Top 100 songs for May 22, 1982
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1982 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Ebony And Ivory” by Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder. Meanwhile, “Play The Game Tonight” by Kansas rises from No. 66 to No. 41. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Play The Game Tonight — Kansasup 25 places, No. 66 → No. 41
- Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me — Juice Newtonup 24 places, No. 56 → No. 32
- Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do — Huey Lewis & The Newsup 20 places, No. 79 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- Don't You Want Me — The Human LeagueNo. 8
- Get Down On It — Kool & The GangNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me — Juice NewtonNo. 32
- Caught Up In You — 38 SpecialNo. 35
- Hurts So Good — John CougarNo. 37
- Tainted Love — Soft CellNo. 39
- I Don't Know Where To Start — Eddie RabbittNo. 40
First-week entries
- Take Me Down — AlabamaNo. 69
- Still They Ride — JourneyNo. 72
- Be Mine Tonight — Neil DiamondNo. 73
- Dancing In The Street — Van HalenNo. 74
- You Should Hear How She Talks About You — Melissa ManchesterNo. 76
- I'll Find My Way Home — Jon & VangelisNo. 81
- Early In The Morning — The Gap BandNo. 83
- Happy Man — Greg Kihn BandNo. 86
- Angel In Blue — The J. Geils BandNo. 87
- Kids In America — Kim WildeNo. 88
- Nice Girls — Eye To EyeNo. 89
- If The Love Fits Wear It — Leslie PearlNo. 90
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.