Billboard Hot 100 — August 21, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 21, 1982. "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Keep Runnin' Away" by 38 Special at #69, which would go on to peak at #38. The biggest climber was "Hold On" by Santana, up 21 places from #72 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor — 5 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting June 5, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Take It Away" by Paul McCartney (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Found Somebody" by Glenn Frey, down 60 places from #31 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, 32 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Ebony And Ivory" by Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder after 19 weeks (peak #1); "Heat Of The Moment" by Asia after 18 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 12 | Eye Of The Tiger Survivor |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Hurts So Good John Cougar |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Hold Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Hard To Say I'm Sorry Chicago |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Even The Nights Are Better Air Supply |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Keep The Fire Burnin' REO Speedwagon |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Vacation Go-Go's |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Wasted On The Way Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | Take It Away Paul McCartney |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Donna Summer |
| 13 | 11 | 9 | 18 | Only The Lonely The Motels |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 19 | Rosanna Toto |
| 16 | 27 | 16 | 5 | Jack & Diane John Cougar |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | American Music The Pointer Sisters |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Think I'm In Love Eddie Money |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 7 | Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 11 | Out Of Work Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 22 | 16 | 5 | 18 | Let It Whip Dazz Band |
| 23 | 17 | 8 | 32 | Tainted Love Soft Cell |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | Kids In America Kim Wilde |
| 26 | 15 | 1 | 25 | Don't You Want Me The Human League |
| 27 | 43 | 27 | 4 | You Can Do Magic America |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | If The Love Fits Wear It Leslie Pearl |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 5 | Only Time Will Tell Asia |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 7 | Blue Eyes Elton John |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 8 | Hot In The City Billy Idol |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | Paperlate Genesis |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 | Your Imagination Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 4 | Somebody's Baby Jackson Browne |
| 35 | 19 | 19 | 17 | Personally Karla Bonoff |
| 36 | 47 | 36 | 5 | Let Me Tickle Your Fancy Jermaine Jackson |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Route 101 Herb Alpert |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 12 | I Really Don't Need No Light Jeffrey Osborne |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 6 | Let Me Go Ray Parker Jr. |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 4 | Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 6 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Paul Davis |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 8 | Words Missing Persons |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 3 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) Michael McDonald |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 7 | I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | Valley Girl Frank Zappa |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 7 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | I'm The One Roberta Flack |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 5 | What's Forever For Michael Murphey |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | Never Been In Love Randy Meisner |
| 51 | 72 | 51 | 2 | Hold On Santana |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 6 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Clash |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 6 | Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force |
| 54 | 73 | 54 | 2 | Workin' For A Livin' Huey Lewis & The News |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 3 | Make Believe Toto |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Oh Julie Barry Manilow |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 5 | She Got The Goldmine (i Got The Shaft) Jerry Reed |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 5 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Dayton |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | Themes From E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) Walter Murphy |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 4 | Calling All Girls Queen |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 4 | Sara Bill Champlin |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 3 | Still In The Game Steve Winwood |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Now Or Never Axe |
| 65 | 54 | 37 | 15 | Love Plus One Haircut One Hundred |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 3 | Let It Be Me Willie Nelson |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | I Only Want To Be With You Nicolette Larson |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Emotions In Motion Billy Squier |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | You Keep Runnin' Away 38 Special |
| 70 | 83 | 70 | 2 | Night Shift Quarterflash |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Voyeur Kim Carnes |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 2 | You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band |
| 73 | 29 | 7 | 16 | Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me Juice Newton |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Break It To Me Gently Juice Newton |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Luanne Foreigner |
| 76 | 30 | 13 | 13 | Do I Do Stevie Wonder |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Holdin' On Tane Cain |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 4 | Seasons Of The Heart John Denver |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | How Can I Live Without Her Christopher Atkins |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Johnny Can't Read Don Henley |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 3 | Your Daddy Don't Know Toronto |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 2 | In The Driver's Seat John Schneider |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Jump To It Aretha Franklin |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | He Got You Ronnie Milsap |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Right Away Kansas |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | Don't Run My Life Spys |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The One You Love Glenn Frey |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | He Could Be The One Josie Cotton |
| 91 | 31 | 31 | 12 | I Found Somebody Glenn Frey |
| 92 | 36 | 21 | 12 | What Kind Of Fool Am I Rick Springfield |
| 93 | 50 | 50 | 8 | Enough Is Enough April Wine |
| 94 | 52 | 10 | 17 | Caught Up In You 38 Special |
| 95 | 57 | 19 | 14 | Still They Ride Journey |
| 96 | 58 | 24 | 14 | Early In The Morning The Gap Band |
| 97 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Why Carly Simon |
| 98 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Foolin' Yourself Aldo Nova |
| 99 | 86 | 25 | 11 | Going To A Go-Go The Rolling Stones |
| 100 | 87 | 31 | 12 | Hooked On Swing Larry Elgart And His Manhattan Swing Orchestra |
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