JANUARY
Top hit
Physical · Olivia Newton-john
Top album
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) · AC/DC
Enter the Year
Year
1982
MTV and the Blockbuster Single
Video-ready stars and drum-machine dreams compete for the center of culture.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Centerfold · The J. Geils Band
Top album
Freeze-Frame · The J. Geils Band
MARCH
Top hit
Centerfold · The J. Geils Band
Top album
Beauty And The Beat · Go-go's
APRIL
Top hit
I Love Rock 'N Roll · Joan Jett
Top album
Beauty And The Beat · Go-go's
MAY
Top hit
I Love Rock 'N Roll · Joan Jett
Top album
Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack) · Vangelis
JUNE
Top hit
Ebony And Ivory · Paul Mccartney And Stevie Wonder
Top album
Tug Of War · Paul Mccartney
JULY
Top hit
Don't You Want Me · The Human League
Top album
Asia · Asia
AUGUST
Top hit
Eye Of The Tiger · Survivor
Top album
Mirage · Fleetwood Mac
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Abracadabra · The Steve Miller Band
Top album
Mirage · Fleetwood Mac
OCTOBER
Top hit
Jack & Diane · John Cougar
Top album
American Fool · John Cougar
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Up Where We Belong · Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes
Top album
American Fool · John Cougar
DECEMBER
Top hit
Truly · Lionel Richie
Top album
Business As Usual · Men At Work