| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 04/1982 | | 408
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 US R&B 8 US rock 34 | [Columbia 02860] written by Paul McCartney |
| 2. | 05/1982 | | 364
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 28 US dance 14 US R&B 26 US rock 4 | [Capitol 5126] written by Steve Miller |
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 | 3. | 09/1982 | | 345
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US AC 8 US dance 34 US R&B 39 US rock 21 | charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts [Virgin/Epic 34-03368] written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss |
| 4. | 10/1982 | | 313
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC ✫1 US R&B 2 | [Motown 1644] written by Cochrane & Lionel Richie |
 | 5. | 10/1982 | | 310
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC 14 US dance 18 US R&B 78 US rock 18 | [RCA 13354] written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates |
 | 6. | 10/1982 | | 288
 | US 3 UK 4 US AC 34 US dance 12 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #231] [Columbia 03302] written by Marvin Gaye |
 | 7. | 11/1982 | | 287
 | US 2 UK 3 US AC 6 US dance 46 US R&B 34 | [Virgin 03796] written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss |
 | 8. | 10/1982 | | 285
 | US ✫1 UK 11 US AC ✫1 US R&B 9 | [R] [Qwest 50036] written by Rod Temperton |
 | 9. | 09/1982 | | 281
 | US 10 UK ✫1 US dance 11 US R&B 8 | [MCA 52149] written by Lloyd Ferguson, Jackie Mittoo & Fitzroy Simpson |
 | 10. | 11/1982 | | 266
 | US 2 UK 8 US AC ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Epic 03288] written by Michael Jackson |
 | 11. | 10/1982 | | 259
 | US 10 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US R&B 14 | [Arista 1015] written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb |
 | 12. | 01/1982 | | 193
 | US 4 UK 39 US AC 10 US dance 27 US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 1602] written by Stevie Wonder |
 | 13. | 04/1982 | | 180
 | US 5 US dance 2 US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1609] written by Reggie Andrews & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler |
 | 14. | 11/1982 | | 180
 | US 5 UK 49 US dance 3 US R&B 49 US rock 6 | written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr |
 | 15. | 08/1982 | | 178
 | US 4 UK 43 US AC 8 US R&B 7 | [Warner 29933] written by Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
 | 16. | 06/1982 | | 176
 | US 10 UK 18 US dance 3 US R&B 4 | [Geffen 29982] written by Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton |
 | 17. | 08/1982 | | 175
 | US 17 UK 7 US dance ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem) |
| 18. | 03/1982 | | 171
 | US 4 US AC 33 US dance 24 US R&B 2 | [Arista 0669] written by Ray Parker Jr |
 | 19. | 10/1982 | | 169
 | US 10 UK 15 US AC 36 US R&B 4 | produced by Michael Jackson [RCA 13382] written by Michael Jackson |
 | 20. | 05/1982 | | 168
 | US 13 UK 10 US AC 25 US dance ✫1 US R&B 2 | [Tamla 1612] written by Stevie Wonder |
| 21. | 01/1982 | | 155
 | US 8 UK 36 US dance 14 US R&B 2 | charted as Mirror, Mirror / Work That Body in US dance charts [RCA 13021] written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello |
 | 22. | 04/1982 | | 147
 | US 23 UK 8 US dance 2 US R&B 4 | [Elektra 47427] written by Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden & Freddie Washington |
| 23. | 02/1982 | | 145
 | US 30 UK 7 US dance 4 US R&B 2 | [R] [Mercury 76132] written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter |
| 24. | 03/1982 | | 141
 | US 102 UK 2 US dance 15 US R&B 27 | [MCA 52067] written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram |
| 25. | 04/1982 | | 137
 | US 10 US AC 6 US R&B ✫1 | [Columbia 02812] written by Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman |
| 26. | 10/1982 | | 130
 | US 30 UK 6 US R&B 7 | written by Amir Bayyan, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang |
| 27. | 06/1982 | | 129
 | US 104 UK 3 US dance 25 US R&B 12 | [RCA 13217] written by Jesse Rae |
 | 28. | 09/1982 | | 128
 | UK 2 US R&B 89 | [Columbia 03056 (wmot)] written by Len Barry & Bobby Eli |
| 29. | 04/1982 | | 127
 | US 44 UK 5 US dance 15 US R&B 8 | [Solar 48005] written by Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers & Leon Sylvers III |
| 30. | 08/1982 | | 126
 | UK 4 US dance ✫1 US R&B 63 | featuring Donnie Calvin [Streetwise 2203] written by Eddy Grant |
| 31. | 09/1982 | | 114
 | US 29 UK 11 US AC 7 US R&B 13 | [A&M 2434] written by Jeffrey Osborne & Peter Schless |
| 32. | 05/1982 | | 113
 | US 11 UK 25 US dance 62 US R&B 30 US rock 19 | [Elektra 47452] written by Freddie Mercury |
| 33. | 05/1982 | | 112
 | UK 4 US dance 18 US R&B 44 | charted as I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby / I'm Corrupt / Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy in US dance charts [Sire 50069] written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell) & Peter Schott |
| 34. | 03/1982 | | 108
 | US 39 UK 13 US dance ✫1 US R&B 5 | [novelty] [Venture 149] written by Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph |
| 35. | 08/1982 | | 105
 | US 21 UK 14 US R&B 6 | [De-lite 822] written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang |
 | 36. | 08/1982 | | 104
 | US 62 UK 8 US dance 12 US R&B 4 | featuring Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #51] [Sugar Hill 584] written by Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher, Melle Mel (as Grandmaster Melle Mel) & Bobby Robinson |
| 37. | 04/1982 | | 103
 | US 44 UK 7 US dance 14 US R&B 34 | charted as Mirror, Mirror / Work That Body in US dance charts [RCA 13201] written by Diana Ross & Ray Chew |
| 38. | 06/1982 | | 96
 | UK 5 US R&B 52 | written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram |
| 39. | 08/1982 | | 91
 | US 24 UK 42 US dance 4 US R&B ✫1 | produced by Luther Vandross [Arista 0699] written by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller |
| 40. | 07/1982 | | 86
 | US 22 UK 32 US R&B ✫1 | [Geffen 7-29983] written by Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen |
| 41. | 10/1982 | | 86
 | US 44 UK 25 US dance ✫1 US R&B 4 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #212] written by Prince |
| 42. | 10/1982 | | 84
 | US 104 UK 15 US dance 2 US R&B 5 | [EMI America 8126] written by Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones) |
| 43. | 03/1982 | | 84
 | US 102 UK 7 US R&B 33 | [Solar 48013] written by Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson & William Shelby |
| 44. | 03/1982 | | 81
 | US 13 US AC 7 US R&B 29 | [Atlantic 4005] written by Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager |
 | 45. | 05/1982 | | 80
 | US 24 UK 55 US dance 13 US R&B ✫1 | [Total Experience 8201] written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson |
| 46. | 11/1982 | | 77
 | US 15 US AC 3 US R&B 71 | [Columbia 03377] written by David Foster, Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald |
| 47. | 09/1982 | | 75
 | US 29 UK 58 US dance 26 US R&B 64 US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 29883] written by Peter Gabriel |
| 48. | 01/1982 | | 74
 | US 26 US dance 3 US R&B ✫1 | charted as Call Me / When You Touch Me in US dance charts [Salsoul] written by Randy Muller |
| 49. | 01/1982 | | 70
 | US 52 UK 14 US AC 29 US R&B 16 | [Warner 50005] written by Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro |
| 50. | 07/1982 | | 69
 | US 18 US dance 24 US R&B 5 | featuring Devo [Motown 1628] written by Jermaine Jackson, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer & Paul M. Jackson Jr. |
| 51. | 06/1982 | | 68
 | US 16 US AC 9 US R&B 23 | [Planet 13254] written by Parker McGee |
| 52. | 01/1982 | | 68
 | US 23 US AC 2 US R&B 14 | [Cotillion 47000] written by Smokey Robinson |
| 53. | 10/1982 | | 66
 | US 41 UK 14 US R&B 31 | [Geffen 29895] written by Jon Anderson & Vangelis |
| 54. | 06/1982 | | 58
 | US 21 US R&B 82 US rock 10 | [EMI America 8117] written by Bruce Springsteen |
 | 55. | 10/1982 | | 58
 | US 26 US AC 8 US R&B 54 US rock 17 | i.g.y.: international geophysical year (jul 1957-dec 1958) [Warner 29900] written by Donald Fagen |
| 56. | 01/1982 | | 58
 | US 33 UK 51 US AC 31 US dance 53 US R&B 3 | [Tamla 1601] written by Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo |
 | 57. | 06/1982 | | 57
 | US 48 UK 53 US dance 3 US R&B 4 | as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #237] [Tommy Boy 823] written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, the Soulsonic Force, Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider |
| 58. | 10/1982 | | 56
 | UK 18 US dance 5 US R&B 65 | [West End 1248] written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bert Reid (as Bertram Reid) |
| 59. | 02/1982 | | 51
 | US 38 US dance 9 US R&B 2 | [A&M 2392] written by David Lewis & Wayne Lewis |
| 60. | 01/1982 | | 51
 | UK 30 US dance ✫1 US R&B 13 | written by James "D. Train" Williams & Hubert Eaves III |
 | 61. | 08/1982 | | 51
 | US 31 US dance 39 US R&B 2 | [Total Experience 8203] written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson |
| 62. | 07/1982 | | 50
 | UK 20 US dance 67 US R&B 8 | [Mercury 76150] written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter |
| 63. | 08/1982 | | 48
 | US 105 UK 45 US dance ✫1 US R&B 6 | [A&M 2415] written by Kashif |
 | 64. | 12/1982 | | 45
 | US 33 UK 62 US AC 17 US R&B 30 | [Geffen 29805] written by John Bettis & Michael Clark |
| 65. | 09/1982 | | 43
 | US 33 US AC 15 US R&B 16 | [RCA 13292] written by Kenny Nolan |
| 66. | 06/1982 | | 41
 | US 39 US dance 42 US R&B 3 | [A&M 2410] written by Jeffrey Osborne & David Wolinski (as David "Hawk" Wolinski) |
| 67. | 10/1982 | | 40
 | US 40 US R&B 2 | [High Rise 2001] written by Sonny Charles & Bobby Paris |
| 68. | 04/1982 | | 40
 | US 38 US AC 5 US R&B 22 | [Arista 0673] written by Bill Champlin, David Foster & Jay Graydon |
 | 69. | 05/1982 | | 40
 | US 64 US dance 7 US R&B 3 | [Gordy 1619] written by Rick James |
| 70. | 01/1982 | | 40
 | UK 20 US dance 66 US R&B 75 | written by Alton Edwards & Chris Cameron |
 | 71. | 09/1982 | | 39
 | US 30 US dance 28 US R&B 46 | [Planet 13327] written by Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer & Trevor Lawrence |
| 72. | 12/1982 | | 37
 | US 35 US R&B 6 | written by Ray Parker Jr |
| 73. | 09/1982 | | 37
 | US 54 UK 45 US AC 21 US R&B 10 | [Tamla 1639] written by Stevie Wonder |
| 74. | 07/1982 | | 37
 | US 38 US R&B 3 | written by Ray Parker Jr |
 | 75. | 04/1982 | | 37
 | UK 38 US dance 2 US R&B 51 | [Profile 5006] written by Lotti Golden & Richard Scher |
| 76. | 04/1982 | | 37
 | US 66 UK 58 US dance 6 US R&B 18 | [RCA 13061] written by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard E. Scott |
 | 77. | 10/1982 | | 37
 | US 101 US dance ✫1 US R&B 7 | [Warner 29908] written by Prince |
| 78. | 04/1982 | | 36
 | US 47 US R&B ✫1 | written by Richard Dimples Fields & Belinda Wilson |
 | 79. | 08/1982 | | 33
 | US 73 US dance ✫1 US R&B 31 | [only released in the US] [Sire 29953] written by Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet |
| 80. | 01/1982 | | 32
 | US 43 US R&B 4 | [Philadelphia International 02619] written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| 81. | 05/1982 | | 32
 | US 66 US dance 11 US R&B 6 | featuring Rick James [Gordy 1616] written by Rick James |
| 82. | 05/1982 | | 31
 | US 61 US dance 29 US R&B 4 | [MCA 52049] written by Al Hudson, Jonathan Meadows, Dave Roberson, Glenda Hudson, Gregg Green, Terry Morgan & Theodore Dudley |
| 83. | 04/1982 | | 31
 | US 56 US dance 11 US R&B 9 | [Capitol 5109] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson |
| 84. | 10/1982 | | 30
 | US 55 US R&B 3 | [Epic 03205] written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Sam Cooke |
| 85. | 12/1982 | | 30
 | UK 73 US dance ✫1 US R&B 34 | [Columbia 03181] written by Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer |
| 86. | 03/1982 | | 29
 | US 41 US AC 29 US R&B 9 | [Capitol 5099] written by Smokey Robinson |
| 87. | 07/1982 | | 29
 | US 42 US AC 10 US R&B 24 | [Atlantic 4068] written by William Eaton, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter |
| 88. | 01/1982 | | 29
 | US 38 US AC 15 US R&B 57 | [Cotillion 46030] written by Bill Bowersock, Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch & Matt Vernon |
| 89. | 11/1982 | | 28
 | US 103 US dance 2 US R&B 17 | [Island 99963] written by Grace Jones & Sly Dunbar |
| 90. | 12/1982 | | 28
 | US 57 US R&B 3 | written by L.V. Johnson & R. Miner |
| 91. | 03/1982 | | 28
 | US 57 US dance 62 US R&B 5 | [Capitol 5067] written by O'Bryan (as O'Bryan Burnette II) & Don Cornelius |
| 92. | 06/1982 | | 28
 | US 33 US R&B 45 | [RCA 13252] written by Daryl Hall |
| 93. | 12/1982 | | 28
 | UK 31 US dance 66 US R&B 46 | written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram |
| 94. | 10/1982 | | 27
 | US 88 US dance 42 US R&B 2 | charted as 777-9311 / The Walk / I Don't Want to Leave You in US dance charts written by Prince (as Jamie Starr) |
| 95. | 07/1982 | | 26
 | US 101 US dance 62 US R&B ✫1 | [Warner 29961] written by Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Larry Troutman |
| 96. | 02/1982 | | 25
 | US 41 US dance 36 US R&B 15 | [Epic 02701] written by George Duke |
| 97. | 03/1982 | | 25
 | US 101 UK 47 US dance 17 US R&B 23 | [Columbia 02744] written by Stevie Wonder & Melody Mccully |
 | 98. | 01/1982 | | 25
 | US 90 US dance 16 US R&B 7 | charted as Get It Up / Cool in US dance charts written by Prince & Dez Dickerson |
| 99. | 12/1982 | | 25
 | US 36 US R&B 88 | [Elektra 69889] written by Lincoln Chase |
| 100. | 02/1982 | | 25
 | US 102 US dance ✫1 US R&B 57 | charted as Glad to Know You / 3,000,000 Synths / Ai No Corrida in US dance charts [A&M 2396] written by Chas Jankel & Ian Dury |