Songs I liked from the year 1982, listed alphabetically.
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This list will grow organically over time (currently: 79, as of 23/06/2024).
Peace
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- A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
- A Flock Of Seagulls – Nightmares
- A Flock Of Seagulls – Spaceage Love Song
- A Flock Of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
- ABC – Poison Arrow
- ABC – The Look Of Love
- Advance – Take Me To The Top
- America – You Can Do Magic
- Anri – Last Summer Whisper
- Associates, The – Party Fears Two
- Belle Stars, The – Iko Iko
- Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling
- Bucks Fizz – My Camera Never Lies
- Bugatti & Musker – So Much In Love
- Carly Simon – Why
- China Crisis – African And White
- Classix Nouveaux – Is It A Dream
- Culture Club – Time (Clock Of The Heart)
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
- Donald Fagan – I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year)
- Donna Summer – If It Hurts Just A Little
- Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
- Duran Duran – Rio
- Duran Duran – Save A Prayer
- Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
- F.R. David – Words
- Family Ties – Opening Theme (Season One 1982)
- Fat Larry’s Band – Act Like You Know
- Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
- Gap Band, The – You Dropped A Bomb On Me
- Gary Numan – Music For Chameleons
- Gary Numan – We Take Mystery (To Bed)
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
- Heaven 17 – Let Me Go
- Icehouse – Great Southern Land
- Icehouse – Hey Little Girl
- Icehouse – Street Cafe
- Japan – The Art of Parties (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, Nov 1982)
- Khemistry – I Got A Feeling
- Leon Ware – Why I Came to California
- Little Heroes – One Perfect Day
- Luther Vandross – A House Is Not A Home (Live)
- Melissa Manchester – You Should Hear How She Talks About You
- Men Without Hats – Safety Dance
- Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
- Michael Jackson – The Girl Is Mine
- Michael McDonald – I Gotta Try
- Missing Persons – Destination Unknown
- Missing Persons – Mental Hopscotch
- Modern English – I Melt With You
- Motels, The – Only The Lonely
- Olivia Newton-John – Heart Attack
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Maid Of Orleans
- Peter Gabriel – Shock The Monkey
- Psychedelic Furs, The – Love My Way
- Rose Royce – Best Love
- Roxy Music – Avalon
- Roxy Music – More Than This
- Shalamar – A Night To Remember
- Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle
- Simple Minds – Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)
- Soft Cell – It’s A Mugs Game
- Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live ORS 1982)
- Soft Cell – What
- Steve Winwood – Valerie
- Sugarhill Gang, The – The Lover In You
- System, The – You Are In My System
- Tears For Fears – Mad World
- Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter
- Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
- Thompson Twins – Love On Your Side
- Toto – Africa
- Toto – Rosanna
- Trio – DaDaDa
- Visage – The Damned Don’t Cry
- Yazoo – Don’t Go
- Yazoo – Happy People
- Yazoo – Only You
- Yazoo – Situation