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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 25, 1982

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/18 10/02 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	3	18	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One AbracadabraTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5126	1
2	4	4	10	Jack And DianeJOHN COUGAR Riva/Mercury 210/Polygram	2
3	1	1	17	Hard To Say I'm SorryCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979	1
4	3	2	17	Eye Of The TigerSURVIVOR Scotti Bros. 5-02912/Epic	1
5	5	6	19	You Should Hear How She Talks About YouMELISSA MANCHESTER Arista 0676	5
6	9	14	13	Eye In The SkyTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0696	6
7	12	15	12	Who Can It Be Now?MEN AT WORK Columbia 18-02888	7
8	18	20	9	Somebody's BabyJACKSON BROWNE Asylum 7-69982/Elektra	8
9	8	8	23	Hurts So GoodJOHN COUGAR Riva 209/Polygram	2
10	11	12	14	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)DONNA SUMMER Geffen 7-29982/Warner Bros.	10
11	10	10	12	Take It AwayPAUL McCARTNEY Columbia 18-03018	10
12	14	18	9	You Can Do MagicAMERICA Capitol 5142	12
13	13	13	13	Love Will Turn You AroundKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1471	13
14	15	21	12	Blue EyesELTON JOHN Geffen 7-29954/Warner Bros.	14
15	21	25	8	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)MICHAEL McDONALD Warner Bros. 7-29933	15
16	16	17	13	Think I'm In LoveEDDIE MONEY Columbia 18-02964	16
17	17	19	10	Only Time Will TellASIA Geffen 7-29970/Warner Bros.	17
18	20	24	10	Let Me Tickle Your FancyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1628	18
19	22	27	7	Hold OnSANTANA Columbia 18-03160	19
20	25	29	9	Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Boardwalk 11-150-7	20
21	26	30	12	I Ran (So Far Away)A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Jive/Arista 102	21
22	24	28	10	What's Forever ForMICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Liberty 1466	22
23	23	23	13	Hot In The CityBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 2605	23
24	27	36	5	Big FunKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 822/Polygram	24
25	29	33	6	Jump To ItARETHA FRANKLIN Arista 0699	25
26	30	34	12	GloriaLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 4048	26
27	36	40	6	Break It To Me GentlyJUICE NEWTON Capitol 9822	27
28	28	31	9	Never Been In LoveRANDY MEISNER Epic 14-03032	28
29	31	35	6	VoyeurKIM CARNES EMI-America 8127	29
30	33	37	8	Make BelieveTOTO Columbia 18-03143	30
31	34	38	7	You Dropped A Bomb On MeTHE GAP BAND Total Experience 8203/Polygram	31
32	7	7	15	Hold MeFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29966	4
33	35	39	6	The One You LoveGLENN FREY Asylum 7-69974/Elektra	33
34	43	51	5	Don't Fight ItKENNY LOGGINS with STEVE PERRY Columbia 18-03192	34
35	46	57	4	GypsyFLEETWOOD MAC Warner Bros. 7-29918	35
36	39	52	5	You Don't Want Me AnymoreSTEEL BREEZE RCA 13283	36
37	37	42	7	Holdin' OnTANE CAIN RCA 13287	37
38	38	41	9	Oh JulieBARRY MANILOW Arista 0698	38
39	51	58	4	Heart AttackOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52100	39
40	40	45	8	Let It Be MeWILLIE NELSON Columbia 18-03073	40
41	41	44	7	Workin' For A Livin'HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 2630	41
42	6	5	16	Even The Nights Are BetterAIR SUPPLY Arista 0692	5
43	49	63	5	Love Come DownEVELYN KING RCA 13273	43
44	44	50	6	You Keep Runnin' AwayTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2431	44
45	45	46	11	Should I Stay Or Should I GoTHE CLASH Epic 14-03006	45
46	50	62	6	Up Where We BelongJOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES Island 7-99996/Atlantic	46
47	47	49	8	Still In The GameSTEVE WINWOOD Island 7-29940/Atco	47
48	48	53	6	Johnny Can't ReadDON HENLEY Asylum 7-69971/Elektra	48
49	52	56	5	Sweet TimeREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-03175	49
50	55	64	4	AthenaTHE WHO Warner Bros. 7-29905	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	56	66	5	NobodySYLVIA RCA 13223	51
52	58	69	3	HeartlightNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 38-03219	52
53	54	55	9	I Will Always Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 13260	53
54	65	75	3	I Get ExcitedRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13303	54
55	61	65	6	Steppin' OutJOE JACKSON A&M 2428	55
56	63	71	4	MickeyTONI BASIL Radialchoice/Virgin 2638/Chrysalis	56
57	62	67	4	MachinerySHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8131	57
58	57	11	13	VacationTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9907/A&M	8
59	64	72	4	Take The LTHE MOTELS Capitol 5149	59
60	66	77	3	The Look Of Love (Part One)ABC Mercury 76168/Polygram	60
61	68	78	4	I Need YouPAUL CARRACK Epic 14-03146	61
62	69	—	2	Southern CrossCROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 7-89969	62
63	72	—	2	New World ManRUSH Mercury 76179/Polygram	63
64	80	—	2	Rock This TownSTRAY CATS EMI-America 8132	64
65	70	80	4	Close Enough To PerfectALABAMA RCA 13294	65
66	71	81	3	Burning Down One SideROBERT PLANT Swan Song 7-99979/Atlantic	66
67	67	70	5	She Looks A Lot Like YouTHE CLOCKS Boulevard 5-03075/Epic	67
68	75	—	2	What About MeMOVING PICTURES Network 7-69952/Elektra	68
69	76	—	2	Young LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 1005	69
70	78	—	2	A Penny For Your ThoughtsTAVARES RCA 13292	70
71	79	—	2	I'm So ExcitedPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13327/RCA	71
72	NEW▶		1	PressureBILLY JOEL Columbia 38-03244	72
73	19	9	14	Wasted On The WayCROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Atlantic 4058	9
74	NEW▶		1	Love Me TomorrowCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29911	74
75	32	32	11	Valley GirlFRANK & MOON ZAPPA Barking Pumpkin 4W9-02972/CBS	32
76	NEW▶		1	Ribbon In The SkySTEVIE WONDER Tamla 1639/Motown	76
77	82	89	3	All Of My LoveBOBBY CALDWELL Polydor 2212/Polygram	77
78	83	90	3	When I'm Holding You TightMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 8130	78
79	NEW▶		1	American HeartbeatSURVIVOR Scotti Bros. 4-03213/Epic	79
80	42	43	10	I'm The OneROBERTA FLACK Atlantic 4068	42
81	53	54	8	I Only Want To Be With YouNICOLETTE LARSON Warner Bros. 7-29948	53
82	NEW▶		1	Get Up And GoTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9910/A&M	82
83	NEW▶		1	On The Wings Of LoveJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 2434	83
84	90	—	2	SituationYAZ Sire 7-29953/Warner Bros.	84
85	NEW▶		1	Please Be The OneKARLA BONOFF Columbia 18-03172	85
86	59	59	6	He Got YouRONNIE MILSAP RCA 13286	59
87	60	60	7	NightshiftQUARTERFLASH Warner Bros. 7-29932	60
88	73	73	6	Right AwayKANSAS Kirshner 5-03084/Epic	73
89	74	74	6	He Could Be The OneJOSIE COTTON Elektra 47481	74
90	NEW▶		1	I'm Never Gonna Say GoodbyeBILLY PRESTON Motown 1625	90
91	77	79	8	Your Daddy Don't KnowTORONTO Network 7-69986/Elektra	77
92	84	22	13	And I'm Telling You I'm Not GoingJENNIFER HOLLIDAY Geffen 7-29983/Warner Bros.	22
93	81	16	14	American MusicPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13254/RCA	16
94	85	26	16	Keep The Fire Burnin'REO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02967	7
95	86	47	9	Themes From "E.T."WALTER MURPHY MCA 52099	47
96	87	48	11	Planet RockAFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND THE SOUL SONIC FORCE Tommy Boy 823	48
97	88	61	16	Out Of WorkGARY U.S. BONDS EMI-America 8117	21
98	99	96	37	Tainted LoveSOFT CELL Sire 49855/Warner Bros.	8
99	89	68	23	Let It WhipDAZZ BAND Motown 1609	5
100	92	83	23	Only The LonelyTHE MOTELS Capitol 5114	9

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