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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 11, 1982

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/04 09/18 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	5	15	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Hard To Say I'm SorryCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979	1
2	2	1	15	Eye Of The TigerSURVIVOR Scotti Bros. 5-02912/Epic	1
3	1	3	16	AbracadabraTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5126	1
4	11	14	8	Jack And DianeJOHN COUGAR Riva/Mercury 210/Polygram	4
5	5	6	14	Even The Nights Are BetterAIR SUPPLY Arista 0692	5
6	6	11	17	You Should Hear How She Talks About YouMELISSA MANCHESTER Arista 0676	6
7	4	4	13	Hold MeFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29966	4
8	7	2	21	Hurts So GoodJOHN COUGAR Riva 209/Polygram	2
9	9	9	12	Wasted On The WayCROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 4058	9
10	10	10	10	Take It AwayPAUL McCARTNEY Columbia 18-03018	10
11	8	8	11	VacationTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9907/A&M	8
12	12	12	12	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)DONNA SUMMER Geffen 7-29982/Warner Bros.	12
13	13	13	11	Love Will Turn You AroundKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1471	13
14	14	15	11	Eye In The SkyTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0696	14
15	15	18	10	Who Can It Be Now?MEN AT WORK Columbia 18-02888	15
16	16	16	12	American MusicPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13254/RCA	16
17	17	17	11	Think I'm In LoveEDDIE MONEY Columbia 18-02964	17
18	20	23	7	You Can Do MagicAMERICA Capitol 5142	18
19	21	24	8	Only Time Will TellASIA Geffen 7-29970/Warner Bros.	19
20	24	29	7	Somebody's BabyJACKSON BROWNE Asylum 7-69982/Elektra	20
21	23	26	10	Blue EyesELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29954/Warner Bros.	21
22	22	22	11	And I'm Telling You I'm Not GoingJENNIFER HOLLIDAY Geffen 7-29983/Warner Bros.	22
23	26	28	11	Hot In The CityBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 2605	23
24	27	30	8	Let Me Tickle Your FancyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1628	24
25	28	33	6	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)MICHAEL McDONALD Warner Bros. 7-29933	25
26	18	7	14	Keep The Fire Burnin'REO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02967	7
27	30	34	5	Hold OnSANTANA Columbia 18-03160	27
28	31	35	8	What's Forever ForMICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Liberty 1466	28
29	32	37	7	Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Boardwalk 11-150-7	29
30	37	43	10	I Ran (So Far Away)A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Jive/Arista 102	30
31	35	39	7	Never Been In LoveRANDY MEISNER Epic 14-03032	31
32	34	41	9	Valley GirlFRANK & MOON ZAPPA Barking Pumpkin 4W9-02972/CBS	32
33	59	69	4	Jump To ItARETHA FRANKLIN Arista 0699	33
34	39	44	10	GloriaLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 4048	34
35	51	65	4	VoyeurKIM CARNES EMI-America 8127	35
36	64	73	3	Big FunKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 822/Polygram	36
37	41	47	6	Make BelieveTOTO Columbia 18-03143	37
38	42	54	5	You Dropped A Bomb On MeTHE GAP BAND Total Experience 8203/Polygram	38
39	53	75	4	The One You LoveGLENN FREY Asylum 7-69974/Elektra	39
40	47	53	4	Break It To Me GentlyJUICE NEWTON Capitol 9822	40
41	45	50	7	Oh JulieBARRY MANILOW Arista 0698	41
42	52	66	5	Holdin' OnTANE CAIN RCA 13287	42
43	43	45	8	I'm The OneROBERTA FLACK Atlantic 4068	43
44	44	49	5	Workin' For A Livin'HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 2630	44
45	49	56	6	Let It Be MeWILLIE NELSON Columbia 18-03073	45
46	46	48	9	Should I Stay Or Should I GoTHE CLASH Epic 14-03006	46
47	48	52	7	Themes From "E.T."WALTER MURPHY MCA 52099	47
48	50	51	9	Planet RockAFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND THE SOUL SONIC FORCE Tommy Boy 823	48
49	54	59	6	Still In The GameSTEVE WINWOOD Island 7-29940/Atco	49
50	56	63	4	You Keep Runnin' AwayTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2431	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	66	77	3	Don't Fight ItKENNY LOGGINS with STEVE PERRY Columbia 18-03192	51
52	58	67	3	You Don't Want Me AnymoreSTEEL BREEZE RCA 13283	52
53	62	70	4	Johnny Can't ReadDON HENLEY Asylum 7-69971/Elektra	53
54	57	61	6	I Only Want To Be With YouNICOLETTE LARSON Warner Bros. 7-29948	54
55	55	55	7	I Will Always Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 13260	55
56	65	76	3	Sweet TimeREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-03175	56
57	69	—	2	GypsyFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29918	57
58	67	—	2	Heart AttackOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52100	58
59	63	72	4	He Got YouRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13286	59
60	60	64	5	NightshiftQUARTERFLASH Warner Bros. 7-29932	60
61	33	21	14	Out Of WorkGARY U.S. BONDS EMI-America 8117	21
62	70	83	4	Up Where We BelongJOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES Island 7-99996/Atlantic	62
63	76	85	3	Love Come DownEVELYN KING RCA 13273	63
64	77	—	2	AthenaTHE WHO Warner Bros. 7-29905	64
65	75	81	4	Steppin' OutJOE JACKSON A&M 2428	65
66	78	89	3	NobodySYLVIA RCA 13223	66
67	79	—	2	MachinerySHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8131	67
68	68	27	21	Let It WhipDAZZ BAND Motown 1609	5
69	NEW▶		1	HeartlightNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 38-03219	69
70	80	86	3	She Looks A Lot Like YouTHE CLOCKS Boulevard 5-03075/Epic	70
71	83	—	2	MickeyTONI BASIL Chrysalis 2638	71
72	85	—	2	Take The LTHE MOTELS Capitol 5149	72
73	73	78	4	Right AwayKANSAS Kirshner 5-03084/Epic	73
74	74	80	4	He Could Be The OneJOSIE COTTON Elektra 47481	74
75	NEW▶		1	I Get ExcitedRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13303	75
76	40	40	9	Love Or Let Me Be LonelyPAUL DAVIS Arista 0697	40
77	NEW▶		1	The Look Of Love (Part One)ABC Mercury 76168/Polygram	77
78	90	—	2	I Need YouPAUL CARRACK Epic 14-03146	78
79	81	79	6	Your Daddy Don't KnowTORONTO Network 7-69986/Elektra	79
80	89	—	2	Close Enough To PerfectALABAMA RCA 13294	80
81	NEW▶		1	Burning Down One SideROBERT PLANT Swan Song 7-99979/Atlantic	81
82	82	82	5	Don't Run My LifeSPYS EMI-America 8124	82
83	19	19	21	Only The LonelyTHE MOTELS Capitol 5114	9
84	84	90	3	Sad HeartsTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2353/Polygram	84
85	25	25	17	Kids In AmericaKIM WILDE EMI-America 8110	25
86	29	20	22	RosannaTOTO Columbia 18-02811	2
87	36	36	10	Someday, SomewayMARSHALL CRENSHAW Warner Bros. 7-29974	36
88	88	88	3	Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing/You're All I Need To Get ByCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-149	88
89	NEW▶		1	All Of My LoveBOBBY CALDWELL Polydor 2212/Polygram	89
90	NEW▶		1	When I'm Holding You TightMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 8130	90
91	38	38	9	Let Me GoRAY PARKER JR. Arista 0695	38
92	92	42	11	WordsMISSING PERSONS Capitol 9773	42
93	61	62	7	SaraBILL CHAMPLIN Elektra 47456	61
94	71	71	6	How Can I Live Without HerCHRISTOPHER ATKINS Polydor 2210	71
95	72	74	5	In The Drivers SeatJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 5-03062/Epic	72
96	86	31	35	Tainted LoveSOFT CELL Sire 49855/Warner Bros.	8
97	87	32	28	Don't You Want MeTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M/Virgin 2397	1
98	93	46	15	I Really Don't Need No LightJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 2410	39
99	94	57	8	She Got The GoldmineJERRY REED RCA 13268	57
100	97	68	6	Emotions In MotionBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5135	68

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