Peak
1
Weeks
20
Score
4,868
Chart Year
1982
The music video for "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" received heavy play by the fledgling MTV network. It featured Jett and the Blackhearts traveling to a small, dingy bar and then exciting the drunken crowd by performing the song and yelling out its chorus. A snippet of Jett's 1981 hit "Bad Reputation" can be heard at the beginning of the video. The video was originally in color, but it was converted to black and white because Jett hated the look of her red leather jumpsuit in color.[10] In 1993 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts made another music video for the song as part of the Wayne's World 2 soundtrack. The video consisted of scenes from the movie, with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, mixed with footage of Jett and her band in a faux concert filmed at Irving Plaza in NYC. At one point during the filming, one person was introduced to the crowd as having been in the original video as he set up to stage dive for that take. The song was again released as a single by Warner/Reprise with "Activity Grrrl" as the B-side
I saw him dancin' there by the record machine I knew he must've been about 17 The beat was goin' strong Playin' my favorite song And I could tell it wouldn't be long 'Til he was with me, yeah, me And I could tell it wouldn't be long 'Til he was with me, yeah, me, singin' "I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me" Ow! He smiled, so I got up and asked for his name "That don't matter", he said, "'Cause it's all the same" Said, "Can I take you home where we can be alone?" And next, we were movin' on, he was with me, yeah, me Next, we were movin' on, he was with me, yeah, me, singin' "I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me" Ow! Said, "Can I take you home where we can be alone? Next, we were movin' on, he was with me, yeah, me And we'll be movin' on and singin' that same old song Yeah, with me, singin' "I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me" I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with- I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with- I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with- I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 6, 1982 | 63 | 63 |
| 2 | Feb 13, 1982 | 39 | 87 |
| 3 | Feb 20, 1982 | 18 | 108 |
| 4 | Feb 27, 1982 | 9 | 117 |
| 5 | Mar 6, 1982 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Mar 13, 1982 | 3 | 123 |
| 7 | Mar 20, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 8 | Mar 27, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Apr 3, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Apr 10, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Apr 17, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Apr 24, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | May 1, 1982 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | May 8, 1982 | 3 | 123 |
| 15 | May 15, 1982 | 4 | 122 |
| 16 | May 22, 1982 | 14 | 112 |
| 17 | May 29, 1982 | 37 | 89 |
| 18 | Jun 5, 1982 | 93 | 33 |
| 19 | Jun 12, 1982 | 99 | 27 |
| 20 | Jun 19, 1982 | 100 | 26 |