Most of the tracks on our list of the Top 10 Songs of 1982 are from '70s veterans digging into familiar trenches. Most everyone else jumps in alongside them, seeking safety in numbers and guitars.

1982 was a simple time, where songs about just being really happy to go out at night and have a good time were big hits. Joe Jackson was happy to oblige. Leave that TV and radio behind, Joe! 5.

This week 33 years ago, Argentina surrendered to Britain during the Falklands War, the trial of John Hinckley Jr., the attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan, began, “Porky’s&#82… ...

This week 33 years ago, Scott Fahlman posted the first emoticons (on a message board at Carnegie Mellon University); NFL players began a 57-day strike; the first International Day of Peace was proc… ...