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List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1982

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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1982.

A total of 81 songs hit the top-ten in 1982, including 15 number-one singles, and 6 number-two hits.

Paul McCartney, Hall & Oates, Olivia Newton-John, and Diana Ross each had three top-ten hits in 1982, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.

Top-ten singles

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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1982
Top ten
entry date
Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
Singles from 1981
December 12 "Harden My Heart" Quarterflash 3 February 13 12
December 19 "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" Hall & Oates 1 January 30 12
"Leather and Lace" Stevie Nicks and Don Henley 6 January 23 8
December 26 "Trouble" Lindsey Buckingham 9 January 16 5
Singles from 1982
January 9 "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band 1 February 6 12
"Turn Your Love Around" George Benson 5 February 6 6
January 16 "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" Juice Newton 7 February 13 7
January 30 "Hooked on Classics" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 10 January 30 2
February 6 "Shake It Up" The Cars 4 February 27 7
February 13 "Open Arms" Journey 2 February 27 10
"Sweet Dreams" Air Supply 5 March 20 7
February 20 "That Girl" Stevie Wonder 4 March 20 9
"Leader of the Band" Dan Fogelberg 9 March 6 4
February 27 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 1 March 20 12
March 6 "Mirror Mirror" Diana Ross 8 March 6 3
"Take It Easy on Me" Little River Band 10 March 6 2
March 13 "We Got the Beat" The Go-Go's 2 April 10 9
March 20 "Make a Move on Me" Olivia Newton-John 5 April 3 5
"Pac-Man Fever" Buckner & Garcia 9 March 27 3
March 27 "Chariots of Fire" Vangelis 1 May 8 9
"Freeze Frame" The J. Geils Band 4 April 10 8
April 3 "Don't Talk to Strangers" Rick Springfield 2 May 22 11
"Key Largo" Bertie Higgins 8 April 17 4
April 10 "Do You Believe in Love" Huey Lewis and the News 7 April 17 4
April 24 "Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder 1 May 15 12
"867-5309/Jenny" Tommy Tutone 4 May 22 8
"'65 Love Affair" Paul Davis 6 May 22 7
May 1 "I've Never Been to Me" Charlene 3 May 22 6
May 8 "Did It in a Minute" Hall & Oates 9 May 22 4
May 15 "The Other Woman" Ray Parker Jr. 4 June 12 7
May 22 "Don't You Want Me" The Human League 1 July 3 12
"Get Down on It" Kool & the Gang 10 May 22 2
May 29 "Always on My Mind" Willie Nelson 5 June 12 6
June 5 "Rosanna" Toto 2 July 3 11
"Heat of the Moment" Asia 4 June 26 6
June 12 "Crimson and Clover" Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 7 June 19 3
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" Deniece Williams 10 June 12 2
June 19 "Hurts So Good" John Cougar 2 August 7 16
"Let It Whip" Dazz Band 5 July 17 6
June 26 "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" Juice Newton 7 July 10 4
July 3 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor 1 July 24 15
"Caught Up in You" 38 Special 10 July 3 3
July 10 "Tainted Love" Soft Cell 8 July 17 3
July 17 "Hold Me" Fleetwood Mac 4 July 24 10
"Only the Lonely" The Motels 9 July 17 4
July 24 "Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band 1 September 4 14
"Keep the Fire Burnin'" REO Speedwagon 7 August 14 6
July 31 "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago 1 September 11 12
"Even the Nights Are Better" Air Supply 5 September 4 8
August 14 "Vacation" The Go-Go's 8 August 21 4
"Wasted on the Way" Crosby, Stills & Nash 9 August 21 5
August 21 "Take It Away" Paul McCartney 10 August 21 5
September 4 "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" Melissa Manchester 5 September 18 5
September 11 "Jack & Diane" John Cougar 1 October 2 10
September 18 "Eye in the Sky" The Alan Parsons Project 3 October 16 8
September 25 "Who Can It Be Now?" Men at Work 1 October 30 9
"Somebody's Baby" Jackson Browne 7 October 16 6
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" Donna Summer 10 September 25 1
October 2 "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" Michael McDonald 4 October 23 7
October 9 "You Can Do Magic" America 8 October 16 6
"I Ran (So Far Away)" A Flock of Seagulls 9 October 23 4
October 16 "Heart Attack" Olivia Newton-John 3 November 6 7
October 23 "Up Where We Belong" Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes 1 November 6 7
October 30 "Heartlight" Neil Diamond 5 November 13 6
November 6 "Truly" Lionel Richie 1 November 27 10
"Gloria" Laura Branigan 2 November 27 10
November 13 "Muscles" Diana Ross 10 November 13 6
November 20 "Mickey" Toni Basil 1 December 11 10
"Maneater" Hall & Oates 1 December 18 13
"Steppin' Out" Joe Jackson 6 December 11 8
December 11 "Rock This Town" Stray Cats 9 December 11 5

1981 peaks

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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1982 which peaked in 1981
Top ten
entry date
Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
November 7 "Waiting for a Girl Like You" Foreigner 2 November 28 15
November 14 "Physical" Olivia Newton-John 1 November 21 15
November 28 "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" Diana Ross 7 December 19 6
December 5 "Let's Groove" Earth, Wind & Fire 3 December 19 9
"Young Turks" Rod Stewart 5 December 19 6
December 12 "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey 9 December 19 4

1983 peaks

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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1982 which peaked in 1983
Top ten
entry date
Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
November 27 "The Girl Is Mine" Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney 2 January 8 10
December 4 "Dirty Laundry" Don Henley 3 January 8 10
December 11 "Sexual Healing" Marvin Gaye 3 January 29 10
December 25 "Down Under" Men at Work 1 January 15 10

See also

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References

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General sources

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  • Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
  • Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
  • Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.