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1982
THE GREATEST SONGS
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1982 was
dominated by world events such as The Falklands War between Argentina and Great
Britain; Michael Jackson released ‘Thriller’; Leonid Brezhnev died as did:
Ingrid Bergman, Princess Grace (Kelly) and John Belushi; Prince William’s birth
placed him second in line to inherit Queen Elizabeth II’s throne; “Cats” opened
on Broadway. Cinemagoers turned the films ‘E.T.’ ‘Tootsie’ and ‘Gandhi’ into
box office hits. Among the year’s new books were ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘The
Color Purple’. “Cheers” and “Family Ties” premiered on US television.
Here are 200
songs representing the best music released during that year.
51 P.Y.T.
(PRETTY YOUNG THING) Michael Jackson
52 KIDS
IN AMERICA Kim Wilde
53 SHOULD
I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
54 A
SLOW SONG Joe Jackson
55 OUR
HOUSE Madness
56 LOVE
PLUS ONE Haircut 100
57 EMPTY
GARDEN (HEY, HEY JOHNNY) Elton John
58 HOUSE
OF FUN Madness
59 SCIENCE
FICTION Divinyls
60 THE GIRL IS MINE Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
61 CAN’T
TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Boystown Gang
62 I KNOW WHAT BOYS
LIKE The Waitresses
63 MANEATER Hall & Oates
64 ZOOM Fat Larry’s Band
65 ALL
THIS LOVE DeBarge
66 FOREVER
NOW Cold Chisel
67 THE LOOK OF LOVE ABC
68 DOWN
UNDER Men At Work
69 LOVE
MY WAY Psychedelic Furs
70 COME
ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight
Runners
71 LET’S
HANG ON Barry Manilow
72 LET
IT WHIP Dazz Band
73 PAPERLATE Genesis
74 WHAT
ABOUT ME Moving Pictures
75 I
WON’T HOLD YOU BACK Toto
76 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) Culture Club
77 ON THE WINGS OF LOVE Jeffrey Osborne
78 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS Blondie
79 AND
I AM TELLING YOU I’M NOT GOING Jennifer Holliday
80 JACKIE
WILSON SAID Dexy’s Midnight
Runners
81 AVALON
Roxy Music
82 MAKING LOVE Roberta Flack
83 GYPSY
Fleetwood Mac
84 I.G.Y. Donald Fagen
85 GENIUS OF LOVE Tom Tom Club
86 TAKE
IT AWAY Paul McCartney
87 I
KEEP FORGETTIN’ Michael McDonald
88 HURTS
SO GOOD John Cougar Mellencamp
89 YOU
SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU
Melissa Manchester
90 ONE
PERFECT DAY The Little Heroes
91 DO
YOU WANNA FUNK Sylvester
92 DON’T
TALK TO STRANGERS Rick Springfield
93 ROUTE
101 Herb Alpert
94 SHY
BOY Bananarama
95 DIRTY
CREATURE Split Enz
96 I
RAN A Flock Of Seagulls
97 DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE Huey Lewis & The News
98 DO
YOU WANNA TOUCH ME? Joan Jett & The
Blackhearts
99 DON’T
GO Yazoo
100 EBONY
AND IVORY Stevie Wonder & Paul
McCartney
101 BUFFALO
GALS Malcolm McLaren
102
YOU ARE Lionel Richie
103 PRIVATE
INVESTIGATIONS Dire Straits
104 SOLID
ROCK Goanna
105 MORE
THAN THIS Roxy Music
106 EYE
IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project
107 MONO
I AGAPI Anna Vishy
108 SO
CLOSE Diana Ross
109
GIRL CRAZY Hot Chocolate
110 I
EAT CANNIBALS Toto Coelo
111 POISON
ARROW ABC
112 TEMPORARY
HEARTACHE Swanee
113 THE
ONE YOU LOVE Glenn Frey
114 PROTECTION Donna Summer
115 YOUNG
GUNS (GO FOR IT!) Wham!
116 DOWN
ON THE BORDER Little River Band
117 DAY
AFTER DAY Chips
118 LOVE
COME DOWN Evelyn “Champagne”
King
119 JACK
AND DIANE John Cougar Mellencamp
120 DA
DA DA (I DON’T LOVE YOU, YOU DON’T LOVE ME) Trio
121 ONLY
LONELY Divinyls
122 HOT
IN THE CITY Billy Idol
123 YOU
CAN DO MAGIC America
124 SI
TU AIMES MA MUSIQUE Stella
125 THE
OTHER GUY Little River Band
126
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT Tight Fit
127 THE
OTHER WOMAN Ray Parker Jr.
128 WALK
BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS Donald Fagen
129 SIX
MONTHS IN A LEAKY BOAT Split Enz
130 GOODY
TWO SHOES Adam Ant
131
IT STARTED WITH A KISS Hot Chocolate
132 GOODNIGHT
SAIGON Billy Joel
133 HERE
TODAY Paul McCartney
134 ALL
QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Elton John
135 VACATION The Go-Gos
136 LOVE
OVER GOLD Dire Straits
137 CAT
PEOPLE (PUTTING OUT FIRE) David Bowie
138 BEATLES
MOVIE MEDLEY The Beatles
139 STANDING
ON THE TOP The Temptations
140 I
DON’T WANNA DANCE Eddy Grant
141 LOVE
ACTION Human League
142 HISTORY
NEVER REPEATS Split Enz
143 I’VE
NEVER BEEN TO ME Charlene
144 COMPUTER
LOVE Kraftwerk
145 HAVE
YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE Leo Sayer
146 WHY
CAN’T IT WAIT ‘TIL MORNING Phil Collins
147 THE
WOMAN IN ME Donna Summer
148 OH
JULIE Shakin’ Stevens
149 DO
YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club
150 BABY
BE MINE Michael Jackson
151 BEAT
SURRENDER The Jam
152 INDUSTRIAL
DISEASE Dire Straits
153 MICKEY Toni Basil
154 PROMISED
YOU A MIRACLE Simple Minds
155 SADDLE
UP David Christie
156 UP
WHERE WE BELONG Joe Cocker &
Jennifer Warnes
157 IT’S
RAINING AGAIN Supertramp
158 WHY
Carly Simon
159 I
WANT CANDY Bow Wow Wow
160 BE GOOD JOHNNY Men At Work
161 867-5309
(JENNY) Tommy Tutone
162 WHEN THE WAR IS OVER Cold Chisel
163 DRIVING
IN MY CAR Madness
164 GREAT
SOUTHERN LAND Icehouse
165 VIEW
FROM A BRIDGE Kim Wilde
166 REALLY
SAYING SOMETHING
Bananarama with Fun Boy Three
167 SAVE YOUR LOVE Renee & Renato
168 TUG
OF WAR Paul McCartney
169 RIO Duran Duran
170 SENSES
WORKING OVERTIME XTC
171 SHADOWS
OF THE NIGHT Pat Benatar
172 BREAKIN’
AWAY Al Jarreau
173 ALWAYS
ON MY MIND Willie Nelson
174 MAKE
BELIEVE Toto
175 LAND
OF MAKE BELIEVE Bucks Fizz
176 STARS ON STEVIE Stars On 45
177 CAMBODIA Kim Wilde
178 MYSTERY OF LOVE Donna Summer
179 SEVEN
TEARS Goombay Dance Band
180 PASS
THE DUTCHIE Musical Youth
181 FRIENDS
IN LOVE Dionne Warwick &
Johnny Mathis
182 BALL AND CHAIN Elton John
183 EVEN
THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER Air Supply
184 MISSING
YOU Dan Fogelberg
185 DEADRINGER FOR LOVE Cher & Meat Loaf
186 HOMOSAPIEN
Pete Shelley
187 SOMEBODY’S
BABY Jackson Browne
188 LEADER
OF THE BAND Dan Fogelberg
189 THIS
GUY’S IN LOVE The Reels
190 LUSH
LIFE Donna Summer
191 EARLY
IN THE MORNING The Gap Band
192 PAC-MAN
FEVER Buckner and Garcia
193 DADDY’S
HOME Cliff Richard
194 GET
CLOSER Linda Ronstadt
195 KEY
LARGO Bertie Higgins
196 THEME
FROM “DYNASTY” Bill Conti
197 WAITING FOR YOUR LOVE Toto
198 PLANET
ROCK Afrika Bambaataa &
The Soul Sonic Force
199 YOU
DROPPED A BOMB ON ME The Gap Band
200 HOOKED
ON SWING The Kings Of Swing
Orchestra