Olivia Newton John Physical (1981) best of 1982

Life imitates art. After Olivia NewtonJohn took the character Sandy from virginal to vamp in the 1978 film Grease, the longtime girlnextdoor singer rattled pop culture with her 1982 single Physical which was loaded with sexual innuendo (sample lyric: There s nothing left to talk about unless it s Oh, my ) On a more innocent front, the song also became a staple of the ubiquitous aerobics movement of the day. In all, the song spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, following previous charttoppers I Honestly Love You, Have You Never Been Mellow, You re the One That I Want and Magic, amid a top 40 run that garnered 27 hits from 1971 to 1985. Grammy voters awarded Physical video of the year. Chuck Taylor