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“Abracadabra” by Steve Miller Band

“Abracadabra” by Steve Miller Band finished No. 9 on the year-end Top 100 of 1982, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.

Year-end peakNo. 91982
Year-end charts11982
ArtistSteve Miller Band5 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1982 was “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John. Steve Miller Band had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “Abracadabra”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1982 chart.

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Around it on the 1982 chart

#SongArtistListen
6Don't You Want MeThe Human League▶♪
7Jack And DianeJohn Cougar▶♪
8Hurts So GoodJohn Cougar▶♪
9AbracadabraSteve Miller Band▶♪
10Hard To Say I'm SorryChicago▶♪
11Tainted LoveSoft Cell▶♪
12Chariots Of FireVangelis▶♪

More hits by Steve Miller Band

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1Fly Like An EagleSteve Miller Band1977 #28▶♪
2The JokerSteve Miller Band1974 #40▶♪
3Jet AirlinerSteve Miller Band1977 #62▶♪
4Take The Money And RunSteve Miller Band1976 #98▶♪

Same title, different hit

“Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga (2025)

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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.