Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...
ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 28 BEST SONGS (SEPTEMBER 1982)
28. MARI WILSON - JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED
27. SYLVESTER & PATRICK COWLEY - DO YOU WANNA FUNK
26. ASIA - ONLY TIME WILL TELL
25. THE MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - DANCER
24. JOURNEY - WHO'S CRYING NOW
23. THE WHO - ATHENA
22. STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - BITS OF KIDS
21. ADAM ANT - FRIEND OR FOE
20. SPANDAU BALLET - LIFELINE
19. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - FROM HEAD TO TOE
18. SUGARHILL GANG - THE LOVER IN YOU
17. LEVEL 42 - WEAVE YOUR SPELL
16. THE BEAT - JEANETTE
15. THE PRETENDERS - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
14. DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE)
13. FAT LARRY'S BAND - ZOOM
12. CULTURE CLUB - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
11. THE JAM - THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW)
10. MUSICAL YOUTH - PASS THE DUTCHIE
9. DENNIS BROWN - HALFWAY UP, HALFWAY DOWN
8. ROXY MUSIC - TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME
7. BILLY IDOL - HOT IN THE CITY
6. ULTRAVOX - REAP THE WILD WIND
5. PHILIP JAP - TOTAL ERASURE
4. FLEETWOOD MAC - GYPSY
3. THE CLASH - SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO
2. PETER GABRIEL - SHOCK THE MONKEY
1. TEARS FOR FEARS - MAD WORLD
