Whats the biggest selling song of 1982?

Answer 1

I would guess that " Come on Eileen " by Dexy's Midnight Runners would be in with a shout for that. It was No. 1 for a month and was definately the song of the summer that year. It was in the charts for 17 weeks and sold well over a million copies.

Answer 2

03/20/82 "I Love Rock And Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (7 weeks)
Her only number one song and tied for the most weeks at number 1 in 1982. It was also the number one song of 1982 by virtue of spending more time on the charts than "Ebony And Ivory."

Answer 3

Here is the list of all the #1's and how many weeks they held the spot for.

01/30/82 "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (1 week)
One of the most successful acts of the '80s, this was their 4th number one song, and 3rd of the decade.

02/06/82 "Centerfold" - J. Geils Band (6 weeks)
They had 2 top 5 hits in 1982 ("Freeze-Frame was the other).

03/20/82 "I Love Rock And Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (7 weeks)
Her only number one song and tied for the most weeks at number 1 in 1982. It was also the number one song of 1982 by virtue of spending more time on the charts than "Ebony And Ivory."

05/08/82 "Chariots Of Fire" - Vangelis (1 week)
A rare instrumental number one hit. The Greek composer never had another song hit the charts.

05/15/82 "Ebony And Ivory" - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (7 weeks)
Two of the most talented artists of all time team up for a huge hit.

07/03/82 "Don't You Want Me" - The Human League (3 weeks)
The first of two number one songs for the British synth-pop group.

07/24/82 "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor (6 weeks)
This song is forever intertwined with the movie Rocky III. It was Survivor's only number one, although "Burning Heart" from Rocky IV made it to number 2 in 1985.

09/04/82 "Abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band (2 weeks)
After several hits in the '70s this was the last hurrah for the Steve Miller Band.

09/11/82 "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago (2 weeks)
The successful group had hits from the '70s to the '90s and this was their first number one of the '80s.

10/02/82 "Jack and Diane" - John Cougar (4 weeks)
This was his only number one hit, although he had top 20 hits under 3 different names: John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp and John Mellencamp.

10/30/82 "Who Can It Be Now" - Men At Work (1 week)
The Australian group took America by storm in 1982 and 1983 with a string of hits. This was the first of 2 number one's.

11/06/82 "Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes The theme from the movie An Officer And A Gentleman was Cocker's only number one. Warnes would have another number one movie duet in 1987 with "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life."

11/27/82 "Truly" - Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
A hugely successful artist in the '80s, this was Richie's first solo number one. He had previously topped the charts with the Commodores and a duet with Diana Ross.

12/11/82 "Mickey" - Toni Basil (1 week)
One of the biggest one hit wonders of all time, the choreographer would never come close to the Top 40 charts again.

12/18/82 "Maneater" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (4 weeks)
The only artist to have more than 1 number one song in 1982.

Answer 4

'Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners (wikipedia)

Interesting site this is: http://www.everyhit.com/record2.html