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