10/30/82 "Who Can It Be Now" - Men At Work (1 week)
The Australian group took America by storm in 1982 and 1983 with a string of hits. This was the first of 2 number one's.
11/06/82 "Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
The theme from the movie An Officer And A Gentleman was Cocker's only number one. Warnes would have another number one movie duet in 1987 with "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life."
11/27/82 "Truly" - Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
A hugely successful artist in the '80s, this was Richie's first solo number one. He had previously topped the charts with the Commodores and a duet with Diana Ross.
12/11/82 "Mickey" - Toni Basil (1 week)
One of the biggest one hit wonders of all time, the choreographer would never come close to the Top 40 charts again.
12/18/82 "Maneater" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (4 weeks)
The only artist to have more than 1 number one song in 1982.
Here are the rest of the number one singles of the '80s:
Number One Singles Of 1980
Number One Singles Of 1981
Number One Singles Of 1982