Top 100 songs for October 16, 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, “Get Closer” by Linda Ronstadt rises from No. 62 to No. 47. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Get Closer — Linda Ronstadtup 15 places, No. 62 → No. 47
- American Heartbeat — Survivorup 14 places, No. 48 → No. 34
- Muscles — Diana Rossup 14 places, No. 54 → No. 40
New to this week’s Top 10
- Heart Attack — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- American Heartbeat — SurvivorNo. 34
- Steppin' Out — Joe JacksonNo. 35
- Pressure — Billy JoelNo. 37
- Muscles — Diana RossNo. 40
First-week entries
- Maneater — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 65
- Shadows Of The Night — Pat BenatarNo. 69
- Cool Magic — The Steve Miller BandNo. 78
- A Love Song — Kenny RogersNo. 79
- The Message — Grandmaster FlashNo. 84
- Attack Of The Name Game — Stacy LattisawNo. 86
- Talk Talk — Talk TalkNo. 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.