1982 was a bad year on the radio

Mitch is passing along this: Go to Music Outfitters, enter the year you got out of high school in the search box, copy and paste it into a blog post or wherever, cross out the ones you don't like, bold the ones you do, and underline your favorite. I skipped the underline part - just not enough good music here to differentiate.

1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John ...sorry, I don’t mind listening to ONJ
   
2. Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor
   
3. I Love Rock N' Roll, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
   
4. Ebony And Ivory, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder … worst song, ever
   
5. Centerfold, J. Geils Band
   
6. Don't You Want Me, Human League
   
7. Jack And Diane, John Cougar
   
8. Hurts So Good, John Cougar
   
9. Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band
   
10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Chicago
    
11. Tainted Love, Soft Cell
    
12. Chariots Of Fire, Vangelis
    
13. Harden My Heart, Quarterflash
    
14. Rosanna, Toto
    
15. I Can't Go For That, Daryl Hall and John Oates
    
16. 867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone
    
17. Key Largo, Bertie Higgins
    
18. You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Melissa Manchester
    
19. Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner
    
20. Don't Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield
    
21. The Sweetest Thing, Juice Newton
    
22. Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson …sorry, Willie
    
23. Shake It Up, Cars
    
24. Let It Whip, Dazz Band
    
25. We Got The Beat, Go-Go's
    
26. The Other Woman, Ray Parker Jr.
    
27. Turn Your Love Around, George Benson
    
28. Sweet Dreams, Air Supply
    
29. Only The Lonely, Motels
    
30. Who Can It Be Now?, Men At Work
    
31. Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac
    
32. Eye In The Sky, Alan Parsons Project
    
33. Let's Groove, Earth, Wind and Fire
    
34. Open Arms, Journey
    
35. Leader Of The Band, Dan Fogelberg
    
36. Leather And Lace, Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
    
37. Even The Nights Are Better, Air Supply
    
38. I've Never Been To Me, Charlene
    
39. '65 Love Affair, Paul Davis
    
40. Heat Of The Moment, Asia
    
41. Take It Easy On Me, Little River Band
    
42. Pac-man Fever, Buckner and Garcia
    
43. That Girl, Stevie Wonder
    
44. Private Eyes, Daryl Hall and John Oates
    
45. Trouble, Lindsey Buckingham
    
46. Making Love, Roberta Flack
    
47. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me, Juice Newton
    
48. Young Turks, Rod Stewart
    
49. Freeze-frame, J. Geils Band
    
50. Keep The Fire Burnin', REO Speedwagon
    
51. Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis and The News
    
52. Cool Night, Paul Davis
    
53. Caught Up In You, 38 Special
    
54. Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, Diana Ross
    
55. Love In The First Degree, Alabama
    
56. Hooked On Classics, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    
57. Wasted On The Way, Crosby, Stills and Nash
    
58. Think I'm In Love, Eddie Money
    
59. Love Is In Control, Donna Summer
    
60. Personally, Karla Bonoff
    61. One Hundred Ways, Quincy Jones
    
61. Blue Eyes, Elton John
    
62. Our Lips Are Sealed, Go-Go's ...I prefer Fun Boy 3
    
63. You Could Have Been Wih Me, Sheena Easton
    65. You Can Do Magic, America
    
64. Did It In A Minute, Daryl Hall and John Oates
    
65. I Ran, A Flock Of Seagulls
    
66. Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne
    
67. Oh No, Commodores
    
68. Take It Away, Paul McCartney
    
69. It's Gonna Take A Miracle, Deneice Williams
    
70. Love Will Turn You Around, Kenny Rogers
    
71. Don't Stop Bellevin', Journey
    
72. Comin' In And Out Of Your Life, Barbra Streisand
    
73. Gloria, Laura Branigan
    
74. Empty Garden, Elton John
    
75. Yesterday's Songs, Neil Diamond
    
76. Crimson And Clover, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
    
77. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Police
    
78. Here I Am, Air Supply
    
79. I Keep Forgettin', Michael Mcdonald
    
80. Get Down On It, Kool and The Gang
    
81. Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap
    
82. Make A Move On Me, Olivia Newton-John
    
83. Take My Heart, Kool and The Gang
    
84. Mirror Mirror, Diana Ross
    
85. Vacation, Go-Go's
    
86. (Oh) Pretty Woman, Van Halen
    
87. Should I Do It, Pointer Sisters
    
88. Hot In The City, Billy Idol
    
89. Kids In America, Kim Wilde
    
90. Man On Your Mind, Little River Band
    
91. What's Forever For, Michael Murphy
    
92. Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones
    
93. Do I Do, Stevie Wonder
    
94. Working For The Weekend, Loverboy
    
95. Goin' Down, Greg Guidry
    
96. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross
    
97. Through The Years, Kenny Rogers
    
98. Edge Of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks

Wow, I dislike 54 songs and only really care for 7.

Mitch says he envies those of us graduating in 1982. One word: NO. This is a really craptacular list of music. 1982 was not devoid of good music, it was just that very little of it made it onto pop radio; at least in Minnesota. All I remember from 1982 is wave upon wave of Air Supply and Journey. I even waited in line for 10 hours to buy Journey tickets for my friends and then gave away my ticket because I realized the band sucked. The best music to be heard in the Twin Cities at that time was the Radio One show on KFAI. Mostly european new wave, dance, some punk (both Brit and American), and early rap; also the radio play Ruby, the Galactic Gumshoe. Very little of this music made it to the normal airwaves or to the list above.