My Top Singles of 1982

All of my favourites from 1982. This list is not based on a single's release year (which often varies between countries) but when they debuted in the AMR Top 100 singles chart or gained significant airplay in Australia.

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0	001 #1	What About Me What About Me	Moving Pictures Moving Pictures	1982|02|1515 FEB '82	001 #1	002 #2	0	11.5TBD
0	002 #2	Africa Africa	Toto Toto	1982|11|2929 NOV '82	005 #5	025 #25 of '83	0	11.5TBD
0	003 #3	Maneater Maneater	Daryl Hall & John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates	1982|11|1515 NOV '82	004 #4	999 -	0	11.5TBD
0	004 #4	Dont Go Don't Go	Yazoo Yazoo	1982|09|2727 SEP '82	006 #6	070 #70	0	11.5TBD
0	005 #5	More Than This More Than This	Roxy Music Roxy Music	1982|05|3131 MAY '82	006 #6	049 #49	0	11.5TBD
0	006 #6	Eye of the Tiger Eye of the Tiger	Survivor Survivor	1982|08|2323 AUG '82	001 #1	001 #1	0	11.5TBD
0	007 #7	Hard to Say Im Sorry Hard to Say I'm Sorry	Chicago Chicago	1982|07|1919 JUL '82	004 #4	010 #10	0	11.5TBD
0	008 #8	Dont You Want Me Don't You Want Me	The Human League The Human League	1982|05|3131 MAY '82	004 #4	037 #37	0	11.5TBD
0	009 #9	It Must Be Love It Must Be Love	Madness Madness	1982|03|011 MAR '82	006 #6	056 #56	0	11.5TBD
0	010 #10	I Ran I Ran	A Flock of Seagulls A Flock of Seagulls	1982|06|1414 JUN '82	001 #1	015 #15	0	11.5TBD
0	011 #11	Great Southern Land Great Southern Land	Icehouse Icehouse	1982|08|3030 AUG '82	005 #5	059 #59	1	11.5TBD
0	012 #12	Forever Now Forever Now	Cold Chisel Cold Chisel	1982|03|2929 MAR '82	004 #4	035 #35	1	11.5TBD
0	013 #13	Up Where We Belong Up Where We Belong	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	1982|12|2727 DEC '82	001 #1	005 #5 of '83	1	11.5TBD
0	014 #14	Come on Eileen Come on Eileen	Dexys Midnight Runners Dexy's Midnight Runners	1982|10|044 OCT '82	001 #1	012 #12	1	11.5TBD
0	015 #15	Solid Rock Solid Rock	Goanna Goanna	1982|10|1111 OCT '82	003 #3	056 #57 #56	1	11.5TBD
0	016 #16	Just Cant Get Enough Just Can't Get Enough	Depeche Mode Depeche Mode	1982|03|088 MAR '82	004 #4	045 #45	1	11.5TBD
0	017 #17	Hey Little Girl Hey Little Girl	Icehouse Icehouse	1982|11|1515 NOV '82	007 #7	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	018 #18	Im So Excited I'm So Excited	Pointer Sisters Pointer Sisters	1982|09|2020 SEP '82	009 #9	089 #89 of '83	1	11.5TBD
0	019 #19	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Do You Really Want to Hurt Me	Culture Club Culture Club	1982|11|2929 NOV '82	001 #1	022 #22 of '83	1	11.5TBD
0	020 #20	Rosanna Rosanna	Toto Toto	1982|06|2121 JUN '82	016 #16	074 #74	1	11.5TBD
0	021 #21	Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah	The Clash The Clash	1982|10|044 OCT '82	003 #3	041 #41	1	11.5TBD
0	022 #22	Hurts So Good Hurts So Good	John Cougar John Cougar	1982|06|2828 JUN '82	005 #5	016 #16	1	11.5TBD
0	023 #23	Theme from The Greatest American Hero Believe it or Not Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)	Joey Scarbury Joey Scarbury	1982|02|1515 FEB '82	002 #2	009 #9	1	11.5TBD
0	024 #24	The Look of Love The Look of Love	ABC ABC	1982|09|1313 SEP '82	007 #7	069 #69	1	11.5TBD
0	025 #25	Edge of Seventeen Edge of Seventeen	Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks	1982|XX|XXNO HIT '82	999 -	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	026 #26	Hot in the City Hot in the City	Billy Idol Billy Idol	1982|10|1818 OCT '82	018 #18	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	027 #27	Mickey Mickey	Toni Basil Toni Basil	1982|03|2222 MAR '82	001 #1	006 #6	1	11.5TBD
0	028 #28	Only You Only You	Yazoo Yazoo	1982|06|2828 JUN '82	007 #7	034 #34	1	11.5TBD
0	029 #29	Even the Nights Are Better Even the Nights Are Better	Air Supply Air Supply	1982|06|2121 JUN '82	035 #35	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	030 #30	Six Months in a Leaky Boat Six Months in a Leaky Boat	Split Enz Split Enz	1982|05|3131 MAY '82	002 #2	018 #18	1	11.5TBD
0	031 #31	Real Men Real Men	Joe Jackson Joe Jackson	1982|08|3030 AUG '82	006 #6	048 #48	1	11.5TBD
0	032 #32	When the War is Over When the War is Over	Cold Chisel Cold Chisel	1982|07|2626 JUL '82	025 #25	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	033 #33	Jack & Diane Jack & Diane	John Cougar John Cougar	1982|10|1111 OCT '82	007 #7	083 #83	1	11.5TBD
0	034 #34	Da Da Da Da Da Da	Trio Trio	1982|08|2323 AUG '82	004 #4	028 #28	1	11.5TBD
0	035 #35	Get Down on It Get Down on It	Kool & The Gang Kool & The Gang	1982|07|2626 JUL '82	074 #74	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	036 #36	Steppin Out Steppin' Out	Joe Jackson Joe Jackson	1982|11|2222 NOV '82	030 #30	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	037 #37	Back on the Chain Gang Back on the Chain Gang	Pretenders Pretenders	1982|11|011 NOV '82	011 #11	090 #90 of '83	1	11.5TBD
0	038 #38	Freeze-Frame Freeze-Frame	The J. Geils Band The J. Geils Band	1982|05|033 MAY '82	007 #7	091 #91	1	11.5TBD
0	039 #39	Promised You a Miracle Promised You a Miracle	Simple Minds Simple Minds	1982|06|077 JUN '82	010 #10	089 #89	1	11.5TBD
0	040 #40	One Perfect Day One Perfect Day	The Little Heroes The Little Heroes	1982|04|1212 APR '82	012 #12	081 #81	1	11.5TBD
0	041 #41	Lets Groove Let's Groove	Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire	1982|01|1818 JAN '82	015 #15	100 #100	1	11.5TBD
0	042 #42	Poison Arrow Poison Arrow	ABC ABC	1982|06|077 JUN '82	004 #4	031 #31	1	11.5TBD
0	043 #43	Some Guys Have All the Luck Some Guys Have All the Luck	Robert Palmer Robert Palmer	1982|04|2626 APR '82	041 #41	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	044 #44	Hungry Like the Wolf Hungry Like the Wolf	Duran Duran Duran Duran	1982|06|077 JUN '82	005 #5	032 #32	1	11.5TBD
0	045 #45	The One Thing The One Thing	INXS INXS	1982|08|2323 AUG '82	014 #14	099 #99	1	11.5TBD
0	046 #46	Glittering Prize Glittering Prize	Simple Minds Simple Minds	1982|09|2020 SEP '82	009 #9	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	047 #47	Let it Whip Let it Whip	Dazz Band Dazz Band	1982|08|022 AUG '82	097 #97	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	048 #48	I.G.Y. What a Beautiful World I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)	Donald Fagen Donald Fagen	1982|11|2929 NOV '82	053 #53	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	049 #49	US Forces US Forces	Midnight Oil Midnight Oil	1982|11|2929 NOV '82	020 #20	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	050 #50	Avalon Avalon	Roxy Music Roxy Music	1982|09|1313 SEP '82	022 #22	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	051 #51	Be Good Johnny Be Good Johnny	Men at Work Men at Work	1982|04|1212 APR '82	008 #8	067 #67	1	11.5TBD
0	052 #52	Spirits in the Material World Spirits in the Material World	The Police The Police	1982|03|1515 MAR '82	050 #50	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	053 #53	If You Want My Love If You Want My Love	Cheap Trick Cheap Trick	1982|07|2626 JUL '82	002 #2	014 #14	1	11.5TBD
0	054 #54	Forget Me Nots Forget Me Nots	Patrice Rushen Patrice Rushen	1982|09|2727 SEP '82	029 #29	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	055 #55	Somebodys Baby Somebody's Baby	Jackson Browne Jackson Browne	1982|09|2020 SEP '82	026 #26	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	056 #56	I Eat Cannibals I Eat Cannibals	Toto Coelo Toto Coelo	1982|11|2929 NOV '82	004 #4	028 #28 of '83	1	11.5TBD
0	057 #57	Eye in the Sky Eye in the Sky	The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project	1982|08|1616 AUG '82	022 #22	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	058 #58	I Love Rock n Roll I Love Rock 'n Roll	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	1982|04|1212 APR '82	001 #1	007 #7	1	11.5TBD
0	059 #59	Its Raining Again It's Raining Again	Supertramp Supertramp	1982|11|2222 NOV '82	011 #11	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	060 #60	Dont Change Don't Change	INXS INXS	1982|11|088 NOV '82	014 #14	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	061 #61	Hold Me Hold Me	Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac	1982|07|055 JUL '82	012 #12	079 #79	1	11.5TBD
0	062 #62	Shut Down Shut Down	Australian Crawl Australian Crawl	1982|07|055 JUL '82	017 #17	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	063 #63	Do You Believe in Love Do You Believe in Love	Huey Lewis & The News Huey Lewis & The News	1982|05|3131 MAY '82	018 #18	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	064 #64	The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Tight Fit Tight Fit	1982|03|2929 MAR '82	011 #11	082 #82	1	11.5TBD
0	065 #65	Abracadabra Abracadabra	Steve Miller Band Steve Miller Band	1982|07|2626 JUL '82	001 #1	013 #13	1	11.5TBD
0	066 #66	Bad to the Bone Bad to the Bone	George Thorogood & The Destroyers George Thorogood & The Destroyers	1982|XX|XXNO HIT '82	999 -	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	067 #67	Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive	Men at Work Men at Work	1982|11|2222 NOV '82	006 #6	088 #88 of '83	1	11.5TBD
0	068 #68	Radio Radio	The Members The Members	1982|06|2828 JUN '82	005 #5	051 #51	1	11.5TBD
0	069 #69	House of Fun House of Fun	Madness Madness	1982|08|022 AUG '82	005 #5	068 #68	1	11.5TBD
0	070 #70	We Cant Be Beaten We Can't Be Beaten	Rose Tattoo Rose Tattoo	1982|11|1515 NOV '82	028 #28	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	071 #71	I Cant Go for That No Can Do I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)	Daryl Hall & John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates	1982|02|088 FEB '82	013 #13	096 #96	1	11.5TBD
0	072 #72	Almost With You Almost With You	The Church The Church	1982|02|2222 FEB '82	021 #21	999 -	1	11.5TBD
0	073 #73	Heartbreaker Heartbreaker	Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick	1982|12|066 DEC '82	002 #2	018 #18 of '83	1	11.5TBD

Purple text indicates artists whom are from Australia

__ highlights a #1 ranking or position that a single has achieved
__ highlights a Top 5 ranking or position that a single has achieved
__ highlights a Top 10 ranking or position that a single has achieved
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AMR ENTRY is the date that a single entered the AMR Top 100 Singles chart
AMR PEAK is the highest position that a single achieved in the AMR Top 100 Singles chart
AMR RANK is the ranking that a single achieved in the AMR Top 100 End of Year chart
Note: Two rankings indicates an appearance in two consecutive End of Year charts
MY RANK is the end-of-year ranking that a single achieved for me personally

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