| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 06/1982 | | 487
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 5
US dance 26
US rock ✫1 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]
 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting |
 | 2. | 06/1982 | | 452
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 27
US dance 59
US rock ✫1 | [Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik |
 | 3. | 10/1982 | | 433
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 13
US dance 33
US rock ✫1 | charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert |
| 4. | 05/1982 | | 358
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 28
US dance 14
US R&B 26
US rock 4 | [Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller |
 | 5. | 05/1982 | | 352
| US 3
UK 5
US dance 36
US rock ✫1 | [Capitol 5134 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 6. | 07/1982 | | 344
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 31
US rock 6 | as Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1983]
written by Kevin Rowland, Jim "Big Jim" Paterson & Billy Adams |
 | 7. | 04/1982 | | 300
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 8
US rock 34 | [Columbia 02860]
written by Paul McCartney |
 | 8. | 04/1982 | | 295
| US 4
UK 46
US rock ✫1 | [Warner 50040 (Geffen)]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton |
 | 9. | 09/1982 | | 282
| US 3
UK 59
US dance 47
US rock ✫1 | [Elektra 69894 (Asylum)]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) |
| 10. | 04/1982 | | 281
| US 2
US rock ✫1 | as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp & George M. Green |
 | 11. | 09/1982 | | 280
| US 2
UK ✫1
US AC 8
US dance 34
US R&B 39
US rock 21 | charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts
[Virgin/Epic 34-03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss |
 | 12. | 06/1982 | | 273
| US ✫1
UK 25
US rock 3 | as John Cougar
written by John Mellencamp |
 | 13. | 10/1982 | | 268
| US ✫1
UK 6
US AC 14
US dance 18
US R&B 78
US rock 18 | [RCA 13354]
written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates |
 | 14. | 10/1982 | | 264
| US 5
UK 17
US rock 4 | [Warner 29840 (Sire)]
written by Chrissie Hynde |
| 15. | 08/1982 | | 257
| US 6
UK 6
US AC 4
US dance 45
US rock 7 | [A&M 2428]
written by Joe Jackson |
| 16. | 04/1982 | | 248
| US 10
UK 79
US rock ✫1 | produced by David Foster
written by David Foster, Fee Waybill & Steve Lukather |
 | 17. | 03/1982 | | 247
| US 12
UK 66
US rock ✫1 | written by Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Joe Elliott |
| 18. | 11/1982 | | 239
| US 10
US rock ✫1 | written by George Kooymans |
 | 19. | 04/1982 | | 239
| US 2
UK 12
US AC 17
US rock 8 | [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1983]
[Columbia 02811]
written by David Paich |
 | 20. | 11/1982 | | 236
| US 10
UK ✫1
US AC 9
US rock 24 | [Atlantic 89933]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. |
 | 21. | 05/1982 | | 235
| US 12
UK ✫1
US rock 7 | written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni |
 | 22. | 11/1982 | | 234
| US 7
UK 5
US dance 21
US rock 9 | written by Chris Foreman & Chas Smash (as Carl Smyth) |
 | 23. | 03/1982 | | 230
| US 9
UK 43
US dance 8
US rock 3 | written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Paul Reynolds & Frank Maudsley |
| 24. | 06/1982 | | 228
| US 4
US AC 7
US rock 3 | [Warner 29966]
written by Christine McVie & Robbie Patton |
 | 25. | 06/1982 | | 219
| US ✫1
UK 4
US AC ✫1 | charted as Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away in US AC charts
[Warner 29979 (Full Moon)]
written by Peter Cetera & David Foster |
 | 26. | 10/1982 | | 214
| US ✫1
UK 3
US AC 5 | [Columbia 03335]
written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro |
 | 27. | 06/1982 | | 213
| US 8
UK 30
US dance 8
US rock 6 | charted as Rock The Casbah / Mustapha Dance in US dance charts
[Columbia 03245 (Epic)]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon |
 | 28. | 06/1982 | | 211
| US 16
UK 41
US rock ✫1 | written by Steve Clark, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Joe Elliott |
 | 29. | 11/1982 | | 208
| US 5
UK 49
US dance 3
US R&B 49
US rock 6 | written by Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr |
| 30. | 08/1982 | | 208
| US 32
US rock ✫1 | [Capitol 5163]
written by Billy Squier |
| 31. | 06/1982 | | 208
| US 7
US rock 2 | [Epic 14-02967]
written by Kevin Cronin |
 | 32. | 05/1982 | | 207
| US 10
US rock ✫1 | [A&M 2412]
written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi & Jim Peterik |
 | 33. | 09/1982 | | 205
| US 21
UK 42
US rock ✫1 | [Mercury 76179]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart |
 | 34. | 02/1982 | | 202
| US 12
US rock ✫1 | written by Roy Orbison & Bill Dees |
 | 35. | 01/1982 | | 200
| US 2
US rock 7 | [R]
[I.r.s. 9903]
written by Charlotte Caffey |
| 36. | 11/1982 | | 200
| US 2
UK 3
US AC 6
US dance 46
US R&B 34 | [Virgin 03796]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss |
 | 37. | 07/1982 | | 199
| US 16
US rock ✫1 | [Columbia 02964]
written by Eddie Money & Randy Oda |
 | 38. | 02/1982 | | 197
| US 7
UK 60
US rock 6 | as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Boardwalk 7-11-144]
written by Tommy James & Peter Lucia |
 | 39. | 11/1982 | | 197
| US 20
US rock ✫1 | written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell |
 | 40. | 07/1982 | | 197
| US 7
US AC 14
US rock 4 | [Elektra 69982 (Asylum)]
written by Jackson Browne |
| 41. | 11/1982 | | 192
| US 14
UK 9
US rock 5 | [Capitol 5175 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor |
 | 42. | 09/1982 | | 188
| US 29
UK 58
US dance 26
US R&B 64
US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 29883]
written by Peter Gabriel |
 | 43. | 11/1982 | | 187
| US 26
UK 10
US dance 62
US rock 3 | charted as Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) / Nightmares in US dance charts
written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley & Paul Reynolds |
 | 44. | 07/1982 | | 186
| US 3
US AC 3
US rock 11 | [Arista 0696]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson |
| 45. | 03/1982 | | 179
| US 2
US AC 30
US rock 11 | [RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield |
| 46. | 04/1982 | | 178
| US 9
US AC 27
US rock 6 | [Capitol 5114]
written by Martha Davis |
| 47. | 04/1982 | | 176
| US 40
UK 34
US rock ✫1 | written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover |
 | 48. | 07/1982 | | 174
| US 12
UK 46
US AC 9
US rock 4 | [Warner 29918]
written by Stevie Nicks |
| 49. | 10/1982 | | 172
| US 13
UK 83
US rock 3 | [Chrysalis 2647]
written by D.L. Byron |
 | 50. | 09/1982 | | 169
| US 28
UK 40
US rock 3 | [Warner 29905]
written by Pete Townshend |
 | 51. | 10/1982 | | 169
| US 11
UK 26
US AC 5
US rock 7 | [A&M 2502]
written by Roger Hodgson |
| 52. | 04/1982 | | 166
| US 65
UK 64
US rock ✫1 | [Mercury]
written by Rudolf Schenker & Klaus Meine |
| 53. | 01/1982 | | 166
| US 39
US rock ✫1 | co-written by Bryan Adams
[Capitol 5082] |
| 54. | 12/1982 | | 166
| US 13
US rock 3 | written by Sammy Hagar |
| 55. | 10/1982 | | 163
| US 26
US rock 3 | [Columbia 03359 (Portrait)]
written by Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus & Michael Sadler |
 | 56. | 06/1982 | | 161
| US 32
UK 43
US rock 2 | [Atlantic 4053]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 57. | 02/1982 | | 160
| US 23
US rock 3 | [Columbia 02802 (Portrait)]
written by Aldo Nova |
 | 58. | 07/1982 | | 158
| US 67
UK 66
US rock 4 | written by Rob Halford, K. K. Downing & Glenn Tipton |
 | 59. | 03/1982 | | 156
| US 22
US rock 2 | written by Dan Daley |
| 60. | 05/1982 | | 155
| US 17
US rock 4 | [Kirshner 02903]
written by Phil Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier, Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams |
| 61. | 06/1982 | | 154
| US 9
US AC 2
US country 87
US rock 9 | [Atlantic 4058]
written by Graham Nash |
 | 62. | 11/1982 | | 152
| US 30
UK 2
US rock 22 | written by Ian Burden, Jo Callis & Philip Oakey |
 | 63. | 01/1982 | | 152
| US 37
UK 3
US dance 8
US rock 18 | [Arista 0672]
written by Nick Heyward |
| 64. | 08/1982 | | 151
| US 17
US rock 4 | with Steve Perry
[Columbia 03270]
written by Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry & Dean Pitchford |
 | 65. | 01/1982 | | 150
| US 2
US AC 7
US rock 35 | [Columbia 02687]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry |
| 66. | 07/1982 | | 149
| US ✫1
UK 45
US dance 33
US rock 46 | charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 18-02888]
written by Colin Hay |
 | 67. | 05/1982 | | 149
| US 18
UK 4
US dance ✫1
US rock 32 | [Mercury 76168]
written by Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley & David Palmer |
 | 68. | 06/1982 | | 148
| US 25
UK 26
US rock 5 | [Rolling Stones 21301]
written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers & Marvin Tarplin |
| 69. | 01/1982 | | 145
| US 43
US rock 2 | [Geffen 49881]
written by Sammy Hagar |
 | 70. | 07/1982 | | 145
| US 8
US dance 17
US rock 13 | [I.r.s. 9907]
written by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine & Jane Wiedlin |
 | 71. | 02/1982 | | 144
| US 7
US rock 12 | written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
| 72. | 07/1982 | | 144
| US 64
UK 73
US rock 3 | [Swan Song 99979]
written by Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt & Jezz Woodroffe |
 | 73. | 05/1982 | | 138
| US 17
UK 54
US rock 8 | [radio only]
[Warner 29970 (Geffen)]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton |
 | 74. | 05/1982 | | 136
| US 10
UK 15
US AC 6
US rock 39 | [Columbia 03019]
written by Paul McCartney |
 | 75. | 05/1982 | | 134
| US 38
US rock 3 | [Warner 29986]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter |
| 76. | 09/1982 | | 134
| US 74
US rock 2 | [Atco 99966 (swan Song)]
written by Paul Rodgers |
| 77. | 11/1982 | | 134
| US 24
US rock 5 | [live]
[EMI America 8148]
written by Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith & Willie Stephenson |
 | 78. | 12/1982 | | 133
| US 2
US AC ✫1
US country 15 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5187]
written by Rodney Crowell |
 | 79. | 12/1982 | | 131
| US 39
US rock 3 | written by Phil Collins |
| 80. | 12/1982 | | 131
| US 39
US rock 4 | written by Franne Golde & Peter McIan |
| 81. | 12/1982 | | 131
| US 40
US rock 4 | [Boardwalk 7-11-171]
written by Jack Blades |
| 82. | 01/1982 | | 125
| US 84
US rock 3 | [A&M 2359]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance |
| 83. | 01/1982 | | 123
| US 16
US rock 7 | with Geddy Lee
[Mercury 76134] |
 | 84. | 09/1982 | | 122
| US 20
US rock 8 | [Columbia 03244]
written by Billy Joel |
| 85. | 08/1982 | | 122
| US 4
UK 43
US AC 8
US R&B 7 | [Warner 29933]
written by Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 86. | 05/1982 | | 119
| US 11
UK 25
US dance 62
US R&B 30
US rock 19 | [Elektra 47452]
written by Freddie Mercury |
| 87. | 11/1982 | | 119
| US 65
US rock 5 | written by Zack Smith |
| 88. | 06/1982 | | 118
| US 45
UK 17
US rock 13 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #228]
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash] |
 | 89. | 09/1982 | | 117
| US 68
US rock 5 | written by Pete Townshend |
| 90. | 08/1982 | | 117
| US 16
US rock 9 | [RCA 13283]
written by Ken Goorabian |
| 91. | 09/1982 | | 114
| US 105
UK 53
US rock 8 | [Mercury 76196]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart |
| 92. | 06/1982 | | 114
| US 5
UK 44
US AC ✫1 | [Arista 0692]
written by Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace & Ken Bell |
| 93. | 04/1982 | | 112
| US 76
UK 54
US rock 7 | written by Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall & Barrett |
| 94. | 01/1982 | | 110
| US rock 3 | written by Steve Gordon & Barry Flast |
 | 95. | 03/1982 | | 110
| US 67
UK 26
US dance 14
US rock 9 | [Backstreet 52024]
written by Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie |
 | 96. | 10/1982 | | 110
| US 13
US rock 17 | produced by Phil Collins
[Atlantic 89984]
written by Russ Ballard |
| 97. | 08/1982 | | 110
| US 47
US rock 8 | [Warner 29940 (Island)]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings |
| 98. | 03/1982 | | 109
| US rock 4 | [RCA 13075]
written by Rick Springfield |
| 99. | 03/1982 | | 108
| US 12
UK 8
US AC ✫1 | [Geffen 7-29954]
written by Elton John & Gary Osborne |
| 100. | 12/1982 | | 107
| US rock 4 | written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant |
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