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