1982 Number One Songs UK

Hot on the heels of my posts on the 1980 and 1981 number ones, this is all the 1982 number one songs in the UK. In total there were 25 singles that held the top position in 1980 and 20 in 1981. What did 1982 have in store – and who for during this year of the 80s?

The preceding years were big for Adam and the Ants, John Lennon, ABBA, Shakin’ Stevens, Blondie and The Jam in particular. But how did they fare in 1982?

Find out all the answers about the hot 1982 songs in the UK below. Some might surprise you; others, not so much. It’s not spoiling things to say that three of the aforementioned acts reached numero uno once more – and there were of course some one hit wonders. The top 100 singles of the 80s list contains a few of these tunes too.

I was 8 in 1982, and owned three of these hits on 7 inch vinyl. That’s all, at this stage, that I’m saying… oh that and the fact that I used to jump off chairs, arms akimbo, screeching the title, with my classmates at the school disco while July’s biggest smash was played.

Let’s take a look at the rundown. This is what topped the UK music charts in 1982, by week.

The 22 1982 number one songs in the UK

The Human League – Don’t You Want Me

5 weeks at number one in December 1981 & January 1982

Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe

2 weeks at number one in January 1982

Shakin’ Stevens – Oh Julie

1 week at number one in January & February 1982

Kraftwerk – The Model

1 week at number one in February 1982

The Jam – Town Called Malice

3 weeks at number one in February 1982

Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight

3 weeks at number one in March 1982

Goombay Dance Band – Seven Tears

3 weeks at number one in March & April 1982

Bucks Fizz – My Camera Never Lies

1 week at number one in April 1982

Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory

3 weeks at number one in April & May 1982

Nicole – A Little Peace

2 weeks at number one in May 1982

Madness – House Of Fun

2 weeks at number one in May & June 1982

Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes

2 weeks at number one in June 1982

Charlene – I’ve Never Been To Me

1 week at number one in June & July 1982

Captain Sensible – Happy Talk

2 weeks at number one in July 1982

Irene Cara – Fame

3 weeks at number one in July & August 1982

Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen

4 weeks at number one in August 1982

Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger

4 weeks at number one in September 1982

Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie

3 weeks at number one in October 1982

Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

3 weeks at number one in October & November 1982

Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance

3 weeks at number one in November 1982

The Jam – Beat Surrender

2 weeks at number one in December 1982

Renee & Renato – Save Your Love

2 weeks at number one in December 1982

What do you think of the 1982 number one songs UK?

There you go – the 1982 top songs here in the UK. At age 8, I owned a few of those as 7 inch singles, and they weren’t the coolest choices, I’m afraid. Though these days I prefer The Jam, Culture Club, The Human League and Madness, then it was Shakin’ Stevens, Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Tight Fit’s singles I owned.

By the end of 1982, three German acts – Kraftwerk, the Goombay Dance Band and Nicole – had scored a UK number one, though they’d had none previously in the 29 years since the singles chart began.

The Jam and Bucks Fizz did well again, with more than one number one song in 1982 apiece. There were a few one hit wonders among these 1982 hit songs too.

Marcy x

Discover all the number one singles from the rest of the 80s here:

• 1980
• 1981
• 1983
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989

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