Billboard Hot 100 — May 12, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 12, 1984. "Hello" by Lionel Richie climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" by Phil Collins, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "It's A Miracle" by Culture Club at #42, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "Who's That Girl" by Eurythmics, up 16 places from #61 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hello" by Lionel Richie — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting February 25, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "Oh, Sherrie" by Steve Perry (up from #11 to #9); "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Love Me In A Special Way" by Debarge, down 24 places from #45 to #69.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "99 Luftballons" by Nena, 23 weeks and counting (peak #2).
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 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Hello Lionel Richie |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Hold Me Now Thompson Twins |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Love Somebody Rick Springfield |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | To All The Girls I've Loved Before Julio Iglesias And Willie Nelson |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | You Might Think The Cars |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Footloose Kenny Loggins |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Oh, Sherrie Steve Perry |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | Time After Time Cyndi Lauper |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | They Don't Know Tracey Ullman |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Head Over Heels Go-Go's |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Tonight Kool & The Gang |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | The Longest Time Billy Joel |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | Breakdance Irene Cara |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | The Authority Song John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | Sister Christian Night Ranger |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | 11 | Miss Me Blind Culture Club |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 4 | The Reflex Duran Duran |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 9 | Dancing In The Sheets Shalamar |
| 21 | 15 | 15 | 11 | Don't Answer Me The Alan Parsons Project |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 5 | I'll Wait Van Halen |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | No More Words Berlin |
| 24 | 22 | 22 | 11 | A Fine Fine Day Tony Carey |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Borderline Madonna |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 12 | White Horse Laid Back |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 4 | The Heart Of Rock & Roll Huey Lewis & The News |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 5 | Self Control Laura Branigan |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 8 | Rock You Like A Hurricane Scorpions |
| 30 | 19 | 5 | 16 | Automatic The Pointer Sisters |
| 31 | 28 | 28 | 9 | Show Me Pretenders |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 8 | It's My Life Talk Talk |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 4 | You Can't Get What You Want Joe Jackson |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 6 | Run, Runaway Slade |
| 35 | 50 | 35 | 3 | Jump (for My Love) The Pointer Sisters |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 6 | My Ever Changing Moods The Style Council |
| 37 | 24 | 2 | 16 | Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 3 | Love Will Show Us How Christine McVie |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 2 | Stay The Night Chicago |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 4 | Modern Day Delilah Van Stephenson |
| 41 | 30 | 8 | 13 | Adult Education Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 42 | NEW | 42 | 1 | It's A Miracle Culture Club |
| 43 | 31 | 24 | 11 | Leave It Yes |
| 44 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Catch Me I'm Falling Real Life |
| 45 | 61 | 45 | 2 | Who's That Girl Eurythmics |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Give Me Tonight Shannon |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | She's Strange Cameo |
| 48 | 63 | 48 | 2 | Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 4 | Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) Icicle Works |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 7 | Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 3 | I Want To Break Free Queen |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 3 | Believe In Me Dan Fogelberg |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 4 | Dance Hall Days Wang Chung |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | What Is Love Howard Jones |
| 55 | 36 | 16 | 13 | Girls Dwight Twilley |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 2 | Music Time Styx |
| 57 | 38 | 4 | 16 | Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 6 | There's No Easy Way James Ingram |
| 59 | 51 | 2 | 22 | Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 5 | Don't Waste Your Time Yarbrough & Peoples |
| 61 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Sail Away The Temptations |
| 62 | 42 | 1 | 18 | Jump Van Halen |
| 63 | 48 | 12 | 10 | Eat It "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Original Sin INXS |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose Mike Reno And Ann Wilson |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | King Of Suede "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 4 | I Cry Just A Little Bit Shakin' Stevens |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 2 | Obscene Phone Caller Rockwell |
| 69 | 45 | 45 | 9 | Love Me In A Special Way Debarge |
| 70 | 56 | 39 | 12 | Runaway Bon Jovi |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 2 | I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | No Way Out Jefferson Starship |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 3 | Don't Look Any Further Dennis Edwards |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 2 | Heart Don't Lie LaToya Jackson |
| 75 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Blue Light David Gilmour |
| 76 | 52 | 52 | 10 | Baby Come Back Billy Rankin |
| 77 | 69 | 6 | 18 | I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis & The News |
| 78 | 67 | 67 | 6 | Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 79 | 65 | 58 | 6 | Olympia Sergio Mendes |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 3 | Eyes That See In The Dark Kenny Rogers |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | Days Gone By Poco |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 2 | Darlin' Frank Stallone |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Hurt Re-flex |
| 84 | 70 | 34 | 12 | Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | The Ghost In You Psychedelic Furs |
| 86 | 91 | 84 | 5 | Terms Of Endearment Michael Gore |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 3 | Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me Luther Vandross |
| 88 | 86 | 18 | 21 | Give It Up KC |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Little Lady Duke Jupiter |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson |
| 91 | 72 | 22 | 15 | Come Back And Stay Paul Young |
| 92 | 75 | 48 | 12 | We're Going All The Way Jeffrey Osborne |
| 93 | 83 | 10 | 16 | Got A Hold On Me Christine McVie |
| 94 | 78 | 37 | 12 | One In A Million The Romantics |
| 95 | 73 | 44 | 10 | Illegal Alien Genesis |
| 96 | 82 | 16 | 13 | Radio Ga Ga Queen |
| 97 | 87 | 59 | 7 | Communication Spandau Ballet |
| 98 | 94 | 2 | 23 | 99 Luftballons Nena |
| 99 | 96 | 4 | 14 | Thriller Michael Jackson |
| 100 | 92 | 33 | 13 | The Kid's American Matthew Wilder |
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