List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1982
# List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1982

This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1982.

Paul McCartney, Hall & Oates, Olivia Newton-John, and Diana Ross each had three top-ten hits in 1982, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.

## Top-ten singles

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1982 :

| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles from 1981 ||||||
| December 12 | "Harden My Heart" | Quarterflash | 3 | February 13 | 12 |
| December 19 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | Hall & Oates | 1 | January 30 | 12 |
| December 19 | "Leather and Lace" | Stevie Nicks and Don Henley | 6 | January 23 | 8 |
| December 26 | "Trouble" | Lindsey Buckingham | 9 | January 16 | 5 |
| Singles from 1982 ||||||
| January 9 | "Centerfold" | The J. Geils Band | 1 | February 6 | 12 |
| January 9 | "Turn Your Love Around" | George Benson | 5 | February 6 | 6 |
| January 16 | "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" | Juice Newton | 7 | February 13 | 7 |
| January 30 | "Hooked on Classics" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 10 | January 30 | 2 |
| February 6 | "Shake It Up" | The Cars | 4 | February 27 | 7 |
| February 13 | "Open Arms" | Journey | 2 | February 27 | 10 |
| February 13 | "Sweet Dreams" | Air Supply | 5 | March 20 | 7 |
| February 20 | "That Girl" | Stevie Wonder | 4 | March 20 | 9 |
| February 20 | "Leader of the Band" | Dan Fogelberg | 9 | March 6 | 4 |
| February 27 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | 1 | March 20 | 12 |
| March 6 | "Mirror Mirror" | Diana Ross | 8 | March 6 | 3 |
| March 6 | "Take It Easy on Me" | Little River Band | 10 | March 6 | 2 |
| March 13 | "We Got the Beat" | The Go-Go's | 2 | April 10 | 9 |
| March 20 | "Make a Move on Me" | Olivia Newton-John | 5 | April 3 | 5 |
| March 20 | "Pac-Man Fever" | Buckner & Garcia | 9 | March 27 | 3 |
| March 27 | "Chariots of Fire" | Vangelis | 1 | May 8 | 9 |
| March 27 | "Freeze Frame" | The J. Geils Band | 4 | April 10 | 8 |
| April 3 | "Don't Talk to Strangers" | Rick Springfield | 2 | May 22 | 11 |
| April 3 | "Key Largo" | Bertie Higgins | 8 | April 17 | 4 |
| April 10 | "Do You Believe in Love" | Huey Lewis and the News | 7 | April 17 | 4 |
| April 24 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | 1 | May 15 | 12 |
| April 24 | "867-5309/Jenny" | Tommy Tutone | 4 | May 22 | 8 |
| April 24 | "'65 Love Affair" | Paul Davis | 6 | May 22 | 7 |
| May 1 | "I've Never Been to Me" | Charlene | 3 | May 22 | 6 |
| May 8 | "Did It in a Minute" | Hall & Oates | 9 | May 22 | 4 |
| May 15 | "The Other Woman" | Ray Parker Jr. | 4 | June 12 | 7 |
| May 22 | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League | 1 | July 3 | 12 |
| May 22 | "Get Down on It" | Kool & the Gang | 10 | May 22 | 2 |
| May 29 | "Always on My Mind" | Willie Nelson | 5 | June 12 | 6 |
| June 5 | "Rosanna" | Toto | 2 | July 3 | 11 |
| June 5 | "Heat of the Moment" | Asia | 4 | June 26 | 6 |
| June 12 | "Crimson and Clover" | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | 7 | June 19 | 3 |
| June 12 | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" | Deniece Williams | 10 | June 12 | 2 |
| June 19 | "Hurts So Good" | John Cougar | 2 | August 7 | 16 |
| June 19 | "Let It Whip" | Dazz Band | 5 | July 17 | 6 |
| June 26 | "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" | Juice Newton | 7 | July 10 | 4 |
| July 3 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | 1 | July 24 | 15 |
| July 3 | "Caught Up in You" | 38 Special | 10 | July 3 | 3 |
| July 10 | "Tainted Love" | Soft Cell | 8 | July 17 | 3 |
| July 17 | "Hold Me" | Fleetwood Mac | 4 | July 24 | 10 |
| July 17 | "Only the Lonely" | The Motels | 9 | July 17 | 4 |
| July 24 | "Abracadabra" | Steve Miller Band | 1 | September 4 | 14 |
| July 24 | "Keep the Fire Burnin'" | REO Speedwagon | 7 | August 14 | 6 |
| July 31 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Chicago | 1 | September 11 | 12 |
| July 31 | "Even the Nights Are Better" | Air Supply | 5 | September 4 | 8 |
| August 14 | "Vacation" | The Go-Go's | 8 | August 21 | 4 |
| August 14 | "Wasted on the Way" | Crosby, Stills & Nash | 9 | August 21 | 5 |
| August 21 | "Take It Away" | Paul McCartney | 10 | August 21 | 5 |
| September 4 | "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" | Melissa Manchester | 5 | September 18 | 5 |
| September 11 | "Jack & Diane" | John Cougar | 1 | October 2 | 10 |
| September 18 | "Eye in the Sky" | The Alan Parsons Project | 3 | October 16 | 8 |
| September 25 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | Men at Work | 1 | October 30 | 9 |
| September 25 | "Somebody's Baby" | Jackson Browne | 7 | October 16 | 6 |
| September 25 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" | Donna Summer | 10 | September 25 | 1 |
| October 2 | "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" | Michael McDonald | 4 | October 23 | 7 |
| October 9 | "You Can Do Magic" | America | 8 | October 16 | 6 |
| October 9 | "I Ran (So Far Away)" | A Flock of Seagulls | 9 | October 23 | 4 |
| October 16 | "Heart Attack" | Olivia Newton-John | 3 | November 6 | 7 |
| October 23 | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | 1 | November 6 | 7 |
| October 30 | "Heartlight" | Neil Diamond | 5 | November 13 | 6 |
| November 6 | "Truly" | Lionel Richie | 1 | November 27 | 10 |
| November 6 | "Gloria" | Laura Branigan | 2 | November 27 | 10 |
| November 13 | "Muscles" | Diana Ross | 10 | November 13 | 6 |
| November 20 | "Mickey" | Toni Basil | 1 | December 11 | 10 |
| November 20 | "Maneater" | Hall & Oates | 1 | December 18 | 13 |
| November 20 | "Steppin' Out" | Joe Jackson | 6 | December 11 | 8 |
| December 11 | "Rock This Town" | Stray Cats | 9 | December 11 | 5 |

### 1981 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1982 which peaked in 1981 :

| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November 7 | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Foreigner | 2 | November 28 | 15 |
| November 14 | "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | November 21 | 15 |
| November 28 | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | Diana Ross | 7 | December 19 | 6 |
| December 5 | "Let's Groove" | Earth, Wind & Fire | 3 | December 19 | 9 |
| December 5 | "Young Turks" | Rod Stewart | 5 | December 19 | 6 |
| December 12 | "Don't Stop Believin'" | Journey | 9 | December 19 | 4 |

### 1983 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1982 which peaked in 1983 :

| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November 27 | "The Girl Is Mine" | Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney | 2 | January 8 | 10 |
| December 4 | "Dirty Laundry" | Don Henley | 3 | January 8 | 10 |
| December 11 | "Sexual Healing" | Marvin Gaye | 3 | January 29 | 10 |
| December 25 | "Down Under" | Men at Work | 1 | January 15 | 10 |
