| 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 |
|
 | 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 |
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