
The Clash (Courtesy Facebook.com/theclash)
Top 80 Songs of 1982
It was all about that crazy Casbah sound when the Clash crashed America with Combat Rock. Rolling through the stadiums with the Who, it would be the band’s glorious moment in the sun. The new wave was cresting bigger than ever, with giants like Soft Cell, Human League and Modern English delivering timeless classics. Joan Jett was flying the rock ‘n’ roll flag, and Joe Jackson was steppin’ out. From Tommy Tutone’s and the most famous phone number of the year to Berkeley’s finest, The Motels, hitting the mainstream, everybody was listening to KROQ to discover what was coming next.
TOP 80 SONGS OF 1982
1. Rock The Casbah -- Clash
2. I Ran -- A Flock Of Seagulls
3. Sex Dwarf -- Soft Cell
4. Words -- Missing Persons
5. Don’t You Want Me -- Human League
6. Rock This Town -- Stray Cats
7. I Melt With You -- Modern English
8. Vacation -- Go Go’s
9. Talk Talk -- Talk Talk
10. Blue Spark -- X
11. Walking In LA -- Missing Persons
12. Poison Arrow -- ABC
13. Town Called Malice -- Jam
14. Since You’re Gone -- Cars
15. Situation -- Yaz
16. Never Say Never -- Romeo Void
17. Stand & Deliver -- Adam & The Ands
18. Red Skies -- Fixx
19. Peek-A-Boo -- Devo
20. Shock The Monkey -- Peter Gabriel
21. Avalon -- Roxy Music
22. Senses Working Overtime -- XTC
23. White Wedding -- Billy Idol
24. Goodie Two Shoes -- Adam Ant
25. Love Plus One -- Haircut 100
26. Hungry Like The Wolf -- Duran Duran
27. I Love A Man In A Uniform -- Gang Of Four
28. The Space Between -- Roxy Music
29. Sex -- Berlin
30. Should I Stay Or Should I Go -- Clash
31. Open Your Eyes -- Lords Of The New Church
32. Space Age Love Song -- A Flock Of Seagulls
33. Girls On Film -- Duran Duran
34. Stray Cat Strut -- Stray Cats
35. Who Can It Be Now? -- Men At Work
36. Europa And The Pirate Twins -- Thomas Dolby
37. Tainted Love -- Soft Cell
38. Promised You A Miracle -- Simple Minds
39. Destination Unknown -- Missing Persons
40. Primary -- Cure
41. Rio -- Duran Duran
42. Back On The Chain Gang -- Pretenders
43. Mexican Radio -- Wall Of Voodoo
44. Electric Avenue -- Eddy Grant
45. Don’t Change -- INXS
46. Wild Sex -- Oingo Boingo
47. Spring In Fialta -- Slow Children
48. Teenage Enema Nurses In Bondage -- Killer Pussy
49. Seconds -- Human League
50. Come On Eileen -- Dexy’s Midnight Runners
51. Madness -- Madness
52. 867-5309 (Jenny) -- Tommy Tutone
53. I Eat Cannibals -- Toto Coelo
54. One World -- Police
55. Only The Lonely -- Motels
56. Mickey Mouse -- Sparks
57. Desperate But Not Serious -- Adam Ant
58. The Hungry Wolf -- X
59. Goodbye Goodbye -- Oingo Boingo
60. Shake It Up -- Cars
61. Don’t Go -- Yaz
62. Precious -- Jam
63. Down Under -- Men At Work
64. I Love Rock & Roll -- Joan Jett
65. Spirits In The Material World -- Police
66. Reap The Wild Wind -- Ultravox
67. Prince Charming -- Adam & The Ants
68. Baby Oh No -- Bow Wow Wow
69. Favourite Shirts -- Haircut 100
70. In The Name Of Love -- Thompson Twins
71. Insecure Me? -- Soft Cell
72. My City Was Gone -- Pretenders
73. Under Pressure -- Queen & David Bowie
74. Look Of Love -- ABC
75. Da Da Da -- Trio
76. Black Coffee In Bed -- Squeeze
77. Save A Prayer -- Duran Duran
78. Radio Clash -- Clash
79. Steppin’ Out -- Joe Jackson
80. Hot In The City -- Billy Idol
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