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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 ".
Notes
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b 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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"RPM 50 Singles – December 26, 1981" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – January 16, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – January 23, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – January 30, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – February 6, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – February 20, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – April 10, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – May 1, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – May 8, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – May 15, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – June 26, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – July 3, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – July 10, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – July 17, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – July 24, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – July 31, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – August 7, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – August 14, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – August 21, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – August 28, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – September 4, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – September 11, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – September 18, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – September 25, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – October 2, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – October 9, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – October 16, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – October 23, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – October 30, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – November 6, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – November 13, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – November 20, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – November 27, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – December 4, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – December 11, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – December 18, 1982" .
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"RPM 50 Singles – December 25, 1982" .
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