Billboard Hot 100 — August 28, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 28, 1982. "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor held #1 for a 6th straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Don't Want Me Anymore" by Steel Breeze at #67, which would go on to peak at #16. The biggest climber was "Break It To Me Gently" by Juice Newton, up 21 places from #74 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor — 6 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting June 5, 1982.
- Biggest fall: "If The Love Fits Wear It" by Leslie Pearl, down 59 places from #28 to #87.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, 33 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Caught Up In You" by 38 Special after 17 weeks (peak #10).
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 | Eye Of The Tiger Survivor |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | Hurts So Good John Cougar |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Hold Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Hard To Say I'm Sorry Chicago |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Even The Nights Are Better Air Supply |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Keep The Fire Burnin' REO Speedwagon |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Vacation Go-Go's |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Wasted On The Way Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Take It Away Paul McCartney |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Donna Summer |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | Jack & Diane John Cougar |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | American Music The Pointer Sisters |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | Think I'm In Love Eddie Money |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work |
| 19 | 13 | 9 | 19 | Only The Lonely The Motels |
| 20 | 15 | 2 | 20 | Rosanna Toto |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | Out Of Work Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 9 | And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | You Can Do Magic America |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | Only Time Will Tell Asia |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | Kids In America Kim Wilde |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 8 | Blue Eyes Elton John |
| 27 | 22 | 5 | 19 | Let It Whip Dazz Band |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 9 | Hot In The City Billy Idol |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 5 | Somebody's Baby Jackson Browne |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 6 | Let Me Tickle Your Fancy Jermaine Jackson |
| 31 | 23 | 8 | 33 | Tainted Love Soft Cell |
| 32 | 26 | 1 | 26 | Don't You Want Me The Human League |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 4 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) Michael McDonald |
| 34 | 51 | 34 | 3 | Hold On Santana |
| 35 | 49 | 35 | 6 | What's Forever For Michael Murphey |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 8 | Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 5 | Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | Let Me Go Ray Parker Jr. |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 5 | Never Been In Love Randy Meisner |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Paul Davis |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | Valley Girl Frank Zappa |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 9 | Words Missing Persons |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 8 | I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 8 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 6 | I'm The One Roberta Flack |
| 46 | 39 | 39 | 13 | I Really Don't Need No Light Jeffrey Osborne |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 4 | Make Believe Toto |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 7 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Clash |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 3 | Workin' For A Livin' Huey Lewis & The News |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | Oh Julie Barry Manilow |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 7 | Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 5 | Themes From E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) Walter Murphy |
| 53 | 74 | 53 | 2 | Break It To Me Gently Juice Newton |
| 54 | 72 | 54 | 3 | You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 5 | I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Let It Be Me Willie Nelson |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 6 | She Got The Goldmine (i Got The Shaft) Jerry Reed |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Dayton |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 4 | Still In The Game Steve Winwood |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Calling All Girls Queen |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 4 | I Only Want To Be With You Nicolette Larson |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Sara Bill Champlin |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 2 | You Keep Runnin' Away 38 Special |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 3 | Night Shift Quarterflash |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 2 | Voyeur Kim Carnes |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | Holdin' On Tane Cain |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | You Don't Want Me Anymore Steel Breeze |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Emotions In Motion Billy Squier |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 2 | Jump To It Aretha Franklin |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Johnny Can't Read Don Henley |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 4 | How Can I Live Without Her Christopher Atkins |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 2 | He Got You Ronnie Milsap |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Big Fun Kool & The Gang |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 3 | In The Driver's Seat John Schneider |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 2 | The One You Love Glenn Frey |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Sweet Time REO Speedwagon |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Don't Fight It Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | Right Away Kansas |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 4 | Your Daddy Don't Know Toronto |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | He Could Be The One Josie Cotton |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 2 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 3 | Don't Run My Life Spys |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 2 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes |
| 84 | 75 | 75 | 5 | Luanne Foreigner |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Love Come Down Evelyn King |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | She Looks A Lot Like You Clocks |
| 87 | 28 | 28 | 15 | If The Love Fits Wear It Leslie Pearl |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing/You're All I Need To Get By Chris Christian (with Amy Holland) |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Nobody Sylvia |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sad Hearts Four Tops |
| 91 | 32 | 32 | 13 | Paperlate Genesis |
| 92 | 33 | 33 | 11 | Your Imagination Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 93 | 35 | 19 | 18 | Personally Karla Bonoff |
| 94 | 37 | 37 | 10 | Route 101 Herb Alpert |
| 95 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Now Or Never Axe |
| 96 | 65 | 37 | 16 | Love Plus One Haircut One Hundred |
| 97 | 73 | 7 | 17 | Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me Juice Newton |
| 98 | 76 | 13 | 14 | Do I Do Stevie Wonder |
| 99 | 78 | 78 | 5 | Seasons Of The Heart John Denver |
| 100 | 91 | 31 | 13 | I Found Somebody Glenn Frey |
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