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