List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.)

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These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1982.

Issue dateSongArtist
January 2"You Can"/
"Fire in My Heart"
Madleen Kane
January 9
January 16"Wordy Rappinghood"/
"Genius of Love"
Tom Tom Club
January 23"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" Daryl Hall and John Oates
January 30"You're the One for Me" D. Train
February 6
February 13
February 20"Glad to Know You"/
"3,000,000 Synths"/
"Ai No Corrida"
Chas Jankel
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3
April 10"Don't Come Crying to Me"/
"Let It Ride"
Linda Clifford
April 17
April 24
May 1"Murphy's Law" Chéri
May 8
May 15
May 22"In the Name of Love" Thompson Twins
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26"Thanks to You" Sinnamon
July 3
July 10"Do I Do" Stevie Wonder
July 17
July 24
July 31"Right on Target" Paul Parker
August 7
August 14"So Fine" Howard Johnson
August 21"Situation" Yaz
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18"Walking on Sunshine" Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin
September 25"Love Come Down" Evelyn King
October 2
October 9
October 16 Redd Hott (all cuts) Sharon Redd
October 23"Don't Go"Yaz
October 30
November 6"Nasty Girl" Vanity 6
November 13
November 20
November 27
December 4"1999" Prince
December 11
December 18"The Look of Love" ABC
December 25"It's Raining Men" The Weather Girls

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