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