These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1982.
| Issue date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "You Can"/ "Fire in My Heart" | Madleen Kane |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | "Wordy Rappinghood"/ "Genius of Love" | Tom Tom Club |
| January 23 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | Daryl Hall and John Oates |
| January 30 | "You're the One for Me" | D. Train |
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | "Glad to Know You"/ "3,000,000 Synths"/ "Ai No Corrida" | Chas Jankel |
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | "Don't Come Crying to Me"/ "Let It Ride" | Linda Clifford |
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | "Murphy's Law" | Chéri |
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | "In the Name of Love" | Thompson Twins |
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | "Thanks to You" | Sinnamon |
| July 3 | ||
| July 10 | "Do I Do" | Stevie Wonder |
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | "Right on Target" | Paul Parker |
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | "So Fine" | Howard Johnson |
| August 21 | "Situation" | Yaz |
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | "Walking on Sunshine" | Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin |
| September 25 | "Love Come Down" | Evelyn King |
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | Redd Hott (all cuts) | Sharon Redd |
| October 23 | "Don't Go" | Yaz |
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | "Nasty Girl" | Vanity 6 |
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | "1999" | Prince |
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | "The Look of Love" | ABC |
| December 25 | "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls |