Counting down the Top 82 of '82: Singles #20 - 11

A breakdown of my top singles from my favorite year in pop music

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Don't Fight It Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry Weeks in Hot 100: 12 Peaked: October 23 Album: High Adventure (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	17
Mainstream Rock	4

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We Got the Beat The Go-Go's Weeks in Hot 100: 19 Peaked: April 10 Album: Beauty and the Beat (I.R.S.)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	2
Mainstream Rock	7
Dance	35

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Heat of the Moment Asia Weeks in Hot 100: 18 Peaked: June 26 Album: Asia (Geffen)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	4
Mainstream Rock	1

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Tainted Love Soft Cell Weeks in Hot 100:  43 Peaked: July 17 Album: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Sire)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	8
Dance	4
Mainstream Rock	12

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Valerie Steve Winwood Weeks in Hot 100: 4 Peaked: November 20 Album: Talking Back to the Night (Island)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	70
Mainstream Rock	13

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Working for the Weekend Loverboy Weeks in Hot 100: 20 Peaked: February 13 Album: Get Lucky (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	29
Mainstream Rock	2

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Goodbye to You Scandal Weeks in Hot 100: 11 Peaked: December 4 Album: Scandal (EP) (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	65
Mainstream Rock	5

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Centerfold The J. Geils Band Weeks in Hot 100: 25 Peaked: February 6 Album: Freeze-Frame (EMI)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Mainstream Rock	1
Dance	12

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Shake It Up The Cars Weeks in Hot 100: 22 Peaked: February 27 Album: Shake It Up (Elektra)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	4
Mainstream Rock	2
Dance	14

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I Love Rock 'N Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Weeks in Hot 100: 20 Peaked: March 20 Album: I Love Rock 'N Roll (Boardwalk)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Mainstream Rock	1
Dance	31

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These are my personal top 82 singles of those that charted in 1982.  The list is solely my opinion.  Chart information is from the US Billboard charts.  Using Joel Whitburn's book, Pop Annual 1955-1999, I started with the 424 singles that charted on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1982.  An initial pass through that list narrowed it down to 116.  Titles of those songs were written on index cards and the listening, ranking, and editing began.  The top 82 are presented here, in order.

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