Billboard Hot 100 — March 17, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 17, 1984. "Jump" by Van Halen held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Head Over Heels" by Go-Go's at #58, which would go on to peak at #11. The biggest climber was "Eat It" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, up 23 places from #59 to #36.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Jump" by Van Halen — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting January 14, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "New Moon On Monday" by Duran Duran (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Vitamin L" by B.E. Taylor Group, down 31 places from #66 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder, 27 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson after 22 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 10 | Jump Van Halen |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 99 Luftballons Nena |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | Footloose Kenny Loggins |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Thriller Michael Jackson |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics |
| 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Nobody Told Me John Lennon |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | New Moon On Monday Duran Duran |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | Automatic The Pointer Sisters |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | Adult Education Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | The Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg |
| 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 16 | Karma Chameleon Culture Club |
| 17 | 13 | 8 | 19 | Let The Music Play Shannon |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 13 | Give It Up KC |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 6 | Hold Me Now Thompson Twins |
| 20 | 34 | 20 | 4 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 3 | Miss Me Blind Culture Club |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 7 | Back Where You Belong Thirty Eight Special |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 9 | Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 17 | The Politics Of Dancing Re-flex |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | Almost Over You Sheena Easton |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 4 | Hello Lionel Richie |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 9 | Let's Stay Together Tina Turner |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 5 | Radio Ga Ga Queen |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 9 | New Song Howard Jones |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 7 | Come Back And Stay Paul Young |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | Livin' In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 5 | Girls Dwight Twilley |
| 33 | 18 | 10 | 14 | An Innocent Man Billy Joel |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 4 | They Don't Know Tracey Ullman |
| 35 | 19 | 2 | 20 | Joanna Kool & The Gang |
| 36 | 59 | 36 | 2 | Eat It "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 8 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | Don't Let Go Wang Chung |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 2 | Love Somebody Rick Springfield |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 4 | Tonight Kool & The Gang |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 3 | Leave It Yes |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 5 | The Kid's American Matthew Wilder |
| 43 | 23 | 23 | 10 | This Woman Kenny Rogers |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | Strip Adam Ant |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 3 | Don't Answer Me The Alan Parsons Project |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 2 | You Might Think The Cars |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 4 | One In A Million The Romantics |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 8 | Rebel Yell Billy Idol |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 4 | Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler |
| 50 | 21 | 19 | 15 | Yah Mo B There James Ingram With Michael McDonald |
| 51 | 22 | 6 | 17 | That's All Genesis |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 3 | A Fine Fine Day Tony Carey |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 3 | To All The Girls I've Loved Before Julio Iglesias And Willie Nelson |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Looks That Kill Motley Crue |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | Runaway Bon Jovi |
| 56 | 36 | 3 | 24 | Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics |
| 57 | 39 | 1 | 20 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Head Over Heels Go-Go's |
| 59 | 47 | 7 | 17 | Running With The Night Lionel Richie |
| 60 | 44 | 44 | 7 | She Was Hot The Rolling Stones |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 4 | We're Going All The Way Jeffrey Osborne |
| 62 | 76 | 62 | 2 | Borderline Madonna |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 6 | Joystick Dazz Band |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | Hyperactive Thomas Dolby |
| 65 | 53 | 9 | 15 | Think Of Laura Christopher Cross |
| 66 | 86 | 66 | 2 | No More Words Berlin |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 4 | Club Michelle Eddie Money |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 5 | Walking In My Sleep Roger Daltrey |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | The Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 4 | White Horse Laid Back |
| 71 | 58 | 4 | 21 | I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John |
| 72 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Make My Day T.G. Sheppard With Clint Eastwood |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 2 | Illegal Alien Genesis |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Show Me Pretenders |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | Sister Christian Night Ranger |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 2 | Without You David Bowie |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 3 | The Sun And The Rain Madness |
| 78 | 56 | 19 | 14 | Middle Of The Road Pretenders |
| 79 | 75 | 46 | 11 | If Only You Knew Patti LaBelle |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 2 | Baby Come Back Billy Rankin |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Dancing In The Sheets Shalamar |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | Do You Love Me Andy Fraser |
| 83 | 63 | 5 | 27 | Break My Stride Matthew Wilder |
| 84 | 61 | 23 | 13 | So Bad Paul McCartney |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hunters Of The Night Mr. Mister |
| 86 | 69 | 8 | 15 | Pink Houses John Mellencamp |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Give Misiing Persons |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | No Parking (On The Dance Floor) Midnight Star |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love Me In A Special Way Debarge |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 2 | Perfect Combination Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill |
| 91 | 93 | 69 | 6 | Encore Cheryl Lynn |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Taxi J. Blackfoot |
| 93 | 81 | 31 | 11 | Bang Your Head (Metal Health) Quiet Riot |
| 94 | 87 | 16 | 21 | Holiday Madonna |
| 95 | 77 | 29 | 19 | Send Me An Angel Real Life |
| 96 | 79 | 12 | 19 | I Still Can't Get Over Loving You Ray Parker Jr. |
| 97 | 66 | 66 | 8 | Vitamin L B.E. Taylor Group |
| 98 | 73 | 58 | 6 | This Could Be The Right One April Wine |
| 99 | 83 | 58 | 10 | You're Looking Like Love To Me Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack |
| 100 | 78 | 71 | 6 | Beast Of Burden Bette Midler |
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