Top Songs of 1982


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
11
Michael Jackson Billie Jean Contemporary R&B, Pop
2
26
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five The Message Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
3
179
Prince and The Revolution Little Red Corvette Contemporary R&B, Pop Rock
4
207
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force Planet Rock East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
5
264
Michael Jackson Beat It Pop Rock
6
289
Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing Contemporary R&B, Smooth Soul
7
396
Prince and The Revolution 1999 Synth Funk, Synthpop
8
446
Dexys Midnight Runners Come On Eileen New Wave, Pop Rock
9
448
The Clash Should I Stay or Should I Go New Wave
10
508
The Clash Rock the Casbah Dance-Punk, New Wave
11
627
Robert Wyatt Shipbuilding Art Pop, Jazz Pop
12
644
Roxy Music More Than This New Romantic, Sophisti-Pop
13
758
Michael Jackson Thriller Dance-Pop
14
766
Bruce Springsteen Atlantic City Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
15
853
George Clinton Atomic Dog P-Funk, Synth Funk
16
923
Culture Club Do You Really Want to Hurt Me New Wave, Pop
17
1019
New Order Temptation Alternative Dance, New Wave, Post-Punk
18
1100
Madness Our House New Wave, Pop Rock
19
1195
The Jam Town Called Malice Mod Revival, New Wave, Pop Rock
20
1381
Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Dance-Pop, Disco, Synth Funk
21
1429
Pretenders Back on the Chain Gang Jangle Pop, New Wave
22
1482
ABC The Look of Love New Romantic, Pop
23
1509
Gregory Isaacs Night Nurse Reggae
24
1683
John Cougar Jack & Diane Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
25
1716
Indeep Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life Boogie
26
1726
Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf New Romantic, Pop Rock
27
1809
Orange Juice Rip It Up New Wave
28
1854
The Associates Party Fears Two Art Pop, New Wave, Synthpop
29
1922
Modern English I Melt with You New Wave, Pop Rock
30
2147
Madness House of Fun 2 Tone, New Wave, Pop
31
2188
Willie Nelson Always on My Mind Adult Contemporary, Country Pop
32
2214
Duran Duran Rio New Romantic, Synthpop
33
2220
XTC Senses Working Overtime Jangle Pop, New Wave
34
2269
Iron Maiden Hallowed Be Thy Name NWOBHM
35
2276
ABC Poison Arrow New Romantic
36
2300
Iron Maiden Run to the Hills NWOBHM
37
2333
Tears for Fears Mad World New Wave, Synthpop
38
2374
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force Looking for the Perfect Beat East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
39
2477
Toto Africa AOR, Pop Rock
40
2565
Michael Jackson Human Nature Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
41
2586
The Clash Straight to Hell New Wave, Post-Punk
42
2678
Michael Jackson P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
43
2686
The Beat Save It for Later Jangle Pop, New Wave
44
2728
Malcolm McLaren Buffalo Gals East Coast Hip Hop, Electro, Turntablism
45
2757
Midnight Oil Power and the Passion New Wave, Post-Punk
46
2898
The Psychedelic Furs Love My Way New Wave
47
3051
Richard and Linda Thompson Wall of Death Folk Rock
48
3054
Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast NWOBHM
49
3110
Joe Jackson Steppin' Out New Wave, Synthpop
50
3275
Survivor Eye of the Tiger Hard Rock
51
3359
Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey Art Pop, New Wave
52
3410
Billy Idol White Wedding New Wave, Pop Rock
53
3513
Wall of Voodoo Mexican Radio New Wave
54
3521
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong Adult Contemporary, Film Soundtrack
55
3592
Bruce Springsteen Nebraska Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
56
3656
Yazoo Situation Synthpop
57
3689
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance Dance-Pop, Synthpop
58
3724
Kate Bush Suspended in Gaffa Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop
59
3759
Yazoo Only You Synthpop
60
3783
The The Uncertain Smile Art Pop, New Wave, Post-Punk
61
3914
Bruce Springsteen Highway Patrolman Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
62
3920
Bruce Springsteen State Trooper Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
63
3944
Eddy Grant Electric Avenue Electro-Disco, Pop Reggae, Synthpop
64
4018
Kid Creole and The Coconuts Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy Funk, Latin Disco
65
4032
Sister Nancy Bam Bam Dancehall, Deejay
66
4065
Venom Black Metal NWOBHM, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
67
4080
Duran Duran The Chauffeur Art Pop, Darkwave, New Romantic
68
4172
Daryl Hall & John Oates Maneater Pop Rock
69
4176
George Strait Amarillo By Morning Contemporary Country
70
4315
Trio Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha Minimal Wave, Neue Deutsche Welle
71
4330
George Thorogood & The Destroyers Bad to the Bone Blues Rock, Hard Rock
72
4405
Miguel Ríos Bienvenidos Rock
73
4460
Fleetwood Mac Gypsy Soft Rock
74
4501
Donald Fagen I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) Jazz Pop, Sophisti-Pop
75
4656
Musical Youth Pass the Dutchie Pop Reggae
76
4663
King Sunny Adé 365 Is My Number/The Message Jůjú
77
4802
Simple Minds Promised You a Miracle New Romantic, Synthpop
78
4914
ABBA The Day Before You Came Europop, Synthpop
79
4974
A Flock of Seagulls I Ran (So Far Away) New Wave, Synthpop
80
4982
The Cure Let's Go to Bed New Wave, Synthpop
81
5121
Rhoda Dakar The Boiler 2 Tone, New Wave, Spoken Word
82
5127
Dire Straits Telegraph Road Art Rock, Heartland Rock
83
5201
Fearless Four Rockin' It East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
84
5231
The Gap Band Outstanding Boogie, Funk
85
5352
Wah! The Story of the Blues Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
86
5390
The Waitresses I Know What Boys Like New Wave, Pop Rock
87
5410
Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots Boogie
88
5501
The Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky Soft Rock
89
5502
Kajagoogoo Too Shy New Romantic, Synthpop
90
5577
Dire Straits Private Investigations Art Rock, Experimental Rock
91
5585
Imagination Just an Illusion Boogie, Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
92
5594
Bow Wow Wow I Want Candy New Wave, Pop Rock
93
5624
Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes New Wave, Rock & Roll
94
5668
The Weather Girls It's Raining Men Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG
95
5671
Duran Duran Save a Prayer New Romantic, Synthpop
96
5676
Paul McCartney Here Today Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
97
5684
Gang of Four I Love a Man in Uniform New Wave, Post-Punk
98
5705
King Sunny Adé Ja funmi Jůjú
99
5771
Thomas Dolby She Blinded Me with Science New Wave, Synthpop
100
5775
Pat Metheny Group Are You Going with Me? ECM Style Jazz, Jazz Fusion
101
5789
The Pointer Sisters I'm So Excited Dance-Pop
102
5852
Icehouse Great Southern Land Dream Pop, New Wave, Pop Rock
103
5858
Yazoo Don't Go Synthpop
104
6023
Roxy Music Avalon Art Pop, New Romantic, Sophisti-Pop
105
6111
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Roll Me Away Heartland Rock
106
6126
The Jam Beat Surrender Mod Revival, Pop Soul, Power Pop
107
6238
Steve Miller Band Abracadabra New Wave, Pop Rock
108
6353
Frank Zappa & Moon Zappa Valley Girl Comedy Rock, New Wave, Satire
109
6371
Falco Der Kommissar Disco Rap, Neue Deutsche Welle, Synthpop
110
6400
The Gap Band You Dropped a Bomb on Me Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
111
6412
Orchestra Baobab Coumba Wolof Music
112
6480
Evelyn "Champagne" King Love Come Down Boogie
113
6601
David Bowie Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Film Soundtrack, New Wave, Pop Rock
114
6690
The Fall The Classical Art Punk, Post-Punk
115
6727
Billy Squier Everybody Wants You AOR, Hard Rock
116
6850
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Beyond Belief New Wave
117
7045
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger New Wave, Pop Rock
118
7052
Billy Joel Allentown Heartland Rock, Piano Rock
119
7089
Jennifer Holliday And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Show Tunes, Soul
120
7160
Simple Minds Someone Somewhere in Summertime New Wave, Synthpop
121
7165
Culture Club Time (Clock of the Heart) New Romantic, Pop Soul, Sophisti-Pop
122
7215
Eurythmics Love Is a Stranger Synthpop
123
7593
Dazz Band Let It Whip Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
124
7733
Frida I Know There's Something Going On New Wave, Pop Rock
125
7821
The Jam The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) Mod Revival, New Wave
126
7951
Wham! Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) Disco Rap, Pop, Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop
127
7952
Richard and Linda Thompson Shoot Out the Lights Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
128
7956
Toto Rosanna AOR
129
7975
Chicago Hard to Say I'm Sorry Soft Rock
130
8070
Yellowman Zungguzunggu- guzungguzeng Dancehall, Deejay
131
8072
The Who Eminence Front New Wave, Pop Rock
132
8088
Steve Winwood Valerie Synthpop
133
8104
Don Henley Dirty Laundry Pop Rock
134
8128
Peech Boys Don't Make Me Wait Electro-Disco, Garage House
135
8173
Carly Simon Why Dance-Pop
136
8199
Tommy Tutone 867-5309/Jenny New Wave, Power Pop
137
8201
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Man Out of Time New Wave, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
138
8302
Golden Earring Twilight Zone Pop Rock
139
8381
Bad Brains Banned in D.C. Hardcore Punk
140
8570
Heaven 17 Let Me Go! Synthpop
141
8672
ABC All of My Heart New Romantic
142
8719
U2 Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl / Party Girl Post-Punk
143
8754
Indochine L'aventurier French Pop, New Wave, Synthpop
144
8821
Judas Priest You've Got Another Thing Comin' Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
145
8892
Fleetwood Mac Hold Me Pop Rock
146
9031
Aretha Franklin Jump to It Boogie, Contemporary R&B
147
9103
Juan Carlos Baglietto Mirta, de regreso Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
148
9134
Donna Summer State of Independence Pop
149
9159
The Chameleons In Shreds Post-Punk
150
9238
INXS Don't Change New Wave, Pop Rock
151
9318
Odyssey Inside Out Boogie
152
9477
Icehouse Hey Little Girl New Wave, Synthpop
153
9507
Barón Rojo Los rockeros van al infierno Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
154
9539
Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
155
9542
Man Parrish Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) Electro
156
9560
Sun Ra Arkestra Nuclear War Avant-Garde Jazz
157
9653
Alaska y Los Pegamoides Bailando Dance-Pop, New Wave
158
9677
Scorpions No One Like You Hard Rock
159
9853
The Gun Club Mother of Earth Post-Punk
160
9955
Michael McDonald I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) Blue Eyed Soul, Yacht Rock
161
10000
The Kinks Come Dancing Pop Rock

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Youssou N'Dour & Etoile de Dakar Ouadjour/Wadiour Mbalax
Paul McCartney Take It Away Pop Rock
Pierre Bachelet Les Corons Chanson
Litto Nebbia Sólo se trata de vivir Singer/Songwriter
The Fall Hip Priest Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
Accept Fast as a Shark Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Pretenders My City Was Gone New Wave, Pop Rock
The Birthday Party Junkyard Noise Rock, Punk Blues
Jean-Jacques Goldman Comme toi French Pop
The Nails 88 Lines About 44 Women Minimal Wave, New Wave
Dexys Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
Shalamar A Night to Remember Boogie
Echo and the Bunnymen The Back of Love Post-Punk
Loredana Berté Non sono una signora New Wave
Laura Branigan Gloria Dance-Pop
Spoons Nova Heart New Wave, Synthpop
Peter Gabriel Wallflower Art Pop
Barón Rojo Resistiré Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
The Motels Only the Lonely New Wave, Pop Rock
Danielle Messia De la main gauche French Pop
Julien Clerc Femmes... Je vous aime Chanson
Bad Brains Sailin' On Hardcore Punk
Jean-Jacques Goldman Quand la musique est bonne French Pop, Pop Rock
Taco Puttin' on the Ritz Europop, Show Tunes, Synthpop
Prince and The Revolution Delirious Synth Funk, Synthpop
Eddy Grant I Don't Wanna Dance Pop Reggae
Marshall Crenshaw Someday, Someway Power Pop
Supertramp It's Raining Again Pop Rock
John Cougar Hurts So Good Heartland Rock, Roots Rock
Celeste Carballo Es la vida que me alcanza Folk Rock
Soft Cell Torch Synthpop
Serú Girán No llores por mi, Argentina Pop Rock
Robert Plant Burning Down One Side AOR
Rockers Revenge Walking on Sunshine Electro, Electro-Disco
Peter Schilling Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)/Major Tom (Coming Home) Neue Deutsche Welle, Synthpop
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Ebony and Ivory Pop
Kid Creole and The Coconuts Stool Pigeon Latin Disco
Orchestra Baobab Utru horas Wolof Music
Roxy Music Take a Chance with Me Art Pop, Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop
Radio Futura La estatua del jardín botánico New Wave, Pop Rock
Talk Talk Talk Talk New Wave, Synthpop
The Sisters of Mercy Alice Gothic Rock, Synth Punk
Cleaners From Venus Only a Shadow Jangle Pop, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
Madonna Everybody Dance-Pop
Tears for Fears Pale Shelter New Wave, Synthpop
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney The Girl is Mine Contemporary R&B, Pop
Split Enz Six Months in a Leaky Boat Art Pop, Pop Rock
Dexys Midnight Runners The Celtic Soul Brothers New Wave, Pop Rock
Prefab Sprout Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone) Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
38 Special Caught Up in You AOR, Southern Rock
Crosby, Stills & Nash Southern Cross Folk Rock
The Flirts Passion Hi-NRG
Go-Go's Vacation New Wave, Power Pop
Étienne Daho Le Grand sommeil French Pop, New Wave
The Valentine Brothers Money's Too Tight (To Mention) Soul
John Holt Police in Helicopter Dancehall, Roots Reggae
Berlin The Metro New Wave, Synthpop
Gipsy Kings Djobi, Djoba Rumba Catalana, Rumba Flamenca
INXS The One Thing New Wave, Pop Rock
XTC Ball and Chain New Wave
Francesco De Gregori La leva calcistica della classe '68 Canzone d'autore
Whodini Magic's Wand East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
Joe Jackson Real Men Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Divinyls Science Fiction New Wave, Pop Rock
Kate Bush The Dreaming Art Pop, Progressive Pop
Flash and the Pan Waiting for a Train New Wave, Synthpop
Rush New World Man Progressive Rock
Billy Joel Goodnight Saigon Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Eddy Mitchell Le Cimetičre des Eléphants French Pop
Peter Gabriel Lay Your Hands on Me Art Rock
China Crisis Christian New Wave, Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
The System You Are in My System Synth Funk
Charly García Inconsciente colectivo Art Pop, Pop Rock
Sheriff When I'm with You AOR
Minutemen If Reagan Played Disco Post-Hardcore
The Jam Carnation Mod Revival, New Wave
Billy Idol Hot in the City Pop Rock
Explainer Lorraine Soca
Marshall Crenshaw You're My Favorite Waste of Time Power Pop
The Dream Syndicate Tell Me When It's Over Jangle Pop, Paisley Underground
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers You Got Lucky Roots Rock
Captain Sensible Wot! Disco Rap, New Wave, Pop Rap, UK Hip Hop
The Human League Mirror Man Synthpop
The Dream Syndicate The Days of Wine and Roses Jangle Pop, Paisley Underground
The Associates Club Country Art Pop, Art Rock, New Wave
The Wild Swans Revolutionary Spirit New Wave, Post-Punk
Philippe Lavil Il tape sur des bambous French Pop
Alpha Blondy Brigadier Sabari (Opération Coup de Poing) Roots Reggae
The Gist Love at First Sight Post-Punk
The Stranglers Strange Little Girl New Wave, Pop Rock
Clannad Theme from Harry's Game Celtic New Age, Television Music
The Cure The Hanging Garden Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
Peter Gabriel San Jacinto Art Rock
Iron Maiden 22 Acacia Avenue NWOBHM
Joe Jackson Breaking Us in Two Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
Orchestra Makassy Mambo Bado Muziki wa dansi
Descendents I'm Not a Loser Hardcore Punk, Skate Punk
Kate Bush Night of the Swallow Art Pop, Progressive Pop
Depeche Mode Leave in Silence Synthpop
Berlin Sex (I'm a...) Hi-NRG, New Wave, Synthpop
Kate Bush There Goes a Tenner Art Pop, Progressive Pop
Supertramp Don't Leave Me Now Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock
The Southern Death Cult Moya Death Rock
The Southern Death Cult Fatman Death Rock
Rush Subdivisions Progressive Rock
Mike Oldfield Five Miles Out Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock
The Alan Parsons Project Old and Wise Soft Rock
The Alan Parsons Project Silence and I Symphonic Prog, Symphonic Rock
Cold Chisel Forever Now Pop Rock, Pub Rock
Shalamar I Can Make You Feel Good Boogie
Rainbow Stone Cold AOR, Hard Rock
Night Ranger Don't Tell Me You Love Me AOR, Hard Rock