(Finished July 12th, 2023) Part 4 of The Greatest Rock, Pop and Soul Songs of 1982

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In 1982 Disco music had almost all but died out. It was being replaced by New Wave music, you can feel that influence on this list. You can also feel the influence of MTV, yes MTV used have music and influence. New Wave music took full advantage of the visual medium and that’s partly why it exploded in the early 80s.

52) Rush “New World Man”:

53) Prince “Delirious”:

54) Toto “Rosanna”:

55) Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen”:

56) Joe Jackson “Breaking Us In Two”:

57) Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me With Science”:

58) Night Ranger “Sing Me Away”:

59) Eddie Money “Shakin’”:

60) Billy Joel “Pressure”:

61) Michael Jackson “Human Nature”:

62) Pat Benatar “Shadows of The Night”:

63) A Flock of Seagulls “I Ran (So Far Away)”:

64) Elton John “Blue Eyes”:

65) The Police “Spirits In The Material World”:

66) Missing Persons “Words”:

67) Asia “Heat of The Moment”:

68) Olivia Newton-John “Make A Move On Me”:

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