| 1 | The Clash | Rock the Casbah | Combat Rock (1982) |
| 2 | A Flock of Seagulls | I Ran | A Flock of Seagulls (1982) |
| 3 | Soft Cell | Sex Dwarf | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981) |
| 4 | Missing Persons | Words | Spring Session M (1982) |
| 5 | The Human League | Don't You Want Me | Dare (1981) |
| 6 | Stray Cats | Rock This Town | Built for Speed (1982) |
| 7 | Sparks | I Predict | Angst in My Pants (1982) |
| 8 | The Go-Go's | Vacation | Vacation (1982) |
| 9 | Talk Talk | Talk Talk | The Party's Over (1982) |
| 10 | X | Blue Spark | Under the Big Black Sun (1982) |
| 11 | Missing Persons | Walking in L.A. | Spring Session M (1982) |
| 12 | The Police | Hungry for You (J'aurais Toujours Faim de Toi) | Ghost in the Machine (1981) |
| 13 | The Jam | Town Called Malice | The Gift (1982) |
| 14 | The Cars | Since You're Gone | Shake It Up (1981) |
| 15 | Toni Basil | Mickey | Word of Mouth (1981) |
| 16 | Romeo Void | Never Say Never | Never Say Never (EP) (1981) |
| 17 | Adam and The Ants | Stand and Deliver | Prince Charming (1981) |
| 18 | King Crimson | Elephant Talk | Discipline (1981) |
| 19 | The Rolling Stones | Going to a Go-Go (Live) | Still Life (1982) |
| 20 | Devo | Peek-A-Boo | Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) |
| 21 | Peter Gabriel | Shock the Monkey | Peter Gabriel (Security) (1982) |
| 22 | The B-52's | Nip It in the Bud | Mesopotamia (1982) |
| 23 | XTC | Senses Working Overtime | English Settlement (1982) |
| 24 | Billy Idol | White Wedding, Part 1 | Billy Idol (1982) |
| 25 | Adam Ant | Goody Two Shoes | Friend or Foe (1982) |
| 26 | Haircut One Hundred | Love Plus One | Pelican West (1982) |
| 27 | Duran Duran | Hungry Like the Wolf | Rio (1982) |
| 28 | Gang of Four | I Love a Man in a Uniform | Songs of the Free (1982) |
| 29 | Roxy Music | The Space Between | Avalon (1982) |
| 30 | King Crimson | Heartbeat | Beat (1982) |
| 31 | The Clash | Should I Stay or Should I Go | Combat Rock (1982) |
| 32 | The Lords of the New Church | Open Your Eyes | The Lords of the New Church (1982) |
| 33 | A Flock of Seagulls | Space Age Love Song | A Flock of Seagulls (1982) |
| 34 | Duran Duran | Girls on Film | Duran Duran (1981) |
| 35 | Stray Cats | Runaway Boys | Built for Speed (1982) |
| 36 | Men at Work | Who Can It Be Now? | Business as Usual (1981) |
| 37 | Thomas Dolby | Europa and the Pirate Twins | The Golden Age of Wireless (1982) |
| 38 | Soft Cell | Tainted Love | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981) |
| 39 | Simple Minds | Promised You a Miracle | New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) (1982) |
| 40 | Missing Persons | Destination Unknown | Spring Session M (1982) |
| 41 | The Cure | Primary | Faith (1981) |
| 42 | The Police | Too Much Information | Ghost in the Machine (1981) |
| 43 | The Pretenders | Back on the Chain Gang | Learning to Crawl (1984) |
| 44 | Wall of Voodoo | Mexican Radio | Call of the West (1982) |
| 45 | The Blasters | American Music | The Blasters (1981) |
| 46 | King Cotton | Stick to the Grind | Non-album Single (1982) |
| 47 | Oingo Boingo | Wild Sex (in the Working Class) | Nothing to Fear (1982) |
| 48 | Slow Children | Spring in Fialta | Mad About Town (1982) |
| 49 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | You Got Lucky | Long After Dark (1982) |
| 50 | Killer Pussy | Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage | Non-album Single (1982) |
| 51 | The Human League | Seconds | Dare (1981) |
| 52 | The Boomtown Rats | Skin on Skin | V Deep (1982) |
| 53 | Stray Cats | Stray Cat Strut | Built for Speed (1982) |
| 54 | Tommy Tutone | 867-5309/Jenny | Tommy Tutone 2 (1981) |
| 55 | Toto Coelo | I Eat Cannibals, Part 1 | Man o' War (1982) |
| 56 | The Clash | Know Your Rights | Combat Rock (1982) |
| 57 | David Bowie | Cat People (Putting Out Fire) | Let's Dance (1983) |
| 58 | The Police | One World (Not Three) | Ghost in the Machine (1981) |
| 59 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Georgia | Architecture & Morality (1981) |
| 60 | Sparks | Mickey Mouse | Angst in My Pants (1982) |
| 61 | The Waitresses | Quit | I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts (EP) (1982) |
| 62 | X | The Hungry Wolf | Under the Big Black Sun (1982) |
| 63 | Oingo Boingo | Goodbye, Goodbye | Good for Your Soul (1983) |
| 64 | The Cars | Shake It Up | Shake It Up (1981) |
| 65 | The Human League | Love Action (I Believe in Love) | Dare (1981) |
| 66 | Dave Edmunds | Me and the Boys | D.E. 7th (1982) |
| 67 | Missing Persons | It Ain't None of Your Business | Spring Session M (1982) |
| 68 | The Go-Go's | Beatnik Beach | Vacation (1982) |
| 69 | The Jam | Precious | The Gift (1982) |
| 70 | Men at Work | Down Under | Business as Usual (1981) |
| 71 | Joan Jett and The Blackhearts | I Love Rock 'n' Roll | I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1981) |
| 72 | The Police | Spirits in the Material World | Ghost in the Machine (1981) |
| 73 | Sparks | Angst in My Pants | Angst in My Pants (1982) |
| 74 | The Go-Go's | Speeding | Vacation (1982) |
| 75 | Devo | Big Mess | Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) |
| 76 | Adam and The Ants | Prince Charming | Prince Charming (1981) |
| 77 | King Crimson | Thela Hun Ginjeet | Discipline (1981) |
| 78 | The B-52's | Loveland | Mesopotamia (1982) |
| 79 | Nick Lowe | Burning | Nick the Knife (1982) |
| 80 | Bow Wow Wow | Baby, Oh No! | See Jungle! See Jungle! (1981) |
| 81 | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | The Same Old You | Long After Dark (1982) |
| 82 | Haircut One Hundred | Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) | Pelican West (1982) |
| 83 | Thompson Twins | In the Name of Love | Set (1982) |
| 84 | King Crimson | Neal and Jack and Me | Beat (1982) |
| 85 | Soft Cell | Insecure Me | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981) |
| 86 | The Pretenders | My City Was Gone | Learning to Crawl (1984) |
| 87 | Mink DeVille | Just Give Me One Good Reason | Coup de Grâce (1981) |
| 88 | Translator | Everywhere That I'm Not | Heartbeats and Triggers (1982) |
| 89 | Iggy Pop | Run Like a Villain | Zombie Birdhouse (1982) |
| 90 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | The Loved Ones | Imperial Bedroom (1982) |
| 91 | Queen & David Bowie | Under Pressure | Hot Space (1982) |
| 92 | A Flock of Seagulls | Telecommunication | A Flock of Seagulls (1982) |
| 93 | Missing Persons | Noticeable One | Spring Session M (1982) |
| 94 | Stray Cats | Built for Speed | Built for Speed (1982) |
| 95 | Sparks | Eaten by the Monster of Love | Angst in My Pants (1982) |
| 96 | The Go-Go's | Get Up and Go | Vacation (1982) |
| 97 | ABC | The Look of Love, Part One | The Lexicon of Love (1982) |
| 98 | Trio | Da Da Da I Lieb Dich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht Aha Aha Aha | Trio (1982) |
| 99 | Berlin | Sex (I'm A...) | Pleasure Victim (1982) |
| 100 | Duran Duran | Rio | Rio (1982) |
| 101 | Squeeze | I've Returned | Sweets from a Stranger (1982) |
| 102 | The Clash | This Is Radio Clash | Non-album Single (1981) |
| 103 | Joe Jackson | Steppin' Out | Night and Day (1982) |
| 104 | Roxy Music | The Main Thing | Avalon (1982) |
| 105 | Peter Gabriel | I Have the Touch | Peter Gabriel (Security) (1982) |
| 106 | Billy Idol | Hot in the City | Billy Idol (1982) |
| 106.7 | Barnes & Barnes | I Had Sex with E.T. | Non-album Single (1982) |
About 1982
In 1982, KROQ solidified its role as a tastemaker in alternative music, spotlighting new wave and post-punk hits from The Clash and A Flock of Seagulls. The station also supported local punk acts like X, blending raw energy with the emerging synth-pop sound.