List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1982 explained

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

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1982
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)data-sort-type="number" PeakPeak datedata-sort-type="number" Weeks in
top ten
Singles from 1981
December 12"Harden My Heart"Quarterflash3February 1312
December 19"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"Hall & Oates1January 3012
"Leather and Lace"Stevie Nicks and Don Henley6January 238
December 26"Trouble"Lindsey Buckingham9January 165
Singles from 1982
January 9"Centerfold"The J. Geils Band1February 612
"Turn Your Love Around"George Benson5February 66
January 16"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"Juice Newton7February 137
January 30"Hooked on Classics"Royal Philharmonic Orchestra10January 302
February 6"Shake It Up"The Cars4February 277
February 13"Open Arms"Journey2February 2710
"Sweet Dreams"Air Supply5March 207
February 20"That Girl"Stevie Wonder4March 209
"Leader of the Band"Dan Fogelberg9March 64
February 27"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Joan Jett & the Blackhearts1March 2012
March 6"Mirror Mirror"Diana Ross8March 63
"Take It Easy on Me"Little River Band10March 62
March 13"We Got the Beat"The Go-Go's2April 109
March 20"Make a Move on Me"Olivia Newton-John5April 35
"Pac-Man Fever"Buckner & Garcia9March 273
March 27"Chariots of Fire"Vangelis1May 89
"Freeze Frame"The J. Geils Band4April 108
April 3"Don't Talk to Strangers"Rick Springfield2May 2211
"Key Largo"Bertie Higgins8April 174
April 10"Do You Believe in Love"Huey Lewis and the News7April 174
April 24"Ebony and Ivory"Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder1May 1512
"867-5309/Jenny"Tommy Tutone4May 228
"'65 Love Affair"Paul Davis6May 227
May 1"I've Never Been to Me"Charlene3May 226
May 8"Did It in a Minute"Hall & Oates9May 224
May 15"The Other Woman"Ray Parker Jr.4June 127
May 22"Don't You Want Me"The Human League1July 312
"Get Down on It"Kool & the Gang10May 222
May 29"Always on My Mind"Willie Nelson5June 126
June 5"Rosanna"Toto2July 311
"Heat of the Moment"Asia4June 266
June 12"Crimson and Clover"Joan Jett & the Blackhearts7June 193
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"Deniece Williams10June 122
June 19"Hurts So Good"John Cougar2August 716
"Let It Whip"Dazz Band5July 176
June 26"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"Juice Newton7July 104
July 3"Eye of the Tiger"Survivor1July 2415
"Caught Up in You"38 Special10July 33
July 10"Tainted Love"Soft Cell8July 173
July 17"Hold Me"Fleetwood Mac4July 2410
"Only the Lonely"The Motels9July 174
July 24"Abracadabra"Steve Miller Band1September 414
"Keep the Fire Burnin'"REO Speedwagon7August 146
July 31"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"Chicago1September 1112
"Even the Nights Are Better"Air Supply5September 48
August 14"Vacation"The Go-Go's8August 214
"Wasted on the Way"Crosby, Stills & Nash9August 215
August 21"Take It Away"Paul McCartney10August 215
September 4"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"Melissa Manchester5September 185
September 11"Jack & Diane"John Cougar1October 210
September 18"Eye in the Sky"The Alan Parsons Project3October 168
September 25"Who Can It Be Now?"Men at Work1October 309
"Somebody's Baby"Jackson Browne7October 166
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"Donna Summer10September 251
October 2"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"Michael McDonald4October 237
October 9"You Can Do Magic"America8October 166
"I Ran (So Far Away)"A Flock of Seagulls9October 234
October 16"Heart Attack"Olivia Newton-John3November 67
October 23"Up Where We Belong"Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes1November 67
October 30"Heartlight"Neil Diamond5November 136
November 6"Truly"Lionel Richie1November 2710
"Gloria"Laura Branigan2November 2710
November 13"Muscles"Diana Ross10November 136
November 20"Mickey"Toni Basil1December 1110
"Maneater"Hall & Oates1December 1813
"Steppin' Out"Joe Jackson6December 118
December 11"Rock This Town"Stray Cats9December 115

1981 peaks

See main article: List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1981.

Peak! Peak date! data-sort-type="number"
Weeks in
top ten
November 7"Waiting for a Girl Like You"Foreigner2November 2815
November 14"Physical"Olivia Newton-John1November 2115
November 28"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"Diana Ross7December 196
December 5"Let's Groove"Earth, Wind & Fire3December 199
"Young Turks"Rod Stewart5December 196
December 12"Don't Stop Believin'"Journey9December 194

1983 peaks

Peak! Peak date! data-sort-type="number"
Weeks in
top ten
November 27"The Girl Is Mine"Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney2January 810
December 4"Dirty Laundry"Don Henley3January 810
December 11"Sexual Healing"Marvin Gaye3January 2910
December 25"Down Under"Men at Work1January 1510

See also

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