Billboard Hot 100 — April 7, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 7, 1984. "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Oh, Sherrie" by Steve Perry at #47, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by Scorpions, up 18 places from #76 to #58.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting January 28, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "Hello" by Lionel Richie (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "New Song" by Howard Jones, down 26 places from #27 to #53.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Joanna" by Kool & The Gang, 23 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Talking In Your Sleep" by The Romantics after 26 weeks (peak #3); "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" by Elton John after 23 weeks (peak #4); "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder after 29 weeks (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 | Footloose Kenny Loggins |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Jump Van Halen |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | Automatic The Pointer Sisters |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | Miss Me Blind Culture Club |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Adult Education Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | Hello Lionel Richie |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Hold Me Now Thompson Twins |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | Eat It "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 14 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 99 Luftballons Nena |
| 15 | 25 | 15 | 7 | They Don't Know Tracey Ullman |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | Radio Ga Ga Queen |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | Girls Dwight Twilley |
| 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | You Might Think The Cars |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 5 | Love Somebody Rick Springfield |
| 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 | The Language Of Love Dan Fogelberg |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 10 | Come Back And Stay Paul Young |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | 9 | Thriller Michael Jackson |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 7 | Tonight Kool & The Gang |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | Don't Answer Me The Alan Parsons Project |
| 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | Give It Up KC |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 4 | Head Over Heels Go-Go's |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 6 | Leave It Yes |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 4 | The Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 30 | 23 | 22 | 12 | Runner Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 6 | To All The Girls I've Loved Before Julio Iglesias And Willie Nelson |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 6 | A Fine Fine Day Tony Carey |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 8 | The Kid's American Matthew Wilder |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 11 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 7 | Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler |
| 36 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Back Where You Belong Thirty Eight Special |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 7 | One In A Million The Romantics |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 4 | Show Me Pretenders |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | No More Words Berlin |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 3 | The Longest Time Billy Joel |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 3 | Breakdance Irene Cara |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 7 | Runaway Bon Jovi |
| 43 | 18 | 10 | 13 | New Moon On Monday Duran Duran |
| 44 | 31 | 26 | 12 | Let's Stay Together Tina Turner |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 4 | Dancing In The Sheets Shalamar |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 5 | Borderline Madonna |
| 47 | NEW | 47 | 1 | Oh, Sherrie Steve Perry |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Sister Christian Night Ranger |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 7 | We're Going All The Way Jeffrey Osborne |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 5 | Illegal Alien Genesis |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 3 | Catch Me I'm Falling Real Life |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | It's My Life Talk Talk |
| 53 | 27 | 27 | 12 | New Song Howard Jones |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 7 | White Horse Laid Back |
| 55 | 33 | 5 | 12 | Nobody Told Me John Lennon |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | Love Me In A Special Way Debarge |
| 58 | 76 | 58 | 3 | Rock You Like A Hurricane Scorpions |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 2 | Give Me Tonight Shannon |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 5 | Baby Come Back Billy Rankin |
| 61 | 46 | 46 | 11 | Rebel Yell Billy Idol |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 8 | Walking In My Sleep Roger Daltrey |
| 63 | 48 | 8 | 14 | Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police |
| 64 | 82 | 64 | 2 | I'm Steppin' Out John Lennon |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 4 | Hunters Of The Night Mr. Mister |
| 66 | 41 | 31 | 9 | Livin' In Desperate Times Olivia Newton-John |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Run, Runaway Slade |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | Give Misiing Persons |
| 69 | 55 | 1 | 19 | Karma Chameleon Culture Club |
| 70 | 51 | 8 | 22 | Let The Music Play Shannon |
| 71 | 85 | 71 | 2 | Communication Spandau Ballet |
| 72 | 57 | 25 | 18 | Almost Over You Sheena Easton |
| 73 | 61 | 42 | 10 | Strip Adam Ant |
| 74 | 72 | 61 | 9 | Joystick Dazz Band |
| 75 | 58 | 24 | 20 | The Politics Of Dancing Re-flex |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 3 | When The Lady Smiles Golden Earring |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Olympia Sergio Mendes |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 5 | Perfect Combination Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill |
| 79 | 93 | 79 | 2 | Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | She's Strange Cameo |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 6 | No Parking (On The Dance Floor) Midnight Star |
| 82 | 64 | 38 | 10 | Don't Let Go Wang Chung |
| 83 | 66 | 10 | 17 | An Innocent Man Billy Joel |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Sail Away The Temptations |
| 86 | 62 | 2 | 23 | Joanna Kool & The Gang |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 2 | Unfaithfully Yours (Our Love) Stephen Bishop |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 3 | Love Has Finally Come At Last Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | There's No Easy Way James Ingram |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Blue Light David Gilmour |
| 91 | 69 | 62 | 7 | Hyperactive Thomas Dolby |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | My Ever Changing Moods The Style Council |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Hands Across The Sea Modern English |
| 94 | 77 | 19 | 18 | Yah Mo B There James Ingram With Michael McDonald |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Jimmy Loves Maryann Josie Cotton |
| 96 | 70 | 23 | 13 | This Woman Kenny Rogers |
| 97 | 79 | 1 | 23 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes |
| 98 | 75 | 6 | 20 | That's All Genesis |
| 99 | 87 | 54 | 10 | Looks That Kill Motley Crue |
| 100 | 78 | 66 | 7 | Club Michelle Eddie Money |
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