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Top Dance Songs of 1982

1981 <-1982-> 1983
    

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1.
10/1982
438

✫1
US
13
AC
33
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[R]
charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert
2.
06/1982
434

✫1
US
27
AC
59
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
UK
[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik
3.
05/1982
408

✫1
US
28
AC
14
dance
26
R&B
4
rock
2
UK
[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller
4.
09/1982
394

2
US
8
AC
34
dance
39
R&B
21
rock
✫1
UK
charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts
[Epic/Virgin 03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
5.
02/1982
390

✫1
US


3
dance




2
UK
[Chrysalis 2638]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn
6.
10/1982
338

✫1
US
14
AC
18
dance
78
R&B
18
rock
6
UK
[RCA 13354]
written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates
7.
11/1982
336

2
US
6
AC
46
dance
34
R&B


3
UK
[Epic/Virgin 03796]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
8.
10/1982
321

3
US
34
AC
12
dance
✫1
R&B


4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #231]
[Columbia 03302]
written by Marvin Gaye
9.
07/1982
309

2
US
28
AC
4
dance




6
UK
[Atlantic 4048]
written by Umberto Tozzi, Giancarlo Bigazzi & Trevor Veitch
10.
05/1982
299

3
US


36
dance


✫1
rock
5
UK
11.
09/1982
298

10
US


11
dance
8
R&B


✫1
UK
12.
08/1982
261

6
US
4
AC
45
dance


7
rock
6
UK
[A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson
13.
11/1982
243

7
US


21
dance


9
rock
5
UK
written by Chris Foreman & Chas Smash (as Carl Smyth)
14.
07/1982
225

✫1
US


33
dance


46
rock
45
UK
[R]
charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 18-02888]
written by Colin Hay
15.
05/1982
217

18
US


✫1
dance


32
rock
4
UK
16.
08/1982
208

17
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
[RCA 13273]
written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)
17.
01/1982
202

4
US
10
AC
27
dance
✫1
R&B


39
UK
[Tamla 1602]
written by Stevie Wonder
18.
05/1982
200

13
US
25
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B


10
UK
[Tamla 1612]
written by Stevie Wonder
19.
02/1982
195





45
dance




✫1
UK

written by Paul Weller
20.
09/1982
191

3
US


47
dance


✫1
rock
59
UK
[Elektra 69894 (Asylum)]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar)
21.
01/1982
183

37
US


8
dance


18
rock
3
UK
[Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward
22.
03/1982
183

102
US


15
dance
27
R&B


2
UK
23.
11/1982
180

5
US


3
dance
49
R&B
6
rock
49
UK
[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr
24.
03/1982
179

5
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B




[Motown 1609]
written by Reggie Andrews & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
25.
03/1982
174

23
US


2
dance
4
R&B


8
UK
[Elektra 47427]
written by Patrice Rushen, Terri McFaddin (as Teri McFadden) & Freddie Washington
26.
10/1982
173





18
dance




2
UK
charted as I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby / I'm Corrupt / Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy in US dance charts
written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell)
27.
03/1982
173

4
US
33
AC
24
dance
2
R&B




[Arista 0669]
written by Ray Parker Jr
28.
06/1982
171

10
US


3
dance
4
R&B


18
UK
[Geffen 29982]
written by Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton
29.
01/1982
170

30
US


4
dance
2
R&B


7
UK
[R]
[Mercury 76132]
written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
30.
07/1982
170





33
dance




2
UK
written by Stephan Remmler & Kralle (as Gert Krawinkel)
31.
07/1982
167





✫1
dance




3
UK
32.
08/1982
160





✫1
dance
63
R&B


4
UK
featuring Donnie Calvin
[StreetWise 2203]
written by Eddy Grant
33.
06/1982
158

104
US


25
dance
12
R&B


3
UK
[RCA 13217]
written by Jesse Rae
34.
03/1982
158

44
US


15
dance
8
R&B


5
UK
[Solar 48005]
written by Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers & Leon Sylvers III
35.
06/1982
154

8
US


8
dance


6
rock
30
UK
charted as Rock The Casbah / Mustapha Dance in US dance charts
[Columbia 03245 (Epic)]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon
36.
02/1982
151

25
US


39
dance




6
UK
37.
01/1982
151

8
US


14
dance
2
R&B


36
UK
charted as Mirror, Mirror / Work That Body in US dance charts
[RCA 13021]
written by Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello
38.
05/1982
150

5
US
10
AC
8
dance






[Arista 0676]
written by Dean Pitchford & Tom Snow
39.
10/1982
146





21
dance




3
UK
written by George Michael
40.
04/1982
142





56
dance




3
UK
[instrumental]
written by Chip Carpenter (as Andrew Carpenter), Roger Freeman, Chris Hamlin (as Chris Hamlyn), James Johnstone, Chris Lee (as Christoper J. Lee), Timothy Moore & Simon Underwood
41.
05/1982
141





18
dance
44
R&B


4
UK
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
42.
07/1982
140

83
US


66
dance




4
UK
43.
03/1982
139

9
US


8
dance


3
rock
43
UK
44.
11/1982
134

26
US


62
dance


3
rock
10
UK
charted as Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) / Nightmares in US dance charts
written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley & Paul Reynolds
45.
02/1982
133





49
dance




4
UK
46.
04/1982
130

108
US


16
dance




5
UK
47.
03/1982
130

39
US


✫1
dance
5
R&B


13
UK
[novelty]
[Venture 149]
written by Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph
48.
07/1982
129

62
US


12
dance
4
R&B


8
UK
featuring Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #51]
[Sugar Hill 584]
written by Duke Bootee (as Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher), Grandmaster Melle Mel & Bobby Robinson
49.
04/1982
127

44
US


14
dance
34
R&B


7
UK
charted as Mirror, Mirror / Work That Body in US dance charts
[RCA 13201]
written by Diana Ross, Paul Jabara & Ray Chew
50.
05/1982
125

11
US


62
dance
30
R&B
19
rock
25
UK
[Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury
51.
07/1982
113

8
US


17
dance


13
rock


[I.R.S. 9907]
written by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine & Jane Wiedlin
52.
08/1982
104

66
US


27
dance




8
UK
as Total Coelo in the US
[Chrysalis 42669]
written by Barry Blue, Paul Greedus & Roy Nicolson (as Roy Lachlan Nicolson)
53.
07/1982
104

24
US


4
dance
✫1
R&B


42
UK
produced by Luther Vandross
[Arista 0699]
written by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
54.
05/1982
103

62
US


36
dance


22
rock
9
UK
[RCA 13204]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns), Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer
55.
08/1982
103

104
US


2
dance
5
R&B


15
UK
[EMI America 8126]
written by Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones)
56.
07/1982
103





25
dance




7
UK
written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell)
57.
10/1982
103

108
US


58
dance




7
UK
charted as Communication / Lifeline in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 42686]
written by Gary Kemp
58.
10/1982

1999 by Prince

from 1999   1999
101

44
US


✫1
dance
4
R&B


25
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #212]
[Warner 29896]
written by Prince
59.
10/1982
100





52
dance




7
UK
charted as Living on the Ceiling/Feel Me in US dance charts
written by Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe
60.
04/1982
90

24
US


13
dance
✫1
R&B


55
UK
[Total Experience 8201]
written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
61.
12/1982
86





33
dance




9
UK
as Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team
[Atco 99950 (Island)]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn & Malcolm McLaren
62.
09/1982
79

29
US


26
dance
64
R&B
✫1
rock
58
UK
[Geffen 29883]
written by Peter Gabriel
63.
07/1982
76

18
US


24
dance
5
R&B




64.
09/1982
69





5
dance
65
R&B


18
UK
[West End 1248]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bert Reid (as Bertram Reid)
65.
06/1982
68

48
US


3
dance
4
R&B


53
UK
as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #237]
[Tommy Boy 823]
written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider
66.
11/1982
67

30
US


✫1
dance




67
UK
charted as Lies / Beach Culture in US dance charts
[Arista 1024]
written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie & Joe Leeway
67.
03/1982
66

67
US


14
dance


9
rock
26
UK
[Backstreet 52024]
written by Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie
68.
04/1982
66





65
dance




13
UK
69.
01/1982
66

33
US
31
AC
53
dance
3
R&B


51
UK
[Tamla 1601]
written by Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo
70.
06/1982
62

105
US


✫1
dance
6
R&B


45
UK
[A&M 2415]
written by Kashif
71.
05/1982

Too Late by Junior

from Ji   Ji
60





67
dance
8
R&B


20
UK
[Mercury 76150]
written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
72.
01/1982
59

27
US
10
AC
8
dance






charted as The Visitors/When All Is Said And Done in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3889 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
73.
10/1982
58





55
dance


31
rock
17
UK
written by Iva Davies
74.
12/1982
57

51
US


24
dance
✫1
R&B


68
UK
[Total Experience 8205]
written by Raymond Calhoun
75.
02/1982
57

38
US


9
dance
2
R&B




[A&M 2392]
written by David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
76.
09/1982
56

75
US


63
dance


26
rock
23
UK
[R]
[EMI America 8136]
written by Mark Hollis & Ed Hollis
77.
11/1982
55





17
dance
25
R&B


22
UK
[Capitol 5180]
written by Lillo Thomas
78.
08/1982
55

31
US


39
dance
2
R&B




[Total Experience 8203]
written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
79.
02/1982
50





3
dance




29
UK
charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
written by Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes & Brenda Russell
80.
10/1982
49

74
US


4
dance


32
rock
41
UK
81.
01/1982
48





66
dance
75
R&B


20
UK
[Columbia 02796]
written by Alton Edwards & Chris Cameron
82.
04/1982
46





2
dance
51
R&B


38
UK
[Profile 5006]
written by Lotti Golden & Richard Scher
83.
08/1982
46





31
dance




22
UK
[Warner 29930 (Sire)]
written by Kenny Young & Arthur Resnick
84.
02/1982
45

66
US


6
dance
18
R&B


58
UK
85.
05/1982
45

64
US


7
dance
3
R&B




[Gordy 1619]
written by Rick James
86.
09/1982
45

101
US


✫1
dance
7
R&B




[Warner 29908]
written by Prince
87.
09/1982
44





4
dance




32
UK
featuring Sylvester
written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester (as Sylvester James)
88.
08/1982

Voyeur by Kim Carnes

from Voyeur   Voyeur
43

29
US


52
dance




68
UK
[EMI America 8127]
written by Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson & Duane Hitchings
89.
05/1982
43

39
US


42
dance
3
R&B




[A&M 2410]
written by Jeffrey Osborne & David Wolinski (as David "Hawk" Wolinski)
90.
07/1982
42

44
US


40
dance


30
rock
42
UK
charted as Love My Way / Aeroplane in US dance charts
written by John Ashton, Tim Butler, Richard Butler & Vince Ely
91.
08/1982
41





24
dance




26
UK
[A&M 2509]
written by Captain Sensible
92.
08/1982
40

73
US


✫1
dance
31
R&B




[only released in the US]
[Sire 29953]
written by Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet
93.
12/1982
39





✫1
dance
34
R&B


73
UK
[Entertainment Company 03354]
written by Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer
94.
09/1982
37

30
US


28
dance
46
R&B




95.
04/1982
36

66
US


11
dance
6
R&B




featuring Rick James
[Gordy 1616]
written by Rick James
96.
04/1982
35

56
US


11
dance
9
R&B




[Capitol 5109]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
97.
05/1982
35

61
US


29
dance
4
R&B




[MCA 52049]
written by Al Hudson, Jonathan "Corky" Meadows (as Jonathan Meadows), Dave Roberson, Glenda Hudson, Gregory Green (as Gregg Green), Terry Morgan & Theodore Dudley
98.
11/1982
34

103
US


2
dance
17
R&B




[Island 99963]
written by Grace Jones & Sly Dunbar
99.
08/1982
32

88
US


42
dance
2
R&B




charted as 777-9311 / The Walk / I Don't Want to Leave You in US dance charts
[Warner 29952]
written by Prince (as Jamie Starr)
100.
02/1982
32

102
US


✫1
dance
57
R&B




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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