Top Artists of 1982 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1981 <-

1982

-> 1983

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Culture Club	776	09/1982 • Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? • 417 pts • from Kissing to Be Clever 11/1982 • Time (Clock of the Heart) • 355 pts • from Kissing to Be Clever
2.	Men at Work	701	07/1982 • Who Can It Be Now? • 238 pts • from Business as Usual 08/1982 • Down Under • 463 pts • from Business as Usual
3.	Toto	698	04/1982 • Rosanna • 280 pts • from Toto IV 10/1982 • Africa • 380 pts • from Toto IV
4.	The Jam	693	02/1982 • A Town Called Malice / Precious • 207 pts • from The Gift 07/1982 • Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero • 94 pts • from The Gift 09/1982 • The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) • 176 pts 12/1982 • Beat Surrender • 204 pts
5.	Duran Duran	664	05/1982 • Hungry Like the Wolf • 316 pts • from Rio 08/1982 • Save a Prayer • 176 pts • from Rio 11/1982 • Rio • 173 pts • from Rio
6.	Madness	662	05/1982 • House of Fun • 204 pts 07/1982 • Driving in My Car • 139 pts 11/1982 • Our House • 255 pts • from The Rise & Fall
7.	Shakin' Stevens	649	01/1982 • Oh Julie • 204 pts • from Give Me Your Heart Tonight 04/1982 • Shirley • 115 pts • from Give Me Your Heart Tonight 12/1982 • The Shakin' Stevens EP • 176 pts
8.	Dexys Midnight Runners	637	07/1982 • Come On Eileen • 439 pts • from Too-Rye-Ay 10/1982 • Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) • 126 pts • from Too-Rye-Ay
9.	John Mellencamp	559	04/1982 • Hurts So Good • 218 pts • from American Fool 06/1982 • Jack and Diane • 276 pts • from American Fool
10.	Survivor	530	06/1982 • Eye of the Tiger • 459 pts • from Eye of the Tiger
11.	Soft Cell	527	02/1982 • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye • 148 pts • from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 05/1982 • Torch • 176 pts 08/1982 • What! • 152 pts • from Non-stop Ecstatic Dancing
12.	ABC	514	02/1982 • Poison Arrow • 159 pts • from The Lexicon of Love 05/1982 • The Look of Love • 229 pts • from The Lexicon of Love 09/1982 • All of My Heart • 126 pts • from The Lexicon of Love
13.	Steve Miller Band	487	05/1982 • Abracadabra • 431 pts • from Abracadabra
14.	Hall & Oates	484	03/1982 • Did It in a Minute • 97 pts • from Private Eyes 10/1982 • Maneater • 357 pts • from H2O
15.	Yazoo	478	04/1982 • Only You • 190 pts • from Upstairs at Eric's 07/1982 • Don't Go • 177 pts • from Upstairs at Eric's
16.	Shalamar	475	03/1982 • A Night to Remember • 167 pts • from Friends 03/1982 • I Can Make You Feel Good • 111 pts • from Friends 09/1982 • There It Is • 126 pts • from Friends
17.	Stevie Wonder	473	01/1982 • That Girl • 213 pts • from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 05/1982 • Do I Do • 211 pts • from Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium
18.	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	473	05/1982 • I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby • 149 pts • from Tropical Gangsters 06/1982 • Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy • 183 pts • from Tropical Gangsters 07/1982 • Stool Pigeon • 109 pts • from Tropical Gangsters
19.	Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder	467	04/1982 • Ebony and Ivory • 467 pts • from Tug of War
20.	Fleetwood Mac	460	06/1982 • Hold Me • 184 pts • from Mirage 07/1982 • Gypsy • 125 pts • from Mirage
21.	Chicago	444	06/1982 • Hard to Say I'm Sorry • 383 pts • from Chicago 16
22.	Toni Basil	426	02/1982 • Mickey • 412 pts • from Word of Mouth
23.	Adam Ant	420	05/1982 • Goody Two Shoes • 295 pts • from Friend or Foe
24.	Imagination	414	03/1982 • Just an Illusion • 193 pts • from In the Heat of the Night 06/1982 • Music and Lights • 128 pts • from In the Heat of the Night
25.	Olivia Newton-John	408	02/1982 • Make a Move on Me • 166 pts • from Physical 09/1982 • Heart Attack • 173 pts • from Olivia's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
26.	Dionne Warwick	399	10/1982 • Heartbreaker • 299 pts • from Heartbreaker 12/1982 • All the Love in the World • 91 pts • from Heartbreaker
27.	Lionel Richie	383	10/1982 • Truly • 383 pts • from Lionel Richie
28.	Musical Youth	381	09/1982 • Pass the Dutchie • 313 pts • from The Youth of Today
29.	Charlene	379	03/1982 • I've Never Been to Me • 376 pts • from I've Never Been to Me
30.	Phil Collins	378	11/1982 • You Can't Hurry Love • 308 pts • from Hello, I Must Be Going!
31.	Bucks Fizz	377	03/1982 • My Camera Never Lies • 204 pts • from Are You Ready 06/1982 • Now Those Days Are Gone • 94 pts • from Are You Ready
32.	Haircut 100	374	01/1982 • Love Plus One • 193 pts • from Pelican West
33.	Donna Summer	365	06/1982 • Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) • 179 pts • from Donna Summer
34.	Tight Fit	349	01/1982 • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • 204 pts • from Tight Fit 05/1982 • Fantasy Island • 126 pts • from Tight Fit
35.	The Human League	347	01/1982 • Being Boiled (Re-boiled) • 115 pts • from Travelogue 11/1982 • Mirror Man • 214 pts • from Fascination!
36.	A Flock of Seagulls	346	03/1982 • I Ran (So Far Away) • 145 pts • from A Flock of Seagulls 11/1982 • Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) • 142 pts • from Listen
37.	Japan	346	03/1982 • Ghosts • 126 pts • from Tin Drum
38.	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	339	08/1982 • Up Where We Belong • 339 pts • from An Officer and a Gentleman: Original Soundtrack from the Paramount Motion Picture
39.	The Go-Go's	339	01/1982 • We Got the Beat • 200 pts • from Beauty and the Beat 07/1982 • Vacation • 117 pts • from Vacation
40.	Marvin Gaye	339	10/1982 • Sexual Healing • 339 pts • from Midnight Love
41.	Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney	337	11/1982 • The Girl Is Mine • 337 pts • from Thriller
42.	Laura Branigan	337	05/1982 • Gloria • 327 pts • from Branigan
43.	Patti Austin & James Ingram	336	03/1982 • Baby, Come to Me • 324 pts • from Every Home Should Have One
44.	Juice Newton	325	05/1982 • Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me • 133 pts • from Quiet Lies 08/1982 • Break It to Me Gently • 129 pts • from Quiet Lies
45.	Kool & The Gang	323	08/1982 • Big Fun • 130 pts • from As One 10/1982 • Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La) • 161 pts • from As One
46.	Elton John	303	03/1982 • Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny) • 95 pts • from Jump Up! 03/1982 • Blue Eyes • 199 pts • from Jump Up!
47.	The Beatles	303	03/1982 • The Beatles' Movie Medley • 164 pts 10/1982 • Love Me Do • 139 pts • from 20 Greatest Hits
48.	Bananarama	302	04/1982 • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' • 137 pts • from Deep Sea Skiving 07/1982 • Shy Boy • 148 pts • from Deep Sea Skiving
49.	Asia	301	04/1982 • Heat of the Moment • 192 pts • from Asia
50.	Rick Springfield	299	03/1982 • Don't Talk to Strangers • 201 pts • from Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet