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