American Top 40- The 1980’s- Week of July 31, 1982. ‘Don’t You Want Me’- easily my favorite song from this week in late July 1982. Not a bad week- nothing below a C.

1 1 EYE OF THE TIGER –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)C
2 2 ROSANNA –•– Toto (Columbia)-16 (2) C+
3 3 HURTS SO GOOD –•– John Cougar (Riva)-15 (3) B
4 4 HOLD ME –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-7 (4)A
5 6 ABRACADABRA –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-10 (5) B
6 11 HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY –•– Chicago (Full Moon)-9 (6) B-
7 7 DON’T YOU WANT ME –•– The Human League (A&M)-22 (1) A+
8 14 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER –•– Air Supply (Arista)-8 (8) C
9 9 ONLY THE LONELY –•– The Motels (Capitol)-15 (9) B+
10 10 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN’ –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-8 (10)C

11 5 LET IT WHIP –•– The Dazz Band (Motown)-15 (5) B+
12 8 TAINTED LOVE –•– Soft Cell (Sire)-29 (8) A
13 16 WASTED ON THE WAY –•– Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-6 (13) B+
14 12 LOVE’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-13 (7) A-
15 22 VACATION –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S.)-5 (15) A+
16 13 DO I DO –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (13) B+
17 15 CAUGHT UP IN YOU –•– 38 Special (A&M)-14 (10) C+
18 23 TAKE IT AWAY –•– Paul McCartney (Columbia)-4 (18) A-
19 19 STILL THEY RIDE –•– Journey (Columbia)-11 (19) C
20 20 PERSONALLY –•– Karla Bonoff (Columbia)-14 (20) B

21 21 WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-9 (21) C
22 26 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-11 (22) C
23 27 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Finger On the Trigger) –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-6 (23) A-
24 24 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– The Gap Band (Total Experience)-11 (24) A
25 25 GOING TO A GO-GO –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (25) B
26 29 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-5 (26) C
27 30 OUT OF WORK –•– Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI-America)-8 (27) A
28 40 THINK I’M IN LOVE –•– Eddie Money (Columbia)-5 (28) B
29 33 AMERICAN MUSIC –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-6 (29) B
30 34 KIDS IN AMERICA –•– Kim Wilde (EMI-America)-11 (30) A

31 31 HOOKED ON SWING (Medley) –•– Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA)-9 (31) C
32 32 IF THE LOVE FITS WEAR IT –•– Leslie Pearl (RCA)-11 (32) C
33 35 I FOUND SOMEBODY –•– Glenn Frey (Asylum)-9 (33) C
34 36 PAPERLATE –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-9 (34) B+
35 44 EYE IN THE SKY –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-5 (35) B+
36 39 YOUR IMAGINATION –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-7 (36) B
37 37 NICE GIRLS –•– Eye To Eye (Warner Brothers)-11 (37) C
38 38 LOVE PLUS ONE –•– Haircut One Hundred (Arista)-12 (38) B
39 41 AND I AM TELLING YOU I’M NOT GOING –•– Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)-5 (39) B
40 42 ROUTE 101 –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-6 (40) B