| 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 | Non-album Single (1982) [Later on 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) [Later on Purity for Profit (1983)] |
| 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) | Cat People (Original Soundtrack) (1982) [Later re-recorded on 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 | Non-album Single (1982) [From Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Original Soundtrack) (1982)] |
| 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 | Non-album Single (1982) [Later on 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 continued to champion new wave and punk, with hits like The Clash’s “Rock the Casbah” and A Flock of Seagulls’ “I Ran.” The station also embraced mainstream crossover acts like Duran Duran and Men at Work, blending alternative sounds with pop appeal, further defining the 1980s music landscape.