Evelyn Champagne King – Love Come Down 1982
A Dance Classic, Evelyn Champagne King's Love Come Down was a UK hit in 1982.
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message 1982
Perhaps the song that started the whole Rap Hip Hop revolution, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's The Message was actually a bigger hit in the UK (reaching number 8) than in his native USA, where it only reached number 62!
While most of the other g...
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Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger 1982
One of the all time great 80s songs and indeed, rock songs! Made famous by the film Rocky, Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger was a massive USA hit and also did very well in the UK in 1982.
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Yazoo – Don’t Go
Don't Go was Yazoo's second (of three in the total) UK Top 10 hit, reaching number 3 in the charts in 1982.
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Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Following on from the brilliant Geno in 1980, Dexy’s Midnight Runners hit the UK Number 1 spot for the second and final time with Come On Eileen in 1982.
It was also Dexy's only USA Number 1 and came in-between Michael Jackson's number 1s for Billie Jean an...
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Irene Cara – Fame 1982
One of the most famous USA songs (and films) from the 80s, Fame by Irene Cara was also a big UK hit in 1982.
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The Clash – Rock The Casbah
Following on from London Calling a couple of years before, the great Rock The Casbah by The Clash surprisingly only reached number 30 in the UK charts.
However, it became their biggest USA hit, reaching number 6 across the pond!
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Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra 1982
Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band was a huge global hit and reached number 2 in the UK Charts in 1982.
It was also their final USA number 1 (to date).
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Roxy Music – Avalon
Avalon by Roxy Music is yet another sexy and romantic song by them.
It reached number 13 in the UK charts back in 1982, which they have not surpassed since then (though Bryan Ferry went on to have a huge global hit with Slave To Love later in the 80s).
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Madness – House of Fun
Another UK hit for Madness, House of Fun was a UK Number 1 and in fact, Madness's only number 1 single in the UK!
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