1982 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

Updated June 26, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

1982 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

AC

1. “Ebony and Ivory” Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia)
2. “Hard to Say I'm Sorry” Chicago (Full Moon/Warner Bros.)
3. “Love Will Turn You Around” Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
4. “Chariots of Fire” Vangelis (Polydor/PolyGram)
5. “Even the Nights Are Better” Air Supply (Arista)
6. “Wasted on the Way” Crosby Stills and Nash (Atlantic)
7. “Always on My Mind” Willie Nelson (Columbia)
8. “Key Largo” Bertie Higgins (Kat Family/CBS)
9. “Any Day Now” Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
10. “The One You Love” Glenn Frey (Asylum)

CHR

1. “Open Arms” Journey (Columbia)
2. “Hard to Say I'm Sorry” Chicago (Full Moon/Warner Bros.)
3. “Don't Talk to Strangers” Rick Springfield (RCA)
4. “Rosanna” Toto (Columbia)
5. “Ebony and Ivory” Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia)
6. “Eye of the Tiger” Survivor (Scotti Bros./CBS)
7. “Jack and Diane” John Cougar (Riva/PolyGram)
8. “I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)” Michael McDonald (Warner Bros.)
9. “Hold Me” Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
10. “That Girl” Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)

AOR Albums

1. Asia Asia (Geffen)
2. American Fool John Cougar (Riva/PolyGram)
3. Get Lucky Loverboy (Columbia)
4. I Love Rock and Roll Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk)
5. Special Forces .38 Special (A&M)
6. Aldo Nova Aldo Nova (Portrait/CBS)
7. Business as Usual Men at Work (Columbia)
8. Standing Hampton Sammy Hagar (Geffen)
9. Freeze-Frame J. Geils Band (EMI America)
10. Emotions in Motion Billy Squier (Capitol)

Urban

1. “That Girl” Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)
2. “Jump to It” Aretha Franklin (Arista)
3. “Love Come Down” Evelyn King (RCA)
4. “I Really Don't Need No Light” Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)
5. “Early in the Morning” Gap Band (Total Experience/PolyGram)
6. “Do I Do” Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)
7. “Let It Whip” Dazz Band (Motown)
8. “Tell Me Tomorrow” Smokey Robinson (Tamla/Motown)
9. “It's Gonna Take a Miracle” Deniece Williams (ARC/Columbia)
10. “Forget Me Nots” Patrice Rushen (Elektra)

Country

1. “The Clown” Conway Twitty (Elektra)
2. “Love Will Turn You Around” Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
3. “I Don't Think She's in Love” Charley Pride (RCA)
4. “Another Sleepless Night” Anne Murray (Capitol)
5. “What's Forever For” Michael Murphey (Liberty)
6. “Just to Satisfy You” Waylon & Willie (RCA)
7. “Til You're Gone” Barbara Mandrell (MCA)
8. “Nobody” Sylvia (RCA)
9. “Same Ole Me” George Jones (Epic)
10. “Big City” Merle Haggard (Epic)