Billboard Hot 100 — December 4, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 4, 1982. "Truly" by Lionel Richie held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Bad Boy" by Ray Parker Jr. at #70, which would go on to peak at #35. The biggest climber was "Love In Store" by Fleetwood Mac, up 21 places from #72 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Truly" by Lionel Richie — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting October 9, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "You Don't Want Me Anymore" by Steel Breeze, down 45 places from #23 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Eye In The Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project, 23 weeks and counting (peak #3).
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 | 9 | Truly Lionel Richie |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Mickey Toni Basil |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Maneater Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Heartlight Neil Diamond |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Dirty Laundry Don Henley |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Muscles Diana Ross |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Rock This Town Stray Cats |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | It's Raining Again Supertramp Featuring Roger Hodgson |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Nobody Sylvia |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Heart Attack Olivia Newton-John |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | Southern Cross Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | 5 | Down Under Men At Work |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Pressure Billy Joel |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 13 | The Look Of Love (Part One) ABC |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 11 | Love Me Tomorrow Chicago |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 9 | Missing You Dan Fogelberg |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 9 | You And I Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Rock The Casbah The Clash |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | I.g.y. (what A Beautiful World) Donald Fagen |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | Africa Toto |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 5 | You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 9 | Be My Lady Jefferson Starship |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 31 | 45 | 31 | 12 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 11 | On The Wings Of Love Jeffrey Osborne |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 5 | Hand To Hold On To John Cougar |
| 34 | 51 | 34 | 3 | The Other Guy Little River Band |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 10 | Everybody Wants You Billy Squier |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 12 | A Penny For Your Thoughts Tavares |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 12 | What About Me Moving Pictures |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 4 | You Got Lucky Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 7 | Shock The Monkey Peter Gabriel |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 6 | Let's Go Dancin' (ooh La, La, La) Kool & The Gang |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 7 | Whatcha Gonna Do Chilliwack |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 | Destination Unknown Missing Persons |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 3 | I Do The J. Geils Band |
| 44 | 17 | 17 | 11 | American Heartbeat Survivor |
| 45 | 61 | 45 | 4 | Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 6 | Used To Be Charlene & Stevie Wonder |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 2 | Heart To Heart Kenny Loggins |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | Does It Make You Remember Kim Carnes |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 6 | 1999 Prince |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 4 | Two Less Lonely People In The World Air Supply |
| 51 | 72 | 51 | 2 | Love In Store Fleetwood Mac |
| 52 | 21 | 1 | 22 | Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 3 | Wake Up My Love George Harrison |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 4 | I Gotta Try Michael McDonald |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 6 | Bad Boy/Having A Party Luther Vandross |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | (you're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care Joni Mitchell |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 5 | Theme From Dynasty Bill Conti |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 4 | Space Age Love Song A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 2 | Heart Of The Night Juice Newton |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 4 | Forever Mine The Motels |
| 61 | 22 | 1 | 20 | Jack & Diane John Cougar |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 3 | Memory Barry Manilow |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 2 | Allentown Billy Joel |
| 64 | 78 | 64 | 2 | Right Before Your Eyes America |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 4 | Goodbye To You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 5 | I Know There's Something Going On Frida |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 5 | You've Got Another Thing Comin' Judas Priest |
| 68 | 23 | 16 | 15 | You Don't Want Me Anymore Steel Breeze |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 4 | Put It In A Magazine Sonny Charles |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Bad Boy Ray Parker Jr. |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Psychobabble The Alan Parsons Project |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 2 | Nowhere To Run Santana |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 2 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 4 | Pledge Pin Robert Plant |
| 75 | 34 | 8 | 19 | You Can Do Magic America |
| 76 | 46 | 4 | 18 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) Michael McDonald |
| 77 | 47 | 47 | 8 | A Love Song Kenny Rogers |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 2 | The Elvis Medley Elvis Presley |
| 79 | 55 | 3 | 23 | Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club |
| 81 | 56 | 29 | 10 | Get Closer Linda Ronstadt |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Cross My Heart Lee Ritenour |
| 83 | 64 | 64 | 6 | I Wouldn't Beg For Water Sheena Easton |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | After I Cry Tonight Lanier & Co. |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Painted Picture Commodores |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | On The Loose Saga |
| 87 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Valerie Steve Winwood |
| 88 | 75 | 15 | 16 | The One You Love Glenn Frey |
| 89 | 83 | 21 | 12 | New World Man Rush |
| 90 | 81 | 17 | 15 | Love Come Down Evelyn King |
| 91 | 86 | 11 | 16 | Break It To Me Gently Juice Newton |
| 92 | 90 | 76 | 6 | Stand Or Fall The Fixx |
| 93 | 87 | 12 | 14 | Gypsy Fleetwood Mac |
| 94 | 89 | 28 | 14 | Athena The Who |
| 95 | 91 | 41 | 10 | State Of Independence Donna Summer |
| 96 | 92 | 7 | 19 | Somebody's Baby Jackson Browne |
| 97 | 93 | 57 | 8 | Cool Magic The Steve Miller Band |
| 98 | 95 | 63 | 9 | Shakin' Eddie Money |
| 99 | 96 | 9 | 22 | I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 100 | 97 | 19 | 20 | What's Forever For Michael Murphey |
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