RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP POP SINGLES OF 1982*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 OPEN ARMS-JOURNEY-COLUMBIA-MARCH 2 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY-CHICAGO-FULL MOON-September 3 DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS-RICK SPRINGFIELD-RCA-May 4 ROSANNA-TOTO-Columbia-July 5 EBONY & IVORY-PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER-Columbia-May 6 EYE OF THE TIGER-SURVIVOR-Scotti Beothers-August 7 JACK AND DIANE-JOHN COUGAR-Polygram-October 8 I KEEP FORGETTIN'-Michael McDonald-Warner Brothers-October 9 HOLD ME-Fleetwood Mac-Warner Brothers-August 10 THAT GIRL-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-March 11 I Can't Go For That-Daryl Hall and John Oates-RCA-January 12 Hurts So Good-John Cougar--Polygram-October-July 13 Don't You Want Me-Human League-A&M-July 14 Make A Move On Me-Olivia Newton-John-MCA-March 15 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-Capitol-September 16 Sweet Dreams-Air Supply-Arista-February 17 Somebody's Baby-Jackson Browne-Elektra-October 18 Chariots Of Fire-Vangelis-Polydor-May 19 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-October 20 Up Where We Belong-Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes-Island-November 21 Gypsy-Fleetwood Mac-Warner Brothers-October 22 Love's Been A Little Hard On Me-Juice Newton-Capitol-July 23 Wasted On The Way-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-Atlantic-August 24 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Boardwalk-April 25 Take It Away-Paul McCartney & Wings-Columbia-August 26 Freeze Frame-J.Giels Band-EMI America-April 27 You Should Hear How She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester-Arista-September 28 Leader Of The Band-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-February 29 Only The Lonely-Motels-Capitol-May 30 Heat Of The Moment-Asia-Warner Brothers-June 31 '65 Love Affair-Paul Davis-Arista-May 32 Did It In A Minute-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-May 33 The One You Love-Glenn Frey-Asylum-November 34 The Other Woman-Ray Parker,Jr.-Arista-June 35 Who Can It Be Now?-Men At Work-Columbia-October 36 We Got The Beat-Go Gos-I.R.S.-April 37 Your Imagination-Daryl Hall & John Oates-July 38 Even The Nights Are Better-Air Supply-Arista-August 39 You Can Do Magic-America-Capitol-October 40 Steppin' Out-Joe Jackson-A&M-December 41 Caught Up In You-.38 Special-A&M-July 42 Centerfold-J. Geils Band-EMI America-February 43 Do You Believe In Love-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-April 44 Only Time Will Tell-Asia-Warner Brothers-September 45 Take It Easy On Me-Little River Band-Capitol-March 46 867/5309 Jenny-Tommy Tutone-Columbia-May 47 I've Never Been To Me-Charlene-Motown-May 48 Cool Night-Paul Davis-Arista-February 49 Through The Years-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-March 50 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-February 51 Vacation-Go Gos-I.R.S.-August 52 Truly-Lionel Richie-Motown-December 53 Love Me Tomorrow-Chicago-Full Moon-November 54 You Could Have Been With Me-Sheena Easton-EMI America-February 55 Time-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-January 56 Heartlight-Neil Diamond-Columbia-November 57 Keep The Fire Burning-REO Speedwagon-Epic-July 58 Empty Garden-Elton John-Warner Brothers-June 59 Tainted Love-Soft Cell-Sire-July 60 Man On Your Mind-Little River Band-Capitol-June 61 Heart Attack-Olivia Newton-John-MCA-November 62 Maneater-Daryl Hall and John Oates-RCA-December 63 Shake It Up-Cars-Elektra-March 64 Turn Your Love Around-George Benson-Warner Brothers-February 65 Mirror Mirror-Diana Ross-RCA-March 66 Spirits In The Material World-Police-A&M-March 67 Don't Fight It-Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry-Columbia-October 68 Should I Do It-Pointer Sisters-Planet-March 69 Blue Eyes-Elton John-Geffen-September 70 Key Largo-Bertie Higgins-Family-April 71 What Kind Of Fool Am I-Rick Springfield-RCA-August 72 Southern Cross-Crosby, Stills and Nash-Atlantic-November 73 Gloria-Laura Branigan-Atlantic-December 74 Just Once-James Ingram & Quincy Jones-A&M-January 75 Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)-Frankie & The Knockouts-Millennium-May 76 Goin' Down-Greg Guidry-Columbia-April 77 Always On My Mind-Willie Nelson-Columbia-June 78 Hold On-Santana-Columbia-October 79 Waiting On A Friend-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-February 80 Crimson & Clover-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Boardwalk-June 81 Love Will Turn You Around-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-August 82 I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)-Donald Fagen-Warner Brothers-November * As published in the December 10,1982 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.