Several other artists reached the top spot for the first time in 1982, including Juice Newton with "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", Ricky Skaggs with "Crying My Heart Out Over You", Michael Murphey (later known as Michael Martin Murphy) with "What's Forever For", and John Anderson with "Wild and Blue".
Beberapa artis lain mencapai peringkat atas untuk pertama kalinya pada 1982, yang meliputi Juice Newton dengan lagu "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", Ricky Skaggs dengan lagu "Crying My Heart Out Over You", Michael Murphey (kemudian dikenal sebagai Michael Martin Murphy) dengan lagu "What's Forever For", dan John Anderson dengan lagu "Wild and Blue".