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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1984. Overall, Prince spent the most weeks at number one in 1984, reigning for seven weeks at the top with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" (with the Revolution). However, "Like a Virgin" by Madonna had the longest run at number one of any song which rose into the top position during 1984. Though it spent only two weeks at number one at the end of the year, it went on to spend an additional four weeks at the top to begin 1985, for a total of six weeks.
That year, 15 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Yes, Culture Club, Van Halen, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Prince, Ray Parker Jr., Tina Turner, John Waite, The Revolution, Billy Ocean, Wham!, and Madonna. Prince was the only act to hit number one more than once that year, with two.
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1984 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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542 | January 7 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | |
January 14 | ||||
543 | January 21 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Yes | |
January 28 | ||||
544 | February 4 | "Karma Chameleon" | Culture Club | |
February 11 | ||||
February 18 | ||||
545 | February 25 | "Jump" | Van Halen | |
March 3 | ||||
March 10 | ||||
March 17 | ||||
March 24 | ||||
546 | March 31 | "Footloose" | Kenny Loggins | |
April 7 | ||||
April 14 | ||||
547 | April 21 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | |
April 28 | ||||
May 5 | ||||
548 | May 12 | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | |
May 19 | ||||
549 | May 26 | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | Deniece Williams | |
June 2 | ||||
550 | June 9 | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | |
June 16 | ||||
551 | June 23 | "The Reflex" | Duran Duran | |
June 30 | ||||
552 | July 7 | "When Doves Cry" | Prince | |
July 14 | ||||
July 21 | ||||
July 28 | ||||
August 4 | ||||
553 | August 11 | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | |
August 18 | ||||
August 25 | ||||
554 | September 1 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | |
September 8 | ||||
September 15 | ||||
555 | September 22 | "Missing You" | John Waite | |
556 | September 29 | "Let's Go Crazy" | Prince and the Revolution | |
October 6 | ||||
557 | October 13 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Stevie Wonder | |
October 20 | ||||
October 27 | ||||
558 | November 3 | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | Billy Ocean | |
November 10 | ||||
559 | November 17 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | |
November 24 | ||||
December 1 | ||||
560 | December 8 | "Out of Touch" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | |
December 15 | ||||
561 | December 22 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | |
December 29 |
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Prince | 7 |
2 | Van Halen | 5 |
3 | Culture Club | 3 |
Kenny Loggins | ||
Phil Collins | ||
Ray Parker Jr. | ||
Tina Turner | ||
Stevie Wonder | ||
Wham! | ||
10 | Paul McCartney | 2 |
Michael Jackson | ||
Yes | ||
Lionel Richie | ||
Deniece Williams | ||
Cyndi Lauper | ||
Duran Duran | ||
Billy Ocean | ||
Daryl Hall and John Oates | ||
Madonna | ||
20 | John Waite | 1 |