life

103
US

2
dance

17
R&B

[Island 99963]
written by Grace Jones & Sly Dunbar

88.

09/1982

Bad Boy/Having a Party by Luther Vandross

from Forever, for Always, for Love

55
US

3
R&B

[Epic 03205]
written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Sam Cooke

89.

11/1982

Are You Serious by Tyrone Davis

from Tyrone Davis

57
US

3
R&B

[Highrise 2005]
written by L.V. Johnson & Roger Miner

90.

08/1982

777-9311 by The Time

from What Time Is It?

88
US

42
dance

2
R&B

charted as 777-9311 / The Walk / I Don't Want to Leave You in US dance charts
[Warner 29952]
written by Prince (as Jamie Starr)

91.

01/1982

Glad to Know You by Chas Jankel

from Questionnaire

102
US

✫1
dance

57
R&B

charted as Glad to Know You / 3,000,000 Synths / Ai No Corrida in US dance charts
[A&M 2396]
written by Chas Jankel & Ian Dury

92.

07/1982

Dance Floor (Part I) by Zapp

from Zapp II

101
US

62
dance

✫1
R&B

[Warner 29961]
written by Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Larry Troutman

93.

03/1982

Try Jah Love by Third World

from You've Got the Power

101
US

17
dance

23
R&B

47
UK

[Columbia 02744]
written by Stevie Wonder & Melody Mccully

94.

01/1982

Just Can't Win 'Em All by Stevie Woods

from Take Me to Your Heaven

38
US

15
AC

57
R&B

[Cotillion 46030]
written by Bill Bowersock, Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch & Matt Vernon

95.

01/1982

The Gigolo by O'Bryan

from Doin' Alright

57
US

62
dance

5
R&B

[Capitol 5067]
written by O'Bryan (as O'Bryan Burnette II) & Don Cornelius

96.

02/1982

Shine On by George Duke

from Dream On

41
US

36
dance

15
R&B

[Epic 02701]
written by George Duke

97.

12/1982

Changes by Imagination

from In the Heat of the Night

66
dance

46
R&B

31
UK

[MCA 52174]
written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram

98.

05/1982

Thanks to You by Sinnamon

✫1
dance

44
R&B

[Becket 45-11]
written by Eric Matthew, Darryl Payne & Keith Diamond

99.

01/1982

In the Raw by The Whispers

from Love Is Where You Find It

103
US

8
dance

8
R&B

[Solar 47961]
written by Charmaine Sylvers, Dana Meyers & Glen Barbee

100.

03/1982

In the Name of Love by Thompson Twins

from Set

✫1
dance

69
R&B

[Arista 0671]
written by Tom Bailey, Chris Bell, Alannah Currie, Pete Dodd (as Peter Dodd), Joe Leeway, John Roog & Matthew Seligman

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