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