Billboard Hot 100 — December 25, 1982
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 25, 1982. "Maneater" by Daryl Hall John Oates held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Stray Cat Strut" by Stray Cats at #43, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "The Woman In Me" by Donna Summer, up 18 places from #78 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Maneater" by Daryl Hall John Oates — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting October 16, 1982.
- New in the top 10: "Down Under" by Men At Work (up from #12 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills & Nash, down 35 places from #49 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, 25 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Jack & Diane" by John Cougar after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Eye In The Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project after 25 weeks (peak #3).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 11 | Maneater Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | Mickey Toni Basil |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | The Girl Is Mine Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | Dirty Laundry Don Henley |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | Gloria Laura Branigan |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | Steppin' Out Joe Jackson |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Down Under Men At Work |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | Rock This Town Stray Cats |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Truly Lionel Richie |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | It's Raining Again Supertramp Featuring Roger Hodgson |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Africa Toto |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Rock The Casbah The Clash |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | You And I Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | Baby, Come To Me Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 6 | The Other Guy Little River Band |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | The Look Of Love (Part One) ABC |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 8 | You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins |
| 21 | 15 | 1 | 19 | Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 5 | Heart To Heart Kenny Loggins |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Missing You Dan Fogelberg |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 8 | Hand To Hold On To John Cougar |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 7 | Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | I Do The J. Geils Band |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | Love In Store Fleetwood Mac |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 7 | You Got Lucky Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 14 | On The Wings Of Love Jeffrey Osborne |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 2 | Shame On The Moon Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 9 | Let's Go Dancin' (ooh La, La, La) Kool & The Gang |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 13 | Everybody Wants You Billy Squier |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 15 | A Penny For Your Thoughts Tavares |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 15 | What About Me Moving Pictures |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 10 | Shock The Monkey Peter Gabriel |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 5 | Heart Of The Night Juice Newton |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 5 | Allentown Billy Joel |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 8 | Does It Make You Remember Kim Carnes |
| 39 | 54 | 39 | 3 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy Sammy Hagar |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | Two Less Lonely People In The World Air Supply |
| 41 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Muscles Diana Ross |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 7 | Space Age Love Song A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 43 | NEW | 43 | 1 | Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | I Gotta Try Michael McDonald |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 6 | Memory Barry Manilow |
| 46 | 24 | 3 | 17 | Heart Attack Olivia Newton-John |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 4 | Bad Boy Ray Parker Jr. |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Right Before Your Eyes America |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 3 | All Those Lies Glenn Frey |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 7 | Put It In A Magazine Sonny Charles |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 5 | Twilight Zone Golden Earring |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 3 | I Knew You When Linda Ronstadt |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 8 | I Know There's Something Going On Frida |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 9 | Bad Boy/Having A Party Luther Vandross |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | On The Loose Saga |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 5 | Psychobabble The Alan Parsons Project |
| 58 | 28 | 28 | 12 | Be My Lady Jefferson Starship |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 3 | Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth |
| 60 | 78 | 60 | 2 | The Woman In Me Donna Summer |
| 61 | 47 | 47 | 6 | (you're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care Joni Mitchell |
| 62 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Whatcha Gonna Do Chilliwack |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 3 | Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | After I Cry Tonight Lanier & Co. |
| 65 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 1999 Prince |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 5 | Nowhere To Run Santana |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 3 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone Wolf |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 3 | Give It Up The Steve Miller Band |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 4 | Cross My Heart Lee Ritenour |
| 70 | 46 | 46 | 9 | Used To Be Charlene & Stevie Wonder |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | The Elvis Medley Elvis Presley |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Painted Picture Commodores |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 2 | Young Love Janet Jackson |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 3 | The Clapping Song Pia Zadora |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | Funny How Time Slips Away The Spinners |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 2 | All Touch Rough Trade |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | Are You Getting Enough Happiness Hot Chocolate |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Shoot For The Moon Poco |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Eminence Front The Who |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Forever Little Steven |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 2 | Beg, Borrow Or Steal Hughes/Thrall |
| 83 | 65 | 26 | 12 | I.g.y. (what A Beautiful World) Donald Fagen |
| 84 | 49 | 18 | 15 | Southern Cross Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 85 | 87 | 65 | 7 | Goodbye To You Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 86 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Theme From Dynasty Bill Conti |
| 87 | 57 | 5 | 16 | Heartlight Neil Diamond |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Are You Serious Tyrone Davis |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Take The Time Michael Stanley Band |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | What If (I Said I Love You) Unipop |
| 91 | 63 | 22 | 14 | Love Me Tomorrow Chicago |
| 92 | 92 | 42 | 13 | Destination Unknown Missing Persons |
| 93 | 73 | 20 | 14 | Pressure Billy Joel |
| 94 | 77 | 15 | 18 | Nobody Sylvia |
| 95 | 95 | 1 | 25 | Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work |
| 96 | 82 | 60 | 7 | Forever Mine The Motels |
| 97 | 83 | 83 | 3 | Don't Stop Trying Rodway |
| 98 | 86 | 30 | 15 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 99 | 88 | 16 | 18 | You Don't Want Me Anymore Steel Breeze |
| 100 | 93 | 17 | 14 | American Heartbeat Survivor |
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