Below is a list from Billboard magazine’s Top ear-End Hot 100 songs for 1982. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about Billboard here.
- 1. Physical – Olivia Newton-John
- 2. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
- 3. I Love Rock ‘N Roll – Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
- 4. Ebony & 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) – Daryl Hall and John 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 – The 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 – Alan Parsons Project
- 33. Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind and 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 – The Little River Band
- 42. Pac Man Fever – Buckner and Garcia
- 43. That Girl – Stevie Wonder
- 44. Private Eyes – Daryl Hall and John 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 – J. Geils Band
- 50. Keep the Fire Burnin’ – REO Speedwagon
- 51. Do You Believe In Love – Huey Lewis and 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 America – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 57. Wasted On the Way – Crosby, Stills and 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 (Find 100 Ways) – Quincy Jones
- 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 – Daryl Hall and John Oates
- 67. I Ran (So Far Away) – A Flock Of Seagulls
- 68. Somebody’s Baby – Jackson Browne
- 69. Oh No – The Commodores
- 70. Take It Away – Paul McCartney
- 71. It’s Gonna Take a Miracle – Deneice Williams
- 72. A Love Song – 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 and The Blackhearts
- 79. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police
- 80. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) – Air Supply
- 81. I Keep Forgettin (Every Time You’re Near) – Michael Mcdonald
- 82. Get Down On It – Kool and 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 and The Gang
- 86. Mirror, Mirror – Diana Ross
- 87. Vacation – The Go-Go’s
- 88. (Oh) Pretty Woman – Van Halen
- 89. Should I Do It – Pointer Sisters
- 90. Hot In the City – Billy Idol
- 91. Kids in America – Kim Wilde
- 92. Man On Your Mind – The Little River Band
- 93. What’s Forever For – Michael Murphy
- 94. Waiting On a Friend – The Rolling Stones
- 95. All 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