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List Of Billboard Adult Contemporary Number Ones Of 1982
In 1982, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. The chart, which in 1982 was published under the title Adult Contemporary, has undergone various name changes during its history but has again been published as Adult Contemporary since 1996. In 1982, 19 songs topped the chart based on playlists submitted by radio stations.

In the January 2 issue of Billboard, the number one position was held by Neil Diamond with "Yesterday's Songs", which was in its third week in the top spot. It remained atop the chart for four weeks in 1982 before being replaced by "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" by Juice Newton, a re-recording of a song which had originally appeared on Newton's debut album in 1976. Diamond returned to number one in October with "Heartlight", which also spent four weeks in the peak position, and his total of eight weeks in the top spot was the most by any artist in 1982. Three songs tied for the longest unbroken run at number one during the year, each spending five weeks in the top spot. In April and May, the Greek composer and musician Vangelis spent five weeks at number one with "Chariots of Fire", the theme tune from the film of the same name for which he had won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in March. Later in the year, "Ebony and Ivory", a collaboration between Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, spent the same length of time at number one and was immediately followed into the top spot by the country singer Ronnie Milsap's recording of the 1962 song "Any Day Now", which achieved the same feat.

Four of 1982's AC number ones also topped Billboard's pop chart, the Hot 100. "Chariots of Fire" spent a single week atop the Hot 100 in May and was immediately followed into the top spot by "Ebony and Ivory", which held the position for seven weeks. In November, "Truly", the debut solo single from Lionel Richie, the lead singer of the Commodores, topped both listings and quickly launched Richie to superstardom. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by the band Chicago also reached the number one position on both charts. Conversely, John Denver's "Shanghai Breezes", which spent one week atop the AC listing in May, could only climb as high as number 31 on the Hot 100. Denver had been one of the biggest music stars of the 1970s, with eight AC and four pop number ones, but he did not sustain this level of success into the new decade: "Shanghai Breezes" would be his final top 20 appearance on the AC chart and his last song to reach the top 40 on the Hot 100. Following his chart-topping collaboration with Wonder, McCartney took a second duet to number one when "The Girl is Mine", on which he performed with Michael Jackson, reached the top spot on the final chart of 1982.

Chart history

A man wearing a dark suit, holding a bass guitar
Paul McCartney reached number one with two different duet partners in 1982.
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Ronnie Milsap's version of "Any Day Now" was one of three songs to spend five weeks at number one.
The musician Vangelis
Vangelis had one of the year's longest-running number ones.
Chart history
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 "Yesterday's Songs" Neil Diamond
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30 "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" Juice Newton
February 6 "Leader of the Band" Dan Fogelberg
February 13
February 20 "Somewhere Down the Road" Barry Manilow
February 27
March 6 "Through the Years" Kenny Rogers
March 13
March 20 "Key Largo" Bertie Higgins
March 27
April 3 "Chariots of Fire" Vangelis
April 10
April 17
April 24
May 1
May 8 "Shanghai Breezes" John Denver
May 15 "Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19 "Any Day Now" Ronnie Milsap
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24 "Even the Nights Are Better" Air Supply
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21 "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago
August 28
September 4
September 11 "Blue Eyes" Elton John
September 18
September 25 "Love Will Turn You Around" Kenny Rogers
October 2
October 9 "Break It to Me Gently" Juice Newton
October 16
October 23 "Heartlight" Neil Diamond
October 30
November 6
November 13
November 20 "Truly" Lionel Richie
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18 "Heartbreaker" Dionne Warwick
December 25 "The Girl Is Mine" Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

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