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