1982 in British music

1982 in British music

This is a summary of 1982 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Charts

Number One Singles

# Bucks Fizz - "Land of Make Believe"
#:January 10 for 2 weeks
# Shakin' Stevens - "Oh Julie"
#:January 24 for 1 week
# Kraftwerk - "The model/Computer love"
#:January 31 for 1 week
# The Jam - "A town called Malice/Precious"
#:February 7 for 3 weeks
# Tight Fit - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
#:February 28 for 3 weeks
# Goombay Dance Band - "Seven Tears"
#:March 21 for 3 weeks
# Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies"
#:April 11 for 1 week
# Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - "Ebony and Ivory"
#:April 18 for 3 weeks
# Nicole - "A Little Peace"
#:May 9 for 2 weeks
# Madness - "House of Fun"
#:May 23 for 2 weeks
# Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes"
#:June 6 for 2 weeks
# Charlene - "I've Never Been to Me"
#:June 20 for 1 week
# Captain Sensible - "Happy Talk"
#:June 27 for 2 weeks
# Irene Cara - "Fame"
#:July 11 for 3 weeks
# Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express - "Come on Eileen"
#:August 1 for 4 weeks
# Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"
#:August 29 for 4 weeks
# Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"
#:September 26 for 3 weeks
# Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
#:October 17 for 3 weeks
# Eddy Grant - "I Don't Wanna Dance"
#:November 7 for 3 weeks
# The Jam - "Beat Surrender"
#:November 28 for 2 weeks
# Renée and Renato - "Save Your Love"
#:December 12 for 4 weeks

Top 40 Singles of 1982

Music awards

BRIT Awards

The 1982 BRIT Awards winners were:

*Best British producer: Martin Rushent
*Best classical recording: Gustav Mahler's - "Symphony No. 10"
*Best selling album: Adam and the Ants - "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"
*British breakthrough act: Human League
*British female solo artist: Randy Crawford
*British group: The Police
*British male solo artist: Cliff Richard
*Outstanding contribution: John Lennon

Births

*January 16 – Samuel Preston, singer
*June 7 – Amy Nuttall, actress and opera singer
*September 22 – Billie Piper, singer and actress

Deaths

*February 4 - Alex Harvey, rock singer and entertainer (born 1935)
*May 1 - William Primrose, violist (born 1903)
*December 5 - Caryl Brahms, musician and writer (born 1901] )

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/ BBC Radio 1's Chart Show]
* [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ The Official United Kingdom Charts Company]


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