UK TOP 40 - Pop Music Charts - 1982

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Date
Artist
Title
Chart
9 Jan Christopher Cross Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) 7
9 Jan Alton Edwards I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time With You) 20
9 Jan Electric Light Orchestra Ticket To The Moon/Here Is The News 24
9 Jan Human League Being Boiled 6
9 Jan Mobiles Drowning In Berlin 9
9 Jan Stranglers Golden Brown 2
16 Jan Elkie Brooks Fool If You Think It's Over 17
16 Jan Lindsey Buckingham Trouble 31
16 Jan Olivia Newton-John Landslide 18
16 Jan Mike Post feat. Larry Carlton Theme From Hill Street Blues 25
16 Jan Shakin' Stevens Oh Julie 1
23 Jan George Benson Never Give Up On A Good Thing 14
23 Jan Gillan Restless 25
23 Jan Daryl Hall & John Oates I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 8
23 Jan Japan European Son 31
23 Jan Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) 4
23 Jan Specials The Boiler 35
23 Jan Stiff Little Fingers Listen EP 33
23 Jan Theatre Of Hate Do You Believe In The Westworld 40
23 Jan Tight Fit The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1
23 Jan Stevie Wonder That Girl 39
23 Jan XTC Senses Working Overtime 10
30 Jan Bow Wow Wow Go Wild In The Country 7
30 Jan Adrian Gurvitz Classic 8
30 Jan Haircut 100 Love Plus One 3
30 Jan Modern Romance Queen Of The Rapping Scene (Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Plan) 37
30 Jan Diana Ross Mirror Mirror 36
6 Feb AC/DC Let's Get It Up 13
6 Feb D Train You're The One For Me 30
6 Feb Earth Wind & Fire I've Had Enough 29
6 Feb Jets Love Makes The World Go Round 21
6 Feb Soft Cell Say Hello Wave Goodbye 3
8 Feb Toni Basil Mickey 2
13 Feb Fun Boy Three/Bananarama It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It 4
13 Feb Black Sabbath Turn Up The Night 37
13 Feb Depeche Mode See You 6
13 Feb J. Geils Band Centerfold 27
13 Feb Jam Town Called Malice / Precious 1
13 Feb Robert Palmer Some Guys Have All The Luck 16
13 Feb UB40 I Won't Close My Eyes 32
20 Feb Abba Head Over Heels 25
20 Feb ABC Poison Arrow 6
20 Feb Associates Party Fears Two 9
20 Feb Iron Maiden Run To The Hills 7
20 Feb Kraftwerk Showroom Dummies 25
20 Feb Madness Cardiac Arrest 14
20 Feb Nolans Don't Love Me Too Hard 14
27 Feb Adam & The Ants Deutscher Girls 13
27 Feb Foster & Allen A Bunch Of Thyme 18
27 Feb Goombay Dance Band Seven Tears 1
27 Feb Starsound Stars On Stevie 14
6 Mar David Bowie Baal's Hymn (EP) 29
6 Mar Derek & The Dominoes Layla (Re-Issue) 4
6 Mar Julio Iglesias Quiereme Mucho (Yours) 3
6 Mar Imagination Just An Illusion 2
6 Mar Kool & Gang Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) 29
6 Mar Gary Numan Music For Chameleons 19
6 Mar Pluto Your Honour 19
13 Mar Chas & Dave Ain't No Pleasing You 2
13 Mar Classix Nouveaux Is It A Dream 11
13 Mar Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight 25
13 Mar Leo Sayer Have You Ever Been In Love 10
13 Mar Visage Damned Don't Cry 11
20 Mar Boomtown Rats House On Fire 24
20 Mar Japan Ghosts 5
20 Mar Barbra Streisand Memory 34
20 Mar Bill Wyman A New Fashion 37
27 Mar Altered Images See Those Eyes 11
27 Mar Bucks Fizz My Camera Never Lies 1
27 Mar Dollar Give Me Back My Heart 4
27 Mar Elton John Blue Eyes 8
27 Mar Shalamar I Can Make You Feel Good 7
27 Mar Status Quo Dear John 10
3 Apr Monsoon Ever So Lonely 12
3 Apr Motorhead Iron Fist 29
3 Apr PhD I Won't Let You Down 3
3 Apr Pigbag Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag 3
3 Apr Rainbow Stone Cold 34
3 Apr Roxy Music More Than This 6
3 Apr Shakatak Night Birds 9
10 Apr Bananarama/Fun Boy Three Really Saying Something 5
10 Apr Bardo One Step Further 2
10 Apr David Bowie Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 26
10 Apr England World Cup Squad This Time (We'll Get It Right)/England We'll Fly The Flag 2
10 Apr J. Geils Band Freeze-Frame 27
10 Apr Haircut 100 Fantastic Day 9
10 Apr Daryl Hall & John Oates Private Eyes 32
10 Apr Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder Ebony & Ivory 1
10 Apr Simple Minds Promised You A Miracle 13
10 Apr Spandau Ballet Instinction 10
17 Apr Sharon Brown I Specialize In Love 38
17 Apr Hot Chocolate Girl Crazy 7
17 Apr Barry Manilow Stay 23
17 Apr Rocky Sharpe & Replays Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) 19
17 Apr Kim Wilde View From A Bridge 16
17 Apr Yazoo Only You 2
24 Apr Joan Jett & Blackhearts I Love Rock 'N' Roll 4
24 Apr Junior Mama Used To Say 7
24 Apr Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots 8
24 Apr Candi Staton Suspicious Minds 31
24 Apr Shakin' Stevens Shirley 6
24 Apr Stutz Bearcats/Denis King Orchestra The Song That I Sing (Theme From We'll Meet Again) 36
1 May Queen Body Language 25
1 May Scotland World Cup Squad We Have A Dream 5
1 May Tight Fit Fantasy Island 5
1 May Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Squad Tottenham Tottenham 19
8 May Associates Club Country 13
8 May Blondie Island Of Lost Souls 11
8 May Depeche Mode The Meaning Of Love 12
8 May Fun Boy Three The Telephone Always Rings 17
8 May Nicole A Little Peace 1
15 May ABC The Look Of Love 4
15 May Charlene I've Never Been To Me 1
15 May Kid Creole & Coconuts I'm a Wonderful Thing Baby 4
15 May Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf 5
15 May Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast 18
15 May UB40 Love Is All Is Alright 29
22 May Altered Images Pinky Blue 35
22 May Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes 1
22 May Genesis 3 x 3 EP 10
22 May Japan Cantonese Boy 24
22 May Madness House Of Fun 1
22 May Prelude After The Goldrush (Re-Issue) 28
22 May New Order Temptation 29
22 May Toyah Brave New World 21
29 May Echo & Bunnymen The Back Of Love 19
29 May Diana Ross Work That Body 7
29 May Siouxsie & Banshees Fire Works 22
29 May Soft Cell Torch 2
5 June Beatles Beatles Movie Medley 10
5 June Belle Stars Iko Iko 35
5 June Bow Wow Wow I Want Candy 9
5 June Cars Since You're Gone 37
5 June Natasha Iko Iko 10
5 June Stevie Wonder Do I Do 10
12 June A Flock Of Seagulls Space Age Love Song 34
12 June Odyssey Inside Out 3
12 June Queen Las Palabras De Amor 17
12 June Rolling Stones Going To A Go Go 26
12 June Shalamar A Night To Remember 5
12 June Status Quo She Don't Fool Me 36
12 June Midge Ure No Regrets 9
19 June Bucks Fizz Now Those Days Are Gone 8
19 June Cheri Murphy's Law 13
19 June Dollar Videotheque 17
19 June Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird (EP) (Re-Entry) 21
19 June Steve Miller Band Abracadabra 2
19 June Gary Numan We Take Mystery (To Bed) 9
19 June Roxy Music Avalon 13
19 June Leo Sayer Heart (Stop Beating In Time) 22
19 June Shakatak Streetwalkin' 38
26 June Captain Sensible Happy Talk 1
26 June Clash Rock The Casbah 30
26 June David Essex Me & My Girl (Night-Clubbing) 13
26 June Imagination Music & Lights 5
26 June Visage Night Train 12
3 July AC/DC For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 15
3 July Bananarama Shy Boy 4
3 July Irene Cara Fame 1
3 July Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen 1
3 July Jam Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero 8
3 July Japan I Second That Emotion 9
3 July Paul McCartney Take It Away 15
3 July Trio Da Da Da 2
10 July Brat Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back 19
10 July Hot Chocolate It Started With A Kiss 5
10 July Junior Too Late 20
10 July Pigbag The Big Bean 40
10 July Patrice Rushen I Was Tired Of Being Alone 39
10 July Donna Summer Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 18
10 July Wavelength Hurry Home 17
17 July Belle Stars The Clapping Song 11
17 July Elkie Brooks Nights In White Satin 33
17 July Firm Athur Daley (E's Alright) 14
17 July Cliff Richard The Only Way Out 10
17 July Yazoo Don't Go 3
24 July Blondie War Child 39
24 July Kid Creole & Coconuts Stool Pigeon 7
24 July Cure Hanging Garden 34
24 July Hayzi Fantayzee John Wayne Is Big Leggy 11
24 July Madness Driving In My Car 4
24 July Stranglers Strange Little Girl 7
24 July Talk Talk Today 14
31 July Bad Manners My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) 9
31 July Boystown Gang Can't Take My Eyes Off You 4
31 July Sheena Easton Machinery 38
31 July Fun Boy Three Summertime 18
31 July Survivor Eye Of The Tiger 1
7 Aug Associates Love Hangover/18 Carat Love Affair 21
7 Aug Kool & Gang Big Fun 14
7 Aug Pink Floyd When The Tigers Broke Free 39
7 Aug David Sylvian/Riuichi Sakamoto Bamboo Houses / Bambo Music 30
7 Aug Tom Tom Club Under The Boardwalk 22
7 Aug Toto Coelo I Eat Cannibals Part 1 8
14 Aug Captain Sensible Wot 26
14 Aug David Christie Saddle Up 9
14 Aug Thomas Dolby Windpower 31
14 Aug Kids From Fame Hi-Fidelity 5
14 Aug Modern Romance Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White 15
14 Aug Rocker's Revenge Walking On Sunshine 4
14 Aug Sting Spread A Little Happiness 16
21 Aug Chicago Hard To Say I'm Sorry 4
21 Aug Duran Duran Save A Prayer 2
21 Aug Haircut 100 Nobody's Fool 9
21 Aug Queen Backchat 40
21 Aug Carly Simon Why 10
21 Aug Soft Cell What 3
21 Aug Shakin' Stevens Give Me You Heart Tonight 11
21 Aug Wonder Dogs Ruff Mix 31
28 Aug Depeche Mode Leave In Silence 18
28 Aug Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five The Message 8
28 Aug Evelyn 'Champagne' King Love Come Down 7
28 Aug Gary Numan White Boys & Heroes 20
28 Aug Showaddywaddy Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp) 37
28 Aug Simple Minds Glittering Prize 16
28 Aug UB40 So Here I Am 25
4 Sept ABC All Of My Heart 5
4 Sept Dire Straits Private Investigations 2
4 Sept Jennifer Holliday And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going 32
4 Sept Shakatak Invitations 24
4 Sept Shalamar There It Is 5
11 Sept Sylvester/Patrick Cowley Do You Wanna Funk 32
11 Sept Mari Wilson Just What I Always Wanted 8
18 Sept Animals House Of The Rising Sun (Re-Issue) 11
18 Sept Adam Ant Friend Or Foe 9
18 Sept Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 1
18 Sept Dollar Give Me Some Kinda Magic 34
18 Sept Fat Larrys Band Zoom 2
18 Sept Jam The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) 2
18 Sept Pinkees Danger Games 8
25 Sept Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell 17
25 Sept Hot Chocolate Chances 32
25 Sept Imagination In The Heat Of The Night 22
25 Sept Musical Youth Pass The Dutchie 1
25 Sept Roxy Music Take A Chance With Me 26
25 Sept Ultravox Reap The Wild Wind 12
2 Oct Dexy's Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) 5
2 Oct Kids From Fame Starmaker 3
2 Oct Pretenders Back On The Chain Gang 17
2 Oct Sharon Redd Never Give You Up 20
2 Oct Spandau Ballet Lifeline 7
2 Oct Tears For Fears Mad World 3
2 Oct Who Athena 40
9 Oct Bauhaus Ziggy Stardust 15
9 Oct Kid Creole & Coconuts Annie I'm Not Your Daddy 2
9 Oct Julio Iglesias Amor 32
9 Oct Japan Life In Tokyo 28
9 Oct Melba Moore Love's Comin' At Ya 15
9 Oct Toyah Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) 30
16 Oct Beatles Love Me Do (Re-Entry) 4
16 Oct Blue Zoo Cry Boy Cry 13
16 Oct Eddy Grant I Don't Wanna Dance 1
16 Oct Kool & Gang Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancin') 6
16 Oct Barry Manilow I Wanna Do It With You 8
16 Oct Piranhas Zambesi 17
16 Oct Raw Silk Do It To The Music 18
16 Oct Shakin' Stevens I'll Be Satisfied 10
16 Oct Wham! Young Guns (Go For It) 3
23 Oct Abba The Day Before You Came 32
23 Oct John Cougar Jack & Diane 25
23 Oct Diana Ross Muscles 15
23 Oct Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker 2
30 Oct Blancmange Living On The Ceiling 7
30 Oct Marvin Gaye (Sexual) Healing 4
30 Oct Daryl Hall & John Oates Maneater 6
30 Oct Renee & Renato Save Your Love 1
30 Oct Status Quo Caroline (Live At The NEC) 13
30 Oct Supertramp It's Raining Again 26
6 Nov Clannad Theme From Harry's Game 5
6 Nov A Flock Of Seagulls Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) 10
6 Nov Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney The Girl Is Mine 8
6 Nov Donna Summer State Of Independence 14
6 Nov Whitesnake Here I Go Again / Bloody Luxury 34
13 Nov Duran Duran Rio 9
13 Nov Modern Romance Best Years Of Our Lives 4
13 Nov Simple Minds Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) 36
13 Nov Talk Talk Talk Talk (Re-Mix) 23
20 Nov Human League Mirror Man 2
20 Nov Japan Night Porter 29
20 Nov Evelyn 'Champagne' King Back To Love 40
20 Nov Musical Youth Youth Today 13
20 Nov Lionel Richie Truly 6
20 Nov Yazoo The Other Side Of Love 13
27 Nov Adam Ant Desperate But Not Serious 33
27 Nov David Bowie/Bing Crosby Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy 3
27 Nov Bucks Fizz If You Can't Stand The Heat 10
27 Nov Culture Club Time (Clock Of The Heart) 3
27 Nov Madness Our House 5
27 Nov Shalamar Friends 12
27 Nov Ultravox Hymn 11
27 Nov Young Steve & Afternoon Boys I'm Alright 40
4 Dec Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love 1
4 Dec Dexy's Midnight Runners Let's Get This Straight (From The Start)/Old 17
4 Dec Incantation Cacharpaya 12
4 Dec Jam Beat Surrender 1
4 Dec Kool & Gang Hi De Hi Hi De Ho 29
4 Dec Malcolm McLaren/World's Famous Supreme Team Buffalo Gals 9
4 Dec Barry Manilow I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter 36
4 Dec Cliff Richard Little Town 11
4 Dec Soft Cell Where The Heart Is 21
4 Dec Donna Summer I feel Love (Re-Mix) 21
11 Dec Abba Under Attack 26
11 Dec Kid Creole & Coconuts Dear Addy 29
11 Dec David Essex A Winter's Tale 2
11 Dec Imagination Changes 31
11 Dec Maisonettes Heartache Avenue 7
11 Dec Santa Claus & Christmas Trees Singalong-A-Santa 19
11 Dec Shakin' Stevens The Shakin' Stevens EP 2
11 Dec Dionne Warwick All The Love In The World 10
18 Dec Laura Branigan Gloria 6
18 Dec Fleetwood Mac Oh Diane 9
18 Dec Keith Harris & Orville Orville's Song 4
18 Dec John Williams Theme From E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) 17
25 Dec Wah! The Story Of The Blues 3