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