Billboard Hot 100 — August 25, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 25, 1984. "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Lucky Star" by Madonna at #49, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "On The Dark Side" by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, up 16 places from #86 to #70.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 16, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Happy Ending" by Joe Jackson, down 35 places from #57 to #92.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Borderline" by Madonna, 25 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "Oh, Sherrie" by Steve Perry after 20 weeks (peak #3); "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger after 24 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 11 | Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Stuck On You Lionel Richie |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | When Doves Cry Prince |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Missing You John Waite |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | State of Shock The Jacksons |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | She Bop Cyndi Lauper |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | If This Is It Huey Lewis & The News |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Round And Round Ratt |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | The Warrior Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | Sad Songs (say So Much) Elton John |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Lights Out Peter Wolf |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 4 | Let's Go Crazy Prince And The Revolution |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Rock Me Tonite Billy Squier |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 4 | Drive The Cars |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | 14 | Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | Sexy Girl Glenn Frey |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 11 | The Glamorous Life Sheila E. |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | All Of You Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross |
| 23 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Panama Van Halen |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 6 | Dynamite Jermaine Jackson |
| 25 | 11 | 6 | 14 | Infatuation Rod Stewart |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Cruel Summer Bananarama |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 8 | Leave A Tender Moment Alone Billy Joel |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 7 | When You Close Your Eyes Night Ranger |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 3 | Cover Me Bruce Springsteen |
| 30 | 21 | 21 | 9 | She's Mine Steve Perry |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 5 | We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 4 | Hard Habit To Break Chicago |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Right By Your Side Eurythmics |
| 34 | 22 | 9 | 13 | Breakin'...there's No Stopping Us Ollie And Jerry |
| 35 | 48 | 35 | 2 | Torture The Jacksons |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 17 Rick James |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 8 | My, Oh My Slade |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 7 | Two Sides Of Love Sammy Hagar |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 4 | The Lucky One Laura Branigan |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | Go Insane Lindsey Buckingham |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 5 | Only When You Leave Spandau Ballet |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 3 | There Goes My Baby Donna Summer |
| 43 | 24 | 8 | 15 | Legs ZZ Top |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 9 | High On Emotion Chris de Burgh |
| 45 | 33 | 3 | 18 | Jump (for My Love) The Pointer Sisters |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 2 | I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder |
| 47 | 50 | 30 | 20 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 48 | 29 | 29 | 14 | Alibis Sergio Mendes |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | Lucky Star Madonna |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 2 | Are We Ourselves? The Fixx |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 8 | Mama, Weer All Crazee Now Quiet Riot |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 4 | What The Big Girls Do Van Stephenson |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 2 | Bop 'til You Drop Rick Springfield |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 3 | (what) In The Name Of Love Naked Eyes |
| 55 | 34 | 4 | 17 | Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 5 | The Only Flame In Town Elvis Costello & The Atrractions |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Some Guys Have All The Luck Rod Stewart |
| 58 | 42 | 22 | 11 | I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man) Kenny Loggins |
| 59 | 51 | 4 | 20 | Self Control Laura Branigan |
| 60 | 73 | 60 | 3 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean |
| 61 | 53 | 7 | 16 | Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose Mike Reno And Ann Wilson |
| 62 | 76 | 62 | 2 | The Last Time I Made Love Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne |
| 63 | 49 | 32 | 11 | Turn To You Go-Go's |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Flesh For Fantasy Billy Idol |
| 65 | 63 | 46 | 12 | Hold Me Teddy Pendergrass And Whitney Houston |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 3 | The More You Live, The More You Love A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Just The Way You Like It The S.O.S. Band |
| 68 | 55 | 11 | 14 | Doctor! Doctor! Thompson Twins |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 3 | Can't Wait All Night Juice Newton |
| 70 | 86 | 64 | 11 | On The Dark Side John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 71 | 61 | 16 | 19 | Dance Hall Days Wang Chung |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Satisfy Me Billy Satellite |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 5 | Straight From The Heart (Into Your Life) Coyote Sisters |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 3 | Stranger Stephen Stills |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Strut Sheena Easton |
| 76 | 56 | 26 | 15 | Romancing The Stone Eddy Grant |
| 77 | 92 | 77 | 2 | Turn Around Neil Diamond |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 3 | Here She Comes Bonnie Tyler |
| 79 | 65 | 38 | 13 | 10-9-8 Face To Face |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | You Take Me Up Thompson Twins |
| 81 | 79 | 56 | 13 | Jam On It Newcleus |
| 82 | 77 | 77 | 6 | I Send A Message INXS |
| 83 | 66 | 10 | 25 | Borderline Madonna |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 | She Loves My Car Ronnie Milsap |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 2 | Video Jeff Lynne |
| 86 | 81 | 81 | 3 | Next Love Deniece Williams |
| 87 | 69 | 1 | 19 | The Reflex Duran Duran |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Rain Dragon |
| 89 | 64 | 12 | 15 | Magic The Cars |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Anywhere With You Rubber Rodeo |
| 91 | 70 | 6 | 19 | The Heart Of Rock & Roll Huey Lewis & The News |
| 92 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Happy Ending Joe Jackson |
| 93 | 93 | 77 | 8 | 99 1/2 Carol Lynn Townes |
| 94 | 88 | 79 | 8 | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Cherelle |
| 95 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Cleanin' Up The Town Bus Boys |
| 96 | 71 | 23 | 16 | No Way Out Jefferson Starship |
| 97 | 89 | 50 | 11 | Taking It All Too Hard Genesis |
| 98 | 91 | 1 | 20 | Time After Time Cyndi Lauper |
| 99 | 94 | 16 | 17 | Stay The Night Chicago |
| 100 | 99 | 78 | 5 | You Were Made For Me Irene Cara |
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