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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 4, 1982

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/28 09/11 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	3	15	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One AbracadabraTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5126	1
2	1	1	14	Eye Of The TigerSURVIVOR Scotti Bros. 5-02912/Epic	1
3	5	5	14	Hard To Say I'm SorryCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979	3
4	4	4	12	Hold MeFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29966	4
5	6	6	13	Even The Nights Are BetterAIR SUPPLY Arista 0692	5
6	11	11	16	You Should Hear How She Talks About YouMELISSA MANCHESTER Arista 0676	6
7	2	2	20	Hurts So GoodJOHN COUGAR Riva 209/Polygram	2
8	8	8	10	VacationTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9907/A&M	8
9	9	9	11	Wasted On The WayCROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 4058	9
10	10	10	9	Take It AwayPAUL McCARTNEY Columbia 18-03018	10
11	14	16	7	Jack And DianeJOHN COUGAR Riva/Mercury 210/Polygram	11
12	12	12	11	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)DONNA SUMMER Geffen 7-29982/Warner Bros.	12
13	13	14	10	Love Will Turn You AroundKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1471	13
14	15	17	10	Eye In The SkyTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0696	14
15	18	20	9	Who Can It Be Now?MEN AT WORK Columbia 18-02888	15
16	16	18	11	American MusicPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13254/RCA	16
17	17	19	10	Think I'm In LoveEDDIE MONEY Columbia 18-02964	17
18	7	7	13	Keep The Fire Burnin'REO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02967	7
19	19	13	20	Only The LonelyTHE MOTELS Capitol 5114	9
20	23	27	6	You Can Do MagicAMERICA Capitol 5142	20
21	24	29	7	Only Time Will TellASIA Geffen 7-29970/Warner Bros.	21
22	22	24	10	And I'm Telling You I'm Not GoingJENNIFER HOLLIDAY Geffen 7-29983/Warner Bros.	22
23	26	30	9	Blue EyesELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29954/Warner Bros.	23
24	29	34	6	Somebody's BabyJACKSON BROWNE Asylum 7-69982/Elektra	24
25	25	25	16	Kids In AmericaKIM WILDE EMI-America 8110	25
26	28	31	10	Hot In The CityBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 2605	26
27	30	36	7	Let Me Tickle Your FancyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1628	27
28	33	44	5	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)MICHAEL McDONALD Warner Bros. 7-29933	28
29	20	15	21	RosannaTOTO Columbia 18-02811	2
30	34	51	4	Hold OnSANTANA Columbia 18-03160	30
31	35	49	7	What's Forever ForMICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Liberty 1466	31
32	37	41	6	Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Boardwalk 11-150-7	32
33	21	21	13	Out Of WorkGARY U.S. BONDS EMI-America 8117	21
34	41	46	8	Valley GirlFRANK & MOON ZAPPA Barking Pumpkin 4W9-02972/CBS	34
35	39	50	6	Never Been In LoveRANDY MEISNER Epic 14-03032	35
36	36	38	9	Someday, SomewayMARSHALL CRENSHAW Warner Bros. 7-29974	36
37	43	45	9	I Ran (So Far Away)A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Jive/Arista 102	37
38	38	40	8	Let Me GoRAY PARKER JR. Arista 0695	38
39	44	47	9	GloriaLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 4048	39
40	40	42	8	Love Or Let Me Be LonelyPAUL DAVIS Arista 0697	40
41	47	55	5	Make BelieveTOTO Columbia 18-03143	41
42	54	72	4	You Dropped A Bomb On MeTHE GAP BAND Total Experience 8203/Polygram	42
43	45	48	7	I'm The OneROBERTA FLACK Atlantic 4068	43
44	49	54	4	Workin' For A Livin'HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 2630	44
45	50	56	6	Oh JulieBARRY MANILOW Arista 0698	45
46	48	52	8	Should I Stay Or Should I GoTHE CLASH Epic 14-03006	46
47	53	74	3	Break It To Me GentlyJUICE NEWTON Capitol 9822	47
48	52	59	6	Themes From "E.T."WALTER MURPHY MCA 52099	48
49	56	66	5	Let It Be MeWILLIE NELSON Columbia 18-03073	49
50	51	53	8	Planet RockAFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND THE SOUL SONIC FORCE Tommy Boy 823	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	65	71	3	VoyeurKIM CARNES EMI-America 8127	51
52	66	77	4	Holdin' OnTANE CAIN RCA 13287	52
53	75	87	3	The One You LoveGLENN FREY Asylum 7-69974/Elektra	53
54	59	63	5	Still In The GameSTEVE WINWOOD Island 7-29940/Atco	54
55	55	61	6	I Will Always Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 13260	55
56	63	69	3	You Keep Runnin' AwayTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2431	56
57	61	67	5	I Only Want To Be With YouNICOLETTE LARSON Warner Bros. 7-29948	57
58	67	—	2	You Don't Want Me AnymoreSTEEL BREEZE RCA 13283	58
59	69	83	3	Jump To ItARETHA FRANKLIN Arista 0699	59
60	64	70	4	NightshiftQUARTERFLASH Warner Bros. 7-29932	60
61	62	62	6	SaraBILL CHAMPLIN Elektra 47456	61
62	70	80	3	Johnny Can't ReadDON HENLEY Asylum 7-69971/Elektra	62
63	72	84	3	He Got YouRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13286	63
64	73	—	2	Big FunKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 822/Polygram	64
65	76	—	2	Sweet TimeREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-03175	65
66	77	—	2	Don't Fight ItKENNY LOGGINS with STEVE PERRY Columbia 18-03192	66
67	NEW▶		1	Heart AttackOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52100	67
68	27	22	20	Let It WhipDAZZ BAND Motown 1609	5
69	NEW▶		1	GypsyFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29918	69
70	83	89	3	Up Where We BelongJOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES Island 7-99996/Atlantic	70
71	71	79	5	How Can I Live Without HerCHRISTOPHER ATKINS Polydor 2210	71
72	74	82	4	In The Drivers SeatJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 5-03062/Epic	72
73	78	85	3	Right AwayKANSAS Kirshner 5-03084/Epic	73
74	80	90	3	He Could Be The OneJOSIE COTTON Elektra 47481	74
75	81	88	3	Steppin' OutJOE JACKSON A&M 2428	75
76	85	—	2	Love Come DownEVELYN KING RCA 13273	76
77	NEW▶		1	AthenaTHE WHO Warner Bros. 7-29905	77
78	89	—	2	NobodySYLVIA RCA 13223	78
79	NEW▶		1	MachinerySHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8131	79
80	86	—	2	She Looks A Lot Like YouTHE CLOCKS Boulevard 5-03075/Epic	80
81	79	81	5	Your Daddy Don't KnowTORONTO Network 7-69986/Elektra	79
82	82	86	4	Don't Run My LifeSPYS EMI-America 8124	82
83	NEW▶		1	MickeyTONI BASIL Chrysalis 2638	83
84	90	—	2	Sad HeartsTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2353/Polygram	84
85	NEW▶		1	Take The LTHE MOTELS Capitol 5149	85
86	31	23	34	Tainted LoveSOFT CELL Sire 49855/Warner Bros.	8
87	32	26	27	Don't You Want MeTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M/Virgin 2397	1
88	88	—	2	Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing/You're All I Need To Get ByCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-149	88
89	NEW▶		1	Close Enough To PerfectALABAMA RCA 13294	89
90	NEW▶		1	I Need YouPAUL CARRACK Epic 14-03146	90
91	60	60	6	Calling All GirlsQUEEN Elektra 7-69981	60
92	42	43	10	WordsMISSING PERSONS Capitol 9773	42
93	46	39	14	I Really Don't Need No LightJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 2410	39
94	57	57	7	She Got The GoldmineJERRY REED RCA 13268	57
95	58	58	7	Hot Fun In The SummertimeDAYTON Liberty 1468	58
96	96	65	17	Love Plus OneHAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED Arista 0672	37
97	68	68	5	Emotions In MotionBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5135	68
98	84	75	6	LuanneFOREIGNER Atlantic 4072	75
99	87	28	16	If The Love Fits Wear ItLESLIE PEARL RCA 13235	28
100	91	32	14	PaperlateGENESIS Atlantic 4053	32

Superstars: products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week. Stars: other products demonstrating significant gains.