40.Let It Be Me-Willie Nelson
39.Heart Attack-Olivia Newton-John
38.Oh Julie-Barry Manilow
37.Holdin' On-Tane Cain
36.You Don't Want Me Anymore-Steel Breeze
35.Gypsy-Fleetwood Mac
34.Don't Fight It-Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry
33.The One You Love-Glenn Frey
32.Hold Me-Fleetwood Mac
31.You Dropped A Bomb On Me-Gap Band
30.Make Believe-Toto
29.Voyeur-Kim Carnes
28.Never Been In Love-Randy Meisner
27.Break It To Me Gently-Juice Newton
26.Gloria-Laura Branigan
25.Jump To It-Aretha Franklin
24.Big Fun-Kool & The Gang
23.Hot In The City-Billy Idol
22.What's Forever For-Michael Murphey
21.I Ran-A Flock Of Seagulls
20.Do You Wanna Touch Me-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
19.Hold On-Santana
18.Let Me Tickle Your Fancy-Jermaine Jackson
17.Only Time Will Tell-Asia
16.Think I'm In Love-Eddie Money
15.I Keep Forgettin'-Michael McDonald
14.Blue Eyes-Elton John
13.Love Will Turn You Around-Kenny Rogers
12.You Can Do Magic-America
11.Take It Away-Paul McCartney
10.Love Is In Control-Donna Summer
9.Hurts So Good-John Cougar
8.Somebody's Baby-Jackson Browne
7.Who Can It Be Now-Men At Work
6.Eye In The Sky-Alan Parsons Project
5.You Should Hear How She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester
4.Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor
3.Hard To Say I'm Sorry-Chicago
2.Jack And Diane-John Cougar
1.Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band

All of these are great songs from '82. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago was #3 back then, later covered the song by an R&B group, Az Yet. "Hot in the City" by Billy Idol was the song that it was used as a theme song for the TV series "Booker". You'll remember the theme song, it was a follow-up to "21 Jump Street". Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin'" was his first post-Doobie Brothers hit and it was later used as a beat sample for Warren G's hip-hop classic "Regulate". "Big Fun" by Kool & the Gang. I remember the song, but I haven't it again for such a long time. "Eye of the Tiger" was the song that it was featured in the movie "Rocky 3" and it was also the first song that it was played on Z100 that it was launched back in 1983. ANd let's not forget the classic song by the late Laura Branigan called "Gloria". These are the songs are from 1982.

25.Jump To It-Aretha Franklin

15.I Keep Forgettin'-Michael McDonald
10.Love Is In Control-Donna Summer

5.You Should Hear How She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester
4.Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor
3.Hard To Say I'm Sorry-Chicago
2.Jack And Diane-John Cougar

From this era, if I saw a list of the top soul singles it would have more songs on it that I liked, but the ones above are if not songs I like at least something is interesting about them to me. As for Chicago's tune it's OK esp the freeform jam session at the end that the radio stations never play, but the follow-up single Love Me Tomorrow is better to me.

I hate it that radio stations always cut out "Get Away" when playing "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", the song just doesn't sound right without the last minute when it becomes a rock song.

"Gypsy" - Fleetwood Mac

"You Dropped a Bomb On Me" - Gap Band

"Gloria" - Laura Branigan

"I Ran" - A Flock of Seagulls

"Think I'm In Love" - Eddie Money

"Love Will Turn You Around" - Kenny Rogers

"You Can Do Magic" - America

"Take It Away" - Paul McCartney

"Hurts So Good" - John Cougar

"Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne

"Who Can It Be Now" - Men at Work

"Eye in the Sky" - Alan Parsons Project

"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" - Melissa Manchester

"Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor

"Hard To Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago

"Jack and Diane" - John Cougar

"Abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band

I hate it that radio stations always cut out "Get Away" when playing "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", the song just doesn't sound right without the last minute when it becomes a rock song.

I know that, Az Yet doesn't have the ending to "Get Away" just the remake of "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" not the remake of the ending. The ending was cut off for its new greatest hits CD by Chicago called "Love Songs".

This looks like a playlist from the 70's - Chicago, America, solo Paul McCartney, Melissa Manchester, Donna Summer, Elton John, etc. Pop didn't change until around 1983, after Michael Jackson released Thriller and pioneered the music video star concept of the 80's.