List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1982 explained

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1982, 48 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1]

The band Alabama achieved the most number ones by a single act, topping the chart four times. Ronnie Milsap, T. G. Sheppard, Ricky Skaggs and Conway Twitty each had three number ones. Alabama, Twitty and Willie Nelson tied for the most weeks in the top spot with four each. Nelson's four weeks consisted of two weeks with "Always on My Mind" followed immediately by a further two with "Just to Satisfy You", a collaboration with Waylon Jennings. In October, Dolly Parton topped the chart with the double A-sided single "I Will Always Love You" / "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind". Both tracks were re-recordings of songs she had previously released in the 1970s, and the original recording of "I Will Always Love You" had reached number one in 1974, making Parton the first artist to top the chart with two different recordings of the same song.[2]

Ed Bruce, best known for writing "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", a highly successful chart-topper for Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson four years earlier, achieved his only number one as a performer in 1982 with "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had".[3] Several other artists reached the top spot for the first time in 1982, including Juice Newton with "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)",[4] Ricky Skaggs with "Crying My Heart Out Over You",[5] Michael Murphey (later known as Michael Martin Murphy) with "What's Forever For",[6] [7] and John Anderson with "Wild and Blue".[8] In August George Strait topped the chart for the first time with "Fool Hearted Memory";[9] Strait would go on to top the chart regularly for more than 25 years, achieving a record-breaking 44 Hot Country number ones.[10]

Chart history

Issue date!scope=col
Titlescope=colArtist(s)scope=col class=unsortable
scope=row"Love in the First Degree" / "Ride the Train"Alabama[11]
scope=row"Fourteen Carat Mind"[12]
scope=row"I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World"[13]
scope=row"Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night"[14]
scope=row"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"[15]
scope=row"Lonely Nights"[16]
scope=row"Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"[17]
scope=row"Only One You"[18]
scope=row"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"[19]
scope=row"You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had"[20]
scope=row"Blue Moon with Heartache"[21]
scope=row"Mountain of Love"[22]
scope=row"She Left Love All Over Me"[23]
scope=row"Bobbie Sue"[24]
scope=row"Big City"[25]
scope=row"The Clown"[26]
scope=row"Crying My Heart Out Over You"[27]
scope=row"Mountain Music"Alabama[28]
scope=row"Always on My Mind"[29]
scope=row[30]
scope=row"Just to Satisfy You" and Willie Nelson[31]
scope=row[32]
scope=row"Finally"[33]
scope=row"For All the Wrong Reasons"[34]
scope=row"Slow Hand"[35]
scope=row[36]
scope=row"Any Day Now"[37]
scope=row"Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby"[38]
scope=row"'Till You're Gone"[39]
scope=row"Take Me Down"Alabama[40]
scope=row"I Don't Care"[41]
scope=row"Honky Tonkin'"[42]
scope=row"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"[43]
scope=row"Nobody"Sylvia[44]
scope=row"Fool Hearted Memory"[45]
scope=row"Love Will Turn You Around"[46]
scope=row"She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)"[47]
scope=row[48]
scope=row"What's Forever For"[49]
scope=row"Put Your Dreams Away"[50]
scope=row"Yesterday's Wine" and George Jones[51]
scope=row"I Will Always Love You" / "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"[52]
scope=row"He Got You"[53]
scope=row"Close Enough to Perfect"Alabama[54]
scope=row"You're So Good When You're Bad"[55]
scope=row"Heartbroke"[56]
scope=row"War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)"[57]
scope=row"It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"[58]
scope=row"You and I" with Crystal Gayle[59]
scope=row"Redneck Girl"[60]
scope=row"Somewhere Between Right and Wrong"[61]
scope=row"Wild and Blue"[62]

a. Double A-sided single

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005. ix. Joel Whitburn. Record Research. 2005. 9780898201659.

  2. Book: Ellison, Curtis W.. Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven. registration. 195. 1995. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781604739343.
  3. Web site: Ed Bruce Biography & History. AllMusic. Jason. Ankeny. March 5, 2018. July 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720145918/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ed-bruce-mn0000144349/biography. live.
  4. Web site: No, 89: Juice Newton, "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"  -  Top 100 Country Love Songs. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Cory. Stromblad. September 5, 2012. March 5, 2018. April 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230429151602/https://tasteofcountry.com/juice-newton-the-sweetest-thing-ive-ever-known-top-100-country-love-songs/. live.
  5. How Ricky Skaggs Redefined Bluegrass and Brought It to the Mainstream. Rolling Stone. Jon. Freeman. September 11, 2017. March 6, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140352/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/ricky-skaggs-brought-bluegrass-to-the-mainstream-w502192. live.
  6. Michael Murphey Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180520093811/https://www.billboard.com/music/michael-murphey/chart-history/country-songs. dead. May 20, 2018. Billboard. March 6, 2018.
  7. Michael Martin Murphey Chart History. Billboard. March 6, 2018. November 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118011657/https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-martin-murphey/chart-history/csi/. live.
  8. Web site: John Anderson Biography & History. AllMusic. Steve. Huey. March 6, 2018. March 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324144553/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-anderson-mn0000218994/biography. live.
  9. Web site: 35 Years Ago: George Strait Earns First No. 1 Hit with "Fool Hearted Memory". Gayle. Thompson. The Boot. Townsquare Media. August 28, 2017. March 5, 2018. September 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928042530/https://theboot.com/george-strait-fool-hearted-memory/. live.
  10. Watch Miranda Lambert, Wade Bowen Cover George Strait Classic. Rolling Stone. Jeff. Gage. August 7, 2017. March 5, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144202/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/miranda-lambert-wade-bowen-cover-george-strait-watch-video-w496299. live.
  11. Hot Country Songs chart for January 2, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506040420/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-01-02 . live .
  12. Hot Country Songs chart for January 9, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . October 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002065301/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-01-09/ . live .
  13. Hot Country Songs chart for January 16, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506040431/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-01-16 . live .
  14. Hot Country Songs chart for January 23, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061438/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-01-23/ . live .
  15. Hot Country Songs chart for January 30, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405012503/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-01-30/ . live .
  16. Hot Country Songs chart for February 6, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422134701/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-02-06/ . live .
  17. Hot Country Songs chart for February 13, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613111935/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-02-13 . live .
  18. Hot Country Songs chart for February 20, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . March 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302012809/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-02-20/ . live .
  19. Hot Country Songs chart for February 27, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505101531/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-02-27 . live .
  20. Hot Country Songs chart for March 6, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . December 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229190623/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-03-06/ . live .
  21. Hot Country Songs chart for March 13, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234216/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-03-13 . live .
  22. Hot Country Songs chart for March 20, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620184318/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-03-20/ . live .
  23. Hot Country Songs chart for March 27, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505101555/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-03-27 . live .
  24. Hot Country Songs chart for April 3, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115064239/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-04-03/ . live .
  25. Hot Country Songs chart for April 10, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520011546/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-04-10/ . live .
  26. Hot Country Songs chart for April 17, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427162334/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-04-17/ . live .
  27. Hot Country Songs chart for April 24, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612233920/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-04-24 . live .
  28. Hot Country Songs chart for May 1, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506040454/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-05-01 . live .
  29. Hot Country Songs chart for May 8, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . November 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111003720/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-05-08/ . live .
  30. Hot Country Songs chart for May 15, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505090616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-05-15 . live .
  31. Hot Country Songs chart for May 22, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522162909/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-05-22/ . live .
  32. Hot Country Songs chart for May 29, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . August 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815135651/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-05-29/ . live .
  33. Hot Country Songs chart for June 5, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423225520/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-06-05/ . live .
  34. Hot Country Songs chart for June 12, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614050211/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-06-12 . live .
  35. Hot Country Songs chart for June 19, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404191955/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-06-19/ . live .
  36. Hot Country Songs chart for June 26, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230615113011/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-06-26/ . live .
  37. Hot Country Songs chart for July 3, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061435/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-07-03/ . live .
  38. Hot Country Songs chart for July 10, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115064238/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-07-10/ . live .
  39. Hot Country Songs chart for July 17, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . March 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324091431/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-07-17/ . live .
  40. Hot Country Songs chart for July 24, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612214954/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-07-24 . live .
  41. Hot Country Songs chart for July 31, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525025129/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-07-31/ . live .
  42. Hot Country Songs chart for August 7, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406084550/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-08-07/ . live .
  43. Hot Country Songs chart for August 14, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424104611/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-08-14/ . live .
  44. Hot Country Songs chart for August 21, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506040528/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-08-21 . live .
  45. Hot Country Songs chart for August 28, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . November 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111003656/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-08-28/ . live .
  46. Hot Country Songs chart for September 4, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . February 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065933/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-09-04/ . live .
  47. Hot Country Songs chart for September 11, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . October 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211011154739/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-09-11 . live .
  48. Hot Country Songs chart for September 18, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505090036/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-09-18 . live .
  49. Hot Country Songs chart for September 25, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505101730/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-09-25 . live .
  50. Hot Country Songs chart for October 2, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061442/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-10-02/ . live .
  51. Hot Country Songs chart for October 9, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . February 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202124252/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-10-09/ . live .
  52. Hot Country Songs chart for October 16, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . February 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230217165436/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-10-16/ . live .
  53. Hot Country Songs chart for October 23, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625183116/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-10-23/ . live .
  54. Hot Country Songs chart for October 30, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . April 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427181721/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-10-30/ . live .
  55. Hot Country Songs chart for November 6, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621222851/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-11-06/ . live .
  56. Hot Country Songs chart for November 13, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118235002/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-11-13/ . live .
  57. Hot Country Songs chart for November 20, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . December 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215082946/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-11-20/ . live .
  58. Hot Country Songs chart for November 27, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . January 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114160432/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-11-27/ . live .
  59. Hot Country Songs chart for December 4, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . September 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919144844/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-12-04/ . live .
  60. Hot Country Songs chart for December 11, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505090746/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-12-11 . live .
  61. Hot Country Songs chart for December 18, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . August 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810180635/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-12-18/ . live .
  62. Hot Country Songs chart for December 25, 1982 . . October 3, 2010 . February 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065944/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1982-12-25/ . live .

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