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“Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” by Diana Ross

“Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” by Diana Ross finished No. 54 on the year-end Top 100 of 1982, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 541982
Year-end charts11982
ArtistDiana Ross16 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1982 was “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John. Diana Ross had 16 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”. 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
51Do You Believe In LoveHuey Lewis and The News▶♪
52Cool NightPaul Davis▶♪
53Caught Up In You38 Special▶♪
54Why Do Fools Fall In Love?Diana Ross▶♪
55Love In The First DegreeAlabama▶♪
56Hooked On ClassicsRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra▶♪
57Wasted On The WayCrosby, Stills and Nash▶♪

More hits by Diana Ross

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1Endless LoveDiana Ross and Lionel Richie1981 #2▶♪
2Ain't No Mountain High EnoughDiana Ross1970 #6▶♪
3Touch Me In The MorningDiana Ross1973 #10▶♪
4Love HangoverDiana Ross1976 #15▶♪
5Upside DownDiana Ross1980 #18▶♪
6Love ChildDiana Ross and The Supremes1968 #27▶♪
7ReflectionsDiana Ross and The Supremes1967 #41▶♪
8It's My TurnDiana Ross1981 #42▶♪

Same title, different hit

“Why Do Fools Fall In Love” by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers (1956) · “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by Gale Storm (1956) · “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by The Diamonds (1956)

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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.