RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (DUCKHEAD/popradiotop20.com) TOP POP SINGLES OF 1984*
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Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 JUMP-VAN HALEN-WARNER BROTHERS-FEBRUARY 2 AGAINST ALL ODDS(TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)-PHIL COLLINS-ATLANTIC-April 3 WHEN DOVES CRY-PRINCE-WARNER BROTHERS-July 4 FOOTLOOSE-KENNY LOGGINS-Columbia-March 5 GHOSTBUSTERS-RAY PARKER, JR.-Arista-August 6 MISSING YOU-JOHN WAITE-EMI America-September 7 LET'S GO CRAZY-PRINCE-Warner Brothers-September 8 HELLO-Lionel Richie-Motown-May 9 TIME AFTER TIME-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-June 10 OUT OF TOUCH-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-December 11 Let's Hear It For The Boy-Deniece Williams-Columbia-May 12 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go-Wham!-Columbia-November 13 Dancing In The Dark-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-July 14 Hard Habit To Break-Chicago-Full Moon-October 15 Karma Chameleon-Culture Club-Virgin-February 16 Owner Of A Lonely Heart-Yes-Atco-January 17 Oh,Sherrie-Steve Perry-Columbia-May 18 What's Love Got To Do With It-Tina Turner-Capitol-August 19 I Just Called To Say I Love You-Stevie Wonder-Motown-October 20 The Reflex-Duran Duran-Capitol-June 21 Stuck On You-Lionel Richie-Motown-August 22 Thriller-Michael Jackson-Epic-February 23 Like A Virgin-Madonna-Sire-December 24 Caribbean Queen(No More Love On The Run)-Billy Ocean-Jive-November 25 Purple Rain-Prince-Warner Brothers-November 26 That's All-Genesis-Atlantic-January 27 Drive-Cars-Elektra-September 28 Somebody's Watching Me-Rockwell-Motown-March 29 Here Comes The Rain Again-Eurythmics-RCA-March 30 She Bop-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-September 31 Heart Of Rock & Roll-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-June 32 Hold Me Now-Thompson Twins-Arista-April 33 Girls Just Want To Have Fun-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-February 34 Self Control-Laura Branigan-Atlantic-June 35 You Might Think-Cars-Elektra-April 36 Wild Boys-Duran Duran-Capitol-December 37 I Feel For You-Chaka Khan-Warner Brothers-November 38 If This Is It-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-September 39 Union Of The Snake-Duran Duran-Capitol-January 40 Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-July 41 All Through The Night-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-November 42 99 Luftballons-Nena-Epic-February 43 Love Somebody-Rick Sprinfield-RCA-April 44 I Want A New Drug-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-March 45 Miss Me Blind-Cultur Club-Virgin-March 46 Lucky Star-Madonna-Sire-October 47 State Of Shock-Michael Jackson & Mick Jagger-Epic-August 48 Talking In Your Sleep-Romantics-Nemperor-January 49 Sad Songs(Say So Much)-Elton John-Geffen-July 50 We Belong-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-December 51 Sister Christian-Night Ranger-MCA/Camel-May 52 Adult Education-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-March 53 The Warrior-Patti Smyth & Scandal-Columbia-September 54 Running With The Night-Lionel Richie-Motown-January 55 Jump(For My Love)-Pointer Sisters-Planet-June 56 Sea Of Love-Honeydrippers-Es Paranza-December 57 Almost Paradise...Love-Ann Wilson & Mike Reno-Columbia-July 58 Twist Of Fate-Olivia Newton-John-MCA-January 59 No More Lonely Nights-Paul McCartney-Columbia-November 60 Better Be Good To Me-Tina Turner-Capitol-November 61 Wrapped Around Your Finger-Police-A&M-February 62 Infatuation-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-July 63 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues-Elton John-Geffen-January 64 Legs-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-July 65 Sunglasses At Night-Corey Hart-EMI America-August 66 The Glamorous Life-Sheila E.-Warner Brothers-September 67 Cover Me-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-October 68 On The Dark Side-John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band-Scotti Brothers-October 69 Magic-Cars-Elektra-July 70 Breakdance-Irene Cara-Geffen-May 71 Automatic-Pointer Sisters-Planet-March 72 Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)-Michael & Jermaine Jackson-Arista-June 73 Run To You-Bryan Adams-A&M-December 74 Nobody Told Me-John Lennon-Polydor-February 75 Got A Hold On Me-Christie McVie-Warner Brothers-March 76 Think Of Laura-Christopher Cross-Warner Brothers-February 77 All I Need-Jack Wagner-Qwest-December 78 Joanna-Kool & The Gang-De Lite-January 79 Desert Moon-Dennis De Young-EMI America-November 80 I Can Dream About You-Dan Hartman-MCA-August 81 Penny Lover-Lionel Richie-Motown-November 82 Some Guys Have All The Luck-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-October 83 An Innocent Man-Billy Joel-Columbia-January 84 Valotte-Julian Lennon-Atlantic-December 85 Strut-Sheena Easton-EMI America-November 86 Break My Stride-Mathew Wilder-Private I-January 87 New Moon On Monday-Duran Duran-Capitol-March 88 I Can't Hold Back-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-November 89 Head Over Heels-Go Gos-I.R.S.-May 90 If Ever You're In My Arms Again-Peabo Bryson-Elektra-August 91 Lights Out-Peter Wolf-EMI America-September 92 They Don't Know-Tracey Ullman-MCA-April 93 Language Of Love-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-March 94 I'll Wait-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-May 95 Pink Houses-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-January 96 It's A Miracle-Culture Club-Virgin-June 97 Let The Music Play-Shannon-Atco-February 98 Doctor!Doctor!-Thompson Twins-Arista-July 99 Don't Answer Me-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-April 100 Cruel Summer-Bananarama-London-September 101 Panama-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-August 102 Blue Jean-David Bowie-EMI America-November 103 Cool It Now-New Edition-MCA-December 104 Walking On A Thin Line-Huey Lewis And The News-Chrysalis-November 105 Born In The USA-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-December 106 Wears These Shoes?-Elton John-Geffen-October 107 I Can't Get Over Loving You-Ray Parker,Jr.-Arista-January 108 Round And Round-Ratt-Atlantic-August 109 Dynamite-Jermaine Jackson-Arista-August 110 The Longest Time-Billy Joel-Columbia-May 111 Tonight-Kool & The Gang-De Lite-April 112 Dancing In The Sheets-Shalamar-Columbia-May 113 Stay The Night-Chicago-Full Moon-June 114 Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us Now-Ollie & Jerry-Polydor-July 115 When You Close Your Eyes-Night Ranger-MCA/Camel-September 116 The Authority Song-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-May 117 Girls-Dwight Twilley-EMI America-April 118 You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)-Joe Jackson-A&M-June 119 Hello Again-Cars-Elektra-November 120 I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-July 121 Middle Of The Road-Pretenders-Sire-February 122 Rock Me Tonight-Billy Squire-Capitol-August 123 Do What You Do-Jeramaine Jackson-Arista-December 124 Borderline-Madonna-Sire-June 125 Yah Mo B There-James Ingram And Michael McDonald-February 126 Back Where You Belong-.38 Special-A&M-March 127 I'm So Excited-Pointer Sisters-Planet-October 128 It Ain't Enough-Corey Hart-EMI America-April 129 Torture-Jacksons-Epic-September 130 Dance Hall Days-Wang Chung-Geffen-April 131 To All The Girls I've Loved Before-Julio Inglesis & Willie Nelson-Columbia-May 132 Holiday-Madonna-Sire-January 133 She's Mine-Steve Perry-Columbia-July 134 If I?d Been The One-.38 Special-A&M-January 135 Bop 'Til You Drop-Rick Springfield-RCA-October 136 Who's That Girl-Eurythmics-RCA-June 137 There Goes My Baby-Donna Summer-Geffen-October 138 No More Words-Berlin-Geffen-May 139 Leave It-Yes-Atco-March 140 Come Back And Stay-Paul Young-Columbia-April 141 Runner-Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Arista-March 142 Modern Day Delilah-Van Stephenson-MCA-June 143 The War Song-Culture Club-Virgin-November 144 What About Me?-Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes And James Ingram-RCA-November 145A Run Runaway-Slade-CBS Associated-May 145B So Bad-Paul McCartney-Columbia-February 147 The Lucky One-Laura Branigan-Atlantic-September 148 Read 'Em And Weep-Barry Manilow-Arista-January 149A Give It Up-K.C. & The Sunshine Band-Meca-March 149B Show Me-Pretenders-Sire-April 151A Eat It-Weird Al Yankovic-Rock & Roll-April 151B Sexy Girl-Glenn Frey-MCA-August 153 Swept Away-Diana Ross-RCA-October 154A Go Insane-Lindsay Buckingham-Elektra-September 154B No Way Out-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-June 156 We're Not Gonna Take It-Twisted Sister-Atlantic-August 157A Are We Ourselves-Fixx-MCA-September 157B Don't Walk Away-Rick Springfield-RCA-July 157C Understanding-Bob Seger-Capitol-October *Here is how Duckhead calculated this chart from Radio and Record charts. Points Points for the yearly charts are calculated using inverse points from the weekly charts. Each week, the # 1 song gets 20 points, the # 2 song gets 19 points, # 3 gets 18, and so on. The # 20 song gets 1 point. Each song's points are added up for each week to reach the total. A song's entire chart run will be used for the yearly chart. Songs appear on the yearly chart corresponding to the year they peak on the weekly charts. Tie-Breakers For songs that tie in points on the yearly charts, the following tie-breakers are used: 1. Most weeks at # 1 2. Most weeks at # 2 3. Most weeks at # 3 4. Most weeks at # 4 5. Etc. If songs remain tied after all 20 tie-breakers, then they will be listed as tied on the yearly chart. Tied songs appear in alphabetical order, and are marked by letters, for example: 99A and 99B.