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Top R&B Songs of 1982

1981 <-1982-> 1983
    

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1.
04/1982
442

✫1
US
✫1
AC


8
R&B
34
rock
✫1
UK
[Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney
2.
05/1982
408

✫1
US
28
AC
14
dance
26
R&B
4
rock
2
UK
[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller
3.
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
4.
10/1982
362

✫1
US
✫1
AC


2
R&B


6
UK
[Motown 1644]
written by Lionel Richie
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
11/1982
319

2
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B


8
UK
[Epic 03288]
written by Michael Jackson
9.
10/1982
316

✫1
US
✫1
AC


9
R&B


11
UK
[R]
[Qwest 50036]
written by Rod Temperton
10.
09/1982
298

10
US


11
dance
8
R&B


✫1
UK
11.
10/1982
284

10
US
✫1
AC


14
R&B


2
UK
[Arista 1015]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
12.
08/1982
208

17
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
[RCA 13273]
written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)
13.
01/1982
202

4
US
10
AC
27
dance
✫1
R&B


39
UK
[Tamla 1602]
written by Stevie Wonder
14.
05/1982
200

13
US
25
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B


10
UK
[Tamla 1612]
written by Stevie Wonder
15.
08/1982
184

4
US
8
AC


7
R&B


43
UK
16.
03/1982
183

102
US


15
dance
27
R&B


2
UK
17.
11/1982
180

5
US


3
dance
49
R&B
6
rock
49
UK
[Capitol 5204]
written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr
18.
03/1982
179

5
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B




[Motown 1609]
written by Reggie Andrews & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
19.
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
20.
03/1982
173

4
US
33
AC
24
dance
2
R&B




[Arista 0669]
written by Ray Parker Jr
21.
06/1982
171

10
US


3
dance
4
R&B


18
UK
[Geffen 29982]
written by Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton
22.
01/1982
170

30
US


4
dance
2
R&B


7
UK
[R]
[Mercury 76132]
written by Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
23.
09/1982
167







89
R&B


2
UK
[Omni 99563]
written by Len Barry & Bobby Eli
24.
10/1982
163

10
US
36
AC


4
R&B


15
UK
produced by Michael Jackson
[RCA 13348]
written by Michael Jackson
25.
08/1982
160





✫1
dance
63
R&B


4
UK
featuring Donnie Calvin
[StreetWise 2203]
written by Eddy Grant
26.
06/1982
158

104
US


25
dance
12
R&B


3
UK
[RCA 13217]
written by Jesse Rae
27.
03/1982
158

44
US


15
dance
8
R&B


5
UK
[Solar 48005]
written by Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers & Leon Sylvers III
28.
10/1982
152

30
US




7
R&B


6
UK
[De-Lite 824]
written by Kevin Bell (as Amir Bayyan), James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
29.
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
30.
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
31.
03/1982
130

39
US


✫1
dance
5
R&B


13
UK
[novelty]
[Venture 149]
written by Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph
32.
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
33.
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
34.
09/1982
127

29
US
7
AC


13
R&B


11
UK
[A&M 2434]
written by Jeffrey Osborne & Peter Schless
35.
05/1982
125

11
US


62
dance
30
R&B
19
rock
25
UK
[Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury
36.
03/1982
125

10
US
6
AC


✫1
R&B




[ARC 02812]
written by Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman
37.
08/1982
123

21
US




6
R&B


14
UK
38.
06/1982
121







52
R&B


5
UK
39.
03/1982
105

102
US




33
R&B


7
UK
[Solar 48013]
written by Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson & William Shelby
40.
07/1982
104

24
US


4
dance
✫1
R&B


42
UK
produced by Luther Vandross
[Arista 0699]
written by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
41.
08/1982
103

104
US


2
dance
5
R&B


15
UK
[EMI America 8126]
written by Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones)
42.
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
43.
06/1982
97

22
US




✫1
R&B


32
UK
[Geffen 29983]
written by Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen
44.
04/1982
90

24
US


13
dance
✫1
R&B


55
UK
[Total Experience 8201]
written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
45.
01/1982
88

52
US
29
AC


16
R&B


14
UK
[Warner 50005]
written by Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro
46.
03/1982
87

13
US
7
AC


29
R&B




[Atlantic 4005]
written by Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager
47.
11/1982
84

15
US
3
AC


71
R&B




[Columbia 03377]
written by David Foster, Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
48.
10/1982
84

41
US




31
R&B


14
UK
[Geffen 29895]
written by Jon Anderson & Vangelis
49.
09/1982
79

29
US


26
dance
64
R&B
✫1
rock
58
UK
[Geffen 29883]
written by Peter Gabriel
50.
06/1982
77

16
US
9
AC


23
R&B




[Planet 13254]
written by Parker McGee
51.
07/1982
76

18
US


24
dance
5
R&B




52.
01/1982
75

23
US
2
AC


14
R&B




[Cotillion 47000]
written by Smokey Robinson
53.
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)
54.
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
55.
01/1982
66

33
US
31
AC
53
dance
3
R&B


51
UK
[Tamla 1601]
written by Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo
56.
06/1982
62

105
US


✫1
dance
6
R&B


45
UK
[A&M 2415]
written by Kashif
57.
10/1982
60

26
US
8
AC


54
R&B
17
rock


i.g.y.: international geophysical year (jul 1957-dec 1958)
[Warner 29900]
written by Donald Fagen
58.
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
59.
06/1982
59

21
US




82
R&B
10
rock


[EMI America 8117]
written by Bruce Springsteen
60.
12/1982
57

51
US


24
dance
✫1
R&B


68
UK
[Total Experience 8205]
written by Raymond Calhoun
61.
02/1982
57

38
US


9
dance
2
R&B




[A&M 2392]
written by David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
62.
11/1982
55





17
dance
25
R&B


22
UK
[Capitol 5180]
written by Lillo Thomas
63.
08/1982
55

31
US


39
dance
2
R&B




[Total Experience 8203]
written by Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
64.
12/1982
52

31
US




2
R&B




[Gordy 1645]
written by Randy DeBarge, El DeBarge & Bunny DeBarge (uncredited)
65.
12/1982
49

33
US
17
AC


30
R&B


62
UK
[Geffen 29805]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark
66.
01/1982
48





66
dance
75
R&B


20
UK
[Columbia 02796]
written by Alton Edwards & Chris Cameron
67.
09/1982
47

54
US
21
AC


10
R&B


45
UK
[Tamla 1639]
written by Stevie Wonder
68.
04/1982
46





2
dance
51
R&B


38
UK
[Profile 5006]
written by Lotti Golden & Richard Scher
69.
02/1982
45

66
US


6
dance
18
R&B


58
UK
70.
05/1982
45

64
US


7
dance
3
R&B




[Gordy 1619]
written by Rick James
71.
09/1982
45

101
US


✫1
dance
7
R&B




[Warner 29908]
written by Prince
72.
04/1982
44

38
US
5
AC


22
R&B




[Arista 0673]
written by Bill Champlin, David Foster & Jay Graydon
73.
10/1982
44

40
US




2
R&B




[High Rise 2001]
written by Sonny Charles & Bobby Paris
74.
02/1982
44

47
US




✫1
R&B




[Boardwalk 139]
written by Richard Dimples Fields & Belinda Wilson
75.
05/1982
43

39
US


42
dance
3
R&B




[A&M 2410]
written by Jeffrey Osborne & David Wolinski (as David "Hawk" Wolinski)
76.
08/1982
43

33
US
15
AC


16
R&B




[RCA 13292]
written by Kenny Nolan
77.
06/1982
41

38
US




3
R&B




[Arista 0695]
written by Ray Parker Jr
78.
08/1982
40

73
US


✫1
dance
31
R&B




[only released in the US]
[Sire 29953]
written by Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet
79.
12/1982
40

35
US




6
R&B




[Arista 1030]
written by Ray Parker Jr
80.
12/1982
39





✫1
dance
34
R&B


73
UK
[Entertainment Company 03354]
written by Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer
81.
11/1982
39

49
US




2
R&B




[RCA 13380]
written by Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)
82.
09/1982
37

30
US


28
dance
46
R&B




83.
04/1982
36

66
US


11
dance
6
R&B




featuring Rick James
[Gordy 1616]
written by Rick James
84.
04/1982
35

56
US


11
dance
9
R&B




[Capitol 5109]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
85.
03/1982
35

41
US
29
AC


9
R&B




[Capitol 5099]
written by Smokey Robinson
86.
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
87.
07/1982
35

42
US
10
AC


24
R&B




[Atlantic 4068]
written by William Eaton, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter
88.
11/1982
34

103
US


2
dance
17
R&B




[Island 99963]
written by Grace Jones & Sly Dunbar
89.
09/1982
34

55
US




3
R&B




[Epic 03205]
written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Sam Cooke
90.
11/1982
33

57
US




3
R&B




[Highrise 2005]
written by L.V. Johnson & Roger Miner
91.
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)
92.
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
93.
07/1982
32

101
US


62
dance
✫1
R&B




[Warner 29961]
written by Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Larry Troutman
94.
03/1982
32

101
US


17
dance
23
R&B


47
UK
[Columbia 02744]
written by Stevie Wonder & Melody Mccully
95.
01/1982
32

38
US
15
AC


57
R&B




[Cotillion 46030]
written by Bill Bowersock, Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch & Matt Vernon
96.
01/1982
32

57
US


62
dance
5
R&B




[Capitol 5067]
written by O'Bryan (as O'Bryan Burnette II) & Don Cornelius
97.
02/1982
31

41
US


36
dance
15
R&B




[Epic 02701]
written by George Duke
98.
12/1982
30





66
dance
46
R&B


31
UK
99.
05/1982
30





✫1
dance
44
R&B




[Becket 45-11]
written by Eric Matthew, Darryl Payne & Keith Diamond
100.
01/1982
29

103
US


8
dance
8
R&B




[Solar 47961]
written by Charmaine Sylvers, Dana Meyers & Glen Barbee

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