This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1982. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 25, 1982, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 1, 1981 through October 31, 1982.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "Physical" Olivia Newton-John2 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor3 "I Love Rock 'n Roll" Joan Jett & The Blackhearts4 "Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder5 "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band6 "Don't You Want Me" The Human League7 "Jack & Diane" John Cougar8 "Hurts So Good" John Cougar9 "Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band10 "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago11 "Tainted Love" Soft Cell12 "Chariots of Fire" Vangelis13 "Harden My Heart" Quarterflash14 "Rosanna" Toto15 "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" Daryl Hall & John Oates16 "867-5309/Jenny" Tommy Tutone17 "Key Largo" Bertie Higgins18 "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" Melissa Manchester19 "Waiting for a Girl Like You" Foreigner20 "Don't Talk to Strangers" Rick Springfield21 "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" Juice Newton22 "Always on My Mind" Willie Nelson23 "Shake It Up" The Cars24 "Let It Whip" Dazz Band25 "We Got the Beat" The Go-Go's26 "The Other Woman" Ray Parker Jr.27 "Turn Your Love Around" George Benson28 "Sweet Dreams" Air Supply29 "Only the Lonely" The Motels30 "Who Can It Be Now?" Men at Work31 "Hold Me" Fleetwood Mac32 "Eye in the Sky" The Alan Parsons Project33 "Let's Groove" Earth, Wind & Fire34 "Open Arms" Journey35 "Leader of the Band" Dan Fogelberg36 "Leather and Lace" Stevie Nicks and Don Henley37 "Even the Nights Are Better" Air Supply38 "I've Never Been to Me" Charlene39 "'65 Love Affair" Paul Davis40 "Heat of the Moment" Asia41 "Take It Easy on Me" Little River Band42 "Pac-Man Fever" Buckner & Garcia43 "That Girl" Stevie Wonder44 "Private Eyes" Daryl Hall & John Oates45 "Trouble" Lindsey Buckingham46 "Making Love" Roberta Flack47 "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" Juice Newton48 "Young Turks" Rod Stewart49 "Freeze-Frame" The J. Geils Band50 "Keep the Fire Burnin'" REO Speedwagon51 "Do You Believe in Love" Huey Lewis and the News52 "Cool Night" Paul Davis53 "Caught Up In You" .38 Special54 "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" Diana Ross55 "Love in the First Degree" Alabama56 "Hooked On Classics" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra57 "Wasted on the Way" Crosby, Stills & Nash58 "Think I'm in Love" Eddie Money59 "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" Donna Summer60 "Personally" Karla Bonoff61 "One Hundred Ways" Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram62 "Blue Eyes" Elton John63 "Our Lips Are Sealed" The Go-Go's64 "You Could Have Been with Me" Sheena Easton65 "You Can Do Magic" America66 "Did It in a Minute" Daryl Hall & John Oates67 "I Ran (So Far Away)" A Flock of Seagulls68 "Somebody's Baby" Jackson Browne69 "Oh No" Commodores70 "Take It Away" Paul McCartney71 "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" Deniece Williams72 "Love Will Turn You Around" Kenny Rogers73 "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey74 "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" Barbra Streisand75 "Gloria" Laura Branigan76 "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" Elton John77 "Yesterday's Songs" Neil Diamond78 "Crimson and Clover" Joan Jett & The Blackhearts79 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" The Police 80 "Here I Am" Air Supply81 "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" Michael McDonald82 "Get Down on It" Kool & the Gang83 "Any Day Now" Ronnie Milsap84 "Make a Move on Me" Olivia Newton-John85 "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" Kool & the Gang86 "Mirror Mirror" Diana Ross87 "Vacation" The Go-Go's88 "(Oh) Pretty Woman" Van Halen89 "Should I Do It" The Pointer Sisters90 "Hot in the City" Billy Idol91 "Kids in America" Kim Wilde92 "Man on Your Mind" Little River Band93 "What's Forever For" Michael Murphey94 "Waiting on a Friend" The Rolling Stones95 "Do I Do" Stevie Wonder96 "Working for the Weekend" Loverboy97 "Goin' Down" Greg Guidry98 "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Christopher Cross99 "Through the Years" Kenny Rogers100 "Edge of Seventeen" Stevie Nicks
See also 1982 in music Billboard Year-End Hot Black Singles of 1982 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1982
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