00:00Top 11 Biggest Hits of 1982 You Should Play Again Tonight
00:04Number 11. Jack and Diane, John Mellencamp
00:09An Americana mini-epic with iconic handclaps, it topped charts while mythologizing small-town adolescents with tender, melancholy realism that still resonates.
00:19Number 10. Up Where We Belong, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
00:24Cocker and Warnes' contrasting timbres powered a film ballad Juggernaut, topping charts, winning awards, and soundtracking countless sweeping finales worldwide.
00:34Number 9. Hard to Say I'm Sorry, Chicago
00:37Chicago's sleek ballad ditched horns for survival, topping charts and rebooting relevance under David Foster despite purist grumbling at large.
00:47Number 8. Don't You Want Me, The Human League
00:50A melodramatic synth-pop duet crowned the genre, topping July 1982, while proving electronic hooks and vocal interplay could drive mainstream.
01:00Number 7. Eye of the Tiger, Survivor
01:03Commissioned for Rocky III, its galvanizing riff dominated the charts for six weeks, becoming universal shorthand for perseverance, workouts, and triumphant resolve.
01:14Number 6. Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band
01:17Miller's sleek rock-synth hybrid topped the charts, bridging generations and formats while proving evolution can preserve identity and irresistible hooks.
01:27Number 5. Hurts So Good, John Cougar Mellencamp
01:32Mellencamp distilled adolescent yearning into authentic heartland rock, earning a Grammy and 16 top 10 weeks of radio resilience nationwide.
01:41Number 4. I Love Rock and Roll, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
01:46Jett transformed a forgotten cover into a snarling feminist anthem, ruling seven weeks and redefining rock's gate-kept space for women.
01:55Number 3. Centerfold, The J. Giles Band
01:58A late career breakthrough, Centerfold's irresistible hooks and new wave gloss spent six weeks at number one despite cheeky subject matter.
02:07Number 2. Ebony and Ivory, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
02:12McCartney and Wonder's earnest duet used simple metaphors, spending seven weeks at the top of the charts while modeling interracial collaboration's mainstream appeal.
02:22Number 1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John
02:26Newton-John weaponized a workout metaphor for female agency, topping charts for ten weeks as MTV amplified its cheeky, subversive empowerment.
Be the first to comment