Billboard Hot 100 — February 18, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 18, 1984. "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Adult Education" by Daryl Hall John Oates at #43, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Hold Me Now" by Thompson Twins, up 24 places from #73 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club — 3 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting December 3, 1983.
- New in the top 10: "99 Luftballons" by Nena (up from #12 to #4); "Thriller" by Michael Jackson (up from #20 to #7); "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper (up from #15 to #9); "Let The Music Play" by Shannon (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Read 'Em And Weep" by Barry Manilow, down 31 places from #55 to #86.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder, 23 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Islands In The Stream" by Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton after 25 weeks (peak #1); "Undercover Of The Night" by The Rolling Stones after 14 weeks (peak #9); "Church Of The Poison Mind" by Culture Club after 17 weeks (peak #10).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Karma Chameleon Culture Club |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Jump Van Halen |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Joanna Kool & The Gang |
| 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 99 Luftballons Nena |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | That's All Genesis |
| 7 | 20 | 7 | 2 | Thriller Michael Jackson |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 15 | Let The Music Play Shannon |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Running With The Night Lionel Richie |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | Nobody Told Me John Lennon |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | An Innocent Man Billy Joel |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Think Of Laura Christopher Cross |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Pink Houses John Mellencamp |
| 17 | 11 | 5 | 23 | Break My Stride Matthew Wilder |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | 17 | I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Middle Of The Road Pretenders |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Yah Mo B There James Ingram With Michael McDonald |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 6 | I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 6 | New Moon On Monday Duran Duran |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | So Bad Paul McCartney |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 4 | Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 4 | Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 4 | Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell |
| 27 | 16 | 12 | 15 | I Still Can't Get Over Loving You Ray Parker Jr. |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 3 | The Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | Send Me An Angel Real Life |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 6 | This Woman Kenny Rogers |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Bang Your Head (Metal Health) Quiet Riot |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 4 | Footloose Kenny Loggins |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 9 | Give It Up KC |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 11 | Almost Over You Sheena Easton |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 4 | Automatic The Pointer Sisters |
| 36 | 22 | 16 | 17 | Holiday Madonna |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 13 | The Politics Of Dancing Re-flex |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 5 | Let's Stay Together Tina Turner |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 3 | Back Where You Belong Thirty Eight Special |
| 41 | 24 | 1 | 19 | Say Say Say Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson |
| 42 | 37 | 37 | 11 | The Dream Irene Cara |
| 43 | NEW | 43 | 1 | Adult Education Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | New Song Howard Jones |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 6 | For A Rocker Jackson Browne |
| 46 | 64 | 46 | 2 | Livin' In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | Come Back And Stay Paul Young |
| 48 | 30 | 5 | 16 | Twist Of Fate Olivia Newton-John |
| 49 | 73 | 49 | 2 | Hold Me Now Thompson Twins |
| 50 | 34 | 33 | 10 | Nightbird Stevie Nicks |
| 51 | 44 | 18 | 19 | Time Will Reveal Debarge |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 7 | If Only You Knew Patti LaBelle |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 4 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 3 | She Was Hot The Rolling Stones |
| 55 | 69 | 55 | 3 | Fields Of Fire Big Country |
| 56 | 41 | 26 | 19 | Baby I Lied Deborah Allen |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | You Make My Heart Beat Faster Kim Carnes |
| 58 | 46 | 15 | 12 | The Curly Shuffle Jump 'n The Saddle |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 3 | Don't Let Go Wang Chung |
| 60 | 51 | 30 | 19 | Stay With Me Tonight Jeffrey Osborne |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Girls Dwight Twilley |
| 62 | 48 | 2 | 17 | Say It Isn't So Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 4 | Rebel Yell Billy Idol |
| 64 | 49 | 3 | 16 | Union Of The Snake Duran Duran |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Radio Ga Ga Queen |
| 66 | 57 | 1 | 23 | All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Looks That Kill Motley Crue |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Remember The Nights The Motels |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 4 | Look At That Cadillac Stray Cats |
| 69 | 53 | 19 | 15 | If I'd Been The One Thirty Eight Special |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Strip Adam Ant |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | This Could Be The Right One April Wine |
| 72 | 62 | 45 | 11 | Save The Last Dance For Me Dolly Parton |
| 73 | 65 | 65 | 6 | She's Trouble Musical Youth |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | Vitamin L B.E. Taylor Group |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 2 | Encore Cheryl Lynn |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 3 | Breaking Up Is Hard On You The American Comedy Network |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 5 | Body Talk The Deele |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 4 | Tender Years John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | The Kid's American Matthew Wilder |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Beast Of Burden Bette Midler |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 5 | Over My Head Toni Basil |
| 82 | 96 | 82 | 2 | Joystick Dazz Band |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 4 | Remember What You Like Jenny Burton |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | It's Gonna Be Special Patti Austin |
| 85 | 94 | 85 | 2 | Shooting Shark Blue Oyster Cult |
| 86 | 55 | 18 | 14 | Read 'Em And Weep Barry Manilow |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Make My Day T.G. Sheppard With Clint Eastwood |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | That Was Then But This Is Now ABC |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Walking In My Sleep Roger Daltrey |
| 91 | 63 | 43 | 11 | Ebony Eyes Rick James And Smokey Robinson |
| 92 | 67 | 52 | 10 | LET's PRETEND WE'rE MARRIED Prince |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Each Word's A Beat Of My Heart Mink De Ville |
| 94 | 72 | 5 | 22 | Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar |
| 95 | 68 | 14 | 22 | Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling |
| 96 | 74 | 51 | 12 | (You Can Still) Rock In America Night Ranger |
| 97 | 76 | 32 | 13 | The Sign Of Fire The Fixx |
| 98 | 75 | 70 | 9 | Just One More Time The Headpins |
| 99 | 84 | 75 | 7 | Action Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 100 | 88 | 3 | 22 | Uptown Girl Billy Joel |
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