| Billboard's Top 75 Pop Singles in 1982 (I had all 100, but I ran out of room!!) *1 PHYSICAL, Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#1, Nov 1981) *2 EYE OF THE TIGER, Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#1, July) *3 I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk) (#1, March) *4 EBONY AND IVORY, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia) (#1, May) *5 CENTERFOLD, The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#1, Feb) *6 DON'T YOU WANT ME, The Human League (A&M/Virgin) (#1, July) *7 JACK AND DIANE, John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#1, Oct) 8 HURTS SO GOOD, John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#2, Aug) *9 ABRACADABRA, The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#1, Sept) *10 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY, Chicago (Full Moon) (#1, Sept) 11. TAINTED LOVE/, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO, Soft Cell (Sire) (#8, July) *12 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES, Vangelis (Polydor) (#1, May) 13 HARDEN MY HEART, Quarterflash (Geffen) (#3, Feb) 14 ROSANNA, Toto (Columbia) (#2, July) *15 I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do), Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Jan) 16 867-5309/JENNY, Tommy Tutone (Columbia) (#4, May) 17 KEY LARGO, Bertie Higgins (Kat Family) (#8, April) 18 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU, Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#5, Sept) 19 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU, Foreigner (Atlantic) (#2, Nov 1981) 20 DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS, Rick Springfield (RCA) (#2, May) 21 THE SWEETEST THING (I've Ever Known), Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, Feb) 22 ALWAYS ON MY MIND, Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, June) 23 SHAKE IT UP, The Cars (Elektra) (#4, Feb) 24 LET IT WHIP, The Dazz Band (Motown) (#5, July) 25 WE GOT THE BEAT, The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#2, April) 26 THE OTHER WOMAN, Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#4, June) 27 TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND, George Benson (Warner Brothers) (#5, Feb) 28 SWEET DREAMS, Air Supply (Arista) (#5, March) 29 ONLY THE LONELY, The Motels (Capitol) (#9, July) *30 WHO CAN IT BE NOW, Men At Work (Coulmbia) (#1, Oct) 31 HOLD ME, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#4, July) 32 EYE IN THE SKY, The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) (#3, Oct) 33 LET'S GROOVE, Earth, Wind, and Fire (ARC) (#3, Dec 1981) 34 OPEN ARMS, Journey (Columbia) (#2, Feb) 35 LEADER OF THE BAND, Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic) (#9, March) 36 LEATHER AND LACE, Stevie Nicks and Don Henley (Modern) (#6, Jan) 37 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER, Air Supply (Arista) (#5, Sept) 38 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME, Charlene (Motown) (#3, May) 39 '65 LOVE AFFAIR, Paul Davis (Arista) (#6, May) 40 HEAT OF THE MOMENT, Asia (Geffen) (#4, June) 41 TAKE IT EASY ON ME, The Little River Band (Capitol) (#10, March) 42 PAC-MAN FEVER, Buckner and Garcia (Columbia) (#9, March) 43 THAT GIRL, Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#4, March) *44 PRIVATE EYES, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Nov 1981) 45 TROUBLE, Lindsay Buckingham (Elektra) (#9, Jan) 46 MAKING LOVE, Roberta Flack (Atlantic) (#13, June) 47 LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME, Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, July) 48 YOUNG TURKS, Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#5, Dec 1981) 49 FREEZE-FRAME, The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#4, April) 50 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN', REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#7, Aug) 51 DO YOU BELEIVE IN LOVE, Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#7, April) 52 COOL NIGHT, Paul Daivs (Arista) (#11, Feb) 53 CAUGHT UP IN YOU, .38 Special (A&M) (#10, July) 54 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE, Diana Ross (RCA) (#7, Dec 1981) 55 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE, Alabama (RCA) (#15, March) 56 HOOKED ON CLASSICS, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Louis Clark (RCA) (#10, Jan) 57 WASTED ON THE WAY, Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic) (#9, Aug) 58 THINK I'M IN LOVE, Eddie Money (Columbia) (#16, Sept) 59 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Finger On the Trigger), Donna Summer (Geffen) (#10, Sept) 60 PERSONALLY, Karla Bonoff (Columbia) (#19, Aug) 61 ONE HUNDRED WAYS, Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram (A&M) (#14, April) 62 BLUE EYES, Elton John (Geffen) (#12, Oct) 63 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED, The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#20, Dec 1981) 64 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME, Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#15, Feb) 65 YOU CAN DO MAGIC, America (Capitol) (#8, Oct) 66 DID IN A MINUTE, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#9, May) 67 I RAN (So Far Away), A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive) (#9, Oct) 68 SOMEBODY'S BABY, Jackson Browne (Asylum) (#7, Oct) 69 OH NO, The Commodores (Motown) (#4, Dec 1981) 70 TAKE IT AWAY, Paul McCartney (Columbia) (#10, Aug) 71 IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE, Denice Williams (ARC) (#10, June) 72 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND, Kenny Rogers (Liberty) (#13, Aug) 73 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN', Jouney (Columbia) (#9, Dec 1981) 74 COMIN' IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE, Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#11, Jan) 75 GLORIA, Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#2, Nov) * Indicates song spent time at #1 Billboard's Top 10 Albums of 1982 1) Asia -- Asia 2) Beauty and the Beat --Go-Go's 3) 4 -- Foreigner 4) American Fool -- John Cougar 5) Freeze-Frame -- J. Geils Band 6) Escape -- Journey 7) Get Lucky -- Loverboy 8) Bella Donna -- Stevie Nicks 9) Chariots of Fire -- Vangelis 10) Ghost in the Machine -- The Police Also: Michael Jackson's Thriller was released in late 1982 and went on to be the bestselling album of all time, with 45 million worldwide sales powered by seven Top 10 U.S. singles and eight Grammy Awards. |