1982 was a year of significant musical shifts, with the rise of new wave and synth-pop alongside established genres like rock and R&B. Chart-Topping Hits: "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John: This song continued its chart dominance from 1981, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: This song topped the charts for seven weeks. "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder: This collaboration also reached the top spot for seven weeks. "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater" by Daryl Hall & John Oates: Hall & Oates achieved two number-one hits in 1982. Other Notable Events: Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord was severed in a car accident. The Clash's biggest hit, "Rock the Casbah," was a rowdy blast of slash guitar, disco bass, digital bleeps from a Casio watch, and that crazy casbah jive. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" was a hip-hop hit. New wave and synth-pop artists like The Human League, Depeche Mode, and Duran Duran also gained popularity.
TOP 100 HITZ 1982
| Number | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical | Olivia Newton-John |
| 2 | Eye of the Tiger | Survivor |
| 3 | I Love Rock 'n Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 4 | Ebony and Ivory | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | Centerfold | The J. Geils Band |
| 6 | Don't You Want Me | The Human League |
| 7 | Jack & Diane | John Cougar |
| 8 | Hurts So Good | John Cougar |
| 9 | Abracadabra | Steve Miller Band |
| 10 | Hard to Say I'm Sorry | Chicago |
| 11 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell |
| 12 | Chariots of Fire | Vangelis |
| 13 | Harden My Heart | Quarterflash |
| 14 | Rosanna | Toto |
| 15 | I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 16 | 867-5309/Jenny | Tommy Tutone |
| 17 | Key Largo | Bertie Higgins |
| 18 | You Should Hear How She Talks About You | Melissa Manchester |
| 19 | Waiting for a Girl Like You | Foreigner |
| 20 | Don't Talk to Strangers | Rick Springfield |
| 21 | The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | Juice Newton |
| 22 | Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson |
| 23 | Shake It Up | The Cars |
| 24 | Let It Whip | Dazz Band |
| 25 | We Got the Beat | The Go-Go's |
| 26 | The Other Woman | Ray Parker Jr. |
| 27 | Turn Your Love Around | George Benson |
| 28 | Sweet Dreams | Air Supply |
| 29 | Only the Lonely | The Motels |
| 30 | Who Can It Be Now? | Men at Work |
| 31 | Hold Me | Fleetwood Mac |
| 32 | Eye in the Sky | The Alan Parsons Project |
| 33 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 34 | Open Arms | Journey |
| 35 | Leader of the Band | Dan Fogelberg |
| 36 | Leather and Lace | Stevie Nicks and Don Henley |
| 37 | Even the Nights Are Better | Air Supply |
| 38 | I've Never Been to Me | Charlene |
| 39 | '65 Love Affair | Paul Davis |
| 40 | Heat of the Moment | Asia |
| 41 | Take It Easy on Me | Little River Band |
| 42 | Pac-Man Fever | Buckner & Garcia |
| 43 | That Girl | Stevie Wonder |
| 44 | Private Eyes | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 45 | Trouble | Lindsey Buckingham |
| 46 | Making Love | Roberta Flack |
| 47 | Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me | Juice Newton |
| 48 | Young Turks | Rod Stewart |
| 49 | Freeze-Frame | The J. Geils Band |
| 50 | Keep the Fire Burnin' | REO Speedwagon |
| 51 | Do You Believe in Love | Huey Lewis and the News |
| 52 | Cool Night | Paul Davis |
| 53 | Caught Up In You | .38 Special |
| 54 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | Diana Ross |
| 55 | Love in the First Degree | Alabama |
| 56 | Hooked On Classics | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 57 | Wasted on the Way | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 58 | Think I'm in Love | Eddie Money |
| 59 | Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) | Donna Summer |
| 60 | Personally | Karla Bonoff |
| 61 | One Hundred Ways | Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram |
| 62 | Blue Eyes | Elton John |
| 63 | Our Lips Are Sealed | The Go-Go's |
| 64 | You Could Have Been with Me | Sheena Easton |
| 65 | You Can Do Magic | America |
| 66 | Did It in a Minute | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 67 | I Ran (So Far Away) | A Flock of Seagulls |
| 68 | Somebody's Baby | Jackson Browne |
| 69 | Oh No | Commodores |
| 70 | Take It Away | Paul McCartney |
| 71 | It's Gonna Take a Miracle | Deniece Williams |
| 72 | Love Will Turn You Around | Kenny Rogers |
| 73 | Don't Stop Believin' | Journey |
| 74 | Comin' In and Out of Your Life | Barbra Streisand |
| 75 | Gloria | Laura Branigan |
| 76 | Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) | Elton John |
| 77 | Yesterday's Songs | Neil Diamond |
| 78 | Crimson and Clover | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 79 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | The Police |
| 80 | Here I Am | Air Supply |
| 81 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) | Michael McDonald |
| 82 | Get Down on It | Kool & the Gang |
| 83 | Any Day Now | Ronnie Milsap |
| 84 | Make a Move on Me | Olivia Newton-John |
| 85 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | Kool & the Gang |
| 86 | Mirror Mirror | Diana Ross |
| 87 | Vacation | The Go-Go's |
| 88 | Oh, Pretty Woman | Van Halen |
| 89 | Should I Do It | The Pointer Sisters |
| 90 | Hot in the City | Billy Idol |
| 91 | Kids in America | Kim Wilde |
| 92 | Man on Your Mind | Little River Band |
| 93 | What's Forever For | Michael Murphey |
| 94 | Waiting on a Friend | The Rolling Stones |
| 95 | Do I Do | Stevie Wonder |
| 96 | Working for the Weekend | Loverboy |
| 97 | Goin' Down | Greg Guidry |
| 98 | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross |
| 99 | Through the Years | Kenny Rogers |
| 100 | Edge of Seventeen | Stevie Nicks |
