1982 in British music
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This is a summary of 1982 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Events
- 20 January – Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat thrown at him during a performance, mistaking it for a toy.[1]
- 26 April – Rod Stewart is mugged in Los Angeles, California. Stewart loses his $50,000 Porsche to the mugger, but was not hurt.
- 5 May - "A Little Peace" becomes the 500th UK No.1 single.
- 26 May – The Rolling Stones open their European tour in Aberdeen, Scotland.
- 28 August - Eric Burdon gets arrested after a show at the Rockpalast in Cologne
- 22 September – The Who begin their only formally announced "farewell" tour in Washington, D.C.
- 5 November – First broadcast of The Tube on Channel 4.
Charts
Number-one singles
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 January | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League |
| 9 January | ||
| 16 January | "The Land of Make Believe" | Bucks Fizz |
| 23 January | ||
| 30 January | "Oh Julie" | Shakin' Stevens |
| 6 February | "The Model"/"Computer Love" | Kraftwerk |
| 13 February | "Town Called Malice"/"Precious" | The Jam |
| 20 February | ||
| 27 February | ||
| 6 March | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | Tight Fit |
| 13 March | ||
| 20 March | ||
| 27 March | "Seven Tears" | Goombay Dance Band |
| 3 April | ||
| 10 April | ||
| 17 April | "My Camera Never Lies" | Bucks Fizz |
| 24 April | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
| 1 May | ||
| 8 May | ||
| 15 May | "A Little Peace" | Nicole |
| 22 May | ||
| 29 May | "House of Fun" | Madness |
| 5 June | ||
| 12 June | "Goody Two Shoes" | Adam Ant |
| 19 June | ||
| 26 June | "I've Never Been to Me" | Charlene |
| 3 July | "Happy Talk" | Captain Sensible |
| 10 July | ||
| 17 July | "Fame" | Irene Cara |
| 24 July | ||
| 31 July | ||
| 7 August | "Come on Eileen" | Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 14 August | ||
| 21 August | ||
| 28 August | ||
| 4 September | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor |
| 11 September | ||
| 18 September | ||
| 25 September | ||
| 2 October | "Pass the Dutchie" | Musical Youth |
| 9 October | ||
| 16 October | ||
| 23 October | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" | Culture Club |
| 30 October | ||
| 6 November | ||
| 13 November | "I Don't Wanna Dance" | Eddy Grant |
| 20 November | ||
| 27 November | ||
| 4 December | "Beat Surrender" | The Jam |
| 11 December | ||
| 18 December | "Save Your Love" | Renée and Renato |
| 25 December |
"The Model"/"Computer Love" was the first single by a German artist to top the chart since its establishment 29 years earlier. By the end of 1982, there had been two further number ones by German artists, "Seven Tears" and "A Little Peace".
Number-one albums
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 January | The Visitors | ABBA |
| 9 January | Dare | The Human League |
| 16 January | ||
| 23 January | ||
| 30 January | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand |
| 6 February | ||
| 13 February | ||
| 20 February | ||
| 27 February | ||
| 6 March | ||
| 13 March | ||
| 20 March | The Gift | The Jam |
| 27 March | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand |
| 3 April | ||
| 10 April | The Number of the Beast | Iron Maiden |
| 17 April | ||
| 24 April | 1+9+8+2 | Status Quo |
| 1 May | Barry Live In Britain | Barry Manilow |
| 8 May | Tug of War | Paul McCartney |
| 15 May | ||
| 22 May | Complete Madness | Madness |
| 29 May | ||
| 5 June | Avalon | Roxy Music |
| 12 June | Complete Madness | Madness |
| 19 June | Avalon | Roxy Music |
| 26 June | ||
| 3 July | The Lexicon of Love | ABC |
| 10 July | ||
| 17 July | ||
| 24 July | Fame | Soundtrack |
| 31 July | ||
| 7 August | The Kids from "Fame" | The Kids from "Fame" |
| 14 August | ||
| 21 August | ||
| 28 August | ||
| 4 September | ||
| 11 September | ||
| 18 September | ||
| 25 September | ||
| 2 October | Love Over Gold | Dire Straits |
| 9 October | ||
| 16 October | ||
| 23 October | ||
| 30 October | The Kids from "Fame" | The Kids from "Fame" |
| 6 November | ||
| 13 November | ||
| 20 November | ||
| 27 November | The Singles: The First Ten Years | ABBA |
| 4 December | The John Lennon Collection | John Lennon |
| 11 December | ||
| 18 December | ||
| 25 December |
Year-end charts
The tables below include sales between 1 January and 31 December 1982: the year-end charts reproduced in the issue of Music Week dated 26 December 1982 and played on Radio 1 on 2 January 1983 only include sales figures up until 11 December 1982.
Best-selling singles
Best-selling albums
Notes:
Classical music
New works
- Peter Maxwell Davies - Image, Reflection, Shadow
- Alun Hoddinott - Quodlibet on Welsh Nursery Tunes for orchestra
- Michael Tippett - The Mask of Time (oratorio)
Opera
- Gavin Bryars - Medea
Film and Incidental music
- Michael Nyman - The Draughtsman's Contract directed by Peter Greenaway.
Musical theatre
- Anthony Burgess - Blooms of Dublin
- Geoffrey Burgon - Orpheus
Music awards
BRIT Awards
The 1982 BRIT Awards winners were:
- Best British producer: Martin Rushent
- Best classical recording: Gustav Mahler's - "Symphony No. 10"
- Best selling album: Adam and the Ants - "Kings of the Wild Frontier"
- British breakthrough act: The Human League
- British female solo artist: Randy Crawford
- British group: The Police
- British male solo artist: Cliff Richard
- Outstanding contribution: John Lennon
Births
- 11 January - Ashley Taylor Dawson, singer (allSTARS*)
- 16 January – Preston, singer
- 10 March - Jonathan Ansell, tenor (G4)
- 26 April - Jon Lee, singer (S Club 7)
- 7 June – Amy Nuttall, actress and opera singer
- 20 June - Example, singer-songwriter, musician and rapper
- 30 June - Andy Knowles, musician (Franz Ferdinand)
- 17 July - Natasha Hamilton, singer (Atomic Kitten)
- 22 September – Billie Piper, singer and actress
- 14 December - Anthony Way, chorister
Deaths
- 4 February - Alex Harvey, rock singer and entertainer (born 1935)
- 1 May - William Primrose, violist (born 1903)
- 12 May - Humphrey Searle, composer (born 1915
- 24 May - Richard Hall, composer (born 1903)
- 16 June - James Honeyman-Scott, guitarist of The Pretenders (born 1956; heart failure caused by cocaine intolerance[4])
- 25 June - Alex Welsh, jazz musician (born 1929)
- 6 October - Philip Green, film and TV composer and conductor (born 1911)
- 16 October - Rory McEwen, artist and musician (born 1932)
- 29 October - William Lloyd Webber, organist and composer (born 1914)
- 5 December - Caryl Brahms, musician and writer (born 1901)
- date unknown
- Pipe Major Donald MacLeod, bagpipe musician and composer (born 1917)
- Bob Roberts, folk singer (born 1907)
References
- ↑ Top 10 crazy music myths
- ↑ Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Singles". Chart File Volume 2. London, England: Virgin Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-9-07080-73-1.
- ↑ Rees; Lazell; Jones (1983). "The Top 100 UK Albums". pp. 82–83.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW / Ol' blue eyes is back", The Independent, 1 May 1994. Accessed 11 March 2014
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