List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1982

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

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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		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Singles from 1981
December 12"Harden My Heart" Quarterflash 3February 1312
December 19"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" Hall & Oates 1January 3012
"Leather and Lace" Stevie Nicks and Don Henley 6January 238
December 26"Trouble" Lindsey Buckingham 9January 165
Singles from 1982
January 9"Centerfold" The J. Geils Band 1February 612
"Turn Your Love Around" George Benson 5February 66
January 16"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" Juice Newton 7February 137
January 30"Hooked on Classics" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 10January 302
February 6"Shake It Up" The Cars 4February 277
February 13"Open Arms" Journey 2February 2710
"Sweet Dreams" Air Supply 5March 207
February 20"That Girl" Stevie Wonder 4March 209
"Leader of the Band" Dan Fogelberg 9March 64
February 27"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Joan Jett & the Blackhearts1March 2012
March 6"Mirror Mirror" Diana Ross 8March 63
"Take It Easy on Me" Little River Band 10March 62
March 13"We Got the Beat" The Go-Go's 2April 109
March 20"Make a Move on Me" Olivia Newton-John 5April 35
"Pac-Man Fever" Buckner & Garcia 9March 273
March 27"Chariots of Fire" Vangelis 1May 89
"Freeze Frame"The J. Geils Band4April 108
April 3"Don't Talk to Strangers" Rick Springfield 2May 2211
"Key Largo" Bertie Higgins 8April 174
April 10"Do You Believe in Love" Huey Lewis and the News 7April 174
April 24"Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder1May 1512
"867-5309/Jenny" Tommy Tutone 4May 228
"'65 Love Affair" Paul Davis 6May 227
May 1"I've Never Been to Me" Charlene 3May 226
May 8"Did It in a Minute"Hall & Oates9May 224
May 15"The Other Woman" Ray Parker Jr. 4June 127
May 22"Don't You Want Me" The Human League 1July 312
"Get Down on It" Kool & the Gang 10May 222
May 29"Always on My Mind" Willie Nelson 5June 126
June 5"Rosanna" Toto 2July 311
"Heat of the Moment" Asia 4June 266
June 12"Crimson and Clover"Joan Jett & the Blackhearts7June 193
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" Deniece Williams 10June 122
June 19"Hurts So Good" John Cougar 2August 716
"Let It Whip" Dazz Band 5July 176
June 26"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"Juice Newton7July 104
July 3"Eye of the Tiger" Survivor 1July 2415
"Caught Up in You" 38 Special 10July 33
July 10"Tainted Love" Soft Cell 8July 173
July 17"Hold Me" Fleetwood Mac 4July 2410
"Only the Lonely" The Motels 9July 174
July 24"Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band 1September 414
"Keep the Fire Burnin'" REO Speedwagon 7August 146
July 31"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago 1September 1112
"Even the Nights Are Better"Air Supply5September 48
August 14"Vacation"The Go-Go's8August 214
"Wasted on the Way" Crosby, Stills & Nash 9August 215
August 21"Take It Away"Paul McCartney10August 215
September 4"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" Melissa Manchester 5September 185
September 11"Jack & Diane"John Cougar1October 210
September 18"Eye in the Sky" The Alan Parsons Project 3October 168
September 25"Who Can It Be Now?" Men at Work 1October 309
"Somebody's Baby" Jackson Browne 7October 166
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" Donna Summer 10September 251
October 2"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" Michael McDonald 4October 237
October 9"You Can Do Magic" America 8October 166
"I Ran (So Far Away)" A Flock of Seagulls 9October 234
October 16"Heart Attack"Olivia Newton-John3November 67
October 23"Up Where We Belong" Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes 1November 67
October 30"Heartlight" Neil Diamond 5November 136
November 6"Truly" Lionel Richie 1November 2710
"Gloria" Laura Branigan 2November 2710
November 13"Muscles"Diana Ross10November 136
November 20"Mickey" Toni Basil 1December 1110
"Maneater"Hall & Oates1December 1813
"Steppin' Out" Joe Jackson 6December 118
December 11"Rock This Town" Stray Cats 9December 115

1981 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1982 which peaked in 1981
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
November 7"Waiting for a Girl Like You" Foreigner 2November 2815
November 14"Physical"Olivia Newton-John1November 2115
November 28"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"Diana Ross7December 196
December 5"Let's Groove" Earth, Wind & Fire 3December 199
"Young Turks" Rod Stewart 5December 196
December 12"Don't Stop Believin'"Journey9December 194

1983 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1982 which peaked in 1983
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
November 27"The Girl Is Mine" Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney2January 810
December 4"Dirty Laundry"Don Henley3January 810
December 11"Sexual Healing" Marvin Gaye 3January 2910
December 25"Down Under"Men at Work1January 1510

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