These are the top 100 songs of 1982. Within the top 100 there are a total of 81 different bands or artists.
There are four acts with the most entries. Each of these acts has a total of three entries in the top songs of 1982:
- Air Supply
- Hall & Oats
- Stevie Wonder (including a duet with Paul McCartney)
- The Go Go’s
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
You can find links to more 80’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1982
| 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) Hall & 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 Hall & 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 & 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 Hall & 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 |