Events in 1982
- José Feliciano married Susan Omillian in California on August 2, 1982.
- Metallica performed at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California.
- The film “Pink Floyd The Wall,” starring Bob Geldof, premiered in theaters in New York. Roger Waters wrote it as a companion project to Pink Floyd's self-titled double album.
- Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express se skladbou „Come On Eileen“ obsadili první místo britského singlového žebříčku. Šlo o jejich druhý a poslední hit číslo jedna. Skladba se stala nejprodávanějším singlem roku 1982, získala cenu Brit Award za nejlepší britský singl a dostala se na první místo také v Austrálii, Belgii, Irsku, na Novém Zélandu, v Jižní Africe, Švýcarsku a USA.
- Fleetwood Mac se svým třináctým studiovým albem „Mirage“ dostali na první místo amerického albového žebříčku Billboard Top LPs & Tape (Billboard 200), kde zahájili pětitýdenní pobyt na vrcholu. Šlo o jejich třetí album na prvním místě amerického žebříčku. Album se dostalo do Top 5 také ve Velké Británii, Austrálii, Kanadě a Norsku.
- The Grateful Dead odehráli první ze dvou koncertů v Alpine Valley Music Theatre v East Troy ve Wisconsinu.
- John Cipollina, founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, joined The Grateful Dead on stage during the final six songs of the second set of their concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
- George Thorogood And The Destroyers released their fifth studio album “Bad to the Bone.” The album, featuring the title track, reached No. 43 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and later received a gold certification from the RIAA.
- Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and member of Pussy Riot, was born.
- Queen performed at the Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, during their North American tour.
- Frank Zappa and Moon Unit Zappa performed “Valley Girl” on “Late Night with David Letterman.”
- The Grateful Dead played their only performance on this date at the University of Iowa Fieldhouse in Iowa City.
- Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano became parents to their first daughter, Amanda Grace Sudano.
- The Museum of Modern Art in New York opened the Performance Video exhibition, which featured, among others, the music videos “Mickey” by Toni Basil and “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads.
- “Someday Someway” entered the Billboard Top 40, where it reached number 36. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Night Shift.
- ZZ Top performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
- The city of Liverpool named four streets after members of The Beatles: John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close and Ringo Starr Drive.
- During Queen’s North American tour, they performed at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- King Crimson and Roxy Music performed in Belenenes in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Fleetwood Mac's album “Mirage” was at No. 1 on the album chart ahead of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. Asia was at No. 3, John Cougar (Mellencamp) at No. 4 with “American Fool”, Robert Plant at No. 5 with “Pictures At Eleven”, Steve Miller Band at No. 6 with “Abracadabra”, REO Speedwagon at No. 7 with “Good Trouble”, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 8 with “Daylight Again”, The Go-Go's moved from No. 42 to No. 9 with “Vacation”, and Genesis entered the Top 10 with “Three Sides Live”.
- Chicago reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”.
- Survivor spent their fifth week at No. 1 with “Eye Of The Tiger”. John Cougar (Mellencamp) spent three weeks at No. 2 with “Hurts So Good”, while Steve Miller Band and Fleetwood Mac remained at No. 3 and No. 4. Chicago was at No. 5 with “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”, Air Supply at No. 6 with “Even the Nights Are Better”, REO Speedwagon at No. 7 with “Keep The Fire Burnin'”, The Go-Go's at No. 8 with “Vacation”, Crosby, Stills & Nash at No. 9 with “Wasted On The Way”, and Paul McCartney entered the Top 10 with “Take It Away”.
- Blue Öyster Cult performed at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- King Crimson and Roxy Music performed at the Velodrome in San Sebastián, Spain.
- Alice Cooper's album “Zipper Catches Skin” was released.
- English DJ, musician, songwriter and producer Adam George Dyment, known as Duke Dumont, was born in London. He became known for the singles “Need U (100%)” and “I Got U”, both of which reached No. 1 on the UK chart.
- George Strait made his film debut in “The Soldier”, where he sang his song “Fool Hearted Memory” in a honky-tonk during the outbreak of a fight. The song later became the first of his 44 country No. 1 hits.
- Queen performed at the Myriad in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during their North American tour.
- Robert Plant's solo album “Pictures at Eleven” was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies. It was his first recording following the breakup of Led Zeppelin after the death of drummer John Bonham.
- The Clash released the single “Should I Stay or Should I Go” in the UK.
- George Strait scored his first No. 1 country hit with “Fool Hearted Memory” from his second album “Strait From The Heart”, which also contained his famous cover of “Amarillo By Morning”. He quickly became one of country music’s most successful hitmakers and had 17 No. 1 hits by the end of the decade.
- Country singer LeAnn Rimes, whose full name is Margaret LeAnn Rimes, was born in Jackson, Mississippi. At the age of eight, she became known as the winner of the original version of “Star Search” with Ed McMahon, followed at age 13 by the release of Bill Mack’s song “Blue”. She later recorded the single “How Do I Live”, which reached No. 3 in the US in 1997 and No. 7 in the UK in 1998.
- Actress and singer Ingrid Bergman died at the age of 67.
- The Charlie Daniels Band performed at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
- Judas Priest released the album “Screaming for Vengeance” in the United States.
- Queen performed at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado, during their North American tour.
- Fleetwood Mac played the second concert of their 33-date Mirage Tour at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Men at Work were the opening act, and their debut album Business as Usual was rapidly climbing the US charts. Two weeks after the tour ended in October, Men At Work embarked on their own tour as the headlining act.
- Culture Club released the single “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” in the United Kingdom. Critics were not particularly favorable; Smash Hits magazine described it as “fourth-rate reggae”.
- Steve Wozniak financed and organized the three-day US Festival in San Bernardino, California, featuring Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, The Cars, Talking Heads, The Kinks, Jackson Browne, Santana, B-52’s and others. According to the source, more than 400,000 people attended; the festival grossed approximately $10 million but ended with a loss of more than $12 million.