Billboard Hot 100 — September 18, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 18, 1982. "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills & Nash at #69, which would go on to peak at #18. The biggest climber was "Love Come Down" by Evelyn King, up 14 places from #63 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago — 2 weeks at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting June 5, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Eye In The Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "American Music" by The Pointer Sisters, down 65 places from #16 to #81.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, 36 weeks and counting (peak #8).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League after 28 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 16 | Hard To Say I'm Sorry Chicago |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Abracadabra The Steve Miller Band |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | Eye Of The Tiger Survivor |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Jack & Diane John Cougar |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Even The Nights Are Better Air Supply |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | Hold Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | Hurts So Good John Cougar |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Take It Away Paul McCartney |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Donna Summer |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | You Can Do Magic America |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 11 | Blue Eyes Elton John |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | Think I'm In Love Eddie Money |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | Only Time Will Tell Asia |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Somebody's Baby Jackson Browne |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Wasted On The Way Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | Let Me Tickle Your Fancy Jermaine Jackson |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) Michael McDonald |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 6 | Hold On Santana |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Hot In The City Billy Idol |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 9 | What's Forever For Michael Murphey |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 8 | Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 11 | I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 4 | Big Fun Kool & The Gang |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 8 | Never Been In Love Randy Meisner |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 5 | Jump To It Aretha Franklin |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 11 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 5 | Voyeur Kim Carnes |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 10 | Valley Girl Frank Zappa |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Make Believe Toto |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 6 | You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 5 | The One You Love Glenn Frey |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 5 | Break It To Me Gently Juice Newton |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 6 | Holdin' On Tane Cain |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 8 | Oh Julie Barry Manilow |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 4 | You Don't Want Me Anymore Steel Breeze |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 7 | Let It Be Me Willie Nelson |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 6 | Workin' For A Livin' Huey Lewis & The News |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 9 | I'm The One Roberta Flack |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 4 | Don't Fight It Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | You Keep Runnin' Away 38 Special |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 10 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Clash |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 3 | Gypsy Fleetwood Mac |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 7 | Still In The Game Steve Winwood |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Johnny Can't Read Don Henley |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 4 | Love Come Down Evelyn King |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 5 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 3 | Heart Attack Olivia Newton-John |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 4 | Sweet Time REO Speedwagon |
| 53 | 54 | 53 | 7 | I Only Want To Be With You Nicolette Larson |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 8 | I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 3 | Athena The Who |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Nobody Sylvia |
| 57 | 11 | 8 | 12 | Vacation Go-Go's |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 2 | Heartlight Neil Diamond |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 5 | He Got You Ronnie Milsap |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 6 | Night Shift Quarterflash |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 5 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 3 | Machinery Sheena Easton |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Mickey Toni Basil |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 3 | Take The L. The Motels |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 2 | I Get Excited Rick Springfield |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | The Look Of Love (Part One) ABC |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 4 | She Looks A Lot Like You Clocks |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | I Need You Paul Carrack |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Southern Cross Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Close Enough To Perfect Alabama |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Burning Down One Side Robert Plant |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | New World Man Rush |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Right Away Kansas |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | He Could Be The One Josie Cotton |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | What About Me Moving Pictures |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Young Love Air Supply |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 7 | Your Daddy Don't Know Toronto |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | A Penny For Your Thoughts Tavares |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Rock This Town Stray Cats |
| 81 | 16 | 16 | 13 | American Music The Pointer Sisters |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 2 | All Of My Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | When I'm Holding You Tight Michael Stanley Band |
| 84 | 22 | 22 | 12 | And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday |
| 85 | 26 | 7 | 15 | Keep The Fire Burnin' REO Speedwagon |
| 86 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Themes From E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) Walter Murphy |
| 87 | 48 | 48 | 10 | Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force |
| 88 | 61 | 21 | 15 | Out Of Work Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 89 | 68 | 5 | 22 | Let It Whip Dazz Band |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Situation Yaz |
| 91 | 76 | 40 | 10 | Love Or Let Me Be Lonely Paul Davis |
| 92 | 83 | 9 | 22 | Only The Lonely The Motels |
| 93 | 85 | 25 | 18 | Kids In America Kim Wilde |
| 94 | 86 | 2 | 23 | Rosanna Toto |
| 95 | 87 | 36 | 11 | Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw |
| 96 | 93 | 61 | 8 | Sara Bill Champlin |
| 97 | 94 | 71 | 7 | How Can I Live Without Her Christopher Atkins |
| 98 | 95 | 72 | 6 | In The Driver's Seat John Schneider |
| 99 | 96 | 8 | 36 | Tainted Love Soft Cell |
| 100 | 99 | 57 | 9 | She Got The Goldmine (i Got The Shaft) Jerry Reed |
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