According to RPM magazine, the biggest song of 1982 in Canada was “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. It was a cover of the original 1975 song by Arrows. One dozen songs on the year-end top 100 chart below are from Canadian artists, three of which are from Chilliwack. Canadian entries have been bolded in red. The top Canadian song was “New World Man” by Rush. The Canadian charts are an accurate reflection of Canadian tastes in music, and the Top 100 songs were determined both from nationwide sales and radio airplay data. The drawback with year-end charts is that songs charting from the end of one year through beginning of the next will have their chart performance split between the two years. More year-end and other Canadian charts can be found here.
RANK | TITLE | ARTIST |
1 | I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
2 | Eye Of The Tiger | Survivor |
3 | Ebony and Ivory | P. McCartney/S. Wonder |
4 | Centerfold | J. Geils Band |
5 | Abracadabra | Steve Miller Band |
6 | I’ve Never Been To Me | Charlene |
7 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell |
8 | Don’t You Want Me | Human League |
9 | Hard To Say I’m Sorry | Chicago |
10 | Hurts So Good | John Cougar |
11 | Down Under | Men At Work |
12 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Go-Go’s |
13 | Body Language | Queen |
14 | Gloria | Laura Branigan |
15 | Physical | Olivia Newton-John |
16 | I Can’t Go For That | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
17 | The Look Of Love | ABC |
18 | New World Man | Rush |
19 | Jack & Diane | John Cougar |
20 | 867-5309/Jenny | Tommy Tutone |
21 | Open Arms | Journey |
22 | Freeze Frame | J. Geils Band |
23 | Up Where We Belong | J. Cocker/J. Warnes |
24 | Heart Attack | Olivia Newton-John |
25 | Da Da Da | Trio |
26 | Young Turks | Rod Stewart |
27 | Rosanna | Toto |
28 | Tonight I’m Yours | Rod Stewart |
29 | Key Largo | Bertie Higgins |
30 | Dirty Laundry | Don Henley |
31 | Eye In The Sky | Alan Parsons Project |
32 | We Got The Beat | Go-Go’s |
33 | Don’t Talk To Strangers | Rick Springfield |
34 | Eyes Of A Stranger | Payolas |
35 | Maneater | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
36 | Love Is In Control | Donna Summer |
37 | Crimson & Clover | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
38 | Truly | Lionel Richie |
39 | Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis |
40 | Hold On | Santana |
41 | Under Pressure | Queen |
42 | Your Daddy Don’t Know | Toronto |
43 | Going To A Go-Go | Rolling Stones |
44 | Letting Go | Straight Lines |
45 | You Should Hear How She Talks | Melissa Manchester |
46 | Make A Move On Me | Olivia Newton-John |
47 | Heat Of The Moment | Asia |
48 | It’s Raining Again | Supertramp |
49 | Blue Eyes | Elton John |
50 | Let’s Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire |
51 | Pretty Woman | Van Halen |
52 | Steppin’ Out | Joe Jackson |
53 | The Other Woman | Ray Parker Jr. |
54 | Homosapien | Pete Shelley |
55 | Heartlight | Neil Diamond |
56 | Shake It Up | The Cars |
57 | Who Can It Be Now | Men At Work |
58 | Six Months In A Leaky Boat | Split Enz |
59 | Nobody | Sylvia |
60 | Oh No | Commodores |
61 | The Girl Is Mine | M. Jackson/P. McCartney |
62 | Even The Nights Are Better | Air Supply |
63 | Mickey | Toni Basil |
64 | Athena | The Who |
65 | Rock This Town | Stray Cats |
66 | You Can’t Hurry Love | Phil Collins |
67 | My Girl (Gone Gone Gone) | Chilliwack |
68 | Emoty Garden | Elton John |
69 | Only Time Will Tell | Asia |
70 | Always On My Mind | Willie Nelson |
71 | Love’s Been Hard On Me | Juice Newton |
72 | Johnny Are You Queer | Josie Cotton |
73 | Do You Wanna Touch Me | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
74 | I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton |
75 | Caught Up In You | 38 Special |
76 | Don’t Fight It | K. Loggins/S. Perry |
77 | Pressure | Billy Joel |
78 | I Believe | Chilliwack |
79 | Enough Is Enough | April Wine |
80 | Abacab | Genesis |
81 | Love Will Turn You Around | Kenny Rogers |
82 | Watcha Gonna Do | Chilliwack |
83 | Trouble | Lindsey Buckingham |
84 | Only The Lonely | Motels |
85 | Let’s Get It Up | AC/DC |
86 | Love Plus One | Haircut One Hundred |
87 | Dancing In The Street | Van Halen |
88 | Keep The Fire Burnin’ | Reo Speedwagon |
89 | Shock The Monkey | Peter Gabriel |
90 | Hold Me | Fleetwood Mac |
91 | Take It Easy On Me | Little River Band |
92 | Pac-Man Fever | Buckner & Garcia |
93 | Harden My Heart | Quarterflash |
94 | Did It In A Minute | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
95 | Start Tellin’ The Truth | Toronto |
96 | ’65 Love Affair | Paul Davis |
97 | Cat People (Putting Out Fire) | David Bowie |
98 | Fantasy | Aldo Nova |
99 | Don’t It Make Ya Feel | Headpins |
100 | Nova Heart | Spoons |
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