Top 100 Songs of 1982
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- Eye of the Tiger-Survivor
- Ebony and Ivory-Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
- I Love Rock 'n Roll-Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- Centerfold-J. Geils Band
- Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band
- Jack and Diane-John Cougar
- Hurts So Good-John Cougar
- Don't You Want Me?-Human League
- Maneater-Daryl Hall & John Oates
- I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)-Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Rosanna-Toto
- Hard to Say I'm Sorry-Chicago
- Open Arms-Journey
- Gloria-Laura Branigan
- Chariots of Fire-Vangelis
- Don't Talk to Strangers-Rick Springfield
- Mickey-Toni Basil
- Who Can It Be Now?-Men at Work
- Up Where We Belong-Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
- Truly-Lionel Richie
- We Got the Beat-Go Gos
- Harden My Heart-Quarterflash
- Eye in the Sky-Alan Parsons Project
- Hold Me-Fleetwood Mac
- Heart Attack-Olivia Newton-John
- Shake It Up-The Cars
- I've Never Been to Me-Charlene
- 867-5309/Jenny-Tommy Tutone
- Freeze-Frame-J. Geils Band
- That Girl-Stevie Wonder
- Heat of the Moment-Asia
- The Other Woman-Ray Parker, Jr.
- I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)-Michael McDonald
- Always On My Mind-Willie Nelson
- Let It Whip-Dazz Band
- The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)-Juice Newton
- Sweet Dreams-Air Supply
- You Should Hear How She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester
- You Can Do Magic-America
- Trouble-Lindsey Buckingham
- Key Largo-Bertie Higgins
- Leather and Lace-Stevie Nicks
- Steppin' Out-Joe Jackson
- Only the Lonely-Motels
- Even the Nights Are Better-Air Supply
- Turn Your Love Around-George Benson
- '65 Love Affair-Paul Davis
- Keep the Fire Burnin'-REO Speedwagon
- Love's Been a Little Hard on Me-Juice Newton
- Wasted on the Way-Crosby, Stills, & Nash
- Tainted Love-Soft Cell
- Somebody's Baby-Jackson Browne
- Leader of the Band-Dan Fogelberg
- Did It in a Minute-Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Comin' In and Out of Your Life-Barbra Streisand
- Take It Easy on Me-Little River Band
- Hooked on Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Cool Night-Paul Davis
- Yesterday's Songs-Neil Diamond
- Heartlight-Neil Diamond
- Think I'm in Love-Eddie Money
- Take It Away-Paul McCartney
- Rock This Town-Stray Cats
- Love Is in Control (Finger On the Trigger)-Donna Summer
- Do You Believe in Love?-Huey Lewis & the News
- Pac-Man Fever-Buckner and Garcia
- It's Raining Again-Supertramp
- Crimson and Clover-Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- Love Will Turn You Around-Kenny Rogers
- Waiting On a Friend-Rolling Stones
- Make a Move on Me-Olivia Newton-John
- Muscles-Diana Ross
- Caught Up in You-.38 Special
- Mirror, Mirror-Diana Ross
- I Ran (So Far Away)-A Flock of Seagulls
- Shadows of the Night-Pat Benatar
- Blue Eyes-Elton John
- Do I Do-Stevie Wonder
- Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)-Elton John
- Through the Years-Kenny Rogers
- Hold On-Santana
- You Could Have Been with Me-Sheena Easton
- What's Forever for?-Michael Murphey
- Vacation-The Go-Go's
- Get Down On It-Kool & the Gang
- Break It to Me Gently-Juice Newton
- It's Gonna Take a Miracle-Deniece Williams
- Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White-Winged Dove)-Stevie Nicks
- (Oh) Pretty Woman-Van Halen
- Man On Your Mind-Little River Band
- Making Love-Roberta Flack
- Should I Do It?-Pointer Sisters
- Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight-Eddie Rabbitt
- Nobody-Sylvia
- Goin' Down-Greg Guidry
- You Don't Want Me Anymore-Steel Breeze
- Personally-Karla Bonoff
- I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World-Ronnie Milsap
- The Beatles' Movie Medley-Beatles
- Spirits in the Material World-Police