Top 100 songs for September 11, 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 “Hard To Say I'm Sorry” by Chicago. Meanwhile, “Big Fun” by Kool & The Gang rises from No. 64 to No. 36. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Big Fun — Kool & The Gangup 28 places, No. 64 → No. 36
- Jump To It — Aretha Franklinup 26 places, No. 59 → No. 33
- Voyeur — Kim Carnesup 16 places, No. 51 → No. 35
New to this week’s Top 10
- Jack & Diane — John CougarNo. 4
New to this week’s Top 40
- Jump To It — Aretha FranklinNo. 33
- Voyeur — Kim CarnesNo. 35
- Big Fun — Kool & The GangNo. 36
- Make Believe — TotoNo. 37
- You Dropped A Bomb On Me — The Gap BandNo. 38
- The One You Love — Glenn FreyNo. 39
- Break It To Me Gently — Juice NewtonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Heartlight — Neil DiamondNo. 69
- I Get Excited — Rick SpringfieldNo. 75
- The Look Of Love (Part One) — ABCNo. 77
- Burning Down One Side — Robert PlantNo. 81
- All Of My Love — Bobby CaldwellNo. 89
- When I'm Holding You Tight — Michael Stanley BandNo. 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.
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