Billboard Hot 100 — July 17, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 17, 1982. "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa at #75, which would go on to peak at #32. The biggest climber was "Take It Away" by Paul McCartney, up 24 places from #55 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League — 3 weeks at the top so far, 20 weeks on the chart since debuting March 6, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Hold Me" by Fleetwood Mac (up from #12 to #6); "Only The Lonely" by The Motels (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "I'll Find My Way Home" by Jon & Vangelis, down 34 places from #63 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, 27 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "'65 Love Affair" by Paul Davis after 20 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 20 | Don't You Want Me The Human League |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Rosanna Toto |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Hurts So Good John Cougar |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Eye Of The Tiger Survivor |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Let It Whip Dazz Band |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | Hold Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me Juice Newton |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | Tainted Love Soft Cell |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | Only The Lonely The Motels |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Caught Up In You 38 Special |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | Keep The Fire Burnin' REO Speedwagon |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | Do I Do Stevie Wonder |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | Any Day Now Ronnie Milsap |
| 15 | 26 | 15 | 7 | Hard To Say I'm Sorry Chicago |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 6 | Even The Nights Are Better Air Supply |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | Play The Game Tonight Kansas |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | Take Me Down Alabama |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | Still They Ride Journey |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 4 | Wasted On The Way Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | What Kind Of Fool Am I Rick Springfield |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | Personally Karla Bonoff |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen |
| 24 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Heat Of The Moment Asia |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 6 | Going To A Go-Go The Rolling Stones |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 9 | Early In The Morning The Gap Band |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Ebony And Ivory Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder |
| 28 | 19 | 5 | 20 | Always On My Mind Willie Nelson |
| 29 | 29 | 7 | 12 | Crimson And Clover Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 9 | You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester |
| 31 | 55 | 31 | 2 | Take It Away Paul McCartney |
| 32 | 54 | 32 | 3 | Vacation Go-Go's |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 7 | Hooked On Swing Larry Elgart And His Manhattan Swing Orchestra |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 9 | If The Love Fits Wear It Leslie Pearl |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Out Of Work Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 36 | 51 | 36 | 4 | Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Donna Summer |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 9 | Kids In America Kim Wilde |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 7 | I Found Somebody Glenn Frey |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 9 | Nice Girls Eye To Eye |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 10 | Love Plus One Haircut One Hundred |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 7 | Paperlate Genesis |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | Your Imagination Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 4 | American Music The Pointer Sisters |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 3 | Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 3 | Think I'm In Love Eddie Money |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 4 | Route 101 Herb Alpert |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 7 | If You Want My Love Cheap Trick |
| 48 | 30 | 4 | 18 | The Other Woman Ray Parker Jr. |
| 49 | 65 | 49 | 3 | Hot In The City Billy Idol |
| 50 | 31 | 26 | 10 | Break It Up Foreigner |
| 51 | 33 | 33 | 10 | This Man Is Mine Heart |
| 52 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Be Mine Tonight Neil Diamond |
| 53 | 37 | 37 | 8 | Island Of Lost Souls Blondie |
| 54 | 38 | 38 | 9 | Dancing In The Street Van Halen |
| 55 | 40 | 40 | 9 | Angel In Blue The J. Geils Band |
| 56 | 72 | 56 | 3 | Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 7 | Street Corner Ashford & Simpson |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 6 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay The Reddings |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 3 | And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Landslide Olivia Newton-John |
| 61 | 56 | 11 | 12 | Body Language Queen |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | To Dream The Dream Frankie Miller |
| 63 | 57 | 32 | 10 | After The Glitter Fades Stevie Nicks |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 7 | I Really Don't Need No Light Jeffrey Osborne |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 5 | No One Like You Scorpions |
| 66 | 66 | 10 | 16 | It's Gonna Take A Miracle Deniece Williams |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 6 | Loveline Dr. Hook |
| 68 | 68 | 59 | 8 | What Do All The People Know The Monroes |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Words Missing Persons |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 2 | Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 3 | Enough Is Enough April Wine |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 2 | Blue Eyes Elton John |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Valley Girl Frank Zappa |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 3 | Too Good To Turn Back Now Rick Bowles |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Paul Davis |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Mega Force 707 |
| 80 | 75 | 61 | 11 | Hooked On Big Bands The Frank Barber Orch. |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Let Me Go Ray Parker Jr. |
| 82 | 60 | 36 | 10 | Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do Huey Lewis & The News |
| 83 | 61 | 61 | 8 | Cutie Pie One Way |
| 84 | 62 | 13 | 20 | Making Love Roberta Flack |
| 85 | 85 | 2 | 20 | Don't Talk To Strangers Rick Springfield |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Every Love Song Greg Kihn Band |
| 87 | 87 | 4 | 26 | 867-5309/jenny Tommy Tutone |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Foolin' Yourself Aldo Nova |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Why Carly Simon |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force |
| 91 | 78 | 64 | 8 | Dance Wit' Me - Part 1 Rick James |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Clash |
| 93 | 88 | 3 | 23 | I've Never Been To Me Charlene |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Into My Love Greg Guidry |
| 95 | 95 | 26 | 15 | When It's Over Loverboy |
| 96 | 89 | 14 | 16 | Man On Your Mind Little River Band |
| 97 | 63 | 51 | 9 | I'll Find My Way Home Jon & Vangelis |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Outlaw War |
| 99 | 67 | 56 | 8 | Right Kind Of Love Quarterflash |
| 100 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Happy Hour Deodato |
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