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Joan Jett, alongside her band the Blackhearts, spent eight weeks at number one in 1982 with "I Love Rock 'n Roll", the year's highest-selling single in Canada.

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. Twenty singles peaked atop the RPM Singles Chart in 1982. "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John held the top position from 1981 into 1982, and Toni Basil achieved the final number-one hit of the year with "Mickey". Olivia Newton-John, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller Band, Chicago, and Lionel Richie were the only acts that had previously topped the Canadian chart before this year. No artists peaked at number one more than once in 1982.

The sole Canadian act to peak at number one this year was rock band Rush. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts had the most successful single of the year with their cover of Arrows' "I Love Rock 'n Roll", which topped the listing for eight issues in March, April, and May. Survivor peaked at number one for six weeks with "Eye of the Tiger" while "Ebony and Ivory", a duet between Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, spent five weeks at the summit. Olivia Newton-John, The J. Geils Band, and Charlene remained at number one for four weeks with their respective singles, and Soft Cell and Men at Work both topped the listing for three weeks.

Key
† Indicates best-performing single of 1982

Chart history

English duo Soft Cell (vocalist Marc Almond pictured) reached number one for three weeks with their cover version of "Tainted Love".
"Ebony and Ivory", a duet between Paul McCartney (pictured) and Stevie Wonder, remained at number one for five weeks in mid-1982.
Steve Miller Band garnered a Canadian number-one single in 1982 with "Abracadabra".
Rush was the only Canadian act to have a number-one single in their home country during 1982, doing so with "New World Man".
Laura Branigan topped the chart for a single week in November with her version of "Gloria".
Issue date Song Artist Reference
2 January "Physical" Olivia Newton-John
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February "Tainted Love" Soft Cell
6 March
13 March
20 March "I Love Rock 'n Roll"† Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
27 March
3 April
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May "Don't You Want Me" The Human League
22 May "Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June
26 June "I've Never Been to Me" Charlene
3 July
10 July
17 July
24 July "Abracadabra" Steve Miller Band
31 July "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September
11 September "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago
18 September "Jack & Diane" John Cougar
25 September
2 October "Eye in the Sky" The Alan Parsons Project
9 October "New World Man" Rush
16 October
23 October "Down Under" Men at Work
30 October
6 November
13 November "The Look of Love" ABC
20 November "Gloria" Laura Branigan
27 November "Up Where We Belong" Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
4 December
11 December "Dirty Laundry" Don Henley
18 December "Truly" Lionel Richie
25 December "Mickey" Toni Basil

Notes

  1. ^ Due to a two-week break in publication over the 1981/1982 New Year period, the weeks of 2 January and 9 January are inferred.

See also

References

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External links

Canadian Singles Charts
CHUM Chart
RPM Top Singles
Nielsen SoundScan
Canadian Hot 100
RPM Country singles chart
Radio & Records Canada Country Top 30
Canada Country Airplay
RPM Dance chart
RPM Alternative 30/Rock Report
Radio & Records Rock Top 30
The Record Retail Singles
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