US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending August 28, 1982

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending August 28th, 1982.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 EYE OF THE TIGER –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-13 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 HURTS SO GOOD –•– John Cougar (Riva)-19 (2)
3 3 ABRACADABRA –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-14 (3)
4 4 HOLD ME –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-11 (4)
5 5 HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY –•– Chicago (Full Moon)-13 (5)
6 6 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER –•– Air Supply (Arista)-12 (6)
7 7 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN’ –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-12 (7)
8 8 VACATION –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S.)-9 (8)
9 9 WASTED ON THE WAY –•– Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-10 (9)
10 10 TAKE IT AWAY –•– Paul McCartney (Columbia)-8 (10)

11 11 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-15 (11)
12 12 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Finger On the Trigger) –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-10 (12)
13 14 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-9 (13)
14 16 JACK AND DIANE –•– John Cougar (Riva)-6 (14)
15 17 EYE IN THE SKY –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-9 (15)
16 18 AMERICAN MUSIC –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-10 (16)
17 19 THINK I’M IN LOVE –•– Eddie Money (Columbia)-9 (17)
18 20 WHO CAN IT BE NOW –•– Men At Work (Columbia)-8 (18)
19 13 ONLY THE LONELY –•– The Motels (Capitol)-19 (9)
20 15 ROSANNA –•– Toto (Columbia)-20 (2)

21 21 OUT OF WORK –•– Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI-America)-12 (21)
22 24 AND I AM TELL YOU I’M NOT GOING –•– Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)-9 (22)
23 27 YOU CAN DO MAGIC –•– America (Capitol)-5 (23)
24 29 ONLY TIME WILL TELL –•– Asia (Geffen)-6 (24)
25 25 KIDS IN AMERICA –•– Kim Wilde (EMI-America)-15 (25)
26 30 BLUE EYES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-8 (26)
27 22 LET IT WHIP –•– The Dazz Band (Motown)-19 (5)
28 31 HOT IN THE CITY –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-9 (28)
29 34 SOMEBODY’S BABY –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-5 (29)
30 36 LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-6 (30)

31 23 TAINTED LOVE –•– Soft Cell (Sire)-33 (8)
32 26 DON’T YOU WANT ME –•– The Human League (A&M)-26 (1)
33 44 I KEEP FORGETTIN’ (Every Time You’re Near) –•– Michael McDonald (Warner Brothers)-4 (33)
34 51 HOLD ON –•– Santana (Columbia)-3 (34)
35 49 WHAT’S FOREVER FOR –•– Michael Murphey (Liberty)-6 (35)
36 38 SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY –•– Marshall Crenshall (Warner Brothers)-8 (36)
37 41 DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (Oh Yeah) –•– Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk)-5 (37)
38 40 LET ME GO –•– Ray Parker Jr. (Arista)-7 (38)
39 50 NEVER BEEN IN LOVE –•– Randy Meisner (Epic)-5 (39)
40 42 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY –•– Paul Davis (Arista)-7 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

46 39 I REALLY DON’T NEED NO LIGHT –•– Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-13 (39)
87 28 IF THE LOVE FITS WEAR IT –•– Leslie Pearl (RCA)-15 (28)
91 32 PAPERLATE –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-13 (32)
92 33 YOUR IMAGINATION –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-11 (33)
93 35 PERSONALLY –•– Karla Bonoff (Columbia)-18 (19)
94 37 ROUTE 101 –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-10 (37)

POWER PLAYS

41 46 VALLEY GIRL –•– Frank Zappa (Featuring Moon Unit Zappa) (Barking Pumpkin)-7 (41)
42 43 WORDS –•– Missing Persons (Capitol)-9 (42)
43 45 I RAN (So Far Away) –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-8 (43)
44 47 GLORIA –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-8 (44)
45 48 I’M THE ONE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-6 (45)
47 55 MAKE BELIEVE –•– Toto (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 52 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO –•– The Clash (Epic)-7 (48)
49 54 WORKIN’ FOR A LIVIN’ –•– Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis)-3 (49)
50 56 OH JULIE –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-5 (50)

DEBUTS

67 — YOU DON’T WANT ME ANYMORE –•– Steel Breeze (RCA)-1 (67)
73 — BIG FUN –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-1 (73)
76 — SWEET TIME –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-1 (76)
77 — DON’T FIGHT IT –•– Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry (Columbia)-1 (77)
85 — LOVE COME DOWN –•– Evelyn King (RCA)-1 (85)
86 — SHE LOOKS ALOT LIKE YOU –•– The Clocks (Boulevard)-1 (86)
88 — AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING/YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY (Medley) –•– Chris Christian with Amy Holland (Boardwalk)-1 (88)
89 — NOBODY –•– Sylvia (RCA)-1 (89)
90 — SAD HEARTS –•– The Four Tops (Casablanca)-1 (90)