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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

November 20, 1982





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40 --- --- Shock The Monkey

from the LP
Security
ARC chart run: 40 -
Peter Gabriel 1 40 Peter Gabriel - "Shock The Monkey" (Single)
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39 --- --- A Penny For Your Thoughts

from the LP
New Directions
ARC chart run: 39 -
Tavares 1 39 Tavares - "A Penny For Your Thoughts" (Single)
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38 --- --- Everybody Wants You

from the LP
Emotions In Motion
ARC chart run: 38 -
Billy Squier 1 38 Billy Squier - "Everybody Wants You" (Single)
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37 --- --- On The Wings Of Love

from the LP
Jeffrey Osborne
ARC chart run: 37 -
Jeffrey Osborne 1 37 Jeffrey Osborne - "On The Wings Of Love" (Single)
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36 --- --- Africa

from the LP
Toto IV
ARC chart run: 36 -
Toto 1 36 Toto - "Africa" (Single)
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35 39 --- Be My Lady

from the LP
Winds Of Change
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 -
Jefferson Starship 2 35 Jefferson Starship - "Be My Lady" (Single)
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34 25 5 Gypsy

from the LP
Mirage
ARC chart run: 33 - 20 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 25 - 34 -
Fleetwood Mac 9 5 Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy" (Single)
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33 38 --- Rock The Casbah

from the LP
Combat Rock
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 -
The Clash 2 33 The Clash - "Rock The Casbah" (Single)
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32 10 12 The One You Love

from the LP
No Fun Aloud
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 30 - 28 - 24 - 21 - 17 - 16 - 12 - 10 - 32 -
Glenn Frey 11 10 Glenn Frey - "The One You Love" (Single)
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31 40 --- You And I

from the LP
Radio Romance
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 -
Eddie Rabbitt
& Crystal Gayle
2 31 Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle - "You And I" (Single)
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30 33 40 Missing You

from the LP
Greatest Hits
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 30 -
Dan Fogelberg 3 30 Dan Fogelberg - "Missing You" (Single)
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29 31 34 I'm So Excited

from the LP
Break Out
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 31 - 29 -
Pointer Sisters 4 29 Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited" (Single)
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28 --- --- Sexual Healing

from the LP
Midnight Love
ARC chart run: 28 -
Marvin Gaye 1 28 Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing" (Single)
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27 19 10 Jack & Diane

from the LP
American Fool
ARC chart run: 31 - 25 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 10 - 19 - 27 -
John Cougar 16 1(2) John Cougar - "Jack & Diane" (Singe)
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26 30 36 The Look Of Love (Part One)

from the LP
The Lexicon Of Love
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 30 - 26 -
ABC 4 26
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25 29 33 I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)

from the LP
The Nightfly
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 29 - 25 -
Donald Fagen 4 25 Donald Fagen - "I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)" (Single)
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24 26 29 Get Closer

from the LP
Get Closer
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 29 - 26 - 24 -
Linda Ronstadt 5 24 Linda Ronstadt - "Get Closer" (Single)
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23 28 32 Heartbreaker

from the LP
Heartbreaker
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 32 - 28 - 23 -
Dionne Warwick 5 23 Dionne Warwick - "Heartbreaker" (Single)
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22 24 27 Love Me Tomorrow

from the LP
Chicago 16
ARC chart run: 34 - 32 - 27 - 24 - 22 -
Chicago 5 22 Chicago - "Love Me Tomorrow" (Single)
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21 7 2 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 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 21 -
Michael McDonald 14 2 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)" (Single)
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20 22 25 It's Raining Again

from the LP
...famous last words...
ARC chart run: 36 - 25 - 22 - 20 -
Supertramp 4 20 Supertramp - "It's Raining Again" (Single)
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19 27 31 Rock This Town

from the LP
Built For Speed
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 31 - 27 - 19 -
Stray Cats 5 19 Stray Cats - "Rock This Town" (Single)
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18 20 22 Pressure

from the LP
The Nylon Curtain
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 28 - 27 - 22 - 20 - 18 -
Billy Joel 7 18 Billy Joel - "Pressure" (Single)
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17 23 38 Shadows Of The Night

from the LP
Get Nervous
ARC chart run: 38 - 23 - 17 -
Pat Benatar 3 17 Pat Benatar - "Shadows Of The Night" (Single)
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16 18 20 American Heartbeat

from the LP
Eye Of The Tiger
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 25 - 20 - 18 - 16 -
Survivor 6 16 Survivor - "American Heartbeat" (Single)
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15 37 --- Dirty Laundry

from the LP
I Can't Stand Still
ARC chart run: 37 - 15 -
Don Henley 2 15 Don Henley - "Dirty Laundry" (Single)
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14 16 18 Nobody

from the LP
Just Sylvia
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 25 - 21 - 18 - 16 - 14 -
Sylvia 8 14 Sylvia - "Nobody" (Single)
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13 36 --- The Girl Is Mine

from the LP
Thriller
ARC chart run: 36 - 13 -
Michael Jackson
&
Paul McCartney
2 13 Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine (Single)
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12 14 15 You Don't Want Me Anymore

from the LP
Steel Breeze
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 30 - 28 - 23 - 19 - 19 - 15 - 14 - 12 -
Steel Breeze 10 12 Steel Breeze - "You Don't Want Me Anymore" (Single)
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11 12 14 Southern Cross

from the LP
Daylight Again
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 24 - 18 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 -
Crosby, Stills & Nash 8 11 Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Southern Cross" (Single)
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10 6 4 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 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 10 -
Men At Work 16 1(2) Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now" (Single)
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9 13 24 Mickey

from the LP
Word Of Mouth
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 30 - 29 - 24 - 13 - 9 -
Toni Basil 7 9 Toni Basil - "Mickey" (Single)
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8 9 17 Steppin' Out

from the LP
Night And Day
ARC chart run: 36 - 24 - 24 - 17 - 9 - 8 -
Joe Jackson 6 8 Joe Jackson - "Steppin' Out" (Single)
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7 11 37 Maneater

from the LP
H20
ARC chart run: 37 - 11 - 7 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
3 7 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Maneater" (Single)
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6 8 11 Muscles

from the LP
Silk Electric
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 18 - 11 - 8 - 6 -
Diana Ross 6 6 Diana Ross - "Muscles" (Single)
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5 5 9 Gloria

from the LP
Branigan
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 27 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 5 - 5 -
Laura Branigan 12 5 Laura Branigan - "Gloria" (Single)
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4 4 6 Heartlight

from the LP
Heartlight
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 17 - 13 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 4 -
Neil Diamond 8 4 Neil Diamond - "Heartlight" (Single)
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3 1 1 Up Where We Belong

from the
An Officer And A Gentleman soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 24 - 16 - 11 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 -
Joe Cocker &
Jennifer Warnes
10 1(3) Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong" (Single)
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2 2 3 Heart Attack

from the LP
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
ARC chart run: 36 - 16 - 11 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 -
Olivia Newton-John 9 2 Olivia Newton-John - "Heart Attack" (Single)
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1 3 8 Truly

from the LP
Lionel Richie
ARC chart run: 40 - 29 - 13 - 8 - 3 - 1 -
Lionel Richie 6 1(1) Lionel Richie - "Truly" (Single)
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