American Top 40 1982 Top 100

Originally broadcast on December 25th, 1982, and January 1st, 1983, this program is brought to you by Rocket'Man's College of Musical Knowledge in conjunction with the CoPilot of the Airwaves. This is the Top 100 songs of 1982.

In this countdown there are 25 hits by foreign recording acts, 17 of those are by British artists, and there are 15 acts that charted for the first time during 1982.

There are 13 number one hits, 7 songs from movies, and there are 5 acts with three songs each, 3 of them female, 2 male.

There are 4 Australian acts, 3 solo hits by members of active groups, 3 instrumentals, and 1 song where the title is not mentioned in the song.

100. You Don't Want Me Anymore - Steel Breeze
99. Spirits In The Material World - The Police
98. Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap
97. Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight - Eddie Rabbit
96. Hold On - Santana
95. Pretty Woman - Van Halen
94. Personally - Karla Bonoff
93. Should I Do It - Pointer Sisters
92. Love In The First Degree - Alabama
91. It's Gonna Take A Miracle - Denise Williams
90. Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
89. Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) - Stevie Nicks
88. What's Forever For - Michael Murphy
87. Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
86. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) - Elton John
85. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
84. Break It To Me Gently - Juice Newton
83. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang
82. Making Love - Roberta Flack
81. You Could Have Been With Me - Sheena Easton
80. Blue Eyes - Elton John
79. Theme From "Hill Street Blues" - Michael Post
78. Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Gos
77. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) - Kool & The Gang
76. Vacation - The Go-Gos
75. Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers
74. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls
73. Mirror Mirror - Diana Ross
72. Crimson & Clover - Joan Jett &the Blackhearts
71. Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones
70. Think I'm In Love - Eddie Money
69. Love In Control (Finger On The Trigger) - Donna Summer
68. Caught Up In You - .38 Special
67. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
66. Make A Move On Me - Olivia Newton-John
65. Did It In A Minute - Daryl Hall & John Oates
64. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond
63. Comin' In And Out Of Your Life - Barbara Streisand
62. Take It Away - Paul McCartney
61. Cool Night - Paul Davis
60. Hooked On Classics - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
59. Do You Believe In Love - Huey Lewis & The News
58. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
57. Wasted On The Way - Crosby, Stills And Nash
56. Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne
55. Take It Easy On Me - The Little River Band
54. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me - Juice Newton
53. Keep The Fire Burnin' - REO Speedwagon
52. Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham
51. Keader Of The Band-Dan Fogelberg
50. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross
49. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
48. I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
47. Freeze Frame - The J. Geils Band
46. '65 Love Affair - Paul Davis
45. Only The Lonely - The Motels
44. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
43. Heat Of The Moment - Asia
42. I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
41. Oh No - The Commodores
40. Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John
39. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) - Air Supply
38. Even The Nights Are Better - Air Supply
37. The Other Woman - Ray Parker, Jr.
36. That Girl - Stevie Wonder
35. You Can Do Magic - America
34. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
33. Young Turks - Rod Stewart
32. Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
31. You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
30. Turn Your Love Around - George Benson
29. Let It Whip - The Dazz Band
28. Sweet Dreams - Air Supply
27. Leather & Lace - Stevie Nicks And Don Henley
26. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
25. Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
24. The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) - Juice Newton
23. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
22. Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
21. Shake It Up - The Cars
20. We Got The Beat - The Go-Gos
19. Open Arms - Journey
18. Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
17. Theme from "Chariots Of Fire" - Vangelis
16. Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield
15. Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work
14. Rosanna - Toto
13. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
12. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
11. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
10. Jack And Diane - John Cougar
9. Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
8. Don't You Want Me - The Human League
7. Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
6. Hurts So Good - John Cougar
5. Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
4. I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
3. Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
2. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
1. Physical - Olivia Newton-John