▸ the year you arrived
1982
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You will be 44 this year — a child of the '80s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Your generation
Xennial
1982 belonged to
Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 year-end chart hits
Top 10 of 1982
- 1
Physical (Remastered 2021)
Olivia Newton-John
- 2
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
- 3
I Love Rock 'N Roll
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- 4
Ebony and Ivory
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
- 5
Centerfold
The J. Geils Band
- 6
Don't You Want Me
The Human League
- 7
Jack & Diane
John Cougar
- 8
Hurts So Good
John Cougar
- 9
Abracadabra
Steve Miller Band
- 10
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
Chicago
The world you were born into
Top AlbumsMichael Jackson — Thriller
Toto — IV
Duran Duran — Rio
At the MoviesE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Blade Runner
Tron
On TVCheers debuts
Knight Rider
Family Ties
In the HeadlinesThe CD is introduced
Time names the computer 'Machine of the Year'
EPCOT opens
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