Big News Headlines in 1982

Lech Walesa, former leader of Solidarity, the Polish labor union, is freed after 11 months of internment under martial law. 

The space shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight. 

Actor John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose in a West Hollywood hotel. 

Automobile manufacturer John DeLorean is arrested and charged with possession of 59 pounds of cocaine. 

The first artificial heart is implanted in American Barney Clark.

#1 Hits of 1982 (US Pop Charts)

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John Couger Mellencamp

Men at Work

Joe Cocker w/Jennifer Warnes

Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates

J. Geils Band

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Steve Miller Band

Toni Basil

Lionel Richie

Chicago

Stevie Wonder w/Paul McCartney

Human League

Survivor

Vangelis

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Jack & Diane

Who Can it Be Now?

Up Where I Belong

I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

Maneater

Centerfold

I Love Rock & Roll

Abracadabra

Mickey

Truly

Hard to Say I'm Sorry

Ebony and Ivory

Don't You Want Me

Eye of the Tiger

Chariots of Fire


Take a Look Back at this Decade… Year by Year
  • Sports Champions

    • MLB - St. Louis Cardinals

    NFL - San Francisco 49ers

    NBA - Los Angeles Lakers

    NHL - New York Islanders

  • Grammy Award Winners

    • Record of the Year - "Roseanna" by Toto

    Album of the Year - "Toto IV" by Toto

    Song of the Year - "Always on My Mind" by J.Christopher, M.James, and W.Carson

  • Academy Award Winners

    • Best Picture - Gandhi

    Best Director - Richard Attenborough for “Gandhi”

    Best Actress - Meryl Streep in “Sophie's Choice”

    Best Actor - Ben Kingsley in “Gandhi”

  • Top Grossing Movies

    • #1 E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

    #2 Tootsie

    #3 An Officer and a Gentleman

    #4 Rocky III

    #5 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan