1984 - Top 100 Songs

[areyoureadytojump]

Billboard's 1984 year end chart based on the Hot 100 from 11/83-11/84:

1. When Doves Cry, Prince
2. What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner
3. Say Say Say, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4. Footloose, Kenny Loggins
5. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Phil Collins
6. Jump, Van Halen
7. Hello, Lionel Richie
8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Yes
9. Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.
10. Karma Chameleon, Culture Club
11. Missing You, John Waite
12. All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie
13. Let's Hear It For The Boy, Deniece Williams
14. Dancing In The Dark, Bruce Springsteen
15. Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
16. The Reflex, Duran Duran
17. Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
18. Jump (For My Love), Pointer Sisters
19. Talking In Your Sleep, Romantics
20. Self Control, Laura Branigan
21. Let's Go Crazy, Prince and The Revolution
22. Say It Isn't So, Daryl Hall and John Oates
23. Hold Me Now, Thompson Twins
24. Joanna, Kool and The Gang
25. I Just Called To Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder

26. Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell
27. Break My Stride, Matthew Wilder
28. 99 Luftballons, Nena
29. I Can Dream About You, Dan Hartman
30. The Glamorous Life, Sheila E.
31. Oh Sherrie, Steve Perry
32. Stuck On You, Lionel Richie
33. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, Elton John
34. She Bop, Cyndi Lauper
35. Borderline, Madonna
36. Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart
37. Eyes Without A Face, Billy Idol
38. Here Comes The Rain Again, Eurythmics
39. Uptown Girl, Billy Joel
40. Sister Christian, Night Ranger
41. Drive, Cars
42. Twist Of Fate, Olivia Newton-John
43. Union Of The Snake, Duran Duran
44. The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll, Huey Lewis and The News
45. Hard Habit To Break, Chicago
46. The Warrior, Scandal
47. If Ever You're In My Arms Again, Peabo Bryson
48. Automatic, Pointer Sisters
49. Let The Music Play, Shannon
50. To All The Girls I've Loved Before, Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

51. Caribbean Queen, Billy Ocean
52. That's All, Genesis
53. Running With The Night, Lionel Richie
54. Sad Songs (Say So Much), Elton John
55. I Want A New Drug, Huey Lewis and The News
56. Islands In The Stream, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
57. Love Is A Battlefield, Pat Benatar
58. Infatuation, Rod Stewart
59. Almost Paradise, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
60. Legs, ZZ Top
61. State Of Shock, Jacksons
62. Love Somebody, Rick Springfield
63. Miss Me Blind, Culture Club
64. If This Is It, Huey Lewis and The News
65. You Might Think, Cars
66. Lucky Star, Madonna
67. Cover Me, Bruce Springsteen
68. Cum On Feel The Noize, Quiet Riot
69. Breakdance, Irene Cara
70. Adult Education, Daryl Hall and John Oates
71. They Don't Know, Tracy Ullman
72. An Innocent Man, Billy Joel
73. Cruel Summer, Bananarama
74. Dance Hall Days, Wang Chung
75. Give It Up, K.C.

76. I'm So Excited, Pointer Sisters
77. I Still Can't Get Over Loving You, Ray Parker Jr.
78. Thriller, Michael Jackson
79. Holiday, Madonna
80. Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us, Ollie And Jerry
81. Nobody Told Me, John Lennon
82. Church Of The Poison Mind, Culture Club
83. Think Of Laura, Christopher Cross
84. Time Will Reveal, Debarge
85. Wrapped Around Your Finger, Police
86. Pink Houses, John Cougar Mellencamp
87. Round And Round, Ratt
88. Head Over Heels, Go-Go's
89. The Longest Time, Billy Joel
90. Tonight, Kool and The Gang
91. Got A Hold On Me, Christine McVie
92. Dancing In The Sheets, Shalamar
93. Undercover Of The Night, Rolling Stones
94. On The Dark Side, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
95. New Moon On Monday, Duran Duran
96. Major Tom (Coming Home), Peter Schilling
97. Magic, Cars
98. When You Close Your Eyes, Night Ranger
99. Rock Me Tonite, Billy Squier
100. Yah Mo B There, James Ingram and Michael McDonald

[Glove Slap]

Very good list. A bit over half of the songs there are considered classics today.

[areyoureadytojump]

1984 was my 2nd favorite year for music.

The year Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Tina Turner, and Bruce Springsteenbecame superstars.

[620 Soul Train]

1. When Doves Cry, Prince
2. What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner
3. Say Say Say, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4. Footloose, Kenny Loggins
5. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Phil Collins
6. Jump, Van Halen
8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Yes
9. Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.
10. Karma Chameleon, Culture Club
11. Missing You, John Waite
13. Let's Hear It For The Boy, Deniece Williams
14. Dancing In The Dark, Bruce Springsteen
15. Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
16. The Reflex, Duran Duran
18. Jump (For My Love), Pointer Sisters
19. Talking In Your Sleep, Romantics
20. Self Control, Laura Branigan
22. Say It Isn't So, Daryl Hall and John Oates
23. Hold Me Now, Thompson Twins
24. Joanna, Kool and The Gang
25. I Just Called To Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder
26. Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell
27. Break My Stride, Matthew Wilder
28. 99 Luftballons, Nena
29. I Can Dream About You, Dan Hartman
30. The Glamorous Life, Sheila E.
31. Oh Sherrie, Steve Perry
34. She Bop, Cyndi Lauper
35. Borderline, Madonna
36. Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart
37. Eyes Without A Face, Billy Idol
39. Uptown Girl, Billy Joel
41. Drive, Cars
43. Union Of The Snake, Duran Duran
44. The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll, Huey Lewis and The News
45. Hard Habit To Break, Chicago
46. The Warrior, Scandal
47. If Ever You're In My Arms Again, Peabo Bryson
48. Automatic, Pointer Sisters
49. Let The Music Play, Shannon
51. Caribbean Queen, Billy Ocean
53. Running With The Night, Lionel Richie
54. Sad Songs (Say So Much), Elton John
55. I Want A New Drug, Huey Lewis and The News
57. Love Is A Battlefield, Pat Benatar
58. Infatuation, Rod Stewart
59. Almost Paradise, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
60. Legs, ZZ Top
61. State Of Shock, Jacksons
62. Love Somebody, Rick Springfield
63. Miss Me Blind, Culture Club
64. If This Is It, Huey Lewis and The News
65. You Might Think, Cars
66. Lucky Star, Madonna
67. Cover Me, Bruce Springsteen
68. Cum On Feel The Noize, Quiet Riot
69. Breakdance, Irene Cara
70. Adult Education, Daryl Hall and John Oates
71. They Don't Know, Tracy Ullman
73. Cruel Summer, Bananarama
74. Dance Hall Days, Wang Chung
75. Give It Up, K.C.
76. I'm So Excited, Pointer Sisters
77. I Still Can't Get Over Loving You, Ray Parker Jr.
78. Thriller, Michael Jackson
79. Holiday, Madonna
80. Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us, Ollie And Jerry
81. Nobody Told Me, John Lennon
82. Church Of The Poison Mind, Culture Club
83. Think Of Laura, Christopher Cross
85. Wrapped Around Your Finger, Police
86. Pink Houses, John Cougar Mellencamp
87. Round And Round, Ratt
88. Head Over Heels, Go-Go's
89. The Longest Time, Billy Joel
90. Tonight, Kool and The Gang
92. Dancing In The Sheets, Shalamar
93. Undercover Of The Night, Rolling Stones
94. On The Dark Side, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
95. New Moon On Monday, Duran Duran
97. Magic, Cars
98. When You Close Your Eyes, Night Ranger
99. Rock Me Tonite, Billy Squier
100. Yah Mo B There, James Ingram and Michael McDonald/quote]



Wow!!! This is my 2nd favourite year of the 80s next to 1986. I'm guessing before I really look at this list it's nearly 89% as far as strong like-ability.
Note : Actuality 85%

[Whi$tlin' Pete]

My favorite was "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder. #27 on this list, number #32 on AT 40

[johnnywest]

I like this list a lot. Billboard? Whitburn? Doesn't look completely like AT40.

[Chato]

Great list. Pop music at its peak.

[DJDaveMick69]

This list based on Billboard, with Doves on top.
Based on Joel Whitburn reference books, Like a Virgin led the pack (stronger points in 1985 on other ranked systems)
And according to Casey's list (based on top 40 (not HOT 100 positions) and more leniency for early-in-the-time period hits)--Say Say Say was #1.

[H.]

My favorite year of the 1980's!  This list has MANY great songs.

[Dreams]

1984 is by far and away my single favorite year in music. For some strange reason, there were just too many excellent singles, across pretty much all genres, released that year.

[Zeebz]

Love the 80's as a whole, but this is probably my favorite year of the decade (though 1985 is close) and is one of my favorites ever. That list is so strong and there's so many iconic/memorable songs on it. Incredible.

[Agent Yoncé]

This is a very great list on songs.

[areyoureadytojump]

Casey Kasem's AT40 had "Say Say Say" as their #1 song of 1984.

[johnnywest]

By far my favorite year of the 1980s!

[Relaxing Cup]

More precious than diamond rings or anything that I could give you
84. Time Will Reveal, Debarge 

[Unhinged]

What an iconic f**king year for music. This list is awesome (and doesn't include so many other great songs from that year).

[areyoureadytojump]

CASEY KASEM’S AMERICAN TOP 40 YEAR-END COUNTDOWN - 1984

oldradioshows.com/at100/1984.html

100: LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF
99: SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART
98: NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
97: MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
96: ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
95: BREAKIN'…THERE'S NO STOPPING US - OLLIE AND JERRY
94: I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU - RAY PAYKER, JR
93: HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GO'S
92: MAGIC - THE CARS
91: CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
90: UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - THE ROLLING STONES
89: THINK OF LAURA - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
88: BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE
87: GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE
86: WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
85: PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLANKAMP
84: DESERT MOON - DENNIS DEYOUNG
83: AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
82: CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA
81: ON THE DARK SIDE - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
80: HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
79: PENNY LOVER - LIONEL RICHIE
78: I'M SO EXCITED - POINTER SISTERS
77: THEY DON'T KNOW - TRACEY ULLMAN
76: NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
75: CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB

74: THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON
73: BREAKDANCE - IRENE CARA
72: ADULT EDUCATION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
71: YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
70: STRUT - SHEENA EASTON
69: IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON
68: LEGS - ZZ TOP
67: BETTER BE GOOD TO ME - TINA TURNER
66: COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
65: LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
64: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER
63: LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
62: ALMOST PARADISE - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
61: BORDERLINE - MADONNA
60: LUCKY STAR - MADONNA
59: MISS ME BLIND - CULTURE CLUB
58: SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
57: TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON
56: STATE OF SHOCK - THE JACKSONS
55: INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
54: IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
53: I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
52: SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
51: THE WARRIOR - SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH
50: SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART

49: THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
48: RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
47: I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
46: AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS
45: PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
44: THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
43: EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
42: HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
41: THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E.
40: TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
39: UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
38: OH SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY
37: I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
36: DRIVE - THE CARS
35: 99 LUFTBALLONS - NENA
34: SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER
33: LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENETAR
32: BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
31: STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE
30: SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANNIGAN
29: JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
28: JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - THE POINTER SISTERS
27: SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
26: HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
25: I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN

24: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
23: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
22: TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - THE ROMANTICS
21: TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER
20: CARIBBEAN QUEEN - BILLY OCEAN
19: LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
18: SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
17: DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
16: THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN
15: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLAMS
14: MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
13: ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM
12: OUT OF TOUCH - DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES
11: GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR.
10: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER
9: OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
8: HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE
7: KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB
6: FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS
5: AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS
4: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
3: JUMP - VAN HALEN
2: WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
1: SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON

[areyoureadytojump]

^This countdown is on the iHeart channel right now:

www.iheart.com/live/classic-american-top-40-6545/

[Unhinged]

Still such an iconic year. This thread was the inspiration for my Billboard 80’s rankdowns.