Billboard Top 40 of 1982

The following songs made their debut in the Billboard Top 40 in 1982;^[1] they are listed in alphabetical order.

• "1999" – Prince (#12)
• "'65 Love Affair" – Paul Davis (#6)
• "867-5309/Jenny" – Tommy Tutone (#4)
• "Abacab" – Genesis (#26)
• "Abracadabra" – Steve Miller Band (#1)
• "After the Glitter Fades" – Stevie Nicks (#32)
• "Africa" – Toto (#1)
• "Allentown" – Billy Joel (#17)
• "All Our Tomorrows" – Eddie Schwartz (#24)
• "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson (#5)
• "American Heartbeat" – Survivor (#17)
• "American Music" – Pointer Sisters (#16)
• "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" – Jennifer Holliday (#22)
• "Angel in Blue" – J. Geils Band (#40)
• "Any Day Now" – Ronnie Milsap (#14)
• "Athena" – The Who (#28)
• "Baby, Come To Me" – Patti Austin and James Ingram (#1)
• "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" – Dr. Hook (#25)
• "Bad Boy" – Ray Parker, Jr. (#35)
• "Be Mine Tonight" – Neil Diamond (#35)
• "Be My Lady" – Jefferson Starship (#28)
• "Beatles' Movie Medley" – The Beatles (#12)
• "Big Fun" – Kool & The Gang (#21)
• "Blue Eyes" – Elton John (#12)
• "Bobbie Sue" – Oak Ridge Boys (#12)
• "Body Language" – Queen (#11)
• "Break It to Me Gently" – Juice Newton (#11)
• "Break It Up" – Foreigner (#26)
• "Call Me" – Skyy (#26)
• "Caught Up in You" – 38 Special (#10)
• "Circles" – Atlantic Starr (#38)
• "The Clapping Song" – Pia Zadora (#36)
• "Crimson and Clover" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (#7)
• "Daddy's Home" – Cliff Richard (#23)
• "Dancing in the Street" – Van Halen (#38)
• "Did It in a Minute" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#9)
• "Dirty Laundry" – Don Henley (#3)
• "Does It Make You Remember?" – Kim Carnes (#36)
• "Do I Do" – Stevie Wonder (#13)
• "Do You Believe in Love" – Huey Lewis & The News (#7)
• "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh, Yeah)" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (#20)
• "Don't Fight It" – Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry (#17)
• "Don't Let Him Know" – Prism (#39)
• "Don't Talk to Strangers" – Rick Springfield (#2)
• "Down Under" – Men at Work (#1)
• "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (#1)
• "Early in the Morning" – The Gap Band (#24)
• "Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder (#1)
• "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)" – Stevie Nicks (#11)
• "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" – Elton John (#13)
• "Even the Nights Are Better" – Air Supply (#5)
• "Everybody Wants You" – Billy Squier (#32)
• "Eye in the Sky" – The Alan Parsons Project (#3)
• "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor (#1)
• "Fantasy" – Aldo Nova (#23)
• "Find Another Fool" – Quarterflash (#16)
• "Forget Me Nots" – Patrice Rushen (#23)
• "Freeze-Frame" – J. Geils Band (#4)
• "Friends in Love" – Dionne Warwick & Johnny Mathis (#38)
• "Genius of Love" – Tom Tom Club (#31)
• "Get Closer" – Linda Ronstadt (#29)
• "Get Down on It" – Kool & The Gang (#10)
• "The Girl Is Mine" – Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney (#2)
• "Gloria" – Laura Branigan (#2)
• "Goin' Down" – Greg Guidry (#17)
• "Going to a Go-Go" – The Rolling Stones (#25)
• "Goody Two Shoes" – Adam Ant (#12)
• "Gypsy" – Fleetwood Mac (#12)
• "Hand to Hold on To" – John Cougar Mellencamp (#19)
• "Hang Fire" – The Rolling Stones (#20)
• "Hard to Say I'm Sorry – Chicago (#1)
• "Heart Attack" – Olivia Newton-John (#3)
• "Heart of the Night" – Juice Newton (#25)
• "Heart to Heart" – Kenny Loggins (#15)
• "Heartbreaker" – Dionne Warwick (#10)
• "Heartlight" – Neil Diamond (#5)
• "Heat of the Moment – Asia (#4)
• "Hold Me" – Fleetwood Mac (#4)
• "Hold On" – Santana (#15)
• "Holdin' On" – Tane Cain (#37)
• "Hooked on Swing" – Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra (#31)
• "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" – Huey Lewis & The News (#36)
• "Hot in the City" – Billy Idol (#23)
• "Hurts So Good" – John Cougar (#2)
• "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" – Donald Fagen (#26)
• "I Believe" – Chilliwack (#33)
• "I Do" – J. Geils Band (#24)
• "I Don't Know Where to Start" – Eddie Rabbitt (#35)
• "I Found Somebody" – Glenn Frey (#31)
• "I Get Excited" – Rick Springfield (#32)
• "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" – Michael McDonald (#4)
• "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (#1)
• "I Need You" – Paul Carrack (#37)
• "I Ran (So Far Away)" – A Flock of Seagulls (#9)
• "I Really Don't Need No Light" – Jeffrey Osborne (#39)
• "I Love Rock and Roll" – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
• "I'm So Excited" – Pointer Sisters (#30)
• "I've Never Been to Me" – Charlene (#3)
• "If I Had My Wish Tonight" – David Lasley (#36)
• "If the Love Fits Wear It" – Leslie Pearl (#28)
• "Island of Lost Souls" – Blondie (#37)
• "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" – Deniece Williams (#10)
• "It's Raining Again" – Supertramp (#11)
• "I've Never Been to Me" – Charlene
• "Jack and Diane" – John Cougar
• Juke Box Hero – Foreigner (#26)
• Jump To It – Aretha Franklin (#24)
• Just Can't Win 'Em All – Stevie Woods (#38)
• Keep the Fire Burnin' – REO Speedwagon (#7)
• Kids in America – Kim Wilde (#25)
• "Key Largo" – Bertie Higgins (#8)
• "Let It Be Me" – Willie Nelson (#40)
• "Let Me Go" – Ray Parker, Jr. (#38)
• "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" – Jermaine Jackson (#18)
• "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" – Kool & The Gang (#30)
• "Let's Hang On" – Barry Manilow (#32)
• "Let's Groove" – Earth, Wind & Fire
• "Let It Whip" – The Dazz Band (#5)
• "The Look of Love (Part One)" – ABC (#18)
• "Love Come Down" – Evelyn "Champagne" King (#17)
• "Love in Store" – Fleetwood Mac (#22)
• "Love in the First Degree" – Alabama (#15)
• "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" – Donna Summer (#10)
• "Love Is Like a Rock" – Donnie Iris (#37)
• "Love Me Tomorrow" – Chicago (#22)
• "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" – Paul Davis (#40)
• "Love Plus One" – Haircut 100 (#37)
• "Love Will Turn You Around" – Kenny Rogers (#13)
• "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" – Juice Newton (#7)
• "Make a Move on Me" – Olivia Newton-John (#5)
• "Make Believe" – Toto (#30)
• "Making Love" – Roberta Flack (#13)
• "Mama Used to Say" – Junior (#30)
• "Man on the Corner" – Genesis (#40)
• "Man on Your Mind" – Little River Band (#14)
• "Maneater" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#1)
• "Memory" – Barry Manilow (#39)
• "Mickey" – Toni Basil (#1)
• "Mirror, Mirror" – Diana Ross (#8)
• "Missing You" – Dan Fogelberg (#23)
• "Murphy's Law" – Cheri (#39)
• "Muscles" – Diana Ross (#10)
• "My Girl" – Donnie Iris (#25)
• "My Guy" – Sister Sledge (#23)
• "Never Been in Love" – Randy Meisner (#28)
• "New World Man" – Rush (#21)
• "Nice Girls" – Eye to Eye (#37)
• "Nobody" – Sylvia (#15)
• "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' for the Lights)" – Le Roux (#18)
• "Oh Julie" – Barry Manilow (#38)
• "On the Way to the Sky" – Neil Diamond (#27)
• "On the Wings of Love" – Jeffrey Osborne (#29)
• "One Hundred Ways" – Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (#14)
• "The One You Love" – Glenn Frey (#15)
• "Only Time Will Tell" – Asia (#17)
• "Only the Lonely" – The Motels (#9)
• "Open Arms" – Journey (#2)
• "The Other Guy" – Little River Band (#11)
• "The Other Woman" – Ray Parker, Jr. (#4)
• "Out of Work" – Gary "U.S." Bonds (#21)
• "Pac-Man Fever" – Buckner & Garcia (#9)
• "Paperlate" – Genesis (#32)
• "Pass the Dutchie" – Musical Youth (#10)
• "A Penny for Your Thoughts" – Tavares (#33)
• "Personally" – Karla Bonoff (#19)
• "Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
• "Play the Game Tonight" – Kansas (#17)
• "Pop Goes the Movies (Part 1)" – Meco (#35)
• "Pressure" – Billy Joel (#20)
• "(Oh) Pretty Woman" – Van Halen (#12)
• "Rock the Casbah" – The Clash (#8)
• "Rock This Town" – Stray Cats (#9)
• "Rosanna" – Toto (#2)
• "Route 101" – Herb Alpert (#37)
• "Run For the Roses" – Dan Fogelberg (#18)
• "Sea of Love" – Del Shannon (#33)
• "Sexual Healing" – Marvin Gaye (#3)
• "Shadows of the Night" – Pat Benatar (#13)
• "Shake It Up" – The Cars
• "Sweet Dreams" – Air Supply
• "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (#8)
• "Shame on the Moon" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#2)
• "Shanghai Breezes" – John Denver (#31)
• "Shock the Monkey" – Peter Gabriel (#29)
• "Should I Do It" – Pointer Sisters (#13)
• "Somebody's Baby" – Jackson Browne (#7)
• "Someday, Someway" – Marshall Crenshaw (#36)
• "Somewhere Down The Road" – Barry Manilow (#21)
• "Southern Cross" – Crosby, Stills & Nash (#18)
• "Spirits in the Material World" – The Police (#11)
• "Stars on 45 III (Tribute To Stevie Wonder)" – Stars on 45 (#28)
• "Steppin' Out" – Joe Jackson (#6)
• "Still in Saigon" – Charlie Daniels Band (#22)
• "Still They Ride" – Journey (#19)
• "Stone Cold" – Rainbow (#40)
• "Sweet Dreams" – Air Supply (#5)
• "Sweet Time" – REO Speedwagon (#26)
• "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" – Juice Newton
• "The Other Woman" – Ray Parker, Jr.
• "Take It Away" – Paul McCartney (#10)
• "Take Me Down" – Alabama (#18)
• "Take Off" – Bob & Doug McKenzie (with Geddy Lee) (#16)
• "Tell Me Tomorrow (Part 1)" – Smokey Robinson (#33)
• "That Girl" – Stevie Wonder #4)
• "(Theme from) "Magnum P.I." " – Mike Post (#25)
• "Think I'm in Love" – Eddie Money (#16)
• "This Man Is Mine" – Heart (#33)
• "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" – Rod Stewart (#20)
• "Truly" – Lionel Richie (#1)
• "Two Less Lonely People in the World" – Air Supply (#38)
• "Turn Your Love Around" – George Benson
• "Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (#1)
• Vacation – Go-Gos (#8)
• Valley Girl – Frank & Moon Unit Zappa (#32)
• Voyeur – Kim Carnes (#29)
• "Waiting for a Girl Like You" – Foreigner
• "We Got the Beat" – The Go-Go's
• "Who Can It Be Now?" – Men at Work
• "Wake Up Little Susie" – Simon & Garfunkel (#27)
• "Wasted on the Way" – Crosby, Stills & Nash (#9)
• "We Got the Beat" – Go-Gos (#2)
• "What About Me" – Moving Pictures (#29)
• "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Rick Springfield (#21)
• "What's Forever For" – Michael Martin Murphey (#19)
• "When All Is Said and Done" – Abba (#27)
• "When He Shines" – Sheena Easton (#30)
• "When It's Over" – Loverboy (#26)
• "Who Can It Be Now?" – Men at Work (#1)
• "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)" – Frankie & The Knockouts (#24)
• "The Woman in Me" – Donna Summer (#33)
• "Working For the Weekend" – Loverboy (#29)
• "Yesterday's Songs" – Neil Diamond (#11)
• "You Can Do Magic" – America (#8)
• "You Can't Hurry Love" – Phil Collins (#10)
• "You Could Have Been with Me" – Sheena Easton (#15)
• "You Don't Want Me Anymore" – Steel Breeze (#16)
• "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" – The Gap Band (#31)
• "You Got Lucky" – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#20)
• "You Keep Runnin' Away" – 38 Special (#38)
• "Young Love" – Air Supply (#38)
• "Your Imagination" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#33)
• "You Should Hear How She Talks About You – Melissa Manchester (#5)

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