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