Top Country Songs of 1982 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1981 <-1982-> 1983
Top songs: #1: I've Never Been to Me by Charlene - #2: Shame on the Moon by Bob Seger - #3: Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson - #4: You and I by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle - #5: Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me by Juice Newton
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I've Never Been to Me
#1
03/1982

I've Never Been to Me
Charlene

from I've Never Been to Me   
376 pts
3
US
7
AC
60
ctry


1
UK
R
[Motown 1611]
written by Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch
Shame on the Moon
#2
12/1982

Shame on the Moon
Bob Seger

from The Distance   The Distance
222 pts
2
US
1
AC
15
ctry




as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5187]
written by Rodney Crowell
Always on My Mind
#3
03/1982

Always on My Mind
Willie Nelson

from Always on My Mind   Always on My Mind
197 pts
5
US
2
AC
1
ctry


49
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1983
[Columbia 02741]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson
You and I
#4
10/1982

You and I
Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle

from Radio Romance   
167 pts
7
US
2
AC
1
ctry


81
UK
[Elektra 69936]
written by Frank J. Myers
Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me
#5
05/1982

Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me
Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies   
133 pts
7
US
4
AC
30
ctry




[Capitol 5120]
written by Gary Burr
#6
06/1982

Wasted on the Way
Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Daylight Again   Daylight Again
131 pts
9
US
2
AC
87
ctry
9
rock


[Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash
Break It to Me Gently
#7
08/1982

Break It to Me Gently
Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies   
129 pts
11
US
1
AC
2
ctry




[Capitol 5148]
written by Joe Seneca & Diane Lampert
Love Will Turn You Around
#8
07/1982

Love Will Turn You Around
Kenny Rogers

from Love Will Turn You Around   Love Will Turn You Around
124 pts
13
US
1
AC
1
ctry




[Liberty 1471]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler & Even Stevens
Any Day Now
#9
05/1982

Any Day Now
Ronnie Milsap

from Inside   Inside
120 pts
14
US
1
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13216]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
#10
06/1982

Nobody
Sylvia [Sylvia Kirby aka Sylvia Hutton]

from Just Sylvia   
107 pts
15
US
5
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13223]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
Bobbie Sue
#11
01/1982

Bobbie Sue
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Bobbie Sue   Bobbie Sue
106 pts
12
US
19
AC
1
ctry




[MCA 51231]
written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler & Adele Tyler
What's Forever For
#12
06/1982

What's Forever For
Michael Martin Murphey

from Michael Martin Murphey   
98 pts
19
US
4
AC
1
ctry




as Michael Murphey
[Liberty 1466]
written by Rafe Van Hoy
Take Me Down
#13
05/1982

Take Me Down
Alabama

from Mountain Music   Mountain Music
97 pts
18
US
5
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13210]
written by Mark Gray [country singer] & J.P. Pennington
Heart of the Night
#14
11/1982

Heart of the Night
Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies   
63 pts
25
US
4
AC
53
ctry




[Capitol 5192]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark
#15
04/1982

I Don't Know Where to Start
Eddie Rabbitt

from Step by Step   Step by Step
58 pts
35
US
9
AC
2
ctry




[Elektra 47435]
written by Thom Schuyler
Let It Be Me
#16
08/1982

Let It Be Me
Willie Nelson

from Always on My Mind   Always on My Mind
52 pts
40
US
11
AC
2
ctry




[Columbia 03073]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Mann Curtis
I Will Always Love You
#17
07/1982

I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton

from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas   The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
46 pts
53
US
17
AC
1
ctry




[re-recording]
[RCA 13260]
written by Dolly Parton
#18
10/1982

A Love Song
Kenny Rogers

from Love Will Turn You Around   Love Will Turn You Around
45 pts
47
US
10
AC
3
ctry




[Liberty 1485]
written by Lee Greenwood
#19
01/1982

Another Sleepless Night
Anne Murray

from Where Do You Go When You Dream   
45 pts
44
US
11
AC
4
ctry




[Capitol 5083]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
#20
08/1982

He Got You
Ronnie Milsap

from Inside   Inside
45 pts
59
US
15
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 13286]
written by Ralph Murphy & Bobby Wood
#21
04/1982

Finally
T. G. Sheppard

from Finally!   
44 pts
58
US
17
AC
1
ctry




[Warner/Curb 50041]
written by Gary Chapman
Just to Satisfy You
#22
03/1982

Just to Satisfy You
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

from Black on Black   
38 pts
52
US


1
ctry




[RCA 13073]
written by Don Bowman & Waylon Jennings
#23
07/1982

She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)
Jerry Reed

from The Man with the Golden Thumb   The Man with the Golden Thumb
36 pts
57
US


1
ctry




[RCA 13268]
written by Tim DuBois
#24
12/1982

I Knew You When
Linda Ronstadt

from Get Closer   Get Closer
35 pts
37
US
29
AC
84
ctry


90
UK
[Asylum 69853]
written by Joe South
#25
08/1982

Close Enough to Perfect
Alabama

from Mountain Music   Mountain Music
34 pts
65
US


1
ctry




[RCA 13294]
written by Carl Chambers
After the Glitter Fades
#26
05/1982

After the Glitter Fades
Stevie Nicks

from Bella Donna   Bella Donna
33 pts
32
US
36
AC
70
ctry




[Modern 7405]
written by Stevie Nicks
#27
11/1982

Still Taking Chances
Michael Martin Murphey

from Michael Martin Murphey   
31 pts
76
US
28
AC
3
ctry




as Michael Murphey
[Liberty 1486]
written by Michael Martin Murphey
#28
05/1982

Just Another Day in Paradise
Bertie Higgins

from Just Another Day in Paradise   Just Another Day in Paradise
30 pts
46
US
10
AC
90
ctry




[Kat Family 02839]
written by Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo & Columbia Jones
#29
05/1982

'Till You're Gone
Barbara Mandrell

from In Black and White   
28 pts


25
AC
1
ctry




[MCA 52038]
written by Walt Aldridge & Tom Brasfield
Inside
#30
12/1982

Inside
Ronnie Milsap

from Inside   Inside
28 pts


27
AC
1
ctry




charted as Carolina Dreams / Inside in US AC charts
[RCA 13362]
written by Mike Reid
#31
12/1982

Carolina Dreams
Ronnie Milsap

from Inside   Inside
28 pts


27
AC
1
ctry




charted as Carolina Dreams / Inside in US AC charts
[RCA 13362]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
#32
05/1982

Dreamin'
John Schneider

from Quiet Man   Quiet Man
28 pts
45
US
21
AC
32
ctry




[Scotti Brothers 02889]
written by Barry De Vorzon & Ted Ellis
Mountain Music
#33
03/1982

Mountain Music
Alabama

from Mountain Music   Mountain Music
26 pts
101
US


1
ctry




[RCA 13019]
written by Randy Owen
#34
11/1982

Talk to Me
Mickey Gilley

from Put Your Dreams Away   
26 pts
106
US


1
ctry




[Epic 03326]
written by Joe Seneca
#35
1982

Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
Dolly Parton

from Heartbreak Express   Heartbreak Express
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13260]
written by Dolly Parton
#36
05/1982

I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home
David Frizzell

from The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine!   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 50063]
written by Dewayne Blackwell
#37
10/1982

Can't Even Get the Blues
Reba McEntire

from Unlimited   Unlimited
23 pts




1
ctry




[Mercury 76180]
written by Rick Carnes & Tom Damphier
(Lost His Love On Our) Last Date
#38
10/1982

(Lost His Love On Our) Last Date
Emmylou Harris

from Last Date   Last Date
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 29898]
written by Floyd Cramer & Conway Twitty
#39
09/1982

War Is Hell (On the Home Front Too)
T. G. Sheppard

from Perfect Stranger   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner/Curb 29934]
written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones & Dan Wilson
The Clown
#40
01/1982

The Clown
Conway Twitty

from Southern Comfort   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra 47302]
written by Wayne Carson, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers & Sandra Rhodes
#41
10/1982

Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
Earl Thomas Conley

from Somewhere Between Right and Wrong   Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13320]
written by Earl Thomas Conley
#42
09/1982

It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy
Janie Fricke

from It Ain't Easy   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 03214]
written by Mark Gray [country singer], Les Taylor & Shawna Harrington-Burkhart
#43
05/1982

I Don't Care
Ricky Skaggs

from Waitin' for the Sun to Shine   Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 02931]
written by Webb Pierce & Cindy Walker
#44
10/1982

Going Where the Lonely Go
Merle Haggard

from Going Where the Lonely Go   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03315]
written by Merle Haggard
#45
06/1982

Fool Hearted Memory
George Strait

from Strait from the Heart   Strait from the Heart
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52066]
written by Byron Hill & Alan R. Mevis
#46
11/1982

Faking Love
T. G. Sheppard & Karen Brooks

from Perfect Stranger   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner/Curb 29854]
written by Matraca Berg & Bobby Braddock
#47
01/1982

Crying My Heart Out Over You
Ricky Skaggs

from Waitin' for the Sun to Shine   Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 02692]
written by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Carl Butler & Earl Sherry
#48
01/1982

Big City
Merle Haggard

from Big City   Big City
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 02686]
written by Merle Haggard & Dean Holloway
#49
08/1982

You're So Good When You're Bad
Charley Pride

from Everybody's Choice   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13293]
written by Ben Peters
Why Baby Why
#50
12/1982

Why Baby Why
Charley Pride

from Charley Pride Sings Country Classics   
23 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 13397]
written by Darrell Edwards & George Jones
#51
11/1982

Till I Gain Control Again
Crystal Gayle

from True Love   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra 69893]
written by Rodney Crowell
#52
12/1982

The Rose
Conway Twitty

from Dream Maker   Dream Maker
23 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra 69854]
written by Amanda McBroom
Redneck Girl
#53
09/1982

Redneck Girl
The Bellamy Brothers

from Strong Weakness   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner/Curb 29923]
written by David Bellamy
#54
07/1982

Put Your Dreams Away
Mickey Gilley

from Put Your Dreams Away   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03055]
written by Richard Leigh & Wayland Holyfield
#55
12/1982

If Hollywood Don't Need You
Don Williams

from Listen to the Radio   Listen to the Radio
23 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 52152]
written by Bob McDill
#56
12/1982

I Wouldn't Change You If I Could
Ricky Skaggs

from Highways and Heartaches   Highways and Heartaches
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03482]
written by Paul H. Jones & Arthur Q. Smith
#57
06/1982

Honky Tonkin'
Hank Williams Jr.

from High Notes   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra/Curb 47462]
written by Hank Williams
#58
03/1982

For All the Wrong Reasons
The Bellamy Brothers

from When We Were Boys   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra/Curb 47431]
written by David Bellamy
#59
05/1982

Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby
Janie Fricke

from Sleeping With Your Memory   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 02859]
written by Deborah Allen, Bruce Channel & Kieran Kane
#60
09/1982

Wild and Blue
John Anderson

from Wild & Blue   Wild & Blue
23 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 29917]
written by John Scott Sherrill
#61
09/1982

Heartbroke
Ricky Skaggs

from Highways and Heartaches   Highways and Heartaches
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03212]
written by Guy Clark
#62
08/1982

Yesterday's Wine
Merle Haggard & George Jones

from A Taste of Yesterday's Wine   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03072]
written by Willie Nelson
Slow Hand
#63
04/1982

Slow Hand
Conway Twitty

from Southern Comfort   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Elektra 47443]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark
#64
12/1982

Everything's Beautiful (In It's Own Way)
Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson

from Kris, Willie, Dolly & Brenda...The Winning Hand   
22 pts
102
US
19
AC
7
ctry




[Monument 03408]
written by Dolly Parton
#65
01/1982

Natural Love
Petula Clark

22 pts
66
US
24
AC
20
ctry




[Scotti Brothers 02676]
written by Jeff Harrington, Jeff Pennig, Kim Espy & Phil Gernhardt
A Country Boy Can Survive
#66
01/1982

A Country Boy Can Survive
Hank Williams Jr.

from The Pressure Is On   The Pressure Is On
20 pts




2
ctry




[Elektra/Curb 47257]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
#67
10/1982

Like Nothing Ever Happened
Sylvia [Sylvia Kirby aka Sylvia Hutton]

from Just Sylvia   
20 pts




2
ctry




[RCA 13330]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
#68
04/1982

I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore
Charley Pride

from Everybody's Choice   
20 pts




2
ctry




[RCA 13096]
written by Kent Robbins
#69
05/1982

Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
Merle Haggard

from Big City   Big City
20 pts




2
ctry




[Epic 02894]
written by Merle Haggard
#70
09/1982

We Did but Now You Don't
Conway Twitty

from Dream Maker   Dream Maker
20 pts




2
ctry




[Elektra 69964]
written by Pat McManus, Woody Bomar & Berni Clifford
#71
07/1982

I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Bobbie Sue   Bobbie Sue
20 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 52095]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#72
12/1982

Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
Willie Nelson

from Always on My Mind   Always on My Mind
20 pts




2
ctry




[Columbia 03385]
written by Gary P. Nunn & Donna Farar
#73
10/1982

The Bird
Jerry Reed

from The Bird   
20 pts




2
ctry




as Jerry Reed & Friends
[RCA 13355]
written by Hal Coleman, Barry Etris, Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud, Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman & Willie Nelson
#74
02/1982

You Never Gave Up on Me
Crystal Gayle

from Hollywood, Tennessee   Hollywood, Tennessee
18 pts


32
AC
5
ctry




[Columbia 02718]
written by Leslie Pearl
#75
11/1982

The Elvis Medley
Elvis Presley

from The Elvis Medley   
17 pts
71
US
31
AC
31
ctry




(Jailhouse Rock/Teddy Bear/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/Burning Love/Suspicious Minds)
[RCA 13351]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann, Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell, Dennis Linde & Mark James [songwriter]
Hey! Baby!
#76
07/1982

Hey! Baby!
Anne Murray

17 pts


26
AC
7
ctry




[Capitol 5145]
written by Margaret Cobb & Bruce Channel
#77
01/1982

If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
George Strait

from Strait Country   Strait Country
17 pts




3
ctry




[MCA 51228]
written by Blake Mevis & David Wills
#78
06/1982

I'm Not That Lonely Yet
Reba McEntire

from Unlimited   Unlimited
17 pts




3
ctry




[Mercury 76157]
written by Bill Rice & Mary Sharon Rice
#79
02/1982

If I Could Get You (Into My Life)
Gene Cotton

from Eclipse of the Blue Moon   
17 pts
76
US
22
AC
78
ctry




[Knoll 5002]
written by Gene Cotton
#80
06/1982

Dancing Your Memory Away
Charly McClain

from Too Good to Hurry   
17 pts




3
ctry




[Epic 02975]
written by Eddie Burton & Thomas Grant
#81
03/1982

You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)
The Statler Brothers

from Years Ago   
17 pts




3
ctry




[Mercury 76142]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Johnny Russell
#82
03/1982

Tears of the Lonely
Mickey Gilley

from You Don't Know Me   
17 pts




3
ctry




[Epic 02774]
written by Wayland Holyfield
#83
08/1982

Mistakes
Don Williams

from Listen to the Radio   Listen to the Radio
17 pts




3
ctry




[MCA 52097]
written by Richard Feldman
#84
04/1982

Listen to the Radio
Don Williams

from Listen to the Radio   Listen to the Radio
17 pts




3
ctry




[MCA 52037]
written by Fred Knipe
Born to Run
#85
05/1982

Born to Run
Emmylou Harris

from Cimarron   Cimarron
17 pts




3
ctry




[Warner 29993]
written by Paul Kennerley
#86
11/1982

Thank God for Kids
The Oak Ridge Boys

from The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas   
16 pts




3
ctry




Christmas
[MCA 52145]
written by Eddy Raven
She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)
#87
06/1982

She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)
Moe Bandy

from She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)   
16 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 02966]
written by Randy Shaffer
#88
07/1982

Big Ole Brew
Mel McDaniel

from Take Me to the Country   Take Me to the Country
16 pts




4
ctry




[Capitol 5138]
written by Russell Smith
#89
06/1982

Women Do Know How to Carry On
Waylon Jennings

from Black on Black   
15 pts




4
ctry




[RCA 13257]
written by Bobby Emmons & Waylon Jennings
#90
07/1982

I Just Came Here to Dance
David Frizzell & Shelly West

from The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album   
15 pts




4
ctry




[Warner 29980]
written by Terry Skinner, Jerry Lee Wallace & Ken Bell
Ain't No Money
#91
05/1982

Ain't No Money
Rosanne Cash

from Somewhere in the Stars   Somewhere in the Stars
15 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 02937]
written by Rodney Crowell
#92
08/1982

Ever, Never Lovin' You
Ed Bruce

from I Write It Down   I Write It Down
15 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 52109]
written by Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce & Glenn Ray
Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye
#93
11/1982

Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye
Anne Murray

from The Hottest Night of the Year   
15 pts


36
AC
7
ctry




[Capitol 5183]
written by Bob McDill
#94
02/1982

Same Ole Me
George Jones

from Still the Same Ole Me   
14 pts




5
ctry




with The Oak Ridge Boys
[Epic 02696]
written by Paul Overstreet
#95
10/1982

Lost My Baby Blues
David Frizzell

from The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine!   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 29901]
written by Ben Peters
So Fine
#96
06/1982

So Fine
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Bobbie Sue   Bobbie Sue
14 pts
76
US


22
ctry




[MCA 52065]
written by Johnny Otis
#97
11/1982

What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her
Gene Watson

from This Dream's on Me   
14 pts




5
ctry




[MCA 52131]
written by David Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
#98
09/1982

Sure Feels Like Love
Larry Gatlin

from Sure Feels Like Love   
14 pts




5
ctry




as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band
[Columbia 03159]
written by Larry Gatlin
#99
10/1982

The American Dream / If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie
Hank Williams Jr.

from Greatest Hits [1983 album]   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Elektra/Curb 69960]
written by Hank Williams Jr., Billy Maddox & David Moore
#100
03/1982

Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
Lee Greenwood

from Inside Out   Inside Out
14 pts




5
ctry




[MCA 52026]
written by Don Goodman, Mary Ann Kennedy & Pam Rose

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