Top Songs of 1982 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

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

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

[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller

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

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

[Asylum 69894]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kortchmar

[Geffen 50040]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

as John Cougar
[Riva 210 ]
written by John Mellencamp

[21 Records 103]
written by George Kooymans

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

[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney

[Warner 50003]
written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees

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

[Mercury 76179]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart

[Epic 03367]
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni

[Columbia 18-02964]
written by Eddie Money & Randy Oda

[Sire 7-29840]
written by Chrissie Hynde

[Geffen 29883]
written by Peter Gabriel

[Backstreet 52144]
written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell

[Epic 14-02967]
written by Kevin Cronin

[A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson

[Mercury 76146]
written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

[Warner 29966]
written by Christine McVie & Robbie Patton

[Capitol 5163]
written by Billy Squier

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

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

[Mercury 76153]
written by Rudolf Schenker & Klaus Meine

[Capitol 5082]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

[Jive 102]
written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Paul Reynolds & Frank Maudsley

charted as Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) / Nightmares in US dance charts
[Jive 9018]
written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley & Paul Reynolds

[Geffen]
written by Chris Foreman & Carl Smyth

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

[Atlantic 4053]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

[Epic 14-02828]
written by Dan Daley

[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr

[Asylum 69982]
written by Jackson Browne

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

[Warner 29918]
written by Stevie Nicks

[Chrysalis 2647]
written by David Byron

[Geffen 49881]
written by Sammy Hagar

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

[Geffen 29816]
written by Sammy Hagar

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

[Swan Song 99966]
written by Paul Rodgers

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

[Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro

[Warner 29905]
written by Pete Townshend

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

[Portrait 02802]
written by Aldo Nova

[Portrait 37-03359]
written by Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus & Michael Sadler

[A&M 2502]
written by Roger Hodgson

[Kirshner 02903]
written by Phil Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier, Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams

with Steve Perry
[Columbia 03270]
written by Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry & Dean Pitchford

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

[RCA 13070]
written by Rick Springfield

[Rolling Stones 21301]
written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers & Marvin Tarplin

[Capitol 5114]
written by Martha Davis

[Arista 0696]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson

[Swan Song 99979]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Jezz Woodroffe

[Warner 29986]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter

[Atlantic 89877]
written by Phil Collins

R
[Chrysalis]
written by Billy Idol

[A&M 2359]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

[Columbia 03168]
written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing & Glenn Tipton

[Chrysalis 42688]
written by Franne Golde & Peter McIan

[Boardwalk 7-11-171]
written by Jack Blades

live
[EMI America 8148]
written by Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith & Willie Stephenson

[Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash

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

[Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward

[RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield

written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

[Mercury 76196]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart

with Geddy Lee
[Mercury 76134]
written by Jon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli, Dave Thomas & Rick Moranis

[Columbia 03234]
written by Zack Smith

[Warner 29814]
written by Pete Townshend

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

[radio only]
[Geffen 29970]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

written by Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin

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

written by Dave Carpenter, Greg Kihn, Larry Lynch, Gary Philippet & Steve Wright

[Chrysalis 2589]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

[Columbia 03244]
written by Billy Joel

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

[Columbia 02687]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry

[RCA 13283]
written by Ken Goorabian

[MCA 52106]
written by Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall & Barrett

[Backstreet 52024]
written by Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie

[A&M 2431]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi & Jim Peterik

[Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #228]
[Epic 03036]
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]

[Island 29940]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings

written by Rod Roddy