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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 18, 1982

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/11 09/25 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	16	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Hard To Say I'm SorryCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979	1
2	3	1	17	AbracadabraTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5126	1
3	2	2	16	Eye Of The TigerSURVIVOR Scotti Bros. 5-02912/Epic	1
4	4	11	9	Jack And DianeJOHN COUGAR Riva/Mercury 210/Polygram	4
5	6	6	18	You Should Hear How She Talks About YouMELISSA MANCHESTER Arista 0676	5
6	5	5	15	Even The Nights Are BetterAIR SUPPLY Arista 0692	5
7	7	4	14	Hold MeFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29966	4
8	8	7	22	Hurts So GoodJOHN COUGAR Riva 209/Polygram	2
9	14	14	12	Eye In The SkyTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0696	9
10	10	10	11	Take It AwayPAUL McCARTNEY Columbia 18-03018	10
11	12	12	13	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)DONNA SUMMER Geffen 7-29982/Warner Bros.	11
12	15	15	11	Who Can It Be Now?MEN AT WORK Columbia 18-02888	12
13	13	13	12	Love Will Turn You AroundKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1471	13
14	18	20	8	You Can Do MagicAMERICA Capitol 5142	14
15	21	23	11	Blue EyesELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29954/Warner Bros.	15
16	17	17	12	Think I'm In LoveEDDIE MONEY Columbia 18-02964	16
17	19	21	9	Only Time Will TellASIA Geffen 7-29970/Warner Bros.	17
18	20	24	8	Somebody's BabyJACKSON BROWNE Asylum 7-69982/Elektra	18
19	9	9	13	Wasted On The WayCROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 4058	9
20	24	27	9	Let Me Tickle Your FancyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1628	20
21	25	28	7	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)MICHAEL McDONALD Warner Bros. 7-29933	21
22	27	30	6	Hold OnSANTANA Columbia 18-03160	22
23	23	26	12	Hot In The CityBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 2605	23
24	28	31	9	What's Forever ForMICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Liberty 1466	24
25	29	32	8	Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Boardwalk 11-150-7	25
26	30	37	11	I Ran (So Far Away)A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Jive/Arista 102	26
27	36	64	4	Big FunKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 822/Polygram	27
28	31	35	8	Never Been In LoveRANDY MEISNER Epic 14-03032	28
29	33	59	5	Jump To ItARETHA FRANKLIN Arista 0699	29
30	34	39	11	GloriaLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 4048	30
31	35	51	5	VoyeurKIM CARNES EMI-America 8127	31
32	32	34	10	Valley GirlFRANK & MOON ZAPPA Barking Pumpkin 4W9-02972/CBS	32
33	37	41	7	Make BelieveTOTO Columbia 18-03143	33
34	38	42	6	You Dropped A Bomb On MeTHE GAP BAND Total Experience 8203/Polygram	34
35	39	53	5	The One You LoveGLENN FREY Asylum 7-69974/Elektra	35
36	40	47	5	Break It To Me GentlyJUICE NEWTON Capitol 9822	36
37	42	52	6	Holdin' OnTANE CAIN RCA 13287	37
38	41	45	8	Oh JulieBARRY MANILOW Arista 0698	38
39	52	58	4	You Don't Want Me AnymoreSTEEL BREEZE RCA 13283	39
40	45	49	7	Let It Be MeWILLIE NELSON Columbia 18-03073	40
41	44	44	6	Workin' For A Livin'HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 2630	41
42	43	43	9	I'm The OneROBERTA FLACK Atlantic 4068	42
43	51	66	4	Don't Fight ItKENNY LOGGINS with STEVE PERRY Columbia 18-03192	43
44	50	56	5	You Keep Runnin' AwayTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2431	44
45	46	46	10	Should I Stay Or Should I GoTHE CLASH Epic 14-03006	45
46	57	69	3	GypsyFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29918	46
47	49	54	7	Still In The GameSTEVE WINWOOD Island 7-29940/Atco	47
48	53	62	5	Johnny Can't ReadDON HENLEY Asylum 7-69971/Elektra	48
49	63	76	4	Love Come DownEVELYN KING RCA 13273	49
50	62	70	5	Up Where We BelongJOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES Island 7-99996/Atlantic	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	58	67	3	Heart AttackOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52100	51
52	56	65	4	Sweet TimeREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-03175	52
53	54	57	7	I Only Want To Be With YouNICOLETTE LARSON Warner Bros. 7-29948	53
54	55	55	8	I Will Always Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 13260	54
55	64	77	3	AthenaTHE WHO Warner Bros. 7-29905	55
56	66	78	4	NobodySYLVIA RCA 13223	56
57	11	8	12	VacationTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9907/A&M	8
58	69	—	2	HeartlightNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 38-03219	58
59	59	63	5	He Got YouRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13286	59
60	60	60	6	NightshiftQUARTERFLASH Warner Bros. 7-29932	60
61	65	75	5	Steppin' OutJOE JACKSON A&M 2428	61
62	67	79	3	MachinerySHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8131	62
63	71	83	3	MickeyTONI BASIL Radialchoice/Virgin 2638/Chrysalis	63
64	72	85	3	Take The LTHE MOTELS Capitol 5149	64
65	75	—	2	I Get ExcitedRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13303	65
66	77	—	2	The Look Of Love (Part One)ABC Mercury 76168/Polygram	66
67	70	80	4	She Looks A Lot Like YouTHE CLOCKS Boulevard 5-03075/Epic	67
68	78	90	3	I Need YouPAUL CARRACK Epic 14-03146	68
69	NEW▶		1	Southern CrossCROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 7-89969	69
70	80	89	3	Close Enough To PerfectALABAMA RCA 13294	70
71	81	—	2	Burning Down One SideROBERT PLANT Swan Song 7-99979/Atlantic	71
72	NEW▶		1	New World ManRUSH Mercury 76179/Polygram	72
73	73	73	5	Right AwayKANSAS Kirshner 5-03084/Epic	73
74	74	74	5	He Could Be The OneJOSIE COTTON Elektra 47481	74
75	NEW▶		1	What About MeMOVING PICTURES Network 7-69952/Elektra	75
76	NEW▶		1	Young LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 1005	76
77	79	81	7	Your Daddy Don't KnowTORONTO Network 7-69986/Elektra	77
78	NEW▶		1	A Penny For Your ThoughtsTAVARES RCA 13292	78
79	NEW▶		1	I'm So ExcitedPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13327/RCA	79
80	NEW▶		1	Rock This TownSTRAY CATS EMI-America 8132	80
81	16	16	13	American MusicPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13254/RCA	16
82	89	—	2	All Of My LoveBOBBY CALDWELL Polydor 2212/Polygram	82
83	90	—	2	When I'm Holding You TightMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 8130	83
84	22	22	12	And I'm Telling You I'm Not GoingJENNIFER HOLLIDAY Geffen 7-29983/Warner Bros.	22
85	26	18	15	Keep The Fire Burnin'REO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02967	7
86	47	48	8	Themes From "E.T."WALTER MURPHY MCA 52099	47
87	48	50	10	Planet RockAFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND THE SOUL SONIC FORCE Tommy Boy 823	48
88	61	33	15	Out Of WorkGARY U.S. BONDS EMI-America 8117	21
89	68	68	22	Let It WhipDAZZ BAND Motown 1609	5
90	NEW▶		1	SituationYAZ Sire 7-29953/Warner Bros.	90
91	76	40	10	Love Or Let Me Be LonelyPAUL DAVIS Arista 0697	40
92	83	19	22	Only The LonelyTHE MOTELS Capitol 5114	9
93	85	25	18	Kids In AmericaKIM WILDE EMI-America 8110	25
94	86	29	23	RosannaTOTO Columbia 18-02811	2
95	87	36	11	Someday, SomewayMARSHALL CRENSHAW Warner Bros. 7-29974	36
96	93	61	8	SaraBILL CHAMPLIN Elektra 47456	61
97	94	71	7	How Can I Live Without HerCHRISTOPHER ATKINS Polydor 2210	71
98	95	72	6	In The Drivers SeatJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 5-03062/Epic	72
99	96	86	36	Tainted LoveSOFT CELL Sire 49855/Warner Bros.	8
100	99	94	9	She Got The GoldmineJERRY REED RCA 13268	57

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