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