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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 Dance Songs of 1982

1981 <-

1982

-> 1983

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

08/1982

Down Under by Men at Work

from Business as Usual

438

✫1
US

13
AC

33
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
UK

[R]
charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert

06/1982

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

from Eye of the Tiger

434

✫1
US

27
AC

59
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
UK

[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik

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

02/1982

Mickey by Toni Basil

from Word of Mouth

390

✫1
US

3
dance

2
UK

[Chrysalis 2638]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn

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

05/1982

Gloria by Laura Branigan

from Branigan

309

2
US

28
AC

4
dance

6
UK

[Atlantic 4048]
written by Umberto Tozzi, Giancarlo Bigazzi & Trevor Veitch

10.

05/1982

Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran

from Rio

299

3
US

36
dance

✫1
rock

5
UK

[Capitol 5134 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

11.

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

12.

08/1982

Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson

from Night and Day

261

6
US

4
AC

45
dance

7
rock

6
UK

[A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson

13.

11/1982

Our House by Madness

from The Rise & Fall

243

7
US

21
dance

9
rock

5
UK

written by Chris Foreman & Chas Smash (as Carl Smyth)

14.

07/1982

Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work

from Business as Usual

225

✫1
US

33
dance

46
rock

45
UK

[R]
charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 18-02888]
written by Colin Hay

15.

05/1982

The Look of Love by ABC

from The Lexicon of Love

217

18
US

✫1
dance

32
rock

4
UK

[Mercury 76168]
written by Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley & David Palmer [drummer]

16.

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)

17.

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

18.

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

19.

02/1982

A Town Called Malice / Precious by The Jam

from The Gift

196

45
dance

✫1
UK

written by Paul Weller

20.

09/1982

Dirty Laundry by Don Henley

from I Can't Stand Still

191

3
US

47
dance

✫1
rock

59
UK

[Elektra 69894 (Asylum)]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar)

21.

01/1982

Love Plus One by Haircut 100

from Pelican West

183

37
US

8
dance

18
rock

3
UK

[Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

06/1982

Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy by Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Tropical Gangsters

173

18
dance

2
UK

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

07/1982

Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha by Trio [German band]

170

33
dance

2
UK

written by Stephan Remmler & Kralle (as Gert Krawinkel)

31.

07/1982

Don't Go by Yazoo

from Upstairs at Eric's

167

✫1
dance

3
UK

written by Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet

32.

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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

05/1982

Rock the Casbah by The Clash

from Combat Rock

154

8
US

8
dance

6
rock

30
UK

charted as Rock The Casbah / Mustapha Dance in US dance charts
[Columbia 03245 (Epic)]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon

36.

02/1982

Poison Arrow by ABC

from The Lexicon of Love

151

25
US

39
dance

6
UK

[Mercury 810340]
written by Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley & David Palmer [drummer]

37.

05/1982

You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester

from Hey Ricky

150

5
US

10
AC

8
dance

[Arista 0676]
written by Dean Pitchford & Tom Snow

38.

10/1982

Young Guns (Go for It!) by Wham!

from Fantastic!

146

21
dance

3
UK

written by George Michael

39.

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

40.

07/1982

Shy Boy by Bananarama

from Deep Sea Skiving

140

83
US

66
dance

4
UK

written by Steve Jolley & Tony Swain

41.

03/1982

I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock of Seagulls

from A Flock of Seagulls

139

9
US

8
dance

3
rock

43
UK

written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Paul Reynolds & Frank Maudsley

42.

11/1982

Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) by A Flock of Seagulls

from Listen

134

26
US

62
dance

3
rock

10
UK

charted as Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) / Nightmares in US dance charts
written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley & Paul Reynolds

43.

02/1982

It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) by Fun Boy Three

from Fun Boy Three

133

49
dance

4
UK

with Bananarama
written by Sy Oliver & Trummy Young

44.

04/1982

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' by Bananarama

from Deep Sea Skiving

130

108
US

16
dance

5
UK

with Fun Boy Three
[London 201]
written by Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Eddie Holland Jr.

45.

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

46.

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

47.

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

48.

07/1982

Vacation by The Go-Go's

from Vacation

113

8
US

17
dance

13
rock

[I.R.S. 9907]
written by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine & Jane Wiedlin

49.

08/1982

I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo

from Man o' War

104

66
US

27
dance

8
UK

as Total Coelo in the US
[Chrysalis 42669]
written by Barry Blue, Paul Greedus & Roy Nicolson (as Roy Lachlan Nicolson)

50.

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

51.

05/1982

I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow

from The Last of the Mohicans

103

62
US

36
dance

22
rock

9
UK

[RCA 13204]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns), Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer

52.

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)

53.

07/1982

Stool Pigeon by Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Tropical Gangsters

103

25
dance

7
UK

written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell)

54.

10/1982

Lifeline by Spandau Ballet

from True

103

108
US

58
dance

7
UK

charted as Communication / Lifeline in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 42686]
written by Gary Kemp

55.

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)

56.

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

57.

10/1982

Living on the Ceiling by Blancmange

from Happy Families

100

52
dance

7
UK

charted as Living on the Ceiling/Feel Me in US dance charts
written by Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe

58.

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

59.

12/1982

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren

from Duck Rock

33
dance

9
UK

as Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team
[Atco 99950 (Island)]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn & Malcolm McLaren

60.

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

61.

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.)

62.

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)

63.

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

64.

11/1982

Lies by Thompson Twins

from Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks

30
US

✫1
dance

67
UK

charted as Lies / Beach Culture in US dance charts
[Arista 1024]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway

65.

03/1982

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by David Bowie

from Cat People: Original Soundtrack

67
US

14
dance

9
rock

26
UK

[Backstreet 52024]
written by Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie

66.

04/1982

Promised You a Miracle by Simple Minds

from New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)

65
dance

13
UK

written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil (as Michael MacNeil) & Derek Forbes

67.

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

68.

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

69.

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

70.

01/1982

When All Is Said and Done by ABBA

from The Visitors

27
US

10
AC

8
dance

charted as The Visitors/When All Is Said And Done in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3889 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

71.

10/1982

Hey Little Girl by Icehouse

from Primitive Man

55
dance

31
rock

17
UK

written by Iva Davies

72.

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

73.

02/1982

Circles by Atlantic Starr

from Brilliance

38
US

9
dance

2
R&B

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

74.

06/1982

Talk Talk by Talk Talk

from The Party's Over

75
US

63
dance

26
rock

23
UK

[R]
[EMI America 8136]
written by Mark Hollis & Ed Hollis

75.

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

76.

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

77.

07/1982

White Wedding by Billy Idol

from Billy Idol

36
US

10
dance

4
rock

[R]
[Chrysalis]
written by Billy Idol

78.

10/1982

Let Me Go by Heaven 17

from The Luxury Gap

74
US

4
dance

32
rock

41
UK

written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh & Martyn Ware

79.

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

80.

03/1982

I Specialize in Love by Sharon Brown

2
dance

51
R&B

38
UK

[Profile 5006]
written by Lotti Golden & Richard Scher

81.

08/1982

Under the Boardwalk by Tom Tom Club

from Tom Tom Club

31
dance

22
UK

[Warner 29930 (Sire)]
written by Kenny Young & Arthur Resnick

82.

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)

83.

05/1982

Dance wit' Me by Rick James

from Throwin' Down

64
US

7
dance

3
R&B

[Gordy 1619]
written by Rick James

84.

09/1982

Nasty Girl by Vanity 6

from Vanity 6

101
US

✫1
dance

7
R&B

[Warner 29908]
written by Prince

85.

07/1982

Do You Wanna Funk by Patrick Cowley

4
dance

32
UK

featuring Sylvester
written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester (as Sylvester James)

86.

08/1982

Voyeur by Kim Carnes

from Voyeur

29
US

52
dance

68
UK

[EMI America 8127]
written by Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson & Duane Hitchings

87.

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)

88.

07/1982

Love My Way by The Psychedelic Furs

from Forever Now

44
US

40
dance

30
rock

42
UK

charted as Love My Way / Aeroplane in US dance charts
written by John Ashton, Tim Butler, Richard Butler & Vince Ely

89.

08/1982

Wot by Captain Sensible

from Women and Captains First

24
dance

26
UK

[A&M 2509]
written by Captain Sensible

90.

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

91.

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

92.

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

93.

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

94.

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

95.

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

96.

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

97.

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)

98.

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

99.

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

100.

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

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