1982

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Song Highest UK Chart Main Anniversary Millennium Yearbook
ABBA - The Day Before You Came 32 YB 1982
ABBA - Head Over Heels 25 YB X 1982
ABBA - Under Attack 26 YB 1982
ABC - All Of My Heart 5 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
ABC - The Look Of Love - Pt. 1 4 1982 M YB 1982
ABC - Poison Arrow 6 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Adam Ant - Desperate but Not Serious 33 YB 1980 - 1984
Adam Ant - Friend Or Foe 9 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes 1 YB 1982
The Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair 21 YB 1980 - 1984
The Associates - Club Country 13 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
The Associates - Love Hangover 21 YB X 1980 - 1984
The Associates - Party Fears Two 9 YB 1982
Billy Idol - Hot In The City 58
Bing Crosby/David Bowie - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy 3
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling 7 YB 1980 - 1984
Blondie - Island Of Lost Souls 11 YB 1982
Blondie - War Child 39 YB X 1982
Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand the Heat 10 YB X 1980 - 1984
Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies 1 YB 1982
Bucks Fizz - Now Those Days Are Gone 8 YB X 1982
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry 4 YB 1982
China Crisis - African And White 45 YB X 1982
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go 1 19 1991 A YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Cliff Richard - Little Town 11
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 1 1982 M YB 1982
Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart) 3 YB X 1982
David Essex - A Winter's Tale 2 YB X 1980 - 1984
David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bamboo Music 30 YB X 1982
Dexys Midnight Runners - The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You) 20 YB X 1980 - 1984
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 1 1982 M YB 1982
Dexys Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) 5 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Dollar - Give Me Back My Heart 4 YB X 1982
Dollar - Videotheque 17 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Donna Summer - Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) 18 YB 1980 - 1984
Donna Summer - State Of Independence 14 YB 1982
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf 5 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Duran Duran - Rio 9 YB X 1982
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer 2 1982 M YB 1982
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Back Of Love 19 YB X 1982
Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance 1 1982 M
Electric Light Orchestra - Ticket To The Moon 24 YB X 1982
Elton John - Blue Eyes 8 YB 1982
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger 6 YB 1980 - 1984
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) 43 YB X 1982
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) 10 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Fun Boy Three/Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do.... 4 YB 1982
Fun Boy Three/Bananarama - Really Saying Something 5 1982 M
Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons 19 YB X 1980 - 1984,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed 47 YB X 1982
Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears 1 YB 1980 - 1984
Grandmaster Flash/The Furious Five - The Message 8 1982 M
Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day 9 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One 3 YB 1982
Haircut 100 - Nobody's Fool 9 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 8 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Hall and Oates - Maneater 6 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go 41 YB X 1982
Hot Chocolate - Girl Crazy 7 YB X 1980 - 1984
Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss 5 1982 M YB X 1982
The Human League - Being Boiled 6 YB X 1982
The Human League - Mirror Man 2 1982 M YB 1982
Irene Cara - Fame 1 YB 1982
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills 7 YB 1980 - 1984
The Jam - Beat Surrender 1 1983 A 1983 M YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) 2 YB X 1982
The Jam - Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero? 8 YB 1980 - 1984
The Jam - Town Called Malice 1 1982 M YB 1982
Japan - Cantonese Boy 24 YB 1980 - 1984
Japan - Ghosts 5 YB 1982
Japan - I Second That Emotion 9 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Japan - Life In Tokyo 28 YB X 1982,YB X 1979
Japan - Nightporter 29 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 6 75 YB X 1980 - 1984
Julio Iglesias - Quiereme Mucho (Yours) 3 YB X 1980 - 1984
Kate Bush - The Dreaming 48
Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Annie I'm Not Your Daddy 2 1982 M
Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge 16 YB 1982
Kool and the Gang - Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La) 6 1982 M YB X 1982
Laura Branigan - Gloria 6 YB 1983
Lionel Richie - Truly 6 YB 1982
Madness - Driving In My Car 4 YB X 1982
Madness - House Of Fun 1 1982 M YB 1982
Madness - Our House 5 1983 M YB 1982
Malcolm McLaren/The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals 9 YB 1982
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 4 YB 1982
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? 45
Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives 4 YB 1982
Modern Romance/John Du Prez - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 15 YB X 1982
New Order - Temptation 29 YB 1982
Nicole - A Little Peace 1 YB 1982
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) 4 1982 M YB 1982
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots 8 YB 1980 - 1984
Paul McCartney - Take It Away 15 YB X 1982
Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory 1 1982 M YB 1982
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 1 1 1983 A 1982 M
Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang 17 YB 1982
Renée & Renato - Save Your Love 1 YB 1980 - 1984
Robert Palmer - Some Guys Have All the Luck 16 1982 M YB X 1980 - 1984
Roxy Music - Avalon 13 YB 1982
Roxy Music - More Than This 6 1982 M YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Roxy Music - Take a Chance With Me 26 YB 1980 - 1984
Shakatak - Night Birds 9 YB X 1982
Shakin' Stevens - Oh Julie 1 YB 1982
Shalamar - Friends 12 YB 1980 - 1984
Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good 7 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Shalamar - A Night To Remember 5 YB 1982
Shalamar - There It Is 5 YB X 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 16 YB X 1982
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle 13 1982 M YB 1982
Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) 36 YB 1980 - 1984
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Fireworks 22 YB 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Melt 49 YB X 1980 - 1984
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Slowdive 41 YB X 1982
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 3 YB 1982
Soft Cell - Torch 2 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Soft Cell - What? 3 1982 M YB X 1982
Soft Cell - Where the Heart Is 21 YB 1980 - 1984
Spandau Ballet - Instinction 10 YB 1982
Spandau Ballet - Lifeline 7 YB X 1982
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 2 YB 1982
Steve Winwood - Valerie 51 1987 A 1987 M
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 1 1982 M YB 1982
Talk Talk - Talk Talk 23 1982 M YB 1980 - 1984
Talk Talk - Today 14 YB X 1982
Tears for Fears - Mad World 3 1982 M YB 1982
Thomas Dolby - Windpower 31 YB X 1980 - 1984
Thompson Twins - Lies 67 YB X 1982
Toni Basil - Mickey 2 1982 M
Toyah - Be Proud, Be Loud (Be Heard) 30 YB X 1982
Toyah - Brave New World 21 YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Toyah - Ieya 48
U2 - A Celebration 47 1982 M YB X 1982
Ultravox - Hymn 11 YB 1980 - 1984
Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind 12 YB 1982
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 45 YB X 1980 - 1984
Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It!) 3 1982 M YB 1982
XTC - Senses Working Overtime 10 1982 M YB X 1982
Yazoo - Only You 2 1982 M
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Songs yet to be sorted that appear on a Now album in 1982

ABC - The Look Of Love - Pt. 1 (Special Remix)
Altered Images - Pinky Blue
Altered Images - See Those Eyes
Anni-Frid Lyngstad - I Know There's Something Going On
Bardo - One Step Further
The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling (Extended Version)
Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry
Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country
Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country (12" Version)
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Extended Version)
Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies (Extended 12" Version)
Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
Carly Simon - Why
Carly Simon - Why (Full Length Version)
Change - The Glow of Love (Long Version)
Charlene - I've Never Been To Me
Chas & Dave - Ain't No Pleasing You
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Dollar - Hand Held in Black and White (Extended Version)
Donna Summer - Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) (Dance Remix)
Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Night Version)
Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove (Holiday Version Remix)
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Love Come Down
Fat Larry's Band - Zoom
Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons (Extended Version)
Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (12" Extended Version)
Imagination - Just An Illusion
The J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Jennifer Holliday - And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
Junior - Mama Used To Say
The Kids from "Fame" - Hi-Fidelity
The Kids from "Fame" - Starmaker
Kool and the Gang - Get Down On It (Original 12" Extended Version)
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
The Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue
Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted
Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin
Monsoon - Ever So Lonely
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots (12" Version)
Odyssey - Inside Out
Olivia Newton-John - Physical (Long Version)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Extended Souvenir
PHD - I Won't Let You Down
Pat Benatar - Shadows Of The Night
Patrick Cowley/Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
Patrick Cowley/Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (Remix)
The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Rockers Revenge/Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine
Rockers Revenge/Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine (12" Version)
Sheila and B. Devotion - Spacer
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) (German 12" Remix)
The Specials - Ghost Town (Extended Version)
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
Talk Talk - Talk Talk (Extended Mix)
Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter (Long Version)
The Associates - Love Hangover (Extended Version)
The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd (12" Version)
The Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (12" Version)
Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Trio - Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha
Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind (Extended Version)
Visage - The Damned Don't Cry
Visage - Fade to Grey (12" Version)
Visage - Night Train
Visage - The Anvil (Dance Mix)