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