Pick Your Top 10 of 1982

[Dawn]

Let's have a go at culling our favorites from the top songs of 25 years ago, 1982.

1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John
2. Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor
3. I Love Rock N' Roll, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
4. Ebony And Ivory, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5. Centerfold, J. Geils Band
6. Don't You Want M, Human League
7. Jack And Diane, John Cougar
8. Hurts So Good, John Cougar
9. Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band
10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Chicago
11. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
12. Chariots Of Fire, Vangelis
13. Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
14. Rosanna, Toto
15. I Can't Go For That, Daryl Hall and John Oates
16. 867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone
17. Key Largo, Bertie Higgins
18. You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Melissa Manchester
19. Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner
20. Don't Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield
21. The 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. The Other Woman, 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
41. Take It Easy On Me, Little River Band
42. Pac-man Fever, Buckner and Garcia
43. That Girl, Stevie Wonder
44. Private Eyes, Daryl Hall and John Oates
45. Trouble, Lindsey Buckingham
46. Making Love, Roberta Flack
47. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me, Juice Newton
48. Young Turks, Rod Stewart
49. Freeze-frame, J. Geils Band
50. Keep The Fire Burnin', REO Speedwagon
51. Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis and The News
52. Cool Night, Paul Davis
53. Caught Up In You, 38 Special
54. Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, Diana Ross
55. Love In The First Degree, Alabama
56. Hooked On Classics, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
57. Wasted On The Way, Crosby, Stills and Nash
58. Think I'm In Love, Eddie Money
59. Love Is In Control, Donna Summer
60. Personally, Karla Bonoff
61. One Hundred Ways, Quincy Jones
62. Blue Eyes, Elton John
63. Our Lips Are Sealed, Go-Go's
64. You Could Have Been Wih Me, Sheena Easton
65. You Can Do Magic, America
66. Did It In A Minute, Daryl Hall and John Oates
67. I Ran, A Flock Of Seagulls
68. Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne
69. Oh No, Commodores
70. Take It Away, Paul McCartney
71. It's Gonna Take A Miracle, Deneice Williams
72. Love Will Turn You Around, Kenny Rogers
73. Don't Stop Bellevin', Journey
74. Comin' In And Out Of Your Life, Barbra Streisand
75. Gloria, Laura Branigan
76. Empty Garden, Elton John
77. Yesterday's Songs, Neil Diamond
78. Crimson And Clover, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
79. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Police
80. Here I Am, Air Supply
81. I Keep Forgettin', Michael Mcdonald
82. Get Down On It, Kool and The Gang
83. Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap
84. Make A Move On Me, Olivia Newton-John
85. Take My Heart, Kool and The Gang
86. Mirror Mirror, Diana Ross
87. Vacation, Go-Go's
88. (Oh) Pretty Woman, Van Halen
89. Should I Do It, Pointer Sisters
90. Hot In The City, Billy Idol
91. Kids In America, Kim Wilde
92. Man On Your Mind, Little River Band
93. What's Forever For, Michael Murphy
94. Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones
95. Do I Do, Stevie Wonder
96. Working For The Weekend, Loverboy
97. Goin' Down, Greg Guidry
98. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross
99. Through The Years, Kenny Rogers
100. Edge Of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks

Here's mine (the ones with the asterisk are special faves):

*11. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
15. I Can't Go For That, Daryl Hall and John Oates
20. Don't Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield
27. Turn Your Love Around, George Benson
32. Eye In The Sky, Alan Parsons Project
*65. You Can Do Magic, America
81. I Keep Forgettin', Michael Mcdonald
96. Working For The Weekend, Loverboy
*97. Goin' Down, Greg Guidry
100. Edge Of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks

What's on your list?

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

*kicking and screaming and throwing a fit because I wanna do this NOW and I have exactly 1 minute left of my lunch break...oh well, I'll get to this later*

[Ken]

I'm enjoying these, keep them comin' Dawn

Can it really be 25 years ago? wow! "sigh"

1.867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone
2.Hurts So Good, John Cougar
3.Shake It Up, Cars
4.You Can Do Magic, America
5.Caught Up In You, 38 Special
6.Goin' Down, Greg Guidry
7.Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
8.Don't Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield
9.Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis and The News
10.Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

'k hea we go

2. Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor
15. I Can't Go For That, Daryl Hall and John Oates
27. Turn Your Love Around, George Benson
32. Eye In The Sky, Alan Parsons Project
35. Leader Of The Band, Dan Fogelberg
42. Pac-man Fever, Buckner and Garcia
52. Cool Night, Paul Davis
68. Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne
71. It's Gonna Take A Miracle, Deneice Williams
100. Edge Of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks

(I'm listening to Greg Kihn's greatest hits CD "Kihnsolidation" right now; how's that for '80s nostalgia? And '70s nostalgia too--some of these are songs he did in the mid to late '70s!)

I ought to find a copy of that Buckner & Garcia CD (I think they rerecorded the whole thing a few years ago). Jonathan loves Pac-Man! Thanks to our--uh, I mean _his_--Nintendo Gamecube, he's gotten to know and love a lot of the "old classic" games and characters.

[Pete70s]

13. Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
31. Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac
32. Eye In The Sky, Alan Parsons Project
39. '65 Love Affair, Paul Davis
40. Heat Of The Moment, Asia
45. Trouble, Lindsey Buckingham
47. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me, Juice Newton
57. Wasted On The Way, Crosby, Stills and Nash
70. Take It Away, Paul McCartney
94. Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Thanks Dawn for starting a new feature!

1. Make a Move on Me
2. Edge of Seventeen
3. Leather & Lace
4. Somebody's Baby
5. Trouble
6. Caught Up in You
7. Keep the Fire Burnin'
8. Take it Easy on Me
9. Rosanna
10. Heat of the Moment

[H2IZCOOL]

Since by definition, anything from my top 250 would be at the head of my favorites, I am listing:

10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Chicago
22. Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson


Then, the rest of my top 10 would include:

11. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
19. Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner
29. Only The Lonely, Motels
31. Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac
36. Leather And Lace, Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
39. '65 Love Affair, Paul Davis
62. Blue Eyes, Elton John
75. Gloria, Laura Branigan

There are a bunch of others that I really like as well, and unlike 1963, I can't find any I truly hate. -- although I must protest at A Flock Of Seagulls titling a song with the name of a country that is bent on America's destruction.

[55dodger]

I Love Rock & Roll
Centerfold
Jack & Diane
The Sweetest Thing
Always On My Mind
Leather & Lace
Empty Garden
Gloria
Hot in the City
Pretty Woman
Edge of Seventeen

[Cool Hand Logan]

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Police
You Can Do Magic, America
Cool Night, Paul Davis
Gloria, Laura Branigan
I Ran, A Flock Of Seagulls
Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones
Don't Stop Bellevin', Journey
Our Lips Are Sealed, Go-Go's
Who Can It Be Now?, Men At Work
'65 Love Affair, Paul Davis

[happygirl]

That was harder than I thought! I'll bet my answers in 1982 would have been different than they are now

Hurts So Good, John Cougar
Tainted Love, Soft Cell
Don't Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield
We Got The Beat, Go-Go's
Leader Of The Band, Dan Fogelberg
Heat Of The Moment, Asia
Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis and The News
Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne
Don't Stop Believin', Journey
Make A Move On Me, Olivia Newton-John

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

I did the same thing on this chart that I did earlier today on the '63 chart--I went thru' and counted how many votes each song has gotten so far. (If you haven't voted yet, go ahead and do so.) "Edge of Seventeen" is in the lead with 4 votes, including mine. 9 people have voted so far. I actually know all these songs--in fact, I think that was one where I listened to Casey Kasem count 'em all down at the end of the year and I wrote them down. (I didn't keep the sheet I wrote them on, though, so I had to print the list from this website--oh well...)

Here's what people have voted on so far:

2. Eye of the Tiger 1
3. I Love Rock & Roll 1
5. Centerfold 1
7. Jack & Diane 1
8. Hurts So Good 2
10. Hard to Say I'm Sorry 1
11. Tainted Love 3
13. Harden My Heart 2
14. Rosanna 1
15. I Can't Go for That 2
16. 867-5309 1
19. Waiting for a Girl Like You 1
20. Don't Talk to Strangers 3
21. The Sweetest Thing 1
22. Always On My Mind 2
23. Shake it Up 1
25. We Got the Beat 1
27. Turn Your Love Around 2
29. Only the Lonely 1
30. Who Can It Be Now 1
31. Hold Me 2
32. Eye in the Sky 3
35. Leader of the Band 2
36. Leather & Lace 3
39. '65 Love Affair 3
40. Heat of the Moment 3
41. Take it Easy on Me 1
42. Pac-Man Fever 1
45. Trouble 2
47. Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me 1
50. Keep the Fire Burnin' 1
51. Do You Believe in Love 2
52. Cool Night 2
53. Caught Up in You 2
57. Wasted on the Way 1
62. Blue Eyes 1
63. Our Lips are Sealed 1
65. You Can Do Magic 3
67. I Ran 1
68. Somebody's Baby 3
70. Take it Away 1
71. It's Gonna Take a Miracle 1
73. Don't Stop Believin' 2
75. Gloria 3
76. Empty Garden 1
79. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic 1
81. I Keep Forgettin' 1
84. Make a Move on Me 2
88. (Oh) Pretty Woman 1
90. Hot in the City 1
94. Waiting on a Friend 3
96. Working for the Weekend 1
97. Goin' Down 2
100. Edge of Seventeen 4

BTW, anyone who hasn't voted yet: please don't let these totals influence your voting! I really just did this for fun--'cuz I wanted to see which song(s) had the most votes. Inquiring minds want to know...

[Dawn]

It looks like well over half of the songs received at least one vote, which speaks well of the quality of music from this year.