Editing 1982 in music (section)

== Chronological table of US and UK and Japan number one hit singles ==
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!UK number one singles and artist<br />(weeks at number one)
!U.S. number one singles and artist<br />(weeks at number one)
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"[[Don't You Want Me]]" – [[The Human League]] (3 weeks in 1981 + 2 weeks in 1982)
<br />"[[Land of Make Believe (song)|Land of Make Believe]]" – [[Bucks Fizz]] (2)
<br />"[[Oh Julie (Shakin' Stevens song)|Oh Julie]]" – [[Shakin' Stevens]] (1)
<br />"[[The Model]]" – [[Kraftwerk]] (1)
<br />"[[Town Called Malice]]" – [[The Jam]] (3)
<br />"[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]" – [[Tight Fit]] (3)
<br />"[[Seven Tears (song)|Seven Tears]]" – [[Goombay Dance Band]] (3)
<br />"[[My Camera Never Lies]]" – [[Bucks Fizz]] (1)
<br />"[[Ebony and Ivory]]" – [[Paul McCartney]] & [[Stevie Wonder]] (3)
<br />"[[A Little Peace]]" – [[Nicole (German singer)|Nicole]] (2) ''500th UK No. 1 single''
<br />"[[House of Fun]]" – [[Madness (band)|Madness]] (2)
<br />"[[Goody Two Shoes]]" – [[Adam Ant]] (2)
<br />"[[I've Never Been to Me]]" – [[Charlene (singer)|Charlene]] (1)
<br />"[[Happy Talk (song)|Happy Talk]]" – [[Captain Sensible]] (2)
<br />'''"[[Come on Eileen]]" – [[Dexys Midnight Runners]] (4) best selling single of the year'''
<br />"[[Eye of the Tiger]]" – [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]] (4)
<br />"[[Pass the Dutchie]]" – [[Musical Youth]] (3)
<br />"[[Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?]]" – [[Culture Club]] (3)
<br />"[[I Don't Wanna Dance (Eddy Grant song)|I Don't Wanna Dance]]" – [[Eddy Grant]] (3)
<br />"[[Beat Surrender]]" – [[The Jam]] (2)
<br />"[[Save Your Love (Renée and Renato song)|Save Your Love]]" – [[Renée and Renato]] (2 weeks in 1982 + 2 weeks in 1983)

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'''"[[Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)|Physical]]" – [[Olivia Newton-John]] (6 weeks in 1981 + 4 weeks in 1982) best selling single of the year'''
<br />"[[I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)]]" – [[Daryl Hall & John Oates]] (1)
<br />"[[Centerfold (song)|Centerfold]]" – [[The J. Geils Band]] (6)
<br />"[[I Love Rock 'N Roll]]" – [[Joan Jett]] & The Blackhearts (7)
<br />"Titles" – [[Vangelis]] (1)
<br />"Ebony And Ivory" – [[Paul McCartney]] & [[Stevie Wonder]] (7)
<br />"[[Don't You Want Me]]" – [[The Human League]] (3)
<br />"[[Eye Of The Tiger]]" – [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]] (6)
<br />"[[Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)|Abracadabra]]" – [[Steve Miller Band]] (2)
<br />"[[Hard To Say I'm Sorry]]" – [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] (2)
<br />"[[Jack And Diane]]" – [[John Cougar]] (4)
<br />"[[Who Can It Be Now?]]" – [[Men at Work]] (1)
<br />"[[Up Where We Belong]]" – [[Joe Cocker]] & [[Jennifer Warnes]] (3)
<br />"[[Truly (Lionel Richie song)|Truly]]" – [[Lionel Richie]] (2)
<br />"[[Mickey (Toni Basil song)|Mickey]]" – [[Toni Basil]] (1)
<br />"[[Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]" – [[Daryl Hall & John Oates]] (2 weeks in 1982 + 2 weeks in 1983)
<br />''Or see: [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982]]''
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'''Japanese Oricon number one singles and artist'''<br>  (weeks at number one)
{{main|List of Oricon number-one singles of 1982}}
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*"{{illm|Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū (song)|lt=Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū|ja|セーラー服と機関銃 (曲)}}" – [[Hiroko Yakushimaru]] (2 weeks 1981 + 3 weeks 1982)
*"{{ill|Jōnetsu Neppū Serenade|ja|情熱☆熱風☽せれなーで}}" – [[Masahiko Kondō]] (2)
*"{{ill|Akai Sweet Pea|ja|赤いスイートピー}}"  – [[Seiko Matsuda]] (3)
*"{{ill|Kokoro no Iro|ja|心の色}}" – [[Masatoshi Nakamura]] (5)
*"{{ill|Ikenai Rouge Magic|ja|い・け・な・いルージュマジック}}" – [[Kiyoshiro Imawano]] & [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] (1)
*"{{ill|Furarete Banzai|ja|ふられてBANZAI}}" – Masahiko Kondō (4)
*"{{ill|Nagisa no Balcony|ja|渚のバルコニー}}" – Seiko Matsuda (1)
*"{{ill|Harajuku Kiss|ja|原宿キッス}}" – [[Toshihiko Tahara]] (3)
*"{{ill|Madonna-tachi no Lullaby|ja|聖母たちのララバイ}}" – [[Hiromi Iwasaki]] (4)
*"{{ill|Hyakuman Dollar Baby|ja|$百萬BABY}}" – {{illm|Johnny (Yokohama Ginbae singer)|lt=Johnny|ja|Johnny}} (1)
*"{{ill|Highteen Boogie|ja|ハイティーン・ブギ (曲)}}" – Masahiko Kondō (5)
*"{{ill|Komugi Iro no Mermaid|ja|小麦色のマーメイド}}" – Seiko Matsuda (1)
*"[[Kurayami wo Buttobase]]" (暗闇をぶっとばせ) – [[Daisuke Shima]] (1)
*"[[Matsu wa]]" – [[Aming]] (6)
*"{{ill|Horeta ze! Kanpai|ja|ホレたぜ!乾杯}}" – Masahiko Kondō (2)
*"{{ill|Yūwaku Suresure|ja|誘惑スレスレ}}" – Toshihiko Tahara (2)
*"{{ill|Nobara no Etude|ja|野ばらのエチュード}}" – Seiko Matsuda (3)
*"[[Second Love (song)|Second Love]]" – [[Akina Nakamori]] (3)
*"{{ill|3 Nenme no Uwaki|ja|3年目の浮気}}" – {{ill|Hiroshi & Kibo|ja|ヒロシ&キーボー}} (2 weeks 1982 + 2 weeks 1983)
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