This list of number-one hits in Australia in 1984 . Basis are the top 50 of the Australian charts of ARIA . There were 15 number one singles and 17 number one albums that year.
Singles
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Period |
Where. total
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Interpreter |
Title Author (s)
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Additional Information
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(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
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December 20, 1983 - January 29, 1984 6 weeks
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6th
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Lionel Richie
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All Night Long (All Night) Lionel B. Richie Jr.
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-
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January 30, 1984 - February 12, 1984 2 weeks
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2
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INXS
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Original Sin Andrew Charles Farriss , Michael Kelland Hutchence
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-
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February 13, 1984 - March 18, 1984 5 weeks
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5
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Pat Benatar
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Love Is a Battlefield Michael Donald Chapman , Holly Knight
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-
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March 19, 1984 - April 1, 1984 2 weeks
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2
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Cyndi Lauper
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun Robert Hazard
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-
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April 2, 1984 - May 6, 1984 5 weeks
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5
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Nena
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99 Red Balloons Music: Jörn Fahrenkrog-Petersen ; Text: Carlo Karges
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-
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May 7, 1984 - May 13, 1984 1 week
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1
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Weird Al Yankovic
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Eat It Michael Joe Jackson ; additional text: Alfred Matthew Yankovic
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-
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May 14, 1984 - June 3, 1984 3 weeks
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3
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Kenny loggins
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Footloose Kenneth Clark Loggins, Dean Pitchford
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-
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June 4, 1984 - June 24, 1984 3 weeks
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3
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Lionel Richie
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Hello Lionel B. Richie Jr.
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-
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June 25, 1984 - July 15, 1984 3 weeks
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3
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The Twelfth Man
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It's Just Not Cricket William Russel Birmingham
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-
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July 16, 1984 - August 19, 1984 5 weeks (total 7)
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7th
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Wham!
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go George Michael
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-
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August 20, 1984 - August 26, 1984 1 week
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1
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Prince
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When Doves Cry Prince Rogers Nelson
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-
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August 27, 1984 - September 9, 1984 2 weeks (total 7)
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7th
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Wham!
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go George Michael
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-
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September 10, 1984 - September 16, 1984 1 week
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1
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Tina Turner
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What's Love Got to Do with It Terry Britten , Graham Hamilton Lyle
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-
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September 17, 1984 - October 14, 1984 4 weeks
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4th
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George Michael
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Careless Whisper George Michael, Andrew J. Ridgeley
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-
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October 15, 1984 - December 9, 1984 8 weeks
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8th
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Stevie Wonder
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I Just Called to Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
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-
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December 10, 1984 - January 13, 1985 5 weeks
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5
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Madonna
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Like a Virgin Thomas F. Kelly , Billy Steinberg
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-
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Albums
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Period |
Where. total
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Interpreter |
title
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Additional Information
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(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
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December 19, 1983 - January 22, 1984 5 weeks
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5
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( Various artists )
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Thru the Roof '83
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-
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January 23, 1984 - March 4, 1984 6 weeks (total 11)
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11
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Michael Jackson
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thriller
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-
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March 5, 1984 - March 18, 1984 2 weeks
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2
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( Various artists )
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1984 Shakin
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-
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March 19, 1984 - April 1, 1984 2 weeks (total 11)
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11
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Michael Jackson
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thriller
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-
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April 2, 1984 - April 22, 1984 3 weeks (total 5)
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5
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INXS
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The swing
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-
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April 23, 1984 - April 29, 1984 1 week
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1
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Cold Chisel
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Twentieth Century
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-
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April 30, 1984 - May 13, 1984 2 weeks (total 5)
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5
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INXS
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The swing
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-
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May 14, 1984 - June 17, 1984 5 weeks
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5
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( Various artists )
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Throbbin ''84
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-
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June 18, 1984 - July 8, 1984 3 weeks
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3
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Lionel Richie
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Can't slow down
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-
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July 9, 1984 - July 29, 1984 3 weeks
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3
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Elton John
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Breaking Hearts
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-
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July 30, 1984 - August 12, 1984 2 weeks (total 7)
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7th
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Culture Club
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Color by Numbers
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-
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August 13, 1984 - August 19, 1984 1 week
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1
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Prince and the Revolution
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Purple Rain
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-
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August 20, 1984 - September 2, 1984 2 weeks
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2
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Rodney Rude
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Rodney Rude
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-
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September 3, 1984 - October 7, 1984 5 weeks
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5
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( Various artists )
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Hits Huge '84
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-
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October 8, 1984 - October 21, 1984 2 weeks
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2
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Jimmy Barnes
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Bodyswerve
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-
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October 22, 1984 - October 28, 1984 1 week (8 in total)
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8th
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Bruce Springsteen
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Born in the USA
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-
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October 29, 1984 - November 4, 1984 1 week
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1
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U2
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The Unforgettable Fire
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-
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November 5, 1984 - December 2, 1984 4 weeks
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4th
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Midnight Oil
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Red Sails in the Sunset
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-
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December 3, 1984 - February 3, 1985 9 weeks
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9
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( Various artists )
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Choose 1985
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→ 1985 →
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literature
See also: Number one hits in 1984 in Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States and the United States United Kingdom .