# Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 1982

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 18, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1982/713026 "2015-02-18T18:28:56Z")\
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> [@Chicagojeff](#):
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> Strong R&B songs… Dazz Band… George Benson’s… Shake it up is okay…Cars had way better Heat of the Moment… and Rosanna are great rock/pop songs… Waiting by Foreigner is the playbook of the rock power ballad of which tons of songs emerge from…that was #2 for me…
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> Only the Lonely… still holds up… great song… the lyrics only grow on you as you listen with age…

So many great songs this year, but I went with The Motels. Only the Lonely is a wonderful song in every way.

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