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Top Songs of 1982

1981 <-1982-> 1983
    

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1.
10/1982
537

✫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
2.
06/1982
533

✫1
US
27
AC


59
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik
3.
05/1982
449

✫1
US
28
AC


14
dance
26
R&B
4
rock
2
UK
[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller
4.
07/1982
431

✫1
US
31
AC






6
rock
✫1
UK
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
5.
05/1982
431

3
US




36
dance


✫1
rock
5
UK
6.
04/1982
364

✫1
US
✫1
AC




8
R&B
34
rock
✫1
UK
[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney
7.
04/1982
356

2
US








✫1
rock


as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp & George Green (as George M. Green)
8.
09/1982
347

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
[Epic/Virgin 03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
9.
09/1982
346

3
US




47
dance


✫1
rock
59
UK
[Elektra 69894 (Asylum)]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar)
10.
06/1982
343

✫1
US








3
rock
25
UK
as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp
11.
04/1982
342

4
US








✫1
rock
46
UK
[Geffen 50040]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton
12.
05/1982
317

12
US








7
rock
✫1
UK
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
13.
10/1982
311

✫1
US
14
AC


18
dance
78
R&B
18
rock
6
UK
[RCA 13354]
written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates
14.
08/1982
303

6
US
4
AC


45
dance


7
rock
6
UK
[A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson
15.
04/1982

Rosanna by Toto

from Toto IV   Toto IV
294

2
US
17
AC






8
rock
12
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1983]
[Columbia 02811]
written by David Paich
16.
10/1982
290

5
US








4
rock
17
UK
[Warner 29840 (Sire)]
written by Chrissie Hynde
17.
11/1982
286

10
US








✫1
rock


written by George Kooymans
18.
05/1982
283

10
US








✫1
rock


[A&M 2412]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi & Jim Peterik
19.
06/1982
278

4
US
7
AC






3
rock


[Warner 29966]
written by Christine McVie & Robbie Patton
20.
02/1982
277

12
US








✫1
rock


written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
21.
06/1982
276

✫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
22.
10/1982

Africa by Toto

from Toto IV   Toto IV
274

✫1
US
5
AC








3
UK
[Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro
23.
11/1982
272

7
US




21
dance


9
rock
5
UK
written by Chris Foreman & Chas Smash (as Carl Smyth)
24.
09/1982
272

21
US








✫1
rock
42
UK
[Mercury 76179]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart
25.
06/1982
270

7
US








2
rock


[Epic 14-02967]
written by Kevin Cronin
26.
07/1982
268

16
US








✫1
rock


[Columbia 02964]
written by Eddie Money & Randy Oda
27.
11/1982
266

10
US
9
AC






24
rock
✫1
UK
[Atlantic 89933]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
28.
09/1982
262

29
US




26
dance
64
R&B
✫1
rock
58
UK
[Geffen 29883]
written by Peter Gabriel
29.
11/1982
260

20
US








✫1
rock


30.
11/1982
256

2
US
6
AC


46
dance
34
R&B


3
UK
[Epic/Virgin 03796]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
31.
04/1982
256

40
US








✫1
rock
34
UK
32.
03/1982
255

9
US




8
dance


3
rock
43
UK
33.
11/1982
251

5
US




3
dance
49
R&B
6
rock
49
UK
[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr
34.
11/1982

Rio by Duran Duran

from Rio   Rio
250

14
US








5
rock
9
UK
35.
11/1982
250

26
US




62
dance


3
rock
10
UK
charted as Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) / Nightmares in US dance charts
written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley & Paul Reynolds
36.
08/1982
246

32
US








✫1
rock


[Capitol 5163]
written by Billy Squier
37.
01/1982
245

2
US








7
rock


[R]
[I.R.S. 9903]
written by Charlotte Caffey
38.
04/1982
239

65
US








✫1
rock
64
UK
[Mercury]
written by Rudolf Schenker & Klaus Meine
39.
01/1982
238

39
US








✫1
rock


[Capitol 5082]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance
40.
07/1982
238

7
US
14
AC






4
rock


[Asylum 69982]
written by Jackson Browne
41.
06/1982
232

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
42.
07/1982
227

12
US
9
AC






4
rock
46
UK
[Warner 29918]
written by Stevie Nicks
43.
06/1982
226

32
US








2
rock
43
UK
[Atlantic 4053]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
44.
03/1982
225

22
US








2
rock


written by Dan Daley
45.
10/1982
219

13
US








3
rock
83
UK
[Chrysalis 2647]
written by David Byron
46.
03/1982
218

2
US
30
AC






11
rock


[RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield
47.
02/1982
215

7
US








6
rock
60
UK
as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Boardwalk 7-11-144]
written by Tommy James & Peter Lucia
48.
12/1982
214

13
US








3
rock


written by Sammy Hagar
49.
10/1982
211

11
US
5
AC






7
rock
26
UK
[A&M 2502]
written by Roger Hodgson
50.
07/1982
211

3
US
3
AC






11
rock


[Arista 0696]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson
51.
01/1982
206

43
US








2
rock


[Geffen 49881]
written by Sammy Hagar
52.
09/1982

Athena by The Who

from It's Hard   It's Hard
203

28
US








3
rock
40
UK
[Warner 29905]
written by Pete Townshend
53.
11/1982
200

30
US








22
rock
2
UK
54.
09/1982
199

74
US








2
rock


[Atco 99966 (swan Song)]
written by Paul Rodgers
55.
04/1982
197

9
US
27
AC






6
rock


[Capitol 5114]
written by Martha Davis
56.
01/1982
195

37
US




8
dance


18
rock
3
UK
[Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward
57.
02/1982
195

23
US








3
rock


[Columbia 02802 (Portrait)]
written by Aldo Nova
58.
05/1982
195

18
US




✫1
dance


32
rock
4
UK
59.
05/1982
194

17
US








4
rock


60.
06/1982
194

25
US








5
rock
26
UK
[Rolling Stones 21301]
written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers & Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
61.
08/1982
194

17
US








4
rock


with Steve Perry
[Columbia 03270]
written by Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry & Dean Pitchford
62.
10/1982
192

26
US








3
rock


[Columbia 03359 (Portrait)]
written by Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus & Michael Sadler
63.
07/1982
185

✫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
64.
06/1982
181

9
US
2
AC
87
country




9
rock


[Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash
65.
07/1982
178

64
US








3
rock
73
UK
[Swan Song 99979]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Jezz Woodroffe
66.
05/1982
178

38
US








3
rock


67.
12/1982
177

39
US








3
rock


written by Phil Collins
68.
07/1982
171

67
US








4
rock
66
UK
69.
01/1982

Open Arms by Journey

from Escape   Escape
169

2
US
7
AC






35
rock


[Columbia 02687]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry
70.
11/1982
169

24
US








5
rock


[live]
[EMI America 8148]
written by Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith & Willie Stephenson
71.
12/1982
168

39
US








4
rock


72.
01/1982
168

84
US








3
rock


[A&M 2359]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance
73.
12/1982
167

40
US








4
rock


[Boardwalk 7-11-171]
written by Jack Blades
74.
12/1982
160

2
US
✫1
AC
15
country








as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5187]
written by Rodney Crowell
75.
02/1982
158

7
US








12
rock


76.
01/1982
158

16
US








7
rock


77.
05/1982
156

17
US








8
rock
54
UK
[radio only]
[Geffen 29970]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton
78.
07/1982
154

8
US




17
dance


13
rock


[I.R.S. 9907]
written by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine & Jane Wiedlin
79.
09/1982
153

105
US








5
rock
53
UK
[Mercury 76196]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart
80.
03/1982
152











4
rock


[RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield
81.
12/1982
152











4
rock


82.
05/1982
147

11
US




62
dance
30
R&B
19
rock
25
UK
[Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury
83.
11/1982
147

65
US








5
rock


written by Zack Smith
84.
09/1982
146

68
US








5
rock


written by Pete Townshend
85.
03/1982
145

12
US
✫1
AC








8
UK
[Geffen 29954]
written by Elton John & Gary Osborne
86.
05/1982
142

10
US
6
AC






39
rock
15
UK
[Columbia 03019]
written by Paul McCartney
87.
09/1982
141

20
US








8
rock


[Columbia 03244]
written by Billy Joel
88.
08/1982
140

4
US
8
AC




7
R&B


43
UK
89.
08/1982
140

16
US








9
rock


[RCA 13283]
written by Ken Goorabian
90.
04/1982
139

67
US
38
AC








2
UK
[Sire 29844]
written by Vince Clarke
91.
03/1982
138

67
US




14
dance


9
rock
26
UK
[Backstreet 52024]
written by Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie
92.
06/1982
138











5
rock


93.
04/1982
138











5
rock


written by Dave Carpenter, Greg Kihn, Larry Lynch, Gary Phillips (as Gary Philippet) & Steve Wright
94.
10/1982
135







18
dance




2
UK
charted as I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby / I'm Corrupt / Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy in US dance charts
written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell)
95.
07/1982
132







✫1
dance




3
UK
96.
04/1982
132

76
US








7
rock
54
UK
97.
06/1982
130

45
US








13
rock
17
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #228]
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]
98.
08/1982
129

38
US








7
rock


[A&M 2431]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi & Jim Peterik
99.
06/1982
129

5
US
✫1
AC








44
UK
[Arista 0692]
written by Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace & Ken Bell
100.
01/1982
129













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