Top 100 songs for October 2, 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 “Jack & Diane” by John Cougar. Meanwhile, “Heart Attack” by Olivia Newton-John rises from No. 39 to No. 13. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Heart Attack — Olivia Newton-Johnup 26 places, No. 39 → No. 13
- Young Love — Air Supplyup 22 places, No. 69 → No. 47
- Pressure — Billy Joelup 21 places, No. 72 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heartlight — Neil DiamondNo. 34
- Up Where We Belong — Joe Cocker And Jennifer WarnesNo. 35
- Love Come Down — Evelyn KingNo. 36
- You Keep Runnin' Away — 38 SpecialNo. 38
- Sweet Time — REO SpeedwagonNo. 39
First-week entries
- Muscles — Diana RossNo. 61
- State Of Independence — Donna SummerNo. 70
- Get Closer — Linda RonstadtNo. 72
- Tug Of War — Paul McCartneyNo. 75
- Right Here And Now — Bill MedleyNo. 80
- So Much In Love — Timothy B. SchmitNo. 81
- Everybody Wants You — Billy SquierNo. 84
- Destination Unknown — Missing PersonsNo. 85
- Electricland — Bad CompanyNo. 87
- Rock The Casbah — The ClashNo. 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.