Every song that charted in 1982

Combined ranking of all 153 songs from the rock year-end countdowns of 1982. ← Top 100 of 1982

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	Rock the Casbah The Clash	122	2	#1	1
2	Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash	122	2	#26	–
3	Promised You a Miracle Simple Minds	106	2	#30	–
4	Temptation New Order	100	1	#1	1
5	I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls	99	1	#2	–
6	Sex Dwarf Soft Cell	98	1	#3	–
7	Shipbuilding Robert Wyatt	98	1	#2	–
8	Words Missing Persons	97	1	#4	–
9	Know Your Rights The Clash	97	2	#27	–
10	Don't You Want Me The Human League	96	1	#5	–
11	The Message Grandmaster Flash And The Furious 5	96	1	#3	–
12	Rock This Town The Stray Cats	95	1	#6	–
13	I Predict Sparks	94	1	#7	–
14	The Back of Love Echo and the Bunnymen	94	1	#4	–
15	Vacation The Go-Go's	93	1	#8	–
16	Talk Talk Talk Talk	93	1	#9	–
17	Mad World Tears for Fears	92	1	#5	–
18	Blue Spark X	92	1	#10	–
19	Walking in L.A. Missing Persons	91	1	#11	–
20	Straight To Hell The Clash	90	1	#6	–
21	Hungry For You The Police	90	1	#12	–
22	Town Called Malice The Jam	89	1	#13	–
23	The Story Of The Blues Wah!	88	1	#7	–
24	Since You're Gone The Cars	88	1	#14	–
25	Mickey Toni Basil	87	1	#15	–
26	Do You Believe In The Westworld Theatre Of Hate	86	1	#8	–
27	Never Say Never Romeo Void	86	1	#16	–
28	Stand and Deliver Adam & the Ants	85	1	#17	–
29	Elephant Talk King Crimson	84	1	#18	–
30	Into The Garden Artery	84	1	#9	–
31	Goin to a Go Go The Rolling Stones	83	1	#19	–
32	Peekaboo! Devo	82	1	#20	–
33	Revolutionary Spirit The Wild Swans	82	1	#10	–
34	Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel	81	1	#21	–
35	Nip it in the Bud The B-52's	80	1	#22	–
36	A Town Called Malice The Jam	80	1	#11	–
37	Senses Working Overtime XTC	79	1	#23	–
38	White Wedding Billy Idol	79	1	#24	–
39	Only You Yazoo	78	1	#12	–
40	Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant	78	1	#25	–
41	Love Plus One Haircut 100	77	1	#26	–
42	Faithless Scritti Politti	76	1	#13	–
43	Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran	76	1	#27	–
44	I Love a Man in Uniform Gang of Four	75	1	#28	–
45	Ziggy Stardust Bauhaus	74	1	#14	–
46	Party Fears Two The Associates	74	1	#14	–
47	The Space Between Roxy Music	74	1	#29	–
48	Heartbeat King Crimson	73	1	#30	–
49	Open Your Eyes Lords of the New Church	71	1	#32	–
50	Space Age Love Song A Flock of Seagulls	70	1	#33	–
51	Fireworks Siouxsie and the Banshees	70	1	#16	–
52	Girls on Film Duran Duran	69	1	#34	–
53	Runaway Boys The Stray Cats	68	1	#35	–
54	Hurt New Order	68	1	#17	–
55	Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work	67	1	#36	–
56	Europa and the Pirate Twins Thomas Dolby	66	1	#37	–
57	Asylums In Jerusalem Scritti Politti	66	1	#18	–
58	Tainted Love Soft Cell	65	1	#38	–
59	Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners	64	1	#19	–
60	Destination Unknown Missing Persons	64	1	#40	–
61	Primary The Cure	63	1	#41	–
62	Empire Song Killing Joke	62	1	#20	–
63	Too Much Information The Police	62	1	#42	–
64	Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders	61	1	#43	–
65	Whatever Is He Like? Farmer's Boys	60	1	#21	–
66	Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo	60	1	#44	–
67	American Music The Blasters	59	1	#45	–
68	African And White China Crisis	58	1	#22	–
69	Stick to the Grind King Cotton	58	1	#46	–
70	Wild Sex (In the Working Class) Oingo Boingo	57	1	#47	–
71	Spring In Fialta Slow Children	56	1	#48	–
72	Slowdive Siouxsie and the Banshees	56	1	#23	–
73	You Got Lucky Tom Petty	55	1	#49	–
74	Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage Killer Pussy	54	1	#50	–
75	Pillar to Post Aztec Camera	54	1	#24	–
76	Seconds The Human League	53	1	#51	–
77	Skin on Skin Boomtown Rats	52	1	#52	–
78	The Hanging Garden The Cure	52	1	#25	–
79	Stray Cat Strut The Stray Cats	51	1	#53	–
80	867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone	50	1	#54	–
81	I Eat Cannibals Toto Coelo	50	1	#55	–
82	Cat People David Bowie	48	1	#57	–
83	One World (Not Three) The Police	47	1	#58	–
84	The Figurehead The Cure	46	1	#28	–
85	Georgia Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	46	1	#59	–
86	Mickey Mouse Sparks	45	1	#60	–
87	Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs	44	1	#29	–
88	Quit The Waitresses	44	1	#61	–
89	The Hungry Wolf X	43	1	#62	–
90	Goodbye Goodbye Oingo Boingo	42	1	#63	–
91	Shake It Up The Cars	41	1	#64	–
92	Love Action The Human League	40	1	#65	–
93	Peasant Army Redskins	40	1	#31	–
94	Me and the Boys Dave Edmunds	39	1	#66	–
95	It Ain't None of Your Business Missing Persons	38	1	#67	–
96	Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) Simple Minds	38	1	#32	–
97	Beatnik Beach The Go-Go's	37	1	#68	–
98	Precious The Jam	36	1	#69	–
99	A Strange Day The Cure	36	1	#33	–
100	Down Under Men At Work	36	1	#70	–
101	I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett	35	1	#71	–
102	Living on the Ceiling Blancmange	34	1	#34	–
103	Spirits In The Material World The Police	34	1	#72	–
104	Angst in My Pants Sparks	33	1	#73	–
105	Feel Me Blancmange	32	1	#35	–
106	Speeding The Go-Go's	32	1	#74	–
107	Big Mess Devo	31	1	#75	–
108	Pass the Dutchie Musical Youth	30	1	#36	–
109	Prince Charming Adam & the Ants	30	1	#76	–
110	Thela Hun Ginjeet King Crimson	29	1	#77	–
111	Loveland The B-52's	28	1	#78	–
112	Wax And Wane Cocteau Twins	28	1	#37	–
113	Burnin Nick Lowe	27	1	#79	–
114	Baby Oh No Bow Wow Wow	26	1	#80	–
115	Love On The Terraces Serious Drinking	26	1	#38	–
116	Same Old You Tom Petty	25	1	#81	–
117	Favorite Shirts Haircut 100	24	1	#82	–
118	The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) The Jam	24	1	#39	–
119	In the Name of Love Thompson Twins	23	1	#83	–
120	Neal & Jack & Me King Crimson	22	1	#84	–
121	Insecure Me Soft Cell	22	1	#85	–
122	My City Was Gone The Pretenders	21	1	#86	–
123	XOYO Passage	20	1	#41	–
124	Just Give Me One Good Reason Mink Deville	20	1	#87	–
125	Everywhere That I'm Not Translator	19	1	#88	–
126	In Shreds The Chameleons	18	1	#42	–
127	Run Like a Villain Iggy Pop	18	1	#89	–
128	The Loved Ones Elvis Costello & the Attractions	17	1	#90	–
129	A View From Her Room Weekend	16	1	#43	–
130	Under Pressure David Bowie/Queen	16	1	#91	–
131	Telecommunication A Flock of Seagulls	15	1	#92	–
132	Noticeable One Missing Persons	14	1	#93	–
133	Remember Shambeko Say Wah!	14	1	#44	–
134	Built for Speed The Stray Cats	13	1	#94	–
135	Eaten By the Monster of Love Sparks	12	1	#95	–
136	Glittering Prize Simple Minds	12	1	#45	–
137	Get Up & Go The Go-Go's	11	1	#96	–
138	The Look of Love ABC	10	1	#97	–
139	Third Uncle Bauhaus	10	1	#46	–
140	Da Da Da Trio	9	1	#98	–
141	Sex (I'm a...) Berlin	8	1	#99	–
142	Conspiracy Higsons	8	1	#47	–
143	Rio Duran Duran	7	1	#100	–
144	I've Returned Squeeze	7	1	#101	–
145	Suicide Bag Action Pact	6	1	#48	–
146	This Is Radio Clash The Clash	6	1	#102	–
147	Steppin' Out Joe Jackson	5	1	#103	–
148	Melt Siouxsie and the Banshees	4	1	#49	–
149	Main Thing Roxy Music	4	1	#104	–
150	I Have The Touch Peter Gabriel	3	1	#105	–
151	I Think I Need Help Farmer's Boys	2	1	#50	–
152	Hot in the City Billy Idol	2	1	#106	–
153	I Had Sex With E.T. Barnes & Barnes	1	1	#107	–