RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP HOT TRACKS OF 1984*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 COVER ME-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-COLUMBIA-SEPTEMBER 2 PANAMA-VAN HALEN-WARNER BROTHERS-February 3 MAGIC-CARS-ELEKTRA-May 4 I'LL WAIT-VAN HALEN-Warner Brothers-April 5 DRIVE-CARS-Elektra-August 6 MISSING YOU-JOHN WAITE-EMI America-August 7 ROUND AND ROUND-Ratt-Atlantic-June 8 DANCING IN THE DARK-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-June 9 THE WARRIOR-Patti Smyth & Scandal-Columbia-August 10 ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE-Scorpions-Mercury-March 11 Jump-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-February 12 Pride (In The Name Of Love)-U2-Island-October 13 You Might Think-Cars-Elektra-April 14 Back Where You Belong-.38 Special-A&M-February 15 Rock Me Tonite-Billy Squier-Capitol-July 16 Runner-Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Arista-March 17 I Can't Drive 55-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-October 18 Legs-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-June 19 No Way Out-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-June 20 Blue Jean-David Bowie-EMI America-October 21 Footloose-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-March 22 I Can't Hold Back Survivor-Scotti Brothers-October 23 We're Not Gonna Take It-Twisted Sister-Atlantic-August 24 Heart Of Rock & Roll-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-May 25 Girls-Dwight Twilley-EMI America-March 26 Are We Ourselves-Fixx-MCA-September 27 Deeper & Deeper-The Fixx-MCA-June 28 Middle Of The Road-Pretenders-Sire-January 29 Go Insane-Lindsay Buckingham-Elektra-September 30 Leave It-Yes-Atco-March 31 When You Close Your Eyes-Night Ranger-MCA/Camel-August 32 Run Runaway-Slade-CBS Associated-May 33 Born In The USA-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-November 34 Sister Christian-Night Ranger-MCA/Camel-April 35 New Girl Now-Honeymoon Suite-Warner Brothers-September 36 Against All Odds(Take A Look At Me Now)-Phil Collins-Atlantic-March 37 Infatuation-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-June 38 Layin' It On The Line-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-July 39 I Want A New Drug-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-January 40 A Fine Fine Day-Tony Carey-MCA-April 41 Oh,Sherrie-Steve Perry-Columbia-April 42 Tears-John Waite-EMI America-September 43 Distant Early Warning-Rush-Mercury-May 44 Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-June 45 She's Hot-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-January 46 That's All-Genesis-Atlantic-January 47 High On Emotion Chris DeBurgh-A&M-June 48 Teacher Teacher-.38 Special-Capitol-October 49 Runaway-Bon Jovi-Mercury-March 50 It Can Happen-Yes-Atco-January 51 On The Dark Side-John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band-Scotti Brothers-September 52 Two Sides Of Love-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-July 53 If This Is It-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-August 54 You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)-Joe Jackson-A&M-May 55 Lights Out-Peter Wolf-EMI America-July 56 All Night Long-Billy Squier-Capitol-September 57 Looks That Kill-Motley Crue-Elektra-February 58 Hello Again-Cars-Elektra-November 59 Time The Avenger-Pretenders-Sire-March 60 Language Of Love-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-March 61 Nobody Told Me-John Lennon-Polydor-February 62 She's Mine-Steve Perry-Columbia-July 63 Got A Hold On Me-Christie McVie-Warner Brothers-March 64 Understanding-Bob Seger-Capitol-October 65 Voices-Russ Ballard-EMI America-June 66 Slow 'n' Easy-Whitesnake-Geffen-July 67 Owner Of A Lonely Heart-Yes-Atco-January 68 Ask The Lonely-Journey-Columbia-January 69 Rebel Yell-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-January 70 Had A Dream(Sleeping With The Enemy)-Roger Hodgson-A&M-November 71 Show Me-Pretenders-Sire-April 72 Midnite Maniac-Krokus-Arista-September 73 Pink Houses-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-January 74 Here Comes The Rain Again-Eurythmics-RCA-February 75 Flesh For Fantasy-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-September 76 Dance Hall Days-Wang Chung-Geffen-April 77 Heaven-Bryan Adams-A&M-February 78 Hold Me Now-Thompson Twins-Arista-April 79 So You Ran-Orion The Hunter-Portrait-May 80 Rockin' At Midnight-Honeydrippers-Es Paranza-October 81 New Moon On Monday-Duran Duran-Capitol-February 82 Love Somebody-Rick Sprinfield-RCA-April 83 Girls With Guns-Tommy Shaw-A&M-October 84 The Last In Line-Dio-Warner Brothers-August * As published in the December 14,1984 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.