The Dance/Disco Top 80 was a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, which ranked the popularity of dance singles in nightclubs across the country, based on a national survey of club disc jockeys. The word "dance" was added to the chart's name on March 27, 1982.
Chart history Issue dateSongArtistJanuary 2"You Can"/"Fire in My Heart"Madleen KaneJanuary 9January 16"Wordy Rappinghood"/"Genius of Love"Tom Tom ClubJanuary 23"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"Daryl Hall and John OatesJanuary 30"You're the One for Me"D. TrainFebruary 6February 13February 20"Glad to Know You"/"3,000,000 Synths"/"Ai No Corrida"Chas JankelFebruary 27March 6March 13March 20March 27April 3April 10"Don't Come Crying to Me"/"Let It Ride"Linda CliffordApril 17April 24May 1"Murphy's Law"ChériMay 8May 15May 22"In the Name of Love"Thompson TwinsMay 29June 5June 12June 19June 26"Thanks to You"SinnamonJuly 3July 10"Do I Do"Stevie WonderJuly 17July 24July 31"Right on Target"Paul ParkerAugust 7August 14"So Fine" Howard JohnsonAugust 21"Situation"YazAugust 28September 4September 11September 18"Walking on Sunshine"Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie CalvinSeptember 25"Love Come Down"Evelyn KingOctober 2October 9October 16Redd Hott (all cuts)Sharon ReddOctober 23"Don't Go"YazOctober 30November 6"Nasty Girl"Vanity 6November 13November 20November 27December 4"1999"PrinceDecember 11December 18"The Look of Love"ABCDecember 25"It's Raining Men"The Weather Girls
See also 1982 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1982
References
Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books: 1980—1984.