Billboard Hot 100 — May 1, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 1, 1982. "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts held #1 for a 7th straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Crimson And Clover" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at #63, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "Heat Of The Moment" by Asia, up 35 places from #55 to #20.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts — 7 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting February 6, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "I've Never Been To Me" by Charlene (up from #20 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)" by LeRoux, down 67 places from #18 to #85.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins, 25 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Centerfold" by The J. Geils Band after 25 weeks (peak #1); "Sweet Dreams" by Air Supply after 20 weeks (peak #5).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | I Love Rock 'N Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | Chariots Of Fire - Titles Vangelis |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ebony And Ivory Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Freeze-frame The J. Geils Band |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Don't Talk To Strangers Rick Springfield |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | We Got The Beat Go-Go's |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Do You Believe In Love Huey Lewis & The News |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 867-5309/jenny Tommy Tutone |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | '65 Love Affair Paul Davis |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 12 | I've Never Been To Me Charlene |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Did It In A Minute Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 25 | Key Largo Bertie Higgins |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | Get Down On It Kool & The Gang |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 6 | The Beatles' Movie Medley The Beatles |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | The Other Woman Ray Parker Jr. |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 9 | Always On My Mind Willie Nelson |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | Goin' Down Greg Guidry |
| 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) Stevie Nicks |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 13 | (oh) Pretty Woman Van Halen |
| 20 | 55 | 20 | 3 | Heat Of The Moment Asia |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 9 | Don't You Want Me The Human League |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 7 | Hang Fire The Rolling Stones |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) Elton John |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | 12 | Make A Move On Me Olivia Newton-John |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk Dr. Hook |
| 26 | 38 | 26 | 5 | Run For The Roses Dan Fogelberg |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 13 | Theme From Magnum P.i. Mike Post |
| 28 | 42 | 28 | 5 | Man On Your Mind Little River Band |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 6 | Stars on 45 III Stars On |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | Still In Saigon The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | Genius Of Love Tom Tom Club |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 9 | Making Love Roberta Flack |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Let's Hang On Barry Manilow |
| 34 | 49 | 34 | 6 | Fantasy Aldo Nova |
| 35 | 35 | 9 | 17 | Pac-Man Fever Buckner & Garcia |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 8 | If I Had My Wish Tonight David Lasley |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | It's Gonna Take A Miracle Deniece Williams |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 9 | Shanghai Breezes John Denver |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 6 | My Girl Donnie Iris |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 5 | Wake Up Little Susie Simon & Garfunkel |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 8 | I'll Try Something New A Taste Of Honey |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 5 | Without You (Not Another Lonely Night) Franke & The Knockouts |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 6 | Since You're Gone The Cars |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 7 | Man On The Corner Genesis |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 6 | Circles Atlantic Starr |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 5 | When He Shines Sheena Easton |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | I'm In Love Again Pia Zadora |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 16 | Tainted Love Soft Cell |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 4 | Work That Body Diana Ross |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 6 | One To One Carole King |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 4 | When It's Over Loverboy |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Secret Journey The Police |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 5 | Baby Step Back Gordon Lightfoot |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 5 | If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another Richard "Dimples" Fields |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 5 | Just To Satisfy You Waylon & Willie |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 4 | I Don't Know Where To Start Eddie Rabbitt |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 6 | The Gigolo O'Bryan |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 6 | I'll Drink To You Duke Jupiter |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | Rosanna Toto |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 4 | A Night To Remember Shalamar |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 5 | Finally T.G. Sheppard |
| 62 | 16 | 16 | 12 | Find Another Fool Quarterflash |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Crimson And Clover Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 3 | Friends In Love Dionne Warwick & Johnny Mathis |
| 65 | 88 | 65 | 2 | Let It Whip Dazz Band |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | Hurts So Good John Cougar |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 3 | Old Fashioned Love Smokey Robinson |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 3 | Cat People (Putting Out Fire) David Bowie |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Turn On Your Radar Prism |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Teach Me Tonight Al Jarreau |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 4 | Murphy's Law Cheri |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 2 | How Long Rod Stewart |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 2 | Stone Cold Rainbow |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 2 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 2 | Beechwood 4-5789 Carpenters |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 8 | If I Could Get You (into my Life) Gene Cotton |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 5 | Right The First Time Gamma |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Body Language Queen |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Personally Karla Bonoff |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Only The Lonely The Motels |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Any Day Now Ronnie Milsap |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Caught Up In You 38 Special |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Fool For Your Love Jimmy Hall |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 3 | The Visitors ABBA |
| 85 | 18 | 18 | 12 | Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights) LeRoux |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Just Another Day In Paradise Bertie Higgins |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Put Away Your Love Alessi |
| 88 | 23 | 2 | 16 | Open Arms Journey |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | Sing A Simple Song West Street Mob |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen |
| 91 | 26 | 4 | 16 | That Girl Stevie Wonder |
| 92 | 30 | 30 | 12 | Mama Used To Say Junior |
| 93 | 93 | 23 | 14 | My Guy Sister Sledge |
| 94 | 34 | 14 | 20 | One Hundred Ways Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram |
| 95 | 63 | 13 | 15 | Should I Do It The Pointer Sisters |
| 96 | 66 | 66 | 5 | You Got The Power War |
| 97 | 69 | 69 | 7 | All Night With Me Laura Branigan |
| 98 | 71 | 71 | 7 | Make Up Your Mind Aurra |
| 99 | 75 | 26 | 12 | Juke Box Hero Foreigner |
| 100 | 89 | 16 | 14 | Take Off Bob & Doug McKenzie |
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