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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 Rock 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

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

07/1982

Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners

from Too-Rye-Ay

415

✫1
US

31
AC

6
rock

✫1
UK

as Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1983]
[Mercury 76189]
written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson & Billy Adams

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

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

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

11/1982

You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins

from Hello, I Must Be Going!

293

10
US

9
AC

24
rock

✫1
UK

[Atlantic 89933]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

10.

05/1982

Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant

from Friend or Foe

279

12
US

7
rock

✫1
UK

written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni

11.

04/1982

Rosanna by Toto

from Toto IV

265

2
US

17
AC

8
rock

12
UK

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1983]
[Columbia 02811]
written by David Paich

12.

06/1982

Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp

from American Fool

262

✫1
US

3
rock

25
UK

as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp

13.

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

14.

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)

15.

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

16.

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]

17.

04/1982

Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp

from American Fool

205

2
US

✫1
rock

as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp & George Green (as George M. Green)

18.

11/1982

Mirror Man by The Human League

from Fascination!

202

30
US

22
rock

2
UK

written by Ian Burden, Jo Callis & Philip Oakey

19.

10/1982

Back on the Chain Gang by The Pretenders

from Learning to Crawl

200

5
US

4
rock

17
UK

[Warner 29840 (Sire)]
written by Chrissie Hynde

20.

01/1982

Open Arms by Journey

from Escape

193

2
US

7
AC

35
rock

[Columbia 02687]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry

21.

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)

22.

03/1982

Don't Talk to Strangers by Rick Springfield

from Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet

191

2
US

30
AC

11
rock

[RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield

23.

01/1982

We Got the Beat by The Go-Go's

from Beauty and the Beat

190

2
US

7
rock

[R]
[I.R.S. 9903]
written by Charlotte Caffey

24.

04/1982

Heat of the Moment by Asia

from Asia

183

4
US

✫1
rock

46
UK

[Geffen 50040]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

25.

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

26.

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

27.

07/1982

Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project

from Eye in the Sky

179

3
US

3
AC

11
rock

[Arista 0696]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson

28.

06/1982

Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac

from Mirage

174

4
US

7
AC

3
rock

[Warner 29966]
written by Christine McVie & Robbie Patton

29.

11/1982

Rio by Duran Duran

from Rio

164

14
US

5
rock

9
UK

[Capitol 5175 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

30.

05/1982

Take It Away by Paul McCartney

from Tug of War

160

10
US

6
AC

39
rock

15
UK

[Columbia 03019]
written by Paul McCartney

31.

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

32.

10/1982

It's Raining Again by Supertramp

from ...Famous Last Words…

142

11
US

5
AC

7
rock

26
UK

[A&M 2502]
written by Roger Hodgson

33.

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

34.

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

35.

07/1982

Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne

from Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture

133

7
US

14
AC

4
rock

[Asylum 69982]
written by Jackson Browne

36.

02/1982

Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett

from I Love Rock n' Roll

133

7
US

6
rock

60
UK

as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Boardwalk 7-11-144]
written by Tommy James & Peter Lucia

37.

06/1982

Keep the Fire Burnin' by REO Speedwagon

from Good Trouble

128

7
US

2
rock

[Epic 14-02967]
written by Kevin Cronin

38.

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

39.

06/1982

Wasted on the Way by Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Daylight Again

124

9
US

2
AC

87
country

9
rock

[Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash

40.

07/1982

Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac

from Mirage

118

12
US

9
AC

4
rock

46
UK

[Warner 29918]
written by Stevie Nicks

41.

02/1982

Do You Believe in Love by Huey Lewis & the News

from Picture This

116

7
US

12
rock

written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

42.

04/1982

More Than This by Roxy Music

from Avalon

114

102
US

58
rock

6
UK

[Warner 29912]
written by Bryan Ferry

43.

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

44.

11/1982

Twilight Zone by Golden Earring

from Cut

110

10
US

✫1
rock

written by George Kooymans

45.

04/1982

Only the Lonely by The Motels

from All Four One

109

9
US

27
AC

6
rock

[Capitol 5114]
written by Martha Davis

46.

05/1982

Caught Up in You by 38 Special

from Special Forces

108

10
US

✫1
rock

[A&M 2412]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi & Jim Peterik

47.

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

48.

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

49.

02/1982

(Oh) Pretty Woman by Van Halen

from Diver Down

100

12
US

✫1
rock

written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees

50.

10/1982

Shadows of the Night by Pat Benatar

from Get Nervous

13
US

3
rock

83
UK

[Chrysalis 2647]
written by David Byron

51.

09/1982

New World Man by Rush

from Signals

21
US

✫1
rock

42
UK

[Mercury 76179]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart

52.

06/1982

Going to a Go-Go by The Rolling Stones

from "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)

25
US

5
rock

26
UK

[Rolling Stones 21301]
written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers & Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)

53.

12/1982

Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy by Sammy Hagar

from Three Lock Box

13
US

3
rock

written by Sammy Hagar

54.

07/1982

Think I'm in Love by Eddie Money

from No Control

16
US

✫1
rock

[Columbia 02964]
written by Eddie Money & Randy Oda

55.

09/1982

Reap the Wild Wind by Ultravox

from Quartet

71
US

27
rock

12
UK

[Chrysalis 42682]
written by Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross & Warren Cann

56.

05/1982

Only Time Will Tell by Asia

from Asia

17
US

8
rock

54
UK

[radio only]
[Geffen 29970]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

57.

02/1982

Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove) by Stevie Nicks

11
US

26
rock

[R]
[live]
[Modern Records 7401]
written by Stevie Nicks

58.

06/1982

Should I Stay or Should I Go / Straight to Hell by The Clash

from Combat Rock

45
US

13
rock

17
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #228]
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]

59.

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

60.

01/1982

Senses Working Overtime by XTC

from English Settlement

38
rock

10
UK

[Columbia 02875 (Epic)]
written by Andy Partridge

61.

10/1982

I Know There's Something Going On by Frida

from Something Going On

13
US

17
rock

produced by Phil Collins
[Atlantic 89984]
written by Russ Ballard

62.

11/1982

You Got Lucky by Tom Petty

from Long After Dark

20
US

✫1
rock

written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell

63.

05/1982

Play the Game Tonight by Kansas

from Vinyl Confessions

17
US

4
rock

[Kirshner 02903]
written by Phil Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier, Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams

64.

08/1982

Don't Fight It by Kenny Loggins

from High Adventure

17
US

4
rock

with Steve Perry
[Columbia 03270]
written by Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry & Dean Pitchford

65.

08/1982

Hold On by Santana

from Shango

15
US

34
AC

17
rock

[Columbia 03268]
written by Ian Thomas

66.

01/1982

Take Off by Bob & Doug McKenzie

from Great White North

16
US

7
rock

with Geddy Lee
[Mercury 76134]
written by Jon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli, Dave Thomas & Rick Moranis

67.

09/1982

Athena by The Who

from It's Hard

28
US

3
rock

40
UK

[Warner 29905]
written by Pete Townshend

68.

07/1982

Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Daylight Again

18
US

6
AC

39
rock

[Atlantic 89969]
written by Stephen Stills, Richard Curtis & Michael Curtis

69.

08/1982

You Don't Want Me Anymore by Steel Breeze

from Steel Breeze

16
US

9
rock

[RCA 13283]
written by Ken Goorabian

70.

04/1982

Stone Cold by Rainbow [British rock band]

from Straight Between the Eyes

40
US

✫1
rock

34
UK

written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

71.

03/1982

Still in Saigon by The Charlie Daniels Band

from Windows

22
US

2
rock

written by Dan Daley

72.

11/1982

Allentown by Billy Joel

from The Nylon Curtain

17
US

19
AC

28
rock

[Columbia 03426]
written by Billy Joel

73.

06/1982

Paperlate by Genesis

from Three Sides Live

32
US

2
rock

43
UK

[Atlantic 4053]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

74.

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

75.

06/1982

Avalon by Roxy Music

from Avalon

59
rock

13
UK

written by Bryan Ferry

76.

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

77.

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

78.

02/1982

Fantasy by Aldo Nova

from Aldo Nova

23
US

3
rock

[Columbia 02802 (Portrait)]
written by Aldo Nova

79.

10/1982

Missing You by Dan Fogelberg

from Greatest Hits

23
US

6
AC

30
rock

[Full Moon 03289]
written by Dan Fogelberg

80.

09/1982

Pressure by Billy Joel

from The Nylon Curtain

20
US

8
rock

[Columbia 03244]
written by Billy Joel

81.

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

82.

07/1982

Hot in the City by Billy Idol

from Billy Idol

23
US

31
rock

58
UK

[Chrysalis 2605]
written by Billy Idol

83.

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

84.

10/1982

Hey Little Girl by Icehouse

from Primitive Man

55
dance

31
rock

17
UK

written by Iva Davies

85.

11/1982

I Do by J. Geils Band

from Showtime!

24
US

5
rock

[live]
[EMI America 8148]
written by Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith & Willie Stephenson

86.

10/1982

On the Loose by Saga

from Worlds Apart

26
US

3
rock

[Columbia 03359 (Portrait)]
written by Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus & Michael Sadler

87.

02/1982

Some Guys Have All the Luck by Robert Palmer

from Maybe It's Live

59
rock

16
UK

[Warner 50042 (Island)]
written by Jeff Fortgang

88.

05/1982

Still They Ride by Journey

from Escape

19
US

37
AC

47
rock

[Columbia 02883]
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon

89.

11/1982

Change of Heart by Tom Petty

from Long After Dark

21
US

10
rock

written by Tom Petty

90.

06/1982

Space Age Love Song by A Flock of Seagulls

from A Flock of Seagulls

30
US

59
rock

34
UK

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

91.

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

92.

08/1982

Everybody Wants You by Billy Squier

from Emotions in Motion

32
US

✫1
rock

[Capitol 5163]
written by Billy Squier

93.

07/1982

White Wedding by Billy Idol

from Billy Idol

36
US

10
dance

4
rock

[R]
[Chrysalis]
written by Billy Idol

94.

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

95.

04/1982

No One Like You by Scorpions

from Blackout

65
US

✫1
rock

64
UK

[Mercury]
written by Rudolf Schenker & Klaus Meine

96.

01/1982

Don't Let Him Know by Prism

from Small Change

39
US

✫1
rock

[Capitol 5082]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

97.

03/1982

Man on the Corner by Genesis

from Abacab

40
US

14
rock

41
UK

[Atlantic 4025]
written by Phil Collins

98.

03/1982

Since You're Gone by The Cars

from Shake It Up

41
US

24
rock

37
UK

[Elektra 47433]
written by Ric Ocasek

99.

10/1982

Don't Pay the Ferryman by Chris de Burgh

from The Getaway

34
US

29
rock

48
UK

written by Chris de Burgh

100.

01/1982

When It's Over by Loverboy

from Get Lucky

26
US

21
rock

with Nancy Nash
[Columbia]
written by Paul Dean & Mike Reno

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