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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

October 16, 1982





  wks peak  
40 --- --- Truly

from the LP
Lionel Richie
ARC chart run: 40 -
Lionel Richie 1 40 Lionel Richie - "Truly" (Single)
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39 20 21 Jump To It

from the LP
Jump To It
ARC chart run: 34 - 28 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 39 -
Aretha Franklin 6 20 Aretha Franklin - "Jump To It" (Single)
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38 --- --- Please Be The One

from the LP
Wild Heart Of The Young
ARC chart run: 38 -
Karla Bonoff 1 38 Karla Bonoff - "Please Be The One" (Single)
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37 --- --- Muscles

from the LP
Silk Electric
ARC chart run: 37 -
Diana Ross 1 37 Diana Ross - "Muscles" (Single)
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36 --- --- Steppin' Out

from the LP
Night And Day
ARC chart run: 36 -
Joe Jackson 1 36 Joe Jackson - "Steppin' Out" (Single)
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35 --- --- American Heartbeat

from the LP
Eye Of The Tiger
ARC chart run: 35 -
Survivor 1 35 Survivor - "American Heartbeat" (Single)
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34 38 --- Mickey

from the LP
Word Of Mouth
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 -
Toni Basil 2 34 Toni Basil - "Mickey" (Single)
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33 39 --- I Get Excited

from the LP
Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 -
Rick Springfield 2 33 Rick Springfield - "I Get Excited" (Single)
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32 34 37 Young Love

from the LP
Now And Forever
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 32 -
Air Supply 3 32 Air Supply - "Young Love" (Single)
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31 40 --- Pressure

from the LP
The Nylon Curtain
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 -
Billy Joel 2 31 Billy Joel - "Pressure" (Single)
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30 35 40 Athena

from the LP
It's Hard
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 30 -
The Who 3 30 The Who - "Athena" (Single)
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29 19 10 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 - 29 -
Survivor 18 1(5) Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger" (Single)
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28 37 --- New World Man

from the LP
Signals
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 -
Rush 2 28 Rush - "New World Man" (Single)
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27 31 35 Love Come Down

from the LP
Get Loose
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 27 -
Evelyn King 3 27 Evelyn King - "Love Come Down" (Single)
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26 30 34 Sweet Time

from the LP
Good Trouble
ARC chart run: 34 - 30 - 26 -
REO Speedwagon 3 26 REO Speedwagon - "Sweet Time" (Single)
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25 33 39 Nobody

from the LP
Just Sylvia
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 25 -
Sylvia 3 25 Sylvia - "Nobody" (Single)
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24 32 36 Southern Cross

from the LP
Daylight Again
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 24 -
Crosby, Stills & Nash 3 24 Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Southern Cross" (Single)
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23 28 30 You Don't Want Me Anymore

from the LP
Steel Breeze
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 30 - 28 - 23 -
Steel Breeze 5 23 Steel Breeze - "You Don't Want Me Anymore" (Single)
iTunes
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22 8 9 Blue Eyes

from the LP
Jump Up
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 28 - 24 - 19 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 22 -
Elton John 12 8 Elton John - "Blue Eyes" (Single)
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21 24 28 The One You Love

from the LP
No Fun Aloud
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 30 - 28 - 24 - 21 -
Glenn Frey 6 21 Glenn Frey - "The One You Love" (Single)
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20 22 23 Voyeur

from the LP
Voyeur
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 20 -
Kim Carnes 6 20 Kim Carnes - "Voyeur" (Single)
19 21 22 Big Fun

from the LP
As One
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 24 - 22 - 21 - 19 -
Kool & The Gang 6 19 Kool & The Gang - "Big Fun" (Single)
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18 23 25 Don't Fight It

from the LP
High Adventure
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 23 - 18 -
Kenny Loggins
&
Steve Perry
4 18 Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry - "Don't Fight It" (Single)
iTunes
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17 27 33 Heartlight

from the LP
Heartlight
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 17 -
Neil Diamond 3 17 Neil Diamond - "Heartlight" (Single)
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16 9 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 - 16 -
Steve Miller Band 18 1(1) Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra" (Single)
iTunes
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15 18 19 Gloria

from the LP
Branigan
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 27 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 15 -
Laura Branigan 7 15 Laura Branigan - "Gloria" (Single)
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14 15 17 What's Forever For

from the LP
Michael Martin Murphey
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 17 - 15 - 14 -
Michael Martin
Murphey
9 14 Michael Martin Murphey - "What's Forever For" (Single)
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13 14 15 Hold On

from the LP
Shango
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 24 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 -
Santana 8 13 Santana - "Hold On" (Single)
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12 4 2 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 - 12 -
Chicago 17 1(3) Chicago - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (Single)
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11 16 24 Up Where We Belong

from the
An Officer And A Gentleman soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 24 - 16 - 11 -
Joe Cocker &
Jennifer Warnes
5 11 Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong" (Single)
iTunes
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10 12 12 Break It To Me Gently

from the LP
Quiet Lies
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 24 - 19 - 12 - 12 - 10 -
Juice Newton 7 10 Juice Newton - "Break It To Me Gently" (Single)
iTunes
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9 13 20 Gypsy

from the LP
Mirage
ARC chart run: 33 - 20 - 13 - 9 -
Fleetwood Mac 4 9 Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy" (Single)
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8 10 13 I Ran (So Far Away)

from the LP
A Flock Of Seagulls
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 13 - 10 - 8 -
A Flock Of Seagulls 7 8 A Flock Of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)" (Single)
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7 11 16 Heart Attack

from the LP
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
ARC chart run: 36 - 16 - 11 - 7 -
Olivia Newton-John 4 7 Olivia Newton-John - "Heart Attack" (Single)
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6 6 7 You Can Do Magic

from the LP
View From The Ground
ARC chart run: 30 - 23 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 6 -
America 9 6 America - "You Can Do Magic" (Single)
iTunes
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5 7 8 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 - 5 -
Michael McDonald 9 5 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)" (Single)
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4 5 6 Somebody's Baby

from the
Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 15 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 -
Jackson Browne 10 4 Jackson Browne - "Somebody's Baby" (Single)
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3 1 1 Jack & Diane

from the LP
American Fool
ARC chart run: 31 - 25 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 -
John Cougar 11 1(2) John Cougar - "Jack & Diane" (Singe)
iTunes
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2 2 3 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 - 2 -
Alan Parsons Project 12 2 Alan Parsons Project - "Eye In The Sky" (Single)
iTunes
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1 3 5 Who Can It Be Now

from the LP
Business As Usual
ARC chart run: 28 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 1 -
Men At Work 11 1(1) Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now" (Single)
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