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1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 Years in 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut music:
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as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller
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which became the world’s best selling album and it still
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• 1977
• 1978 See also:
• 1979 • 1982 in music (UK)
• 1980 • Record labels established in 1982
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• 1987 January–March
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• January 15 – K.C. and the Sunshine Band’s Harry
• 1989
• 1990 Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile
• 1991 accident in Miami, Florida.
• 1992 • January 22 – Tommy Tucker, writer of "Hi Heel
• … Sneakers", dies of carbon tetrachloride poisoning
Related time period or subjects sustained while he was finishing floors in his home.
• January 20 – Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live
• … bat thrown at him during a performance in Des
• 1979
• 1980 Moines, Iowa. He thought it was rubber.[1]
• 1981 • January 21 – B. B. King donates his personal record
• collection, which includes nearly 7,000 rare blues
• 1983 records, to the University of Mississippi’s Center for
• 1984
the Study of Southern Culture.
• 1985
• … • February 13 – A 300-pound (136 kg) gravestone from
• … the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant
• 1950s is stolen from an Orange Park, Florida cemetery.
• 1960s Police found the gravestone 2 weeks later in a dry
• 1970s
river bed.
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• 1990s • February 19 - Ozzy Osbourne is arrested after
• 2000s urinating on The Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas.
• 2010s • February 20 – Pat Benatar marries her guitarist, Neil
• … Giraldo on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
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• February 27 – The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company gives
• 19th century
• 20th century its final performance at the Adelphi Theatre after
• 21st century more than 110 years.
• … • March 3 - The Mamas & the Papas begin a reunion
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tour with a show in the New York club The Other
more End. Spanky McFarlane replaces Mama Cass.
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• March 4 – Frank Zappa’s son Dweezil and daughter • May 18 - Three weeks after disappearing, Joe
Moon Unit form Fred Zeppelin. Strummer and his girlfriend are found living in Paris,
• March 5 – Comedian and Blues Brother John Belushi two days after they ran the Paris Marathon.
is found dead of an apparent drug overdose in the • May 26 – The Rolling Stones open their European
Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles. tour in Aberdeen, Scotland.
• March 18 – Teddy Pendergrass is severely injured in • June 19 – Amy Grant marries Gary Chapman.
a car accident in Philadelphia. Pendergrass’s injuries • July 4 – Ozzy Osbourne marries his manager Sharon
result in him being paralyzed from the waist down. Arden in Maui, Hawaii.
• March 19 – Ozzy Osbourne’s lead guitarist, Randy • July 21 - A second Prince’s Trust charity concert is
Rhoads is killed in a freak accident in Leesburg, held at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performers
Florida when the plane in which he is riding buzzes include Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Madness, Phil
Osbourne’s tour bus and crashes into a house. The Collins, Joan Armatrading and Kate Bush.
plane’s pilot and a female passenger are also killed. • August 17 – In Langenhagen near Hanover, Germany
• March 28 – In Los Angeles, David Crosby is arrested began the first mass production of the compact disc.
for possession of Quaaludes and drug paraphernalia, • August 18 - Four streets in Liverpool are named after
driving under the influence of cocaine and carrying a each of The Beatles.
concealed weapon. • August 31 – Ronnie James Dio plays his final show
with Black Sabbath (until 1992).
April - August
• April 13 - David Crosby is arrested on drug charges September–December
for the second time in three weeks when Dallas • September 3–5 - The first US Festival is held over
police catch him preparing cocaine backstage before Labor Day Weekend near Devore, California. The
a show. Police, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood
• April 15 – Billy Joel is seriously injured in a Mac, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads and The B-52’s are
motorcycle accident in Long Island, New York. Joel among the many performers.
spends over a month in the hospital undergoing • September 7 – The musical Cats begins its 18 year run
physical therapy for his hand. on Broadway.
• April 17 - Johnny Cash hosts Saturday Night Live with • September 22 – The Who begin their only formally-
Cash and Elton John and his classic band as the announced "farewell" tour in Washington, D.C.
musical guests. Cash sings I Walk The Line, Folsom • October 1 – The first compact discs appear in music
Prison Blues, Ring of Fire and Sunday Morning Coming stores in Japan.
Down. John sings Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) and • October 6 - Madonna’s debut single, "Everybody", is
Ball and Chain. The latter would not appear on the released on Sire Records.
NBC show again until 2011. • November 5 – The first edition of The Tube is
• April 24 – Germany wins the 27th annual Eurovision broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. Guests on the first
Song Contest, held in the Harrogate Conference programme include The Jam, making their last live
Centre, North Yorkshire, with the song "Ein bißchen TV appearance together.
Frieden", sung by 17-year-old Nicole. She also • November 21 - Joni Mitchell marries producer and
records the song in English as "A Little Peace", which bassist Larry Klein in Malibu.
becomes the 500th chart-topping single in the UK. • November 25–27 - The Jamaica World Music Festival
• April 26 is held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Acts over the three-
• Rod Stewart is mugged in Los Angeles. Stewart day festival include Peter Tosh, Rick James, The
loses his $50,000 Porsche to the mugger, but is Clash, Grateful Dead, Aretha Franklin and, in their
not hurt. The car is recovered several days later. final show before disbanding, Squeeze.
• Joe Strummer vanishes, forcing The Clash to • November 29 – Sena Jurinac appears on stage for the
postpone their U.K. tour. last time, with the Vienna State Opera.
• April 30 - Influential rock journalist Lester Bangs dies • November 30 – Thriller is released by Michael Jackson
in his New York apartment of an apparent accidental and goes on to be greatest selling album of all time,
overdose of prescription drugs. with 110 million units sold worldwide.
• May 14 - The first Prince’s Trust charity concert is • December 3 – The most successful group of the
held at the National Exhibition Centre in 1970s, Abba, release their final original single "Under
Birmingham. With Prince Charles in attendance, Attack". A split is never officially announced.
Status Quo, becomes the first contemporary band to • December 31 – The eleventh annual New Year’s
play to British royalty. Rockin’ Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by
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The Go-Go’s, Hall & Oates, Ronnie Milsap, Barry • Call of the West - Wall of • One from the Heart - Tom
Manilow and Jermaine Jackson. Voodoo Waits and Crystal Gayle -
• Cat People - Giorgio Soundtrack
Bands formed Moroder - soundtrack
• Cha - Jo Jo Zep & The
• One Night at Budokan -
Michael Schenker
• See Musical groups established in 1982 Falcons Group - Live
• The Changeling - Toyah • One Vice at a Time –
Bands disbanded • Chris Rea - Chris Rea
• Christ - The Album -
Krokus
• Only Theatre of Pain –
• See Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1982 Crass Christian Death
• Comeback - Eric Burdon (debut)
Albums released • The Concerts in China - • Opus X – Chilliwack
Jean-Michel Jarre • The Other Woman - Ray
In the US, the RIAA stated that 2,630 albums, 2,710 cas- • Deliver Us from Evil - Parker, Jr.
settes and 2,285 singles were released. [2] Budgie • Pelican West - Haircut
• Dreamgirls: Original One Hundred
January - March Broadway Cast Album - • Por Amor - Menudo
Various Artists • Pleasure Victim - Berlin
April - June • D.S. al Coda - National • Power Play – April Wine
Health • Prairie Serenade –
July - September • Echoes of an Era - Chaka Riders in the Sky
Khan • Press the Eject and Give
October - December • Eddie Murphy - Eddie Me the Tape - Bauhaus -
Murphy Live
Release Date Unknown • Electric Rendezvous - Al • Pure and Natural - T-
• Age to Age - Amy Grant • Love Over and Over - Di Meola Connection
• Album - Generic Flipper - Kate and Anna • Enter K - Peter Hammill • Richard Clayderman -
Flipper McGarrigle • Fast Women and Slow Richard Clayderman
• Ambient 4: On Land - • Meat Puppets – Meat Horses - Dr. Feelgood • Ruff Cuts EP – Twisted
Brian Eno Puppets • Five Miles Out - Mike Sister
• And You Thought You • Metal on Metal – Anvil Oldfield • Select - Kim Wilde
Were Normal - Nash the • Miami – The Gun Club • Flieg’ Vogel flieg’ - Hans- • Sleepwalking – Gerry
Slash • Milo Goes to College – Joachim Roedelius Rafferty
• Arias & Symphonies - Descendents • Forging Ahead - Bad • Songs of the Free – Gang
Spoons • Mondialement vôtre – Manners of Four
• Assault Attack - The Dalida • Gap Band IV - The Gap • Special Beat Service -
Michael Schenker • Naked - Sex Gang Band The Beat
Group Children • Garista - • Speech and Music (Parole
• Back from Samoa - • Night Birds - Shakatak :$OVIET:FRANCE: et musique) - Pierre
Angry Samoans • Night Nurse - Gregory • The Getaway - Chris de Schaeffer
• Bad Brains - Bad Brains Isaacs Burgh • Spécial Dalida – Dalida
• Barry Live in Britain - • No Stranger to Danger – • Ghost Town - Poco • Stand by Your Man (EP)
Barry Manilow - Live Payolas • Glassworks - Philip – Motörhead & Wendy
• Bean-Spill - The • Nona – Nona Hendryx Glass O. Williams
Minutemen - EP • Nothing Can Stop Us – • Good Clean Fun - Bonnie • 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -
• Beasts (EP) - Sex Gang Robert Wyatt - Hayes Midnight Oil
Children Compilation • Groovy Decay - Robyn • Tenebrae – Simonetti-
• Before a Word is Said - • Now Then... – Stiff Little Hitchcock Morante-Pignatelli
Gowen, Miller, Sinclair, Fingers • The Great Twenty-Eight - (Goblin) - Soundtrack
Tomkins • Now You See Me...Now Chuck Berry - • Tough – Kurtis Blow
• Black Metal - Venom You Don’t - Cliff Richard Compilation • Trance – Chris & Cosey
• Black Tiger - Y&T • Offene Türen – Hans- • Heartbeats and Triggers - • Troops of Tomorrow –
• Boomerang - Shoes Joachim Roedelius Translator The Exploited
• Breaking the Chains - • Offering – Axe • Homotopy to Marie - • Turn It Loud - Headpins
Dokken - original mix Nurse With Wound
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Date Album Artist Notes
J 11 Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful The Waitresses -
A 15 All for a Song Barbara Dickson -
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U 18 Mystical Adventures Jean-Luc Ponty -
A 27 Mesopotamia The B-52’s EP
R
29 Friends Shalamar -
Y
Picture This Huey Lewis and the News -
- Another Day/Another Dollar Gang of Four Compilation
Anyone Can See Irene Cara -
8th Wonder The Sugarhill Gang -
Flex Your Head Various Artists -
The David Frizzell and Shelly West Album David Frizzell and Shelly West -
Kasim Kasim Sulton -
Objects of Desire Michael Franks -
Oriental Beat Hanoi Rocks -
Repercussion The dB’s -
Shadows Gordon Lightfoot -
The Sisters Sister Sledge -
Somewhere over China Jimmy Buffett -
Southern Comfort Conway Twitty -
Streetheart Streetheart -
Truce Jack Bruce and Robin Trower -
Wasted Youth Girl -
Yes It’s You Lady Smokey Robinson -
F 12 English Settlement XTC -
E 15 Death Wish II Jimmy Page Soundtrack
B
R 16 The Concert in Central Park Simon & Garfunkel Live
U - Beautiful Vision Van Morrison -
A
Black on Black Waylon Jennings -
R
Y The Blue Mask Lou Reed -
Bobbie Sue The Oak Ridge Boys -
Chase the Dragon Magnum -
Gamma 3 Gamma -
Green Light Bonnie Raitt -
Growing in the Dark Glass Moon -
Just Another Day in Paradise Bertie Higgins -
Mechanix UFO -
Mountain Music Alabama -
Nick the Knife Nick Lowe -
Seasons of the Heart John Denver -
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Set Thompson Twins -
Times of Our Lives Judy Collins -
Weather Report Weather Report -
M 5 Windows Charlie Daniels Band -
A 8 Hex Enduction Hour The Fall -
R
C 12 The Gift The Jam -
H 15 Asia Asia -
Shoot Out the Lights Richard and Linda Thompson -
19 Batteries Not Included After the Fire -
20 Rhythm of Youth Men Without Hats -
22 Alligator Woman Cameo -
Reel Music The Beatles Compilation
23 Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet Rick Springfield -
24 The Name of This Band is Talking Heads Talking Heads Live
25 The Blurred Crusade The Church -
29 The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden -
- Always on My Mind Willie Nelson -
The Anvil Visage -
Blackout Scorpions -
Branigan Laura Branigan -
Brilliance Atlantic Starr -
Diamond Spandau Ballet -
Filth Hounds of Hades Tank -
Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three -
The Golden Age of Wireless Thomas Dolby -
New Britain Whitehouse -
One to One Carole King -
Sonic Youth Sonic Youth -
Strategy, The Early Tapes (July/August 1980) Level 42 -
Swing to the Right Utopia -
The Tunes of Two Cities The Residents -
Walk Among Us The Misfits -
• Hour Live - Toots & The • TV Party (EP) – Black • Kenny G – Kenny G • Warrior Rock: Toyah on
Maytals Flag • Levon Helm - Levon Tour – Toyah - Live
• How Could Hell Be Any • 2x45 – Cabaret Voltaire Helm • We Are...The League -
Worse? - Bad Religion • Underwater Kites – The • Leichenschrei – SPK Anti-Nowhere League
• Humans Only – Modern Art • Life in the Jungle - The • White Heat – Dusty
Earthstar • The Very Best of Rufus Shadows Springfield
• ...If I Die, I Die – Virgin featuring Chaka Khan – • Live at Abbey Road - The • Wild in the Streets –
Prunes Rufus - Compilation Shadows Circle Jerks
• Inside - Ronnie Milsap • Vandenberg – • Windsong - Randy
• Kansuigyo – Miyuki Vandenberg Crawford
Nakajima • Vs – Mission of Burma
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Date Album Artist Notes
A 5 All Four One The Motels -
P 8 D.E. 7th Dave Edmunds -
R
I Toto IV Toto -
L 9 Broadsword and the Beast Jethro Tull UK
Jump Up! Elton John -
12 American Fool John Cougar -
14 Diver Down Van Halen -
17 Iron Fist Motörhead -
19 Big Science Laurie Anderson -
23 Complete Madness Madness Compilation
26 Are You Ready Bucks Fizz -
28 Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Crenshaw -
Tug of War Paul McCartney -
- Abominog Uriah Heep -
Angst in My Pants Sparks -
Circus Animals Cold Chisel -
Extraterrestrial Live Blue Öyster Cult Live
A Flock of Seagulls A Flock of Seagulls -
Four Cuts EP Diamond Head EP
Heartbreak Express Dolly Parton -
High Notes Hank Williams, Jr. -
Ladies of the Eighties A Taste of Honey -
Maybe It’s Live Robert Palmer Live +4 studio tracks
1+9+8+2 Status Quo -
The Slide Area Ry Cooder -
Straight Between the Eyes Rainbow -
The Other Woman Ray Parker, Jr. -
Time and Tide Split Enz -
White Eagle Tangerine Dream -
Bill Wyman Bill Wyman -
M 2 Jinx Rory Gallagher -
A 3 After the Snow Modern English -
Y
Pornography The Cure -
Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch Frank Zappa -
4 Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium Stevie Wonder Compilation
6 The Single Factor Camel -
7 Wiped Out Raven -
10 Junkyard The Birthday Party -
Rio Duran Duran -
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13 Throwin’ Down Rick James -
14 Combat Rock The Clash -
The Eagle Has Landed Saxon Live
22 Sheffield Steel Joe Cocker -
28 I Paralyze Cher -
No Fun Aloud Glenn Frey -
- Avalon Roxy Music -
Church of Hawkwind Hawkwind -
D. Train D. Train -
Death in the Nursery Legend -
12 Greatest Hits, Vol. II Neil Diamond Compilation
Get It on Credit Toronto -
Hot Space Queen -
The Last of the Mohicans Bow Wow Wow EP
Now and Forever Air Supply -
The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away William Bootsy Collins -
One on One Cheap Trick -
Private Audition Heart -
Quiet Lies Juice Newton -
The Record Fear -
Special Forces 38 Special -
Street Opera Ashford & Simpson -
Sweets From a Stranger Squeeze -
Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Compilation
Tuckerized Marshall Tucker Band -
Tropical Gangsters Kid Creole and the Coconuts -
Vinyl Confessions Kansas -
World Radio Leo Sayer -
J 1 Still Life (American Concert 1981) The Rolling Stones Live
U Three Sides Live Genesis Live
N
E 3 Strait from the Heart George Strait -
5 The Hunter Blondie -
7 Built for Speed Stray Cats -
Chicago 16 Chicago -
Screaming Blue Murder Girlschool -
8 Eye of the Tiger Survivor -
14 All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes Pete Townshend -
Metal Massacre Various Artists -
15 Abracadabra Steve Miller Band -
18 Beat King Crimson -
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21 Daylight Again Crosby, Stills & Nash -
22 Nothing to Fear Oingo Boingo -
23 Mirage Fleetwood Mac -
24 Stink The Replacements EP
25 Let Me Rock You Peter Criss -
The Lexicon of Love ABC -
28 Before I Forget Jon Lord -
Pictures at Eleven Robert Plant -
- Animation Jon Anderson -
Eye in the Sky The Alan Parsons Project -
Good Trouble REO Speedwagon -
In the Name of Love Thompson Twins -
Live It Up David Johansen -
Night and Day Joe Jackson -
No Control Eddie Money -
Nugent Ted Nugent -
Somewhere in the Stars Rosanne Cash -
Sunshine Dream The Beach Boys -
2XS Nazareth -
Unlimited Reba McEntire -
• Word and Music - Hank Stevens (1) Band (6)
Marvin "The Model" – "I Love Rock ’N Roll" – Joan
• Work of Heart - Roy Kraftwerk (1) Jett & The Blackhearts (7)
Harper "Town Called Malice" "Titles" – Vangelis (1)
– The Jam (3) "Ebony And Ivory" – Paul
Biggest hit singles "The Lion Sleeps
Tonight" – Tight Fit
McCartney & Stevie Wonder
(7)
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions (3) "Don’t You Want Me" – The
in the charts of 1982. "Seven Tears" – Goom- Human League (3)
bay Dance Band (3) "Eye Of The Tiger" – Sur-
Chronological Table of US and "My Camera Never vivor (6)
Lies" – Bucks Fizz (1) "Abracadabra" – Steve
UK Number One Hit Singles "Ebony and Ivory" – Miller Band (2)
Paul McCartney & Ste- "Hard To Say I’m Sorry" –
UK Number One Sin- US Number One Singles and vie Wonder (3) Chicago (2)
gles and Artist Artist "A Little Peace" – Ni- "Jack And Diane" – John
(Weeks at Number (Weeks at Number One) cole (2) 500th UK No. 1 Cougar (4)
One) single "Who Can It Be Now?" –
"House of Fun" – Mad- Men at Work (1)
"Don’t You Want Me" Physical"
"Physical" – Olivia Newton- ness (2) "Up Where We Belong" – Joe
– The Human League John (6 weeks in 1981 + 4 "Goody Two Shoes" – Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
(3 weeks in 1981 + 2 weeks in 1982) best selling Adam Ant (2) (3)
weeks in 1982) single of the year "I’ve Never Been to "Truly" – Lionel Richie (2)
"Land of Make "I Can’t Go For That (No Can Me" – Charlene (1) "Mickey" – Toni Basil (1)
Believe" – Bucks Fizz Do)" – Daryl Hall & John "Happy Talk" – Cap- "Maneater" – Daryl Hall &
(2) Oates (1) tain Sensible (2) John Oates (2 weeks in 1982
"Oh Julie" – Shakin’ "Centerfold" – The J. Geils Eileen"
"Come on Eileen" –
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Date Album Artist Notes
J 2 Imperial Bedroom Elvis Costello and the Attractions -
U 15 View from the Ground America -
L
Y 16 The Envoy Warren Zevon -
19 Donna Summer Donna Summer -
23 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Soundtrack Various Artists Soundtrack
Emotions in Motion Billy Squier -
26 Love and Dancing The Human League Remix
- Billy Idol Billy Idol -
Coney Hatch Coney Hatch -
Highway Song Live Blackfoot Live
Juggernaut Frank Marino -
Jump to It Aretha Franklin -
Let Me Tickle Your Fancy Jermaine Jackson -
Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers -
The Party’s Over Talk Talk -
Psychopathia Sexualis Whitehouse -
Revelations Killing Joke -
Screaming for Vengeance Judas Priest -
So Excited! Pointer Sisters -
Under the Big Black Sun X -
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A 3 Art of Control Peter Frampton -
U 9 I Can’t Stand Still Don Henley -
G
U 11 Vanity 6 Vanity 6 -
S Vacation The Go-Go’s -
T
23 Upstairs at Eric’s Yazoo -
24 Chronic Town R.E.M. EP
25 What Time Is It? The Time -
Zipper Catches Skin Alice Cooper -
30 Hughes/Thrall Hughes/Thrall -
Voyeur Kim Carnes -
- Bad to the Bone George Thorogood & the Destroyers -
Battle Hymns Manowar -
The Cage Tygers of Pan Tang -
Cut Golden Earring -
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Various Artists Soundtrack
The Hottest Night of the Year Anne Murray -
If That’s What It Takes Michael McDonald -
Metal Manilla Road -
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Music for a New Society John Cale -
Rock in a Hard Place Aerosmith -
Rough Diamonds Bad Company -
Shango Santana -
Talking Back to the Night Steve Winwood -
A Taste of Yesterday’s Wine Merle Haggard and George Jones -
Too-Rye-Ay Dexy’s Midnight Runners -
The Unexpected Guest Demon -
V Deep The Boomtown Rats -
S 1 Garlands Cocteau Twins -
E 4 It’s Hard The Who -
P
T 6 Primitive Man Icehouse -
E Something’s Going On Frida -
M
7 As One Kool & The Gang -
B
E 8 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel aka Security
R 9 Signals Rush -
10 Silk Electric Diana Ross -
13 The Dreaming Kate Bush -
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) Simple Minds -
17 The Philip Lynott Album Philip Lynott -
18 Under the Blade Twisted Sister -
20 Love over Gold Dire Straits -
21 Janet Jackson Janet Jackson -
Forever, For Always, For Love Luther Vandross -
23 The Nylon Curtain Billy Joel -
25 Forever Now The Psychedelic Furs -
In the Heat of the Night Imagination -
27 A Broken Frame Depeche Mode -
Room to Live The Fall -
30 Nebraska Bruce Springsteen -
- Acting Very Strange Mike Rutherford -
The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash -
Death Penalty Witchfinder General -
Dream Maker Conway Twitty -
Get Closer Linda Ronstadt -
Gowan Larry Gowan -
Heartlight Neil Diamond -
High Adventure Kenny Loggins -
I, Assassin Gary Numan -
Ice Cream for Crow Captain Beefheart -
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Madness, Money & Music Sheena Easton -
Magic Gillan -
Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Olivia Newton-John Compilation +2 new tracks
Pressin’ On Billy Preston -
The Pursuit of Accidents Level 42 -
Scandal Scandal EP
UB44 UB40 -
Zombie Birdhouse Iggy Pop -
Dexys Midnight Run- + 2 weeks in 1983) 9. Abracadabra – Steve 11. Golden Brown – The
ners (4) best selling Or see: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982 Miller Band Stranglers
single of the year 10. Hard to Say I’m Sorry – 12. Mad World – Tears for
"Eye of the Tiger" – Chicago Fears
Survivor (4) 11. Tainted Love – Soft 13. Mickey – Toni Basil
"Pass the Dutchie" – Cell 14. Love Plus One –
Musical Youth (3) 12. Chariots of Fire – Haircut One Hundred
"Do You Really Want Vangelis 15. The Model / Computer
to Hurt Me?" – Culture 13. Harden My Heart – love – Kraftwerk
Club (3) Quarterflash 16. Oh Julie – Shakin’
"I Don’t Wanna Dance" 14. Rosanna – Toto Stevens
– Eddy Grant (3) 15. I Can’t Go for That (No 17. Goody Two Shoes –
"Beat Surrender" – Can Do) – Hall & Oates Adam Ant
The Jam (2) 16. 867-5309/Jenny – 18. Heartbreaker – Dionne
"Save Your Love" – Tommy Tutone Warwick
Renée and Renato (2 17. Key Largo – Bertie 19. Only You – Yazoo
weeks in 1982 + 2 Higgins 20. Don’t Go – Yazoo
weeks in 1983) 18. You Should Hear – 21. Walking On Sunshine –
Melissa Manchester Rockers Revenge feat
19. Waiting for a Girl Like Donnie Calvin
US top 40 hits UK top 40 hits You – Foreigner 22. Zoom -Fat Larry’s Band
20. Don’t Talk to Strangers 23. Save Your Love –
of 1982 (Bill- of 1982 – Rick Springfield Renee and Renato
board hot 100) 1. Come On Eileen – 21. The Sweetest Thing
(I’ve Ever Known) –
24. I Won’t Let You Down
– Ph.D.
Dexys Midnight
1. Physical – Olivia Runners Juice Newton 25. Just an Illusion –
Newton-John 2. Fame – Irene Cara 22. Always on My Mind – Imagination
2. Eye of the Tiger – 3. Eye of the Tiger – Willie Nelson 26. Starmaker – The Kids
Survivor Survivor 23. Shake It Up – The Cars from "Fame"
3. I Love Rock and Roll – 4. The Lion Sleeps 24. Let It Whip – The Dazz 27. Hard to Say I’m Sorry –
Joan Jett & the Tonight – Tight Fit Band Chicago
Blackhearts 5. Do You Really Want to 25. We Got the Beat – The 28. Abracadabra – Steve
4. Ebony and Ivory – Paul Hurt Me – Culture Club Go-Go’s Miller Band
McCartney/Stevie 6. Pass the Dutchie – 26. The Other Woman – 29. House of Fun –
Wonder Musical Youth Ray Parker, Jr. Madness
5. Centerfold – The J. 7. I Don’t Wanna Dance – 27. Turn Your Love 30. Centerfold – The J.
Geils Band Eddy Grant Around – George Geils Band
6. Don’t You Want Me – 8. Seven Tears – Benson 31. The Look of Love – ABC
The Human League Goombay Dance Band 28. Sweet Dreams – Air 32. The Land of Make
7. Jack and Diane – John 9. Ebony and Ivory – Paul Supply Believe – Bucks Fizz
Cougar McCartney with Stevie 29. Only the Lonely – The 33. Maid of Orleans –
8. Hurts So Good – John Wonder Motels Orchestral
Cougar 10. Town Called Malice / 30. Who Can It Be Now? – Manoeuvres In The
Precious – The Jam Men at Work Dark
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Date Album Artist Notes
O 4 H2 O Hall & Oates -
C
Winds of Change Jefferson Starship -
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O 6 Lionel Richie Lionel Richie -
B 8 Borrowed Time Diamond Head -
E
The Rise & Fall Madness -
R
13 Creatures of the Night Kiss -
14 Zapp II Zapp -
15 Quartet Ultravox -
27 1999 Prince -
29 Get Nervous Pat Benatar -
- Absolutely Live Rod Stewart Live
Black Pearl Pat Travers -
Choose Your Masques Hawkwind -
Coup d’Etat Plasmatics -
Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Eagles Compilation
...Famous Last Words... Supertramp -
Friend or Foe Adam Ant -
Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick -
In the Mood for Something Rude Foghat -
Keep On Doing The Roches -
Kissing to Be Clever Culture Club -
Last Date Emmylou Harris Live
Midnight Love Marvin Gaye -
Kim Mitchell Kim Mitchell -
The Nightfly Donald Fagen -
An Officer and a Gentleman Various Artists Soundtrack
Power of the Hunter Tank -
Radio Romance Eddie Rabbitt -
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Shabooh Shoobah INXS -
Shuttered Room The Fixx -
The Sky’s Gone Out Bauhaus -
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Strawberries The Damned -
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Wild Things Run Fast Joni Mitchell -
Word of Mouth Toni Basil -
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B Gone Troppo George Harrison -
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8 I Could Rule the World if I Could only Get the Parts The Waitresses EP
The Singles: The First Ten Years ABBA Compilation
The John Lennon Collection John Lennon Compilation
12 Showtime! The J. Geils Band Live
13 The Lee Aaron Project Lee Aaron -
17 Chaka Khan Chaka Khan -
19 Coda Led Zeppelin Recorded
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27 Speak of the Devil Ozzy Osbourne Live
30 Three Lock Box Sammy Hagar -
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Computer Games George Clinton -
Dawn Patrol Night Ranger -
Don’t Play with Fire Peabo Bryson -
Going Where the Lonely Go Merle Haggard -
Here Comes the Night Barry Manilow -
The High and the Mighty Donnie Iris -
Identity Crisis Sweet -
It’s Alright (I See Rainbows) Yoko Ono -
Killer on the Rampage Eddy Grant -
New Directions Tavares -
Oh, No! It’s Devo Devo -
Pearls II Elkie Brooks -
Plastic Surgery Disasters Dead Kennedys -
Run for the Roses Jerry Garcia -
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D 10 Dig the New Breed The Jam Live
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# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Survivor Eye of 1982 UK 1 – Jul 1982, US BB 1 – Jun 1982, US CashBox 1 of 1982, Canada 1 – Jun 1982,
the Norway 1 – Aug 1982, Australia 1 of 1982, Kazakhstan 1 – Jul 1982, Ireland 1 –
Tiger Sep 1982, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Aug 1983, Holland 2 – Sep 1982, Austria 2 –
Sep 1982, South Africa 2 of 1982, Sweden (alt) 5 – Aug 1982, Switzerland 6 –
Aug 1982, US BB 7 of 1982, France 7 – Jan 1983, POP 7 of 1982, Germany 18 – Jan
1983, Scrobulate 20 of 80s, Italy 23 of 1982, Poland 24 – Jul 1982, Global 33 (5 M
sold) – 1982, Europe 46 of the 1980s, OzNet 82
2 Men at Down 1982 UK 1 – Jan 1983, US BB 1 – Nov 1982, Canada 1 – Sep 1982, Switzerland 1 – Jun
Work Under 1982, Poland 1 – Jan 1983, Ireland 1 – Jan 1983, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Feb
1982, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1982, Holland 2 – Mar 1982, Norway 2 – Feb
1983, France 4 – Aug 1982, Sweden (alt) 6 – Feb 1983, US CashBox 8 of 1983,
South Africa 8 of 1982, OzNet 8, Germany 10 – Mar 1983, POP 16 of 1983, US BB
21 of 1983, Australia 24 of 1982, Europe 36 of the 1980s, KROQ 70 of 1982,
Scrobulate 83 of 80s, RYM 96 of 1981
3 Joan Jett & I Love 1982 US BB 1 – Feb 1982, Canada 1 – Jan 1982, Holland 1 – Apr 1982, Sweden (alt) 1 –
The Black- Rock Jun 1982, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1982, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Mar
hearts ’n’ 1983, Poland 2 – May 1982, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1982, UK 4 – Apr 1982, POP 4 of
Roll 1982, US CashBox 5 of 1982, Austria 5 – May 1982, Germany 6 – Apr 1982, Aus-
tralia 7 of 1982, South Africa 7 of 1982, US BB 8 of 1982, France 10 – Mar 1982,
KROQ 71 of 1982, Party 80 of 1999, RIAA 177, Acclaimed 295, Germany 348 of
the 1980s, TheQ 463, Rolling Stone 484
4 Dexys Mid- Come 1982 UK 1 – Jul 1982, US BB 1 – Feb 1983, Canada 1 – Nov 1982, Switzerland 1 – Nov
night Run- On 1982, Ireland 1 – Aug 1982, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Nov 1982, Australia 1 for
ners Eileen 5 weeks Sep 1983, POP 2 of 1983, Holland 4 – Aug 1982, US BB 5 of 1983, France
5 – Jan 1983, Germany 5 – Jan 1983, Austria 9 – Nov 1982, RYM 11 of 1982, US
CashBox 12 of 1983, Australia 12 of 1982, Scrobulate 15 of 80s, Party 36 of 2007,
Virgin 85, OzNet 117, Germany 244 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 1040
5 Paul Ebony 1982 UK 1 – Apr 1982 (10 weeks), US Billboard 1 – Apr 1982 (19 weeks), Canada 1 –
McCartney and Apr 1982 (14 weeks), Norway 1 – Apr 1982 (18 weeks), Belgium 1 – Apr 1982 (10
& Stevie Ivory weeks), Germany 1 – May 1982 (5 months), Eire 1 for 3 weeks – Apr 1982, Cana-
Wonder da RPM 1 for 5 weeks – May 1982, Germany 1 for 5 weeks – Jun 1982, Spain 1
for 1 week – Jun 1982, Sweden (alt) 2 – Apr 1982 (21 weeks), Switzerland 2 –
Apr 1982 (12 weeks), Grammy in 1982 (Nominated), Holland 3 – Apr 1982 (9
weeks), Austria 3 – May 1982 (5 weeks), Springbok 3 – May 1982 (13 weeks), US
CashBox 4 of 1982, Poland 4 – May 1982 (7 weeks)
31. Hold Me – Fleetwood 34. Young Guns (Go for It) 37. Even the Nights Are 40. My Camera Never Lies
Mac – Wham! Better – Air Supply – Bucks Fizz
32. Eye in the Sky – The 35. Ain’t No Pleasing You – 38. I’ve Never Been to Me
Alan Parsons Project Chas & Dave – Charlene
33. Let’s Groove – Earth, 36. Save a Prayer – Duran 39. ’65 Love Affair – Paul
Wind & Fire Duran Davis
34. Open Arms – Journey 37. T’Aint What You Do – 40. Heat of the Moment –
35. Leader of the Band – Fun Boy Three with Asia
Dan Fogelberg Bananarama
36. Leather and Lace – 38. A Little Peace – Nicole
Stevie Nicks/Don 39. Hungry Like the Wolf –
Henley Duran Duran
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Other significant singles of the •
•
"Gypsy" – Fleetwood Mac
"Hand to hold on to" – John Cougar
year • "Harden My Heart" – Quarterflash
• "Head over Heels" – ABBA
• "867-5309/Jenny" – Tommy Tutone
• "Heart Attack" – Olivia Newton-John
• "Theme From Harry’s Game" – Clannad
• "Heart of the Night" – Juice Newton
• "’65 Love Affair" – Paul Davis
• "Heartbreaker" – Dionne Warwick
• "Africa" – Rose Laurens
• "Heartlight" – Neil Diamond
• "Africa" - Toto
• "Here Is The News/Ticket To The Moon" – Electric
• "Ain’t No Pleasing You" – Chas & Dave
Light Orchestra
• "Annie I’m Not Your Daddy" – Kid Creole & the
• "Hey Little Girl" – Icehouse
Coconuts
• "Hold Me" – Fleetwood Mac
• "Another Sleepless Night" – Anne Murray
• "Hope You Love me Like You Say You do" – Huey
• "Any Day Now" – Ronnie Milsap
Lewis & The News
• "Bad to the Bone" – George Thorogood & The
• "Hungry Like The Wolf" – Duran Duran
Destroyers
• "Hurts So Good" – John Cougar
• "Being Boiled" – Human League
• "I Can Make You Feel Good" – Shalamar
• "Blue Eyes" – Elton John
• "I Know What Boys Like" – The Waitresses
• "Body + Soul" – Jo Kennedy
• "I Ran (So Far Away)" – A Flock of Seagulls
• "Body Language" – Queen
• "I Will Always Love You" – Dolly Parton
• "The Boiler" – Rhoda with The Special AKA
• "I Will Love You (Everytime We Are Gone)" – The
• "Break It To Me Gently" – Juice Newton
Fureys
• "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" - David Bowie
• "Iron Fist" – Motörhead
• "Caught Up In You" - 38 Special
• "If You Can’t Stand the Heat" – Bucks Fizz
• "Child Come Away" – Kim Wilde
• "It’s Raining Again" – Supertramp
• "Confidences sur la Fréquence" – Dalida
• "Jack and Diane" – John Cougar
• "Crimson and Clover" – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• "Jouez Bouzouki" – Dalida
• "Dancing in the street" – Van Halen
• "Just An Illusion" – Imagination
• "The Day Before You Came" – ABBA
• "Landslide" – Olivia Newton-John
• "Danza" – Dalida
• "Let’s Get It Up" – AC/DC
• "Dirty Laundry" – Don Henley
• "Listen" – Stiff Little Fingers
• "Don’t Go" – Yazoo
• "Little Town – Cliff Richard
• "Don’t Talk to Strangers" – Rick Springfield
• "Living On The Ceiling" – Blancmange
• "Do You Believe in Love" – Huey Lewis & The News
• "The Look of Love’ – ABC
• "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" – Culture Club
• "Love Come Down" – Evelyn "Champagne" King
• "Do Ya Wanna Funk – Sylvester
• "Love Is In Control (Finger On the Trigger)" – Donna
• "Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Summer
• "Don’t Talk" – Hank Marvin
• "Love My Way" – The Psychedelic Furs
• "Easier Said Than Done" – Shakatak
• "Love Plus One" – Haircut One Hundred
• "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" – Elton John
• "Love Will Turn You Around" – Kenny Rogers
• "Enough is Enough" – April Wine
• "Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" – Juice Newton
• "European Son" – Japan
• "Maid Of Orleans" – OMD
• "Eye In The Sky" – The Alan Parsons Project
• "Make a Move On Me" – Olivia Newton-John
• "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor
• "Man on the Corner" – Genesis
• "Everybody" – Madonna
• "Memory" – Barbra Streisand
• "Fantastic Day" – Haircut One Hundred
• "Mexican Radio" – Wall of Voodoo
• "Flying high again" – Ozzy Osbourne
• "The Message" – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious
• "Fool (If You Think It’s Over)" – Elkie Brooks
Five
• "Forever Now" – Cold Chisel
• "Mirror Man" – Human League
• "Forget Me Nots" – Patrice Rushen
• "Mirror Mirror" – Diana Ross
• "Freeze Frame" – J. Geils Band
• "Muscles" – Diana Ross
• "Ghosts" – Japan
• "Music" – de Mongie
• "Girls On Film" – Duran Duran
• "Never Give Up On A Good Thing" – George Benson
• "Gloria" – Laura Branigan
• "Never Say Never" – Romeo Void
• "Golden Brown" – The Stranglers
• "New World Man" – Rush
• "Great Southern Land" – Icehouse
• "Nobody" – Sylvia
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• "The Number of the Beast" – Iron Maiden • "When The War Is Over" – Cold Chisel
• "Old Town" – Phil Lynott • "Why" – Carly Simon
• "One Perfect Day" – Little Heroes • "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" by A Flock
• "Only the Lonely" – The Motels of Seagulls
• "The Only Way Out" – Cliff Richard • "Work That Body" – Diana Ross
• "Only You" – Yazoo • "Workin’ For a Livin’ "- Huey Lewis & The News
• "Open Arms" – Journey • "Yellow Pearl" – Phil Lynott
• "Party Fears Two" – The Associates • "Yesterday’s Songs" – Neil Diamond
• "Personally" – Karla Bonoff • "You and I" – Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle
• "Planet Rock" – Afrika Bambaataa • "You Can’t Hurry Love" – Phil Collins
• "Pressure" – Billy Joel • "You Don’t Want Me Anymore" – Steel Breeze
• "Pretty Woman" Van Halen • "You Got Lucky" – Tom Petty
• "Restless" – Gillan • "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" –
• "Rio" – Duran Duran Melissa Manchester
• "Rock the Casbah" – The Clash • "You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’" – Judas Priest
• "Roll Me Away" – Bob Seger • "Young Guns (Go For It)" – Wham!
• "Run To The Hills" – Iron Maiden • "Young Turks" – Rod Stewart
• "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
•
•
"Save A Prayer" – Duran Duran
"Say Hello Wave Goodbye" – Soft Cell
Published popular music
• "Senses Working Overtime" – XTC • How Do You Keep the Music Playing? w. Alan
• "She’s Got a Way" – Billy Joel Bergman & Marilyn Bergman m. Michel LeGrand.
• "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – The Clash From the film Best Friends.
• "Shy Boy" – Bananarama • "Key Largo" w.m. Sonny Limbo & Bertie Higgins
• "Since You’re Gone" – The Cars • "Let’s Go to the Movies" w. Martin Charnin m.
• "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" – Split Enz Charles Strouse from the film version of the musical
• "Solid Rock" – Goanna Annie
• "Southern Cross" – Crosby, Stills, and Nash • "Sandy (Dumb Dog)" w. Martin Charnin m. Charles
• "Spread A Little Happiness" – Sting Strouse from the film version of the musical Annie
• "State of Independence" – Donna Summer • "Sign!" w. Martin Charnin w. Martin Charnin m.
• "Steppin’ Out" – Joe Jackson Charles Strouse from the film version of the musical
• "Still They Ride" – Journey Annie
• "Street Of Dreams" - Rainbow • "St. Elsewhere theme song" m. Dave Grusin
• "Sube A Mi Motora" – Menudo • "Up Where We Belong" w. Will Jennings m. Buffy
• "T’Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It" – Sainte-Marie & Jack Nitzsche
Fun Boy Three and Bananarama • "We Got Annie" w. Martin Charnin m. Charles
• "That Girl" – Stevie Wonder Strouse from the film version of the musical Annie
• "Theme From Hill Street Blues" – Mike Post and • "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" w.m. Judy
Larry Carlton Hart Angelo & Gary Portnoy, theme from the TV
• "Theme from ’Missing’" – The Shadows series Cheers
• "3x3" (EP) – Genesis • "Without Us" w. Tom Scott m. Jeff Barry, theme from
• "Thru These Walls" – Phil Collins the TV series Family Ties
• "Time (Clock of the Heart)" – Culture Club
•
•
"Tony" – Dalida
"Treat Me Nice" – The Shadows
Classical music
• "Trouble" – Lindsey Buckingham • Hans Abrahamsen – Nacht und Trompeten
• "The Trouble With Me is You" – Hank Marvin • George Crumb – Pastoral Drone for organ
• "Under Pressure" – Queen and David Bowie • George Crumb – Trio for Strings
• "Vacation" – The Go-Go’s • Mario Davidovsky – Sting Trio for violin, viola,
• "Valley Girl" – Frank Zappa violoncello
• "View from a Bridge" – Kim Wilde • Ross Edwards – Piano Concerto in A
• "Waiting for a Girl Like You" – Foreigner • Lorenzo Ferrero
• "What About Me" – Moving Pictures • Thema 44 (ad honorem J. Haydn)
• "When the Tigers Broke Free" – Pink Floyd • My Blues
• "Where Do We Go From Here" – Cliff Richard • My Rag
• "White Boy" – Culture Club • Respiri
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•
• Soleils
Daron Hagen – Echo’s Songs
Musical television
• Rudolf Komorous – Serenade for Strings • Live at Austin City Limits
• Mel Powell – String Quartet • Sweeney Todd
• Robert Simpson – String Quartet no. 9, 32 Variations • Liquid Sky
and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn
• Tōru Takemitsu – Rain Coming for chamber orchestra
• Tōru Takemitsu – Rain Spell for flute, clarinet, harp,
Births
piano and vibraphone • January 6 – Morgan Lander, Canadian musician
• Jay Ungar – Ashokan Farewell (Kittie)
• January 14 – Caleb Followill, singer (Kings of Leon)
• January 17 – Alex Varkatzas, Greek-American lead
Opera vocalist (Atreyu)
• Nicolas Flagello – The Judgment of St Francis • January 18
• Stephen Paulus – The Postman Always Rings Twice • Quinn Allman, guitarist (The Used)
• Peter Sculthorpe – Quiros • Joanna Newsom, American musician
• January 19 – Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and
actress
Musical theater • January 25 – Sho Sakurai, Japanese singer
• Andy Capp (Alan Price) – London production opened at the • January 29 – Adam Lambert, singer, stage actor,
Aldwych Theatre on September 28 and ran for 99 American Idol 8 finalist
performances • January 31 – Elena Paparizou, Greek-Swedish singer
• Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – Broadway production • February 3 – Jessica Harp, American singer and
opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 7 guitarist (The Wreckers)
and ran for 7485 performances • February 4 – Kimberly Wyatt, singer (The Pussycat
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Dolls)
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) – Broadway production • February 16 – Lupe Fiasco, American rapper
opened at the Royale Theatre on January 27 and ran • February 25 – Bert McCracken, lead singer of
for 747 performances American rock band The Used
• Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway production • March 13 - Darbuka Siva, percussionist and composer
opened at the Orpheum Theatre on July 27 and ran • March 20 – Nick Wheeler (The All-American Rejects)
for 2209 performances • March 21 – Jocie Kok, Chinese-Singaporean singer
• Nine Broadway production opened at the 46th • March 22 – Pete Bennett, English rock singer (Daddy
Street Theatre on May 9 and ran for 729 Fantastic) and television personality (Big Brother 2006)
performances • April 18 – Marie-Élaine Thibert, Canadian singer
• Pirates Of Penzance London revival • April 24 – Kelly Clarkson, first American Idol winner
• Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Saul Chaplin, Gene de • April 26
Paul and Johnny Mercer) – Broadway production • Nadja Benaissa, German pop singer
opened at the Alvin Theatre on July 8 and ran for 5 • Jon Lee (S Club 7)
performances • April 30 – Lloyd Banks, African American/Puerto
• Song and Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London Rican rapper
production opened at the Palace Theatre on April 7 • May 4 – Vera Schmidt, Hungarian singer-songwriter
and ran for 781 performances • May 15 – Jessica Sutta, singer from The Pussycat Dolls
• June 2 – Jewel Staite, Canadian actress and singer
Musical films • June 4 – Jin Au-Yeung, Chinese-American rapper
• June 7 – Amy Nuttall, British actress and opera singer
• Alice • June 14 – Lang Lang, pianist
• Annie • July 6 – Tay Zonday, American musician, voice actor
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • July 7 – Cassidy, rapper
• Grease 2 • July 10 – Alex Arrowsmith, American musician
• One from the Heart • July 14 – Dmitry Chaplin, Russian So You Think You
• Parsifal Can Dance finalist
• Pink Floyd The Wall • July 15 – Haley Scarnato, American singer and
• Starstruck American Idol finalist
• Victor Victoria • July 18 – Ryan Cabrera, American musician and TV
• Yes, Giorgio host
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• July 23 – Claudette Ortiz, American soul singer • March 26 - Ferdinando Garimberti, violin maker, 88
• August 19 – Willy Denzey, French singer • March 29 – Carl Orff, German composer, famous for
• August 28 – LeAnn Rimes, singer the choral work Carmina Burana, 86
• September 3 • April 2 – Sam Coslow, songwriter and singer, 79
• Andrew McMahon, American musician • May 1 – William Primrose, violist, 77
• Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model • May 5 - Cal Tjader, Latin jazz musician, 56
• September 7 – Race Wong, Hong Kong singer/ • May 8 – Neil Bogart, owner of Casablanca Records, 39
actress, Member of 2R (cancer)
• September 9 – Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer • May 12 - Humphrey Searle, composer, 66
• September 22 – Billie Piper, singer and actress • May 13 - Renzo Rossellini, film composer, 74
• September 27 – Lil Wayne, American rapper • May 15 – Joëlle Mogensen, French singer, 29 (drug
• October 1 – Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish pop singer overdose)
• October 6 – MC Lars, American rapper • May 16 – Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese
• October 18 – Ne-Yo, R&B singer composer and singer, 40
• October 27 – Keri Hilson, American singer • May 26 - Nanny Larsén-Todsen, operatic soprano, 97
• November 13 • May 30 - Leon René, songwriter, 80
• Michael Copon, American actor model and singer • June 15 – Art Pepper, jazz saxophonist, 56 (brain
• Kumi Koda, Japanese singer hemorrhage)
• November 22 – Charlene Choi, Hong Kong singer and • June 16 - James Honeyman-Scott, guitarist, 25 (heart
actress failure from cocaine use)
• December 3 – Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong actor and • July 9 – Wingy Manone, jazz trumpeter, 82
singer • July 10 - Maria Jeritza, operatic soprano, 96
• December 13 – Anthony Callea, Australian singer • July 22 - Sonny Stitt, jazz saxophonist, 58
• December 14 – Anthony Way, British singer and • July 28 – Keith Green, gospel singer, 28 (plane crash)
actor • August 13 - Joe Tex, Southern soul singer, 49
• December 20 • September 1 – Clifford Curzon, pianist, 75
• David Cook, American singer • September 12 - Federico Moreno Torroba, composer,
• Zhang Jie, Chinese singer 91
• December 23 – Beatriz Luengo, singer, dancer and • September 14 - Christian Ferras, French violinist, 49
actress (suicide)
• December 24 – Robert Carmine, vocalist (Rooney) • September 17 – Manos Loïzos, Greek composer, 44
• December 27 – Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist (Týr) • October 4 – Glenn Gould, pianist, 50 (stroke)
• October 16
Deaths • Jakov Gotovac, composer and conductor, 87
• Mario del Monaco, operatic tenor, 67
• January - Sudhin Dasgupta, music director, lyricist, • October 29 – William Lloyd Webber, British organist
and singer, 52 and composer, 68
• January 16 - Harald Agersnap, Danish classical • November 16 – Al Haig, jazz pianist, 58
musician, 92 • December 2 - David Blue, folk singer, 41
• January 17 – Tommy Tucker, songwriter, 48 (carbon • December 8 - Marty Robbins, country singer, 57
tetrachloride poisoning) • December 10 - Roy Webb, film composer, 94
• January 19 - Elis Regina, Brazilian singer, 36
• January 30
• Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer, 91
Awards
• Lightnin’ Hopkins, blues singer, 69
• February 4 - Alex Harvey, rock singer and guitarist, Grammy Awards
46 • Grammy Awards of 1982
• February 17 – Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist, 64
• February 18 – Nathaniel Shilkret, composer and Country Music Association Awards
musician, 92
• February 21 – Murray the K, disc jockey, 60 Eurovision Song Contest
• February 25 - Chao Yuen Ren, composer, 89 • Eurovision Song Contest 1982
• March 5 – John Belushi, entertainer of The Blues
Brothers fame, 33 (drug overdose)
• March 19 – Randy Rhoads, guitarist, 25 (plane crash)
• March 24 – Aileen Stanley, singer, 84 or 85
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• Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982 Serge Denisoff, William L. Schurk
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