Counting down the Top 82 of '82: Singles #82 - 72

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

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Paperlate Genesis Weeks in Hot 100: 14 Peaked: August 7 Album: Three Sides Live (Atlantic)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	32
Mainstream Rock	2

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Talk Talk Talk Talk Weeks in Hot 100: 7 Peaked: November 6 Album: The Party's Over (EMI)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	75
Mainstream Rock	26
Dance	63

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Think I'm in Love Eddie Money Weeks in Hot 100: 17 Peaked: September 18 Album: No Control (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	16
Mainstream Rock	1

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Words Missing Persons Weeks in Hot 100: 11 Peaked: August 28 Album: Spring Session M (Capitol)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	42
Mainstream Rock	60

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Heart Attack Olivia Newton-John Weeks in Hot 100: 21 Peaked: November 6 Album: Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (MCA)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	3

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Crimson and Clover Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Weeks in Hot 100: 15 Peaked: June 19 Album: I Love Rock 'n Roll (Boardwalk)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	7
Mainstream Rock	6

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Somewhere Down the Road Barry Manilow Weeks in Hot 100: 15 Peaked: February 20 Album: If I Should Love Again (Arista)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	21
Adult Contemporary	1

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Only the Lonely The Motels Weeks in Hot 100: 23 Peaked: July 17 Album: All Four One (Capitol)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	9
Adult Contemporary	27
Mainstream Rock	6

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Juke Box Hero Foreigner Weeks in Hot 100: 13 Peaked: April 3 Album: 4 (Atlantic)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	26
Mainstream Rock	3

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Ebony and Ivory Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Weeks in Hot 100: 19 Peaked: May 15 Album: Tug of War (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Adult Contemporary	1
R&B	8
Mainstream Rock	34

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Everybody Wants You Billy Squier Weeks in Hot 100: 17 Peaked: December 18 Album: Emotions in Motion (Capitol)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	32
Mainstream Rock	1

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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.