(Finished May 9th, 2026) Part 10 of The Continued 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 to 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. Hip Hop was also making it’s first strides with the rap on Blondie’s “Rapture” and only a year away from Grandmaster Flash’s “White Lines (Don’t Do It)”.

Originally this was going to be the 102 greatest songs of 1982, however I have decided I’m going to include as many of the greatest songs of that year.

152) Aldo Nova “Fantasy”:

The original 1982 version is so much better than this late 2010’s version. 153) Air Supply “Here I Am”:

154) Stevie Nicks “Edge of Seventeen”:

155) Loverboy “Take Me To The Top”:

156) Bow Wow Wow “I Want Candy”:

157) Bob and Doug McKenzie featuring Geddy Lee “Take Off”:

158) Culture Club “Time (Clock of The Heart)”:

159) Moon Zappa “Valley Girl”:

160) The Flirts “Jukebox (Don’t Put Another Dime In The Jukebox)”:

161) Golden Earring “Twilight Zone”:

162) Gang of Four “I Love A Man In Uniform”:

Some greatest hits of 1982 to fill out this blog.

163) Peter Gabriel “Shock The Monkey”:

164) Moody Blues “Wildest Dreams”:

165) The Belle Stars “Iko Iko”:

166) Billy Idol “White Wedding”:

167) Crosby, Stills & Nash “Southern Cross”:

Earl Thomas Conley was one of my favorite 80s country singers. Most of the time, especially now, it feels like I was the only who knew who he was. Country songs are also okay for this blog series. 168) Earl Thomas Conley “Heavenly Bodies”:

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