List of Black Singles number ones of 1982

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Aretha Franklin (pictured in 2007) surpassed James Brown's record 17 number ones on the chart when "Jump to It" became her 18th chart-topper in September. Arethafranklin.jpg
Aretha Franklin (pictured in 2007) surpassed James Brown's record 17 number ones on the chart when "Jump to It" became her 18th chart-topper in September.

Billboard published a weekly chart in 1982 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in African American-oriented genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and, since 2005, has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1] In 1982, the chart was published under the title Hot Soul Singles through the issue of Billboard dated June 19, and Black Singles thereafter, [2] with an article in the June 26 issue of the magazine stating that the name change was based on the fact that "blacks [ sic ] have been making and buying pop music of greater stylistic variety than the soul sound since the early 1970s". [3] During the year, 14 different singles topped the chart.

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In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, the number-one position was occupied by "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire, the song's sixth week in the top spot. [4] The track remained at number one for two further weeks before being replaced by "Turn Your Love Around" by George Benson. During the year, six acts reached number one on the listing for the first time, beginning with two consecutive chart-toppers in January and February, "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" by Daryl Hall & John Oates and "Call Me" by Skyy. [5] Richard "Dimples" Fields, Dazz Band, Jennifer Holliday, and Zapp also reached the top position for the first time. [6] Of the six acts who debuted atop the listing in 1982, only Skyy would achieve a second number one on the listing. [7] "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" also topped Billboard's pop chart, the Hot 100, [8] the only one of the year's soul/black chart-toppers to do so. [9] In contrast, Fields' "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" only reached number 47 on the Hot 100, and "Dance Floor, Part 1" by Zapp did not enter the pop listing at all. [10]

Aretha Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul", [11] surpassed the record previously held by James Brown for the most number ones since black music sales and airplay were combined into one chart in 1958 when her single "Jump to It" reached the peak position in September, giving Franklin her 18th number one on the listing. [12] The longest reign at the top during 1982 was nine weeks, achieved by "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder; it was Wonder's 14th number one on the chart and the longest-running of his career. [13] "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye spent eight weeks at number one during the year but extended its run to ten in early 1983, making it the longest-running number one on the chart since 1962. [14] It was Gaye's first number one on the chart since 1977 and would prove to be his last before he was killed in 1984. [15] [16]

Chart history

Stevie Wonder (pictured in 1994) had the longest-running number one on the chart of his career with "That Girl". Stevie Wonder 1994.jpg
Stevie Wonder (pictured in 1994) had the longest-running number one on the chart of his career with "That Girl".
Jennifer Holliday (pictured in 2007) reached number one with "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Jennifer Holliday 6.27.2007.jpg
Jennifer Holliday (pictured in 2007) reached number one with "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls .
Marvin Gaye (pictured in 1973) ended the year atop the chart with "Sexual Healing". Marvin Gaye (1973 publicity photo).jpg
Marvin Gaye (pictured in 1973) ended the year atop the chart with "Sexual Healing".
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†Indicates number 1 on Billboard's year-end soul/black chart [17]
Chart history
Issue dateTitleArtist(s)Ref.
January 2"Let's Groove" Earth, Wind & Fire [4]
January 9 [18]
January 16 [19]
January 23"Turn Your Love Around" George Benson [20]
January 30"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" Daryl Hall & John Oates [21]
February 6"Call Me" Skyy [22]
February 13 [23]
February 20"That Girl" † Stevie Wonder [24]
February 27 [25]
March 6 [26]
March 13 [27]
March 20 [28]
March 27 [29]
April 3 [30]
April 10 [31]
April 17 [32]
April 24"If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" Richard "Dimples" Fields [33]
May 1 [34]
May 8 [35]
May 15"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" Deniece Williams [36]
May 22 [37]
May 29"Let It Whip" Dazz Band [38]
June 5 [39]
June 12 [40]
June 19 [41]
June 26"Early in the Morning" The Gap Band [42]
July 3"Let It Whip" Dazz Band [43]
July 10"Early in the Morning" The Gap Band [44]
July 17 [45]
July 24"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Jennifer Holliday [46]
July 31 [47]
August 7 [48]
August 14 [49]
August 21"Dance Floor, Part 1" Zapp [50]
August 28 [51]
September 4"Jump to It" Aretha Franklin [52]
September 11 [53]
September 18 [54]
September 25 [55]
October 2"Love Come Down" Evelyn "Champagne" King [56]
October 9 [57]
October 16 [58]
October 23 [59]
October 30 [60]
November 6"Sexual Healing" Marvin Gaye [61]
November 13 [62]
November 20 [63]
November 27 [64]
December 4 [65]
December 11 [66]
December 18 [67]
December 25 [68]

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