These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982. The two longest running number-one singles of 1982 are "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, which each stayed at the top for seven weeks.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John | |
| January 9 | |||
| January 16 | |||
| January 23 | |||
| January 30 | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | |
| February 6 | "Centerfold" | The J. Geils Band | |
| February 13 | |||
| February 20 | |||
| February 27 | |||
| March 6 | |||
| March 13 | |||
| March 20 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | |
| March 27 | |||
| April 3 | |||
| April 10 | |||
| April 17 | |||
| April 24 | |||
| May 1 | |||
| May 8 | "Chariots of Fire" | Vangelis | |
| May 15 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | |
| May 22 | |||
| May 29 | |||
| June 5 | |||
| June 12 | |||
| June 19 | |||
| June 26 | |||
| July 3 | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League | |
| July 10 | |||
| July 17 | |||
| July 24 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | |
| July 31 | |||
| August 7 | |||
| August 14 | |||
| August 21 | |||
| August 28 | |||
| September 4 | "Abracadabra" | Steve Miller Band | |
| September 11 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Chicago | |
| September 18 | |||
| September 25 | "Abracadabra" | Steve Miller Band | |
| October 2 | "Jack & Diane" | John Cougar | |
| October 9 | |||
| October 16 | |||
| October 23 | |||
| October 30 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | Men At Work | |
| November 6 | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | |
| November 13 | |||
| November 20 | |||
| November 27 | "Truly" | Lionel Richie | |
| December 4 | |||
| December 11 | "Mickey" | Toni Basil | |
| December 18 | "Maneater" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | |
| December 25 |
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