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This Day in 80s Music, December 31st

Each year Billboard freezes their weekly charts at the very end of the year/beginning of the new year (including in the 1980s) so there isn’t a lot of “music news” from the 80s to report at the end of the year/very beginning of the year as far as songs/albums going to #1, etc. So for the next few days as we close out the year 2021 and begin 2022, we’ll be going back to one specific year of the 80s per day and showing you the Top 40 songs for that year. Today, we visit 1982. These are the Top 40 songs of 1982 as ranked by Billboard Magazine:

1“Physical“Olivia Newton-John
2“Eye of the Tiger“Survivor
3“I Love Rock ‘n Roll“Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
4“Ebony and Ivory“Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5“Centerfold“The J. Geils Band
6“Don’t You Want Me“The Human League
7“Jack & Diane“John Cougar
8“Hurts So Good“John Cougar
9“Abracadabra“Steve Miller Band
10“Hard to Say I’m Sorry“Chicago
11“Tainted Love“Soft Cell
12“Chariots of Fire“Vangelis
13“Harden My Heart“Quarterflash
14“Rosanna“Toto
15“I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)“Hall & Oates
16“867-5309/Jenny“Tommy Tutone
17“Key Largo“Bertie Higgins
18“You Should Hear How She Talks About You“Melissa Manchester
19“Waiting for a Girl Like You“Foreigner
20“Don’t Talk to Strangers“Rick Springfield
21“The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)“Juice Newton
22“Always on My Mind“Willie Nelson
23“Shake It Up“The Cars
24“Let It Whip“Dazz Band
25“We Got the Beat“The Go-Go’s
26“The Other Woman“Ray Parker Jr.
27“Turn Your Love Around“George Benson
28“Sweet Dreams“Air Supply
29“Only the Lonely“The Motels
30“Who Can It Be Now?“Men at Work
31“Hold Me“Fleetwood Mac
32“Eye in the Sky“The Alan Parsons Project
33“Let’s Groove“Earth, Wind & Fire
34“Open Arms“Journey
35“Leader of the Band“Dan Fogelberg
36“Leather and Lace“Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
37“Even the Nights Are Better“Air Supply
38“I’ve Never Been to Me“Charlene
39“’65 Love Affair“Paul Davis
40“Heat of the Moment“Asia
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