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