Top Songs of 1982 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney

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

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

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

[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller

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, Michael Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss

[Chrysalis 2638]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn

charted as Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away in US AC charts
[Full Moon 29979]
written by Peter Cetera & David Foster

[Motown 1644]
written by Lionel Richie

[Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro

R
[Motown 1611]
written by Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch

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

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

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1982
[Island 99996]
written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie & Will Jennings

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

[Epic 03288]
written by Michael Jackson

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

[Qwest 50036]
written by Rod Temperton

[Harvest 5195]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

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

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

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

[Epic 03367]
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni

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

as John Cougar
[Riva 210 ]
written by John Mellencamp

[A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson

[Geffen]
written by Chris Foreman & Carl Smyth

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

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

as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5187]
written by Rodney Crowell

[RCA 13273]
written by Kashif Saleem

[Portrait 04039]
written by Eddy Grant

as John Cougar
[Riva 209]
written by John Mellencamp & George M. Green

[A&M 2587]
written by Ian Burden, Jo Callis & Philip Oakey

[Tamla 1602]
written by Stevie Wonder

[Tamla 1612]
written by Stevie Wonder

[Sire 7-29840]
written by Chrissie Hynde

written by John Edward

[Jive 103]
written by Solomon Linda, Paul Campbell, Albert Stanton, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss

written by Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein & Wolfgang Jass

written by Mike Barson & Lee Thompson

[A&M 2433]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein

written by Paul Weller

[1982 Eurovision Song Contest winner]
written by Bernd Meinunger, Paul Greedus & Ralph Siegel

[Columbia 02687]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry

written by Shakin' Stevens

written by Andy Hill & Nichola Martin

[RCA 13070]
written by Rick Springfield

[Asylum 69894]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kortchmar

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

[Geffen 29954]
written by Elton John & Gary Osborne

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1983
[Columbia 02741]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson

[Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward

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

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

[Geffen 50040]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

[Sire 29844]
written by Vince Clarke

[Arista 0696]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson

[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr

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

[Elektra 47427]
written by Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden & Freddie Washington

[Warner 29966]
written by Christine McVie & Robbie Patton

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

[Arista 0669]
written by Ray Parker Jr

[Arista 0692]
written by Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace & Ken Bell

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

written by Stephan Remmler & Gert Krawinkel

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

[Columbia 03345]
written by Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager

written by Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet

[Omni 99563]
written by Len Barry & Bobby Eli

written by Marc Almond & David Ball

charted as This Time (We'll Get It Right) / England We'll Fly the Flag in UK charts
written by Chris Norman & Pete Spencer

written by Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson, S. Stevens, Lloyd Price, Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

written by Paul Weller

written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

written by Mark Knopfler

written by Simon Jefferis

written by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield & Jet Black

written by Chas Hodges & Dave Peacock

written by Mike Batt & Tim Rice

[Harvest 5215]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

[MCA 52100]
written by Paul Bliss

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

featuring Donnie Calvin
[StreetWise 2203]
written by Eddy Grant

[Columbia 03019]
written by Paul McCartney

[RCA 13217]
written by Jesse Rae

[Elektra 69936]
written by Frank J. Myers

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

[MCA 52000]
written by John Farrar & Tom Snow

[Magical Mystery Tour, All You Need Is Love, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, I Should Have Known Better, A Hard Day's Night, Ticket to Ride, Get Back] from the Reel Music compilation album
[Capitol 5107]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

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

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