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Song of the Year 1982
Billboard Top 40 of 1982
2 Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor 3 I Love Rock N' Roll - Joan Jett 4 Ebony And Ivory - Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder 5 Centerfold - J Geils Band 6 Don't You Want Me - Human League 7 Jack And Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp 8 Hurts So Good - John Cougar Mellencamp 9 Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band 10 Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago 11 Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell 12 Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis 13 Harden My Heart - Quarterflash 14 Rosanna - Toto 15 I Can't Go For That - Hall And Oates 16 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone 17 Key Largo - Bertie Higgins 18 You Should Hear - Melissa Manchester 19 Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner 20 Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield 21 Sweetest Thing - Juice Newton 22 Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson 23 Shake It Up - Cars 24 Let It Whip - Dazz Band 25 We Got The Beat - Go-Go's 26 Other Woman, The - Ray Parker Jr 27 Turn Your Love Around - George Benson 28 Sweet Dreams - Air Supply 29 Only The Lonely - Motels 30 Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work 31 Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac 32 Eye In The Sky - Alan Parsons Project 33 Let's Groove - Earth Wind And Fire 34 Open Arms - Journey 35 Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg 36 Leather And Lace - Stevie Nicks And Don Henley 37 Even The Nights Are Better - Air Supply 38 I've Never Been To Me - Charlene 39 '65 Love Affair - Paul Davis 40 Heat Of The Moment - Asia
Top Albums of 1982
Beauty And The Beat - Go-Go's Chariots of Fire - Vangelis / Soundtrack Asia - Asia Tug of War - Paul McCartney Mirage - Fleetwood Mac American Fool - Jon Cougar Business As Usual - Men At Work
The Tony's (Musicals) 1982 Best Musical: Nine |
Music News 1982
Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident WABC joins ABC's All Talk radio network WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine ABC's All Talk radio network expands to 22 stations
Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down October 11
Let's Spend the Night Together (Rolling Stones' concert film)
The Grammy's 1982
Album of the Year: Toto IV, Toto Song of the Year: Always on My Mind, Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwriters Best New Artist: Men at Work: Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Truly, Lionel Richie Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Melissa Manchester Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Up Where We Belong, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Hurts So Good, John Cougar Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Shadows of the Night, Pat Benatar Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Eye of the Tiger, Survivor Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Turn Your Love Around, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather and Bill Champlin, songwriters Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Female: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, Jennifer Holliday Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal (tie): Let It Whip, Dazz Band, Wanna Be With You, Earth, Wind and Fire Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male: An Evening With George Shearing and Mel Tormé, Mel Tormé Best Vocal Jazz Performance, Female: Gershwin Livel, Sarah Vaughan Best Country Song: Always on My Mind, Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwriters Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Always on My Mind, Willie Nelson Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Break It to Me Gently, Juice Newton Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Mountain Music, Alabama Best Comedy Recording: Live on the Sunset Strip, Richard Pryor Best Album Package Get Closer, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors (Elektra/Asylum) Video of the Year Olivia Physical, Olivia Newton-John
Rhythm & Blues 1982
Country & Western 1982
Folk Music 1982
Jazz 1982
Rock & Roll 1982 |
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