Nothing But #1s – 1982 & 1983

What has always been known in the U.S. as the Hot 100 had existed for nearly fifteen years as numerous charts, tracking and ranking the most popular singles of the day in several areas. During the 1940s and 1950s, popular singles were ranked on three significant charts:
• Best Sellers in Stores
• Most Played by Jockeys
• Most Played in Jukeboxes

On June 17, 1957, Billboard discontinued the Most Played in Jukeboxes chart, as the popularity of jukeboxes waned and radio stations incorporated more and more rock-oriented music into their playlists. The week ending July 28, 1958 was the final publication of the Most Played By Jockeys.
On August 4, 1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart: the Hot 100. The Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13, 1958.
The Billboard Hot 100 is still the standard by which a song's popularity is measured in the United States. The Hot 100 is ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen, sales data compiled by Nielsen (both at retail and digitally) and streaming activity provided by online music sources.

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You’ll hear:
1) Physical (Reached #1 on Nov 21, 1981 Lasted for 10 wks, knocked out by Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For That" on Jan 30, 1982) by Olivia Newton-John
2) I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Reached #1 on Jan 30, 1982, ending Olivia Newton-John's 10 wk #1 run with "Physical" Lasted for 1 wk) by Hall & Oates
3) Centerfold (Reached #1 on Feb 6, 1982 Lasted for 6 wks) by The J. Geils Band
4) I Love Rock N' Roll (Reached #1 on Mar 20, 1982 Lasted for 7 wks) by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
5) Ebony And Ivory (Reached #1 on May 15, 1982 Lasted for 7 wks) by Stevie Wonder (w/ Paul McCartney)
6) Don't You Want Me (Reached #1 on Jul 3, 1982 Lasted for 3 wks) by The Human League
7) Eye Of The Tiger (from the Sylvester Stallone films, Rocky III (1982) & 1985's Rocky IV) (Reached #1 on Jul 24, 1982 Lasted for 6 wks) by Survivor
8) Abracadabra (Reached #1 on Sep 4, 1982 Lasted for 1 wk, then off the top for 2 wks [Hard To Say I'm Sorry] then back to #1 for 1 more wk on Sep 25, 1982) by The Steve Miller Band
9) Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (Reached #1 on Sep 11, 1982 Lasted for 2 wks) by Chicago
10) Jack & Diane (Reached #1 on Oct 2, 1982 Lasted for 4 wks) by John Mellencamp (John Cougar)
11) Who Can It Be Now? (Reached #1 on Oct 30, 1982 Lasted for 1 wk) by Men At Work
12) Up Where We Belong (from the 1982 film, An Officer And A Gentleman) (Reached #1 on Nov 6, 1982 Lasted for 3 wks) by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
13) Truly (Reached #1 on Nov 27, 1982 Lasted for 2 wks) by Lionel Richie
14) Mickey (Reached #1 on Dec 11, 1982 Lasted for 1 wk) by Toni Basil
15) Maneater (Reached #1 on Dec 18, 1982 Lasted for 4 wks) by Hall & Oates
16) Down Under (Reached #1 on Jan 15, 1983 Lasted for 3 wks, then off the top for 1 wk [Africa] then back to #1 for 1 more wk on Feb 12, 1983) by Men At Work
17) Africa (Reached #1 on Feb 5, 1983 Lasted for 1 wk) by Toto
18) Baby, Come To Me (Reached #1 on Feb 19, 1983 Lasted for 2 wks) by Patti Austin & James Ingram
19) Billie Jean (Reached #1 on Mar 5, 1983 Lasted for 7 wks) by Michael Jackson
20) Come On Eileen (Reached #1 on Apr 23, 1983 Lasted for 1 wk) by Dexy's Midnight Runners
21) Beat It (Reached #1 on Apr 30, 1983 Lasted for 3 wks) by Michael Jackson
22) Let's Dance (Reached #1 on May 21, 1983 Lasted for 1 wk) by David Bowie
23) Flashdance... What A Feeling (Reached #1 on May 28, 1983 Lasted for 6 wks) by Irene Cara
24) Every Breath You Take (Reached #1 on Jul 9, 1983 Lasted for 8 wks) by The Police
25) Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Reached #1 on Sep 3, 1983 Lasted for 1 wk) by Eurythmics
26) Maniac (Reached #1 on Sep 10, 1983 Lasted for 2 wks) by Michael Sembello
27) Tell Her About It (Reached #1 on Sep 24, 1983 Lasted for 1 wk) by Billy Joel
28) Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Reached #1 on Oct 1, 1983 Lasted for 4 wks) by Bonnie Tyler
29) Islands in the Stream (Reached #1 on Oct 29, 1983 Lasted for 2 wks) by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
30) All Night Long (All Night) (Reached #1 on Nov 12, 1983 Lasted for 4 wks) by Lionel Richie
31) Say, Say, Say (Reached #1 on Dec 10, 1983 Lasted for 6 wks) by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney