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