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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

October 9, 1982





  wks peak  
40 --- --- Pressure

from the LP
The Nylon Curtain
ARC chart run: 40 -
Billy Joel 1 40 Billy Joel - "Pressure" (Single)
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39 --- --- I Get Excited

from the LP
Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
ARC chart run: 39 -
Rick Springfield 1 39 Rick Springfield - "I Get Excited" (Single)
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38 --- --- Mickey

from the LP
Word Of Mouth
ARC chart run: 38 -
Toni Basil 1 38 Toni Basil - "Mickey" (Single)
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37 --- --- New World Man

from the LP
Signals
ARC chart run: 37 -
Rush 1 37 Rush - "New World Man" (Single)
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36 38 --- You Keep Runnin' Away

from the LP
Special Forces
ARC chart run: 38 - 36 -
38 Special 2 36 38 Special - "You Keep Runnin' Away" (Single)
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35 40 --- Athena

from the LP
It's Hard
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 -
The Who 2 35 The Who - "Athena" (Single)
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34 37 --- Young Love

from the LP
Now And Forever
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 -
Air Supply 2 34 Air Supply - "Young Love" (Single)
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33 39 --- Nobody

from the LP
Just Sylvia
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 -
Sylvia 2 33 Sylvia - "Nobody" (Single)
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32 36 --- Southern Cross

from the LP
Daylight Again
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 -
Crosby, Stills & Nash 2 32 Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Southern Cross" (Single)
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31 35 --- Love Come Down

from the LP
Get Loose
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 -
Evelyn King 2 31 Evelyn King - "Love Come Down" (Single)
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30 34 --- Sweet Time

from the LP
Good Trouble
ARC chart run: 34 - 30 -
REO Speedwagon 2 30 REO Speedwagon - "Sweet Time" (Single)
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29 11 3 You Should Hear How She
Talks About You

from the LP
Hey Ricky
ARC chart run: 31 - 27 - 23 - 19 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 11 - 29 -
Melissa Manchester 14 3 Melissa Manchester - "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (Single)
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28 30 35 You Don't Want Me Anymore

from the LP
Steel Breeze
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 30 -
Steel Breeze 4 28 Steel Breeze - "You Don't Want Me Anymore" (Single)
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27 33 --- Heartlight

from the LP
Heartlight
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 -
Neil Diamond 2 27 Neil Diamond - "Heartlight" (Single)
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26 27 29 You Dropped A Bomb On Me

from the LP
Gap IV
ARC chart run: 35 - 33 - 29 - 27 - 26 -
Gap Band 5 26 The Gap Band - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" (Single)
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25 28 32 Make Believe

from the LP
Toto IV
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 25 -
Toto 5 25 Toto - "Make Believe" (Single)
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24 28 30 The One You Love

from the LP
No Fun Aloud
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 30 - 28 - 24 -
Glenn Frey 5 24 Glenn Frey - "The One You Love" (Single)
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23 25 37 Don't Fight It

from the LP
High Adventure
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 23 -
Kenny Loggins
&
Steve Perry
3 23 Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry - "Don't Fight It" (Single)
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22 23 26 Voyeur

from the LP
Voyeur
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 26 - 23 - 22 -
Kim Carnes 5 22 Kim Carnes - "Voyeur" (Single)
21 22 24 Big Fun

from the LP
As One
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 24 - 22 - 21 -
Kool & The Gang 5 21 Kool & The Gang - "Big Fun" (Single)
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20 21 22 Jump To It

from the LP
Jump To It
ARC chart run: 34 - 28 - 22 - 21 - 20 -
Aretha Franklin 5 20 Aretha Franklin - "Jump To It" (Single)
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19 10 5 Eye Of The Tiger

from the LP
Eye Of The Tiger and the Rocky III soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 17 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 10 - 19 -
Survivor 17 1(5) Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger" (Single)
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18 19 21 Gloria

from the LP
Branigan
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 27 - 21 - 19 - 18 -
Laura Branigan 6 18 Laura Branigan - "Gloria" (Single)
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17 18 18 Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)

from the LP
Bad Reputation
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 27 - 22 - 18 - 18 - 17 -
Joan Jett
& The Blackhearts
7 17 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" (Single)
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16 24 31 Up Where We Belong

from the
An Officer And A Gentleman soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 24 - 16 -
Joe Cocker &
Jennifer Warnes
4 16 Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong" (Single)
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15 17 17 What's Forever For

from the LP
Michael Martin Murphey
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 17 - 15 -
Michael Martin
Murphey
8 15 Michael Martin Murphey - "What's Forever For" (Single)
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14 15 16 Hold On

from the LP
Shango
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 24 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 14 -
Santana 7 14 Santana - "Hold On" (Single)
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13 20 33 Gypsy

from the LP
Mirage
ARC chart run: 33 - 20 - 13 -
Fleetwood Mac 3 13 Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy" (Single)
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12 12 19 Break It To Me Gently

from the LP
Quiet Lies
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 24 - 19 - 12 - 12 -
Juice Newton 6 12 Juice Newton - "Break It To Me Gently" (Single)
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11 16 36 Heart Attack

from the LP
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
ARC chart run: 36 - 16 - 11 -
Olivia Newton-John 3 11 Olivia Newton-John - "Heart Attack" (Single)
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10 13 20 I Ran (So Far Away)

from the LP
A Flock Of Seagulls
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 13 - 10 -
A Flock Of Seagulls 6 10 A Flock Of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)" (Single)
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9 4 4 Abracadabra

from the LP
Abracadabra
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 19 - 15 - 11 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 9 -
Steve Miller Band 17 1(1) Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra" (Single)
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8 9 10 Blue Eyes

from the LP
Jump Up
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 28 - 24 - 19 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 -
Elton John 11 8 Elton John - "Blue Eyes" (Single)
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7 8 13 I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)

from the LP
If That's What It Takes
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 8 - 7 -
Michael McDonald 8 7 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)" (Single)
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6 7 9 You Can Do Magic

from the LP
View From The Ground
ARC chart run: 30 - 23 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 6 -
America 8 6 America - "You Can Do Magic" (Single)
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5 6 8 Somebody's Baby

from the
Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 15 - 8 - 6 - 5 -
Jackson Browne 9 5 Jackson Browne - "Somebody's Baby" (Single)
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4 2 1 Hard To Say I'm Sorry

from the LP
Chicago 16
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 25 - 14 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 -
Chicago 16 1(3) Chicago - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (Single)
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3 5 7 Who Can It Be Now

from the LP
Business As Usual
ARC chart run: 28 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 3 -
Men At Work 10 3 Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now" (Single)
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2 3 6 Eye In The Sky

from the LP
Eye In The Sky
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 18 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 2 -
Alan Parsons Project 11 2 Alan Parsons Project - "Eye In The Sky" (Single)
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1 1 2 Jack & Diane

from the LP
American Fool
ARC chart run: 31 - 25 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 -
John Cougar 10 1(2) John Cougar - "Jack & Diane" (Singe)
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