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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 Songs of 1982

1981 <-

1982

-> 1983

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

06/1982

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

from Eye of the Tiger

444

✫1
US

27
AC

59
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
UK

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

04/1982

Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

from Tug of War

426

✫1
US

✫1
AC

8
R&B

34
rock

✫1
UK

[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney

10/1982

Down Under by Men at Work

from Business as Usual

405

✫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

05/1982

Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band

from Abracadabra

376

✫1
US

28
AC

14
dance

26
R&B

4
rock

2
UK

[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller

07/1982

Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners

from Too-Rye-Ay

367

✫1
US

31
AC

6
rock

✫1
UK

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

09/1982

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? by Culture Club

from Kissing to Be Clever

342

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
[Virgin/Epic 03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss

02/1982

Mickey by Toni Basil

from Word of Mouth

340

✫1
US

3
dance

2
UK

[Chrysalis 2638]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn

10/1982

Maneater by Hall & Oates

from H2O

330

✫1
US

14
AC

18
dance

78
R&B

18
rock

6
UK

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

06/1982

Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago

from Chicago 16

329

✫1
US

✫1
AC

4
UK

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

10.

10/1982

Truly by Lionel Richie

from Lionel Richie

317

✫1
US

✫1
AC

2
R&B

6
UK

[Motown 1644]
written by Lionel Richie

11.

10/1982

Africa by Toto

from Toto IV

317

✫1
US

5
AC

3
UK

[Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro

12.

10/1982

Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram

from Every Home Should Have One

313

✫1
US

✫1
AC

9
R&B

11
UK

[R]
[Qwest 50036]
written by Rod Temperton

13.

08/1982

Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

from An Officer and a Gentleman: Original Soundtrack from the Paramount Motion Picture

308

✫1
US

3
AC

7
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1982]

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

14.

03/1982

I've Never Been to Me by Charlene

from I've Never Been to Me

300

3
US

7
AC

60
country

✫1
UK

[R]
[Motown 1611]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Ken Hirsch

15.

07/1982

Gloria by Laura Branigan

from Branigan

296

2
US

28
AC

4
dance

6
UK

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

16.

06/1982

Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp

from American Fool

284

✫1
US

3
rock

25
UK

as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp

17.

10/1982

Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye

from Midnight Love

284

3
US

34
AC

12
dance

✫1
R&B

4
UK

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

18.

11/1982

Time (Clock of the Heart) by Culture Club

from Kissing to Be Clever

281

2
US

6
AC

46
dance

34
R&B

3
UK

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

19.

11/1982

The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

from Thriller

275

2
US

✫1
AC

✫1
R&B

8
UK

[Epic 03288]
written by Michael Jackson

20.

05/1982

Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran

from Rio

274

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

21.

09/1982

Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth

from The Youth of Today

268

10
US

11
dance

8
R&B

✫1
UK

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

22.

11/1982

You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins

from Hello, I Must Be Going!

267

10
US

9
AC

24
rock

✫1
UK

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

23.

04/1982

Rosanna by Toto

from Toto IV

253

2
US

17
AC

8
rock

12
UK

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

24.

10/1982

Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick

from Heartbreaker

250

10
US

✫1
AC

14
R&B

2
UK

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

25.

08/1982

Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson

from Night and Day

247

6
US

4
AC

45
dance

7
rock

6
UK

[A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson

26.

07/1982

Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work

from Business as Usual

234

✫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

27.

11/1982

Our House by Madness

from The Rise & Fall

226

7
US

21
dance

9
rock

5
UK

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

28.

04/1982

Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp

from American Fool

224

2
US

✫1
rock

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

29.

12/1982

Shame on the Moon by Bob Seger

from The Distance

223

2
US

✫1
AC

15
country

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

30.

10/1982

Back on the Chain Gang by The Pretenders

from Learning to Crawl

213

5
US

4
rock

17
UK

[Warner 29840 (Sire)]
written by Chrissie Hynde

31.

05/1982

Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant

from Friend or Foe

212

12
US

7
rock

✫1
UK

written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni

32.

01/1982

That Girl by Stevie Wonder

from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium

211

4
US

10
AC

27
dance

✫1
R&B

39
UK

[Tamla 1602]
written by Stevie Wonder

33.

03/1982

Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson

from Always on My Mind

208

5
US

2
AC

✫1
country

49
UK

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

34.

03/1982

Don't Talk to Strangers by Rick Springfield

from Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet

207

2
US

30
AC

11
rock

[RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield

35.

09/1982

Dirty Laundry by Don Henley

from I Can't Stand Still

206

3
US

47
dance

✫1
rock

59
UK

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

36.

01/1982

We Got the Beat by The Go-Go's

from Beauty and the Beat

205

2
US

7
rock

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

37.

03/1982

Let It Whip by Dazz Band

from Keep It Live

205

5
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

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

38.

01/1982

Open Arms by Journey

from Escape

203

2
US

7
AC

35
rock

[Columbia 02687]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry

39.

11/1982

She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby

from The Golden Age of Wireless

198

5
US

3
dance

49
R&B

6
rock

49
UK

[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr

40.

04/1982

Heat of the Moment by Asia

from Asia

198

4
US

✫1
rock

46
UK

[Geffen 50040]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

41.

07/1982

Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project

from Eye in the Sky

196

3
US

3
AC

11
rock

[Arista 0696]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson

42.

08/1982

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

from If That's What It Takes

196

4
US

8
AC

7
R&B

43
UK

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

43.

03/1982

The Other Woman by Ray Parker Jr

from The Other Woman

194

4
US

33
AC

24
dance

2
R&B

[Arista 0669]
written by Ray Parker Jr

44.

10/1982

You and I by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle

from Radio Romance

192

7
US

2
AC

✫1
country

81
UK

[Elektra 69936]
written by Frank J. Myers

45.

06/1982

Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac

from Mirage

192

4
US

7
AC

3
rock

[Warner 29966]
written by Christine McVie & Robbie Patton

46.

09/1982

Heart Attack by Olivia Newton-John

from Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

184

3
US

46
UK

[MCA 52100]
written by Paul Bliss

47.

06/1982

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

from Donna Summer

183

10
US

3
dance

4
R&B

18
UK

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

48.

06/1982

Rock the Casbah by The Clash

from Combat Rock

182

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

49.

09/1982

Heartlight by Neil Diamond

from Heartlight

181

5
US

✫1
AC

47
UK

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

50.

06/1982

Even the Nights Are Better by Air Supply

from Now and Forever

175

5
US

✫1
AC

44
UK

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

51.

10/1982

Muscles by Diana Ross

from Silk Electric

175

10
US

36
AC

4
R&B

15
UK

produced by Michael Jackson
[RCA 13382]
written by Michael Jackson

52.

02/1982

Make a Move on Me by Olivia Newton-John

from Physical

174

5
US

6
AC

43
UK

[MCA]
written by John Farrar & Tom Snow

53.

05/1982

The Look of Love by ABC

from The Lexicon of Love

172

18
US

✫1
dance

32
rock

4
UK

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

54.

05/1982

Take It Away by Paul McCartney

from Tug of War

171

10
US

6
AC

39
rock

15
UK

[Columbia 03019]
written by Paul McCartney

55.

01/1982

Mirror, Mirror by Diana Ross

from Why Do Fools Fall in Love

169

8
US

14
dance

2
R&B

36
UK

charted as Mirror, Mirror / Work That Body in US dance charts
[RCA 13021]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello

56.

03/1982

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

from A Flock of Seagulls

165

9
US

8
dance

3
rock

43
UK

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

57.

08/1982

Love Come Down by Evelyn King

from Get Loose

164

17
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)

58.

02/1982

'65 Love Affair by Paul Davis

from Cool Night

162

6
US

5
AC

[Arista 0661]
written by Paul Davis

59.

05/1982

You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester

from Hey Ricky

161

5
US

10
AC

8
dance

[Arista 0676]
written by Dean Pitchford & Tom Snow

60.

07/1982

Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne

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

161

7
US

14
AC

4
rock

[Elektra 69982 (Asylum)]
written by Jackson Browne

61.

05/1982

Do I Do by Stevie Wonder

from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium

160

13
US

25
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

10
UK

[Tamla 1612]
written by Stevie Wonder

62.

02/1982

Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett

from I Love Rock n' Roll

159

7
US

6
rock

60
UK

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

63.

05/1982

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

from Quiet Lies

158

7
US

4
AC

30
country

[Capitol 5120]
written by Gary Burr

64.

07/1982

You Can Do Magic by America

from View from the Ground

158

8
US

5
AC

59
UK

[Capitol 5142]
written by Russ Ballard

65.

04/1982

It's Gonna Take a Miracle by Deniece Williams

from Niecy

156

10
US

6
AC

✫1
R&B

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

66.

04/1982

She's a Beauty by The Tubes

from Outside Inside

153

10
US

✫1
rock

79
UK

produced by David Foster
written by David Foster, Fee Waybill & Steve Lukather

67.

11/1982

Twilight Zone by Golden Earring

from Cut

153

10
US

✫1
rock

written by George Kooymans

68.

02/1982

Do You Believe in Love by Huey Lewis & the News

from Picture This

149

7
US

12
rock

written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

69.

03/1982

Blue Eyes by Elton John

from Jump Up!

146

12
US

✫1
AC

8
UK

[Geffen 7-29954]
written by Elton John & Gary Osborne

70.

07/1982

Vacation by The Go-Go's

from Vacation

144

8
US

17
dance

13
rock

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

71.

10/1982

I Don't Wanna Dance by Eddy Grant

from Killer on the Rampage

141

53
US

✫1
UK

written by Eddy Grant

72.

06/1982

Keep the Fire Burnin' by REO Speedwagon

from Good Trouble

141

7
US

2
rock

[Epic 14-02967]
written by Kevin Cronin

73.

11/1982

Mirror Man by The Human League

from Fascination!

138

30
US

22
rock

2
UK

written by Ian Burden, Jo Callis & Philip Oakey

74.

04/1982

Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen

from Straight from the Heart

135

23
US

2
dance

4
R&B

8
UK

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

75.

06/1982

Wasted on the Way by Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Daylight Again

134

9
US

2
AC

87
country

9
rock

[Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash

76.

01/1982

Pac-Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia

from Pac-Man Fever

132

9
US

[Columbia 02673]
written by Jerry Buckner & Gary Garcia

77.

10/1982

Save Your Love by Renée & Renato

132

✫1
UK

written by Johnny Edward (as John Edward)

78.

04/1982

Only the Lonely by The Motels

from All Four One

130

9
US

27
AC

6
rock

[Capitol 5114]
written by Martha Davis

79.

01/1982

Love Plus One by Haircut 100

from Pelican West

130

37
US

8
dance

18
rock

3
UK

[Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward

80.

03/1982

Did It in a Minute by Hall & Oates

from Private Eyes

130

9
US

29
AC

[RCA 13065]
written by Daryl Hall, Sara Allen & Janna Allen

81.

11/1982

Rio by Duran Duran

from Rio

129

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

82.

02/1982

Mama Used to Say by Junior

from Ji

128

30
US

4
dance

2
R&B

7
UK

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

83.

02/1982

A Town Called Malice / Precious by The Jam

from The Gift

128

45
dance

✫1
UK

written by Paul Weller

84.

01/1982

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit

from Tight Fit

126

✫1
UK

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

85.

02/1982

Seven Tears by Goombay Dance Band

126

✫1
UK

written by Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein & Wolfgang Jass

86.

10/1982

It's Raining Again by Supertramp

from ...Famous Last Words…

123

11
US

5
AC

7
rock

26
UK

[A&M 2502]
written by Roger Hodgson

87.

05/1982

House of Fun by Madness

121

✫1
UK

written by Mike Barson & Lee Thompson

88.

06/1982

Happy Talk by Captain Sensible

from Women and Captains First

121

✫1
UK

[A&M 2433]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II (as Oscar Hammerstein)

89.

12/1982

Beat Surrender by The Jam

121

✫1
UK

written by Paul Weller

90.

05/1982

A Little Peace by Nicole [German singer]

121

✫1
UK

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

91.

08/1982

Break It to Me Gently by Juice Newton

from Quiet Lies

119

11
US

✫1
AC

2
country

[Capitol 5148]
written by Joe Seneca & Diane Lampert

92.

03/1982

The Beatles' Movie Medley by The Beatles

117

12
US

15
AC

10
UK

[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
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

93.

05/1982

Caught Up in You by 38 Special

from Special Forces

116

10
US

✫1
rock

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

94.

01/1982

Oh Julie by Shakin' Stevens

from Give Me Your Heart Tonight

116

✫1
UK

written by Shakin' Stevens

95.

03/1982

My Camera Never Lies by Bucks Fizz

from Are You Ready

116

✫1
UK

written by Andy Hill & Nichola Martin

96.

07/1982

Love Will Turn You Around by Kenny Rogers

from Love Will Turn You Around

116

13
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

[Liberty 1471]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler & Even Stevens

97.

02/1982

Poison Arrow by ABC

from The Lexicon of Love

115

25
US

39
dance

6
UK

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

98.

10/1982

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

from As One

113

30
US

7
R&B

6
UK

written by Kevin Bell (as Amir Bayyan), James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

99.

05/1982

Any Day Now by Ronnie Milsap

from Inside

112

14
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

[RCA 13216]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard

100.

05/1982

Body Language by Queen

from Hot Space

112

11
US

62
dance

30
R&B

19
rock

25
UK

[Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury

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