List of number one hits in the US (1984)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1984. There were twenty number one singles and five number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1983 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1985 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 31, 1983 - January 20, 1984 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson Say Say Say Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson - January 21, 1984 - February 3, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Yes Owner of a Lonely Heart Trevor Rabin , Jon Anderson , Chris Squire , Trevor Horn - February 4, 1984 - February 24, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Culture Club Karma Chameleon Boy George , Jon Moss , Mikey Craig, Roy Hay , Phil Pickett - February 25, 1984 - March 30, 1984 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Van Halen Jump Eddie Van Halen , Alex Van Halen , Michael Anthony , David Lee Roth - March 31, 1984 - April 20, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Kenny loggins Footloose Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford - April 21, 1984 - May 11, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Phil Collins Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins - May 12, 1984 - May 25, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Lionel Richie Hello Lionel Richie - May 26, 1984 - June 8, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Deniece Williams Let's Hear It for the Boy Tom Snow , Dean Pitchford - June 9, 1984 - June 22, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Cyndi Lauper Time After Time Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman - June 23, 1984 - July 6, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Duran Duran The Reflex Duran Duran - July 7, 1984 - August 10, 1984 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Prince and The Revolution When Doves Cry Prince - August 11, 1984 - August 31, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Ray Parker, Jr. Ghostbusters Ray Parker, Jr. - September 1, 1984 - September 21, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Tina Turner What's Love Got to Do with It Terry Britten, Graham Lyle - September 22, 1984 - September 28, 1984 1 week (total 1) 1 John Waite Missing You John Waite, Chas Sandford, Mark Leonard - September 29, 1984 - October 12, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Prince and The Revolution Let's Go Crazy Prince and The Revolution - October 13, 1984 - November 2, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Stevie Wonder I Just Called to Say I Love You Stevie Wonder - November 3, 1984 - November 16, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Billy Ocean Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) Billy Ocean, Keith Diamond - November 17, 1984 - December 7, 1984 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go George Michael - December 8, 1984 - December 21, 1984 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Hall & Oates Out of Touch Daryl Hall , John Oates - December 22, 1984 - December 28, 1984 1 week (total 1) 1 Madonna Like a Virgin Billy Steinberg , Tom Kelly -
← 1983				→ 1985 →

Albums

← 1983 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1985 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 31, 1983 - April 20, 1984 16 weeks (37 in total) 37 Michael Jackson thriller - April 21, 1984 - June 29, 1984 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Original motion picture soundtrack Footloose - June 30, 1984 - July 6, 1984 1 week (total 1) 1 Huey Lewis & The News Sports - July 7, 1984 - August 3, 1984 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA - August 4, 1984 - December 28, 1984 21 weeks (total of 21) 21st Prince and The Revolution Purple Rain -
← 1983				→ 1985 →

Web links

• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1984)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say)
2. ↑ Discogs (Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart)
3. ↑ Discogs (Culture Club - Karma Chameleon)
4. ↑ Discogs (Van Halen - Jump)
5. ↑ Discogs (Kenny Loggins - Footloose)
6. ↑ Discogs (Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now))
7. ↑ Discogs (Lionel Richie - Hello)
8. ↑ Discogs (Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy)
9. ↑ Discogs (Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time)
10. ↑ Discogs (Duran Duran - The Reflex)
11. ↑ Discogs (Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry)
12. ↑ Discogs (Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters)
13. ↑ Discogs (Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It)
14. ↑ Discogs (John Waite - Missing You)
15. ↑ Discogs (Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy)
16. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You)
17. ↑ Discogs (Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run))
18. ↑ Discogs (Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go)
19. ↑ Discogs (Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out of Touch)
20. ↑ Discogs (Madonna - Like a Virgin)
21. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Thriller)
22. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Footloose)
23. ↑ Discogs (Huey Lewis & The News - Sports)
24. ↑ Discogs (Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA)
25. ↑ Discogs (Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain)

See also: Number one hits in 1984 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain and the United Kingdom .