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- Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express se skladbou „Come On Eileen“ obsadili první místo britského singlového žebříčku. Šlo o jejich druhý a poslední hit číslo jedna. Skladba se stala nejprodávanějším singlem roku 1982, získala cenu Brit Award za nejlepší britský singl a dostala se na první místo také v Austrálii, Belgii, Irsku, na Novém Zélandu, v Jižní Africe, Švýcarsku a USA.
- Fleetwood Mac se svým třináctým studiovým albem „Mirage“ dostali na první místo amerického albového žebříčku Billboard Top LPs & Tape (Billboard 200), kde zahájili pětitýdenní pobyt na vrcholu. Šlo o jejich třetí album na prvním místě amerického žebříčku. Album se dostalo do Top 5 také ve Velké Británii, Austrálii, Kanadě a Norsku.
- “Someday Someway” entered the Billboard Top 40, where it reached number 36. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Night Shift.
- “Eye Of The Tiger” spent its fourth week at number one, once again holding off John Cougar's “Hurts So Good”.
- Fleetwood Mac's album “Mirage” was at No. 1 on the album chart ahead of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. Asia was at No. 3, John Cougar (Mellencamp) at No. 4 with “American Fool”, Robert Plant at No. 5 with “Pictures At Eleven”, Steve Miller Band at No. 6 with “Abracadabra”, REO Speedwagon at No. 7 with “Good Trouble”, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 8 with “Daylight Again”, The Go-Go's moved from No. 42 to No. 9 with “Vacation”, and Genesis entered the Top 10 with “Three Sides Live”.
- Chicago reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”.
- Survivor spent their fifth week at No. 1 with “Eye Of The Tiger”. John Cougar (Mellencamp) spent three weeks at No. 2 with “Hurts So Good”, while Steve Miller Band and Fleetwood Mac remained at No. 3 and No. 4. Chicago was at No. 5 with “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”, Air Supply at No. 6 with “Even the Nights Are Better”, REO Speedwagon at No. 7 with “Keep The Fire Burnin'”, The Go-Go's at No. 8 with “Vacation”, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 9 with “Wasted On The Way”, and Paul McCartney entered the Top 10 with “Take It Away”.
- George Strait scored his first No. 1 country hit with “Fool Hearted Memory” from his second album “Strait From The Heart”, which also contained his famous cover of “Amarillo By Morning”. He quickly became one of country music’s most successful hitmakers and had 17 No. 1 hits by the end of the decade.
- Frank Zappa's single “Valley Girl” reached number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the only time Zappa placed a song in the US Top 40.
- Glenn Frey's solo single “The One You Love” moved from number 75 to number 53.
- Steve Miller Band began a two-week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Abracadabra,” their third US number-one hit, which reached number two in the UK. The song was reportedly inspired by Diana Ross, whom Miller met while they were both appearing on Hullabaloo in the 1960s. Another source states that the song began a two-week run at number two in the US, so the sources disagree on this detail. It was later certified gold by the RIAA and subsequently double platinum.
- Survivor were at number one on the UK singles chart with “Eye of the Tiger,” the title song from the film Rocky III, beginning a four-week run at the top. After spending six weeks at number one in the US, the song reached the top of the UK chart. It was their only UK number-one hit. The song won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance.
- John Cougar Mellencamp simultaneously topped the US album and singles charts with the album “American Fool” and the song “Jack and Diane”. He released the album under the name John Cougar, and “Jack and Diane” became his biggest hit.
- Dire Straits began a four-week run at No. 1 on the British album chart with Love Over Gold.
- John Cougar reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Jack & Diane.” “Hurts So Good” remained at No. 10, while the album “American Fool” was at No. 1 on the album chart. According to the source, this combination made him the first male solo artist to have an album at No. 1 and two songs in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.
- Musical Youth reached No. 1 on the British singles chart with “Pass The Dutchie.” The group consisted of boys from Birmingham aged 11 to 16. The song was a cover of “Pass The Kutchie” by The Mighty Diamonds, with the reference to a cannabis pipe changed so that the group could avoid a ban because of the drug reference.