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. "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John concluded a ten-week run that began in 1981. At the time, 1982 had the second lowest number of number-one songs since 1956, with only 15 songs reaching the #1 spot.
That year, 10 acts received their first number-one songs: The J. Geils Band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Vangelis, The Human League, Survivor, John Cougar, Men at Work, Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes, and Toni Basil. Only one act topped the Hot 100 more than once in 1982—Daryl Hall and John Oates, with two number ones, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater".
Chart history +KeyThe yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1982 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. Issue dateSongArtist(s)511January 2"Physical" Olivia Newton-JohnJanuary 9January 16January 23512January 30"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"Daryl Hall and John Oates513February 6"Centerfold"The J. Geils BandFebruary 13February 20February 27March 6March 13514March 20"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Joan Jett and the BlackheartsMarch 27April 3April 10 April 17April 24May 1515May 8"Chariots of Fire"Vangelis516May 15"Ebony and Ivory"Paul McCartney and Stevie WonderMay 22May 29June 5June 12June 19 June 26517July 3"Don't You Want Me"The Human LeagueJuly 10July 17518July 24 "Eye of the Tiger"SurvivorJuly 31August 7August 14 August 21August 28519September 4"Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band520September 11"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"ChicagoSeptember 18reSeptember 25"Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band521October 2"Jack & Diane"John CougarOctober 9October 16October 23522October 30"Who Can It Be Now?"Men at Work523November 6"Up Where We Belong"Joe Cocker and Jennifer WarnesNovember 13November 20524November 27"Truly"Lionel RichieDecember 4525December 11"Mickey"Toni Basil526December 18"Maneater"Daryl Hall and John OatesDecember 25
Notes
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 7 Paul McCartney Stevie Wonder 4 The J. Geils Band 6 Survivor 6 Olivia Newton-John 4 John Cougar 8 The Human League 3 Joe Cocker Jennifer Warnes Daryl Hall and John Oates 12 Chicago 2 Steve Miller Band Lionel Richie 15 Vangelis 1 Men at Work Toni Basil
See also 1982 in music Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1982 List of Billboard number-one singles List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1982 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s
References
Sources Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition () Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition () Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.