| 1981 sitcom honeymoon locale | 28 |
| 1981 Stephen King novel | 23 |
| 1981 Stephen King thriller | 26 |
| 1981 Supreme Court appointee | 28 |
| 1981 thriller about a stalker | 29 |
| 1981 thriller about bygone blade holders? | 41 |
| 1981 Tony winner for best play | 30 |
| 1981 Tony winner McKellen | 25 |
| 1981 Treat Williams film | 24 |
| 1981 TV groom | 13 |
| 1981 U2 album | 13 |
| 1981 Warren Beatty drama | 24 |
| 1981 Warren Beatty epic | 23 |
| 1981 Warren Beatty movie | 24 |
| 1981 Warren Beatty Oscar-winning movie | 38 |
| 1981 Wolfgang Petersen film | 27 |
| 1981 World Series co-MVP Cey | 28 |
| 1981 World Series co-MVP Ron | 28 |
| 1981 World Series MVP | 21 |
| 1981 World Series MVP Ron | 25 |
| 1981-89, politically | 20 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1982 #1 hit mostly written by Paul McCartney | 44 |
| 1982 #1 hit with the lyric "living in perfect harmony" | 64 |
| 1982 A.L. Rookie of the Year | 28 |
| 1982 Albert Finney film role | 28 |
| 1982 album featuring "Africa" | 39 |
| 1982 and 1991 Pulitzer winner for fiction | 41 |
| 1982 Aykroyd movie | 18 |
| 1982 Barry Levinson film | 24 |
| 1982 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nominee featuring cross-dressing | 67 |
| 1982 Best Musical nominee | 25 |
| 1982 Best Musical Tony winner | 29 |
| 1982 best seller subtitled "And Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality," with "The" | 104 |
| 1982 biography by Joseph Alsop | 30 |
| 1982 biopic about train robber Bill Miner, "The ___" | 62 |
| 1982 Bow Wow Wow song | 21 |
| 1982 Boxleitner film | 20 |
| 1982 comedy "Eating ___" | 34 |
| 1982 Cooperstown inductee | 25 |
| 1982 costar of Sylvester Stallone | 33 |
| 1982 country hit "Same ___ Me" | 40 |
| 1982 courtroom drama starring Paul Newman | 41 |
| 1982 cyberfilm | 14 |
| 1982 cyberflick | 15 |
| 1982 David Mamet play | 21 |
| 1982 Diana Ross song | 20 |
| 1982 Disney cybermovie | 22 |
| 1982 Disney film | 16 |
| 1982 Disney film based on an S.E. Hinton novel | 46 |
| 1982 Disney film starring Jeff Bridges | 38 |
| 1982 Disney film with a 2010 sequel | 35 |
| 1982 Disney flick | 17 |
| 1982 Disney movie | 17 |
| 1982 Disney sci-fi film | 23 |
| 1982 Disney sci-fi flick | 24 |
| 1982 Disney sci-fi movie | 24 |
| 1982 Donald Fagen hit subtitled "What a Beautiful World" | 66 |
| 1982 Dudley Moore tearjerker | 28 |
| 1982 Dudley Moore/Mary Tyler Moore drama | 40 |
| 1982 Duran Duran album | 22 |
| 1982 Dustin Hoffman film | 24 |
| 1982 Dustin Hoffman role | 24 |
| 1982 Eastwood movie | 19 |
| 1982 Eddie Rabbitt/Crystal Gale duet | 36 |
| 1982 Elmore Leonard novel set in south Florida | 46 |
| 1982 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | 65 |
| 1982 film | 9 |
| 1982 film and arcade game | 25 |
| 1982 film and video game | 24 |
| 1982 film featuring a light-cycle race | 38 |
| 1982 film known for its computer graphics | 41 |
| 1982 film role for Meryl | 24 |
| 1982 film set in cyberspace | 27 |
| 1982 film set inside a computer | 31 |
| 1982 film title role for Bruce Boxleitner | 41 |
| 1982 film whose 2010 sequel was subtitled "Legacy" | 60 |
| 1982 film with a 2010 sequel | 28 |
| 1982 film with a light cycle race | 33 |
| 1982 film with an evil Master Control Program | 45 |
| 1982 film with Kevin Bacon | 26 |
| 1982 film with Light Cycles | 27 |
| 1982 film with Ryan O'Neal | 30 |
| 1982 film with the tagline "They're here" | 55 |
| 1982 Fleetwood Mac hit | 22 |
| 1982 Fleetwood Mac hit whose title is sung three times after "Come on and" | 84 |
| 1982 Flock of Seagulls hit subtitled "So Far Away" | 60 |
| 1982 Francis Ford Coppola film | 30 |
| 1982 George Clinton song sampled for Snoop's "What's My Name?" | 80 |
| 1982 George Plimpton best seller | 32 |
| 1982 Golden Globe recipient Zadora | 34 |
| 1982 Grammy winner for Record of the Year | 41 |
| 1982 Grammy-winning singer for "Gershwin Live!" | 57 |
| 1982 Grammy-winning song by Toto | 32 |
| 1982 Grandmaster Flash hit "The ___" | 46 |
| 1982 Harrison Ford film | 23 |
| 1982 Harrison Ford sci-fi film | 30 |
| 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Walker | 33 |
| 1982 high-tech film | 19 |
| 1982 hit by the Clash | 21 |