1982
Top Selling Singles
- Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
- Irene Cara – Fame
- Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
- Tight Fit – The Lions Sleeps Tonight
- Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
- Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance
- Goombay Dance Band – Seven Tears
- Paul McCartney With Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory
- Jam – Town Called Malice/Precious
Christmas No.1: Renee and Renato – Save Your Love
Top Selling Albums
- MICHAEL JACKSON – THRILLER
- EAGLES – EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
- ERIC CLAPTON – TIMEPIECES: THE BEST OF…
- FOREIGNER – RECORDS
- PHIL COLLINS – HELLO, I MUST BE GOING
- JOHN MELLENCAMP – AMERICAN FOOL
- TOTO – TOTO IV
- ALABAMA – MOUNTAIN MUSIC
- HANK WILLIAMS, JR – GREATEST HITS .
- CULTURE CLUB – KISSING TO BE CLEVER
At the Box Office
- E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Annie
- Mad Max 2
- Rocky III
- Death Wish II
- Poltergeist
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Firefox
- TRON
- Blade Runner
Cost of Living
| Average house price | £33,000 |
| Average salary | £7,117 |
| Average car price | £4,232 |
| Petrol | £1.64 /gallon (41p/litre) |
| Pint of beer | 61p |
| Packet of 20 Cigarettes | |
| Pint of milk | 20p |
In the News
- Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
- Mark Thatcher, son of the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara desert during the Paris-Dakar rally. Then found 6 days later.
- TVS (Television South) is launched [ident]
- Korean cars are imported to Britain for the first time with the launch of the Hyundai Pony,
- Tabloid Newspapers started running daily Bingo – increasing sales by 4 million copies daily
- Unemployment in the United Kingdom is recorded at over 3 million people for the first time since the 1930s
- The European Court of Justice rules that schools in Britain cannot allow corporal punishment against the wishes of parents.
- Laker Airways collapses, leaving 6,000 passengers stranded, with debts of £270million
- Opening of the first Next clothing store – at the time specialising in womens clothing
- Falklands War begins as Argentina invades the Falkland Islands
- Britain’s first test tube twins, are born at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
- Michael Fagan breaks into Buckingham Palace and is apprehended after entering the royal bedroom
On the Telly
- Cagney & Lacey
- Dynasty
- Wogan
- The Late, Late Breakfast Show
- Emu’s World
- Shine on Harvey Moon
- Hill Street Blues
- Clive James on Television
- Countdown
- Brookside
- The Paul Hogan Show
- Treasure Hunt
In Music
- The Smiths formed in Manchester by Johnny Marr and Morrissey.
Top Selling Christmas Toys
- Stompers Truck
- G.I. Joe Figures
- BMX Bike
- Glo Worm
- Commodore 64
Gadgets
- The first compact disc (CD) player hit the market and changed the way people listened to music.
