1984 in music
Who ruled 1984? Cyndi Lauper was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Frankie Goes To Hollywood on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1984, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyndi Lauper | 139 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Lionel Richie | 138 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Huey Lewis & The News | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | The Pointer Sisters | 100 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Culture Club | 98 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Duran Duran | 98 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | The Cars | 96 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Madonna | 91 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Tina Turner | 91 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Van Halen | 84 | 4 | 7 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1984 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson | 2 |
| Jan 21, 1984 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Yes | 2 |
| Feb 4, 1984 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 3 |
| Feb 25, 1984 | Jump | Van Halen | 5 |
| Mar 31, 1984 | Footloose | Kenny Loggins | 3 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | Phil Collins | 3 |
| May 12, 1984 | Hello | Lionel Richie | 2 |
| May 26, 1984 | Let's Hear It For The Boy | Deniece Williams | 2 |
| Jun 9, 1984 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | 2 |
| Jun 23, 1984 | The Reflex | Duran Duran | 2 |
| Jul 7, 1984 | When Doves Cry | Prince | 5 |
| Aug 11, 1984 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | 3 |
| Sep 1, 1984 | What's Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner | 3 |
| Sep 22, 1984 | Missing You | John Waite | 1 |
| Sep 29, 1984 | Let's Go Crazy | Prince And The Revolution | 2 |
| Oct 13, 1984 | I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | 3 |
| Nov 3, 1984 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) | Billy Ocean | 2 |
| Nov 17, 1984 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | 3 |
| Dec 8, 1984 | Out Of Touch | Daryl Hall John Oates | 2 |
| Dec 22, 1984 | Like A Virgin | Madonna | 2 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Doves Cry | Prince | #1 | 23 | 52.3 |
| 2 | What's Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner | #1 | 28 | 49.8 |
| 3 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | #1 | 26 | 48.3 |
| 4 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | Phil Collins | #1 | 24 | 46.8 |
| 5 | Hello | Lionel Richie | #1 | 24 | 46.6 |
| 6 | Footloose | Kenny Loggins | #1 | 23 | 45.9 |
| 7 | Jump | Van Halen | #1 | 21 | 44.8 |
| 8 | I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | #1 | 26 | 44.4 |
| 9 | Careless Whisper | Wham! feat. George Michael | #1 | 22 | 44.0 |
| 10 | Missing You | John Waite | #1 | 24 | 43.6 |
UK Singles Chart
Artist of the Year 1984
16 crowns · 26 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 153
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | 153 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Nik Kershaw | 100 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Queen | 84 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Wham! | 79 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Thompson Twins | 78 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Lionel Richie | 76 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Howard Jones | 75 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | The Pointer Sisters | 70 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Duran Duran | 67 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Kool & The Gang | 62 | 0 | 4 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1984 | Only You | The Flying Pickets | 1 |
| Jan 8, 1984 | Pipes of Peace | Paul McCartney | 2 |
| Jan 22, 1984 | Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | 5 |
| Feb 26, 1984 | 99 Red Balloons | Nena | 3 |
| Mar 18, 1984 | Hello | Lionel Richie | 6 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | The Reflex | Duran Duran | 4 |
| May 27, 1984 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | 2 |
| Jun 10, 1984 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | 9 |
| Aug 12, 1984 | Careless Whisper | George Michael | 3 |
| Sep 2, 1984 | I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | 6 |
| Oct 14, 1984 | Freedom | Wham! | 3 |
| Nov 4, 1984 | I Feel For You | Chaka Khan | 3 |
| Nov 25, 1984 | I Should Have Known Better | Jim Diamond | 1 |
| Dec 2, 1984 | The Power of Love | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | 1 |
| Dec 9, 1984 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band-Aid | 4 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band-Aid | #1 | 116 | 167.7 |
| 2 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | #2 | 48 | 69.3 |
| 3 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | #1 | 33 | 58.8 |
| 4 | I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | #1 | 39 | 56.4 |
| 5 | Agadoo | Black Lace | #2 | 37 | 48.8 |
| 6 | Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen | #4 | 39 | 45.6 |
| 7 | Last Christmas/Everything She Wants | Wham! | #2 | 24 | 45.3 |
| 8 | Careless Whisper | George Michael | #1 | 24 | 42.7 |
| 9 | The Power of Love | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | #1 | 32 | 38.2 |
| 10 | I Know Him So Well | Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson | #1 | 17 | 38.0 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works