Billboard Hot 100 — October 13, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 13, 1984. "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince And The Revolution, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "No More Lonely Nights" by Paul McCartney at #48, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Penny Lover" by Lionel Richie, up 16 places from #54 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting August 18, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" by Billy Ocean (up from #11 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Layin' It On The Line" by Jefferson Starship, down 30 places from #66 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters, 27 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Jump (for My Love)" by The Pointer Sisters after 24 weeks (peak #3); "State of Shock" by The Jacksons after 15 weeks (peak #3).
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 | I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Let's Go Crazy Prince And The Revolution |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Drive The Cars |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Hard Habit To Break Chicago |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Lucky Star Madonna |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | Missing You John Waite |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Cover Me Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 | The Glamorous Life Sheila E. |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | She Bop Cyndi Lauper |
| 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | The Warrior Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 18 | On The Dark Side John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 27 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Cruel Summer Bananarama |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | 22 | What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 9 | Are We Ourselves? The Fixx |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | Some Guys Have All The Luck Rod Stewart |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 2 | Purple Rain Prince And The Revolution |
| 19 | 14 | 6 | 13 | If This Is It Huey Lewis & The News |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 5 | Blue Jean David Bowie |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | There Goes My Baby Donna Summer |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | Bop 'til You Drop Rick Springfield |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 12 | Go Insane Lindsey Buckingham |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Swept Away Diana Ross |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 6 | Who Wears These Shoes? Elton John |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 6 | Desert Moon Dennis DeYoung |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 5 | Better Be Good To Me Tina Turner |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | Flesh For Fantasy Billy Idol |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | I Feel For You Chaka Khan |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 8 | Strut Sheena Easton |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 3 | Out Of Touch Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 5 | What About Me? Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes & James Ingram |
| 34 | 17 | 17 | 9 | Torture The Jacksons |
| 35 | 49 | 35 | 2 | All Through The Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 36 | 18 | 14 | 14 | When You Close Your Eyes Night Ranger |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | Shine Shine Barry Gibb |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 2 | Penny Lover Lionel Richie |
| 39 | 20 | 20 | 11 | The Lucky One Laura Branigan |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 9 | The Last Time I Made Love Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne |
| 41 | 30 | 15 | 13 | Dynamite Jermaine Jackson |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 7 | A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) Romeo Void |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 3 | It Ain't Enough Corey Hart |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 5 | I Can't Hold Back Survivor |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 6 | Strung Out Steve Perry |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 2 | The War Song Culture Club |
| 47 | 60 | 47 | 3 | I Can't Drive 55 Sammy Hagar |
| 48 | NEW | 48 | 1 | No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | Body Rock Maria Vidal |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 7 | On The Wings Of A Nightingale The Everly Brothers |
| 51 | 42 | 21 | 12 | We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 4 | Left In The Dark Barbra Streisand |
| 53 | 43 | 1 | 18 | Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 3 | Teacher Teacher 38 Special |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 4 | Cool It Now New Edition |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 5 | Sugar Don't Bite Sam Harris |
| 57 | 36 | 3 | 17 | Stuck On You Lionel Richie |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 3 | Girls With Guns Tommy Shaw |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 4 | Bouncing Off The Wall Matthew Wilder |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | The Allnighter Glenn Frey |
| 61 | 44 | 44 | 8 | You Take Me Up Thompson Twins |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Sea Of Love The Honeydrippers |
| 63 | 39 | 39 | 10 | (what) In The Name Of Love Naked Eyes |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 2 | Shangri-La The Steve Miller Band |
| 65 | 58 | 58 | 7 | In The Name Of Love Ralph MacDonald With Bill Withers |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 2 | We Are The Young Dan Hartman |
| 67 | 47 | 7 | 21 | Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | I Need You Tonight Peter Wolf |
| 69 | 57 | 57 | 6 | New Girl Now Honeymoon Suite |
| 70 | 63 | 1 | 20 | When Doves Cry Prince |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 5 | Midnite Maniac Krokus |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 2 | Say Hello To Ronnie Janey Street |
| 73 | 67 | 10 | 23 | If Ever You're In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson |
| 74 | 69 | 6 | 24 | I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | Love Kills Freddie Mercury |
| 76 | 53 | 12 | 14 | Lights Out Peter Wolf |
| 77 | 68 | 15 | 15 | Rock Me Tonite Billy Squier |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | Can't Let Go Stephen Stills |
| 79 | 71 | 19 | 15 | All Of You Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 2 | Centipede Rebbie Jackson |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Heaven's On fire KISS |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Slow Dancin' Peabo Bryson |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 3 | The Real End Rickie Lee Jones |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The Medicine Song Stephanie Mills |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) Roger Hodgson |
| 86 | 84 | 75 | 6 | Pretty Mess Vanity |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 3 | High Energy Evelyn Thomas |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | After All Al Jarreau |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 2 | Wanted Man Ratt |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Don't Stop Jeffrey Osborne |
| 91 | 79 | 64 | 10 | Just The Way You Like It The S.O.S. Band |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Medley: Love Songs Are Back Again Band Of Gold |
| 93 | 92 | 83 | 5 | You, Me And He Mtume |
| 94 | 78 | 27 | 15 | Leave A Tender Moment Alone Billy Joel |
| 95 | 72 | 34 | 12 | Only When You Leave Spandau Ballet |
| 96 | 66 | 66 | 6 | Layin' It On The Line Jefferson Starship |
| 97 | 75 | 12 | 18 | Round And Round Ratt |
| 98 | 77 | 2 | 21 | Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen |
| 99 | 94 | 36 | 14 | 17 Rick James |
| 100 | 91 | 5 | 19 | Sad Songs (say So Much) Elton John |
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