{"id":903973,"date":"2026-11-03T03:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T03:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/903973\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T03:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T03:46:13","slug":"3-top-40-hits-from-1982-that-every-80s-kid-still-knows-by-heart-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/903973\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Top 40 Hits From 1982 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music in the first half of the 1980s still sounds timeless, even decades later. Plenty of great songs came out in that time period, including these three Top 40 hits from 1982. They are all so good, almost every 80s kid can likely still sing them word for word today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter The Glitter Fades\u201d by Stevie Nicks<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793677572_596_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter The Glitter Fades\u201d is part of Bella Donna, the first solo album by Stevie Nicks. Nicks wrote all but three of the tracks on the record by herself.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tVideos by American Songwriter\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song says in part, \u201cEven though the living \/ Is sometimes laced with lies \/ It\u2019s alright \/ The feeling remains \/ Even after the glitter fades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter The Glitter Fades\u201d comes right after \u201cEdge Of Seventeen\u201d, Nicks\u2019s first multi-platinum hit. Bella Donna also includes \u201cLeather And Lace\u201d, a duet with Don Henley. Interestingly, although \u201cEdge Of Seventeen\u201d is on Nicks\u2019s first solo album, she wrote \u201cAfter The Glitter Fades\u201d in 1972, two years before joining Fleetwood Mac. Nicks <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/the-country-ballad-stevie-nicks-wrote-for-dolly-parton-later-covered-by-glen-campbell-after-the-glitter-fades\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote this song <\/a>with Dolly Parton in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHot In The City\u201d by Billy Idol<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793677573_752_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billy Idol\u2019s \u201cHot In The City\u201d is on his eponymous first full-length album. The first Top 40 hit of his career, Idol wrote \u201cHot In The City\u201d by himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chorus of \u201cHot In The City\u201d simply says, \u201cHot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight \/ Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After \u201cHot In The City\u201d, Idol released \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/3-rock-songs-from-1982-that-still-make-me-smile-today\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">White Wedding<\/a>\u201d, one of his most notable songs. In 1985, Idol included a remixed version of this song on his Vital Idol album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou Can Do Magic\u201d by America<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793677573_599_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America\u2019s hit single, \u201cYou Can Do Magic\u201d, was written by Russ Ballard. The song became their first hit since \u201cToday\u2019s The Day\u201d came out in 1976. \u201cYou Can Do Magic\u201d is part of America\u2019s View From The Ground record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chorus of \u201cYou Can Do Magic\u201d says, \u201cYou can do magic \/ You can have anything that you desire \/ Magic, and you know \/ You\u2019re the one who can put out the fire.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although neither Dewey Bunnell nor Gerry Beckley wrote \u201cYou Can Do Magic\u201d, Beckley later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/america\/you-can-do-magic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> they felt the song was perfect for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ballard also plays all of the instruments on \u201cYou Can Do Magic\u201d. This became one of America\u2019s last hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1983, America hit the Top 40 on the Hot 100 chart for the last time with \u201cThe Border\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by Paul Natkin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The music in the first half of the 1980s still sounds timeless, even decades later. 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