Billboard Hot 100 — November 17, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 17, 1984. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" by Billy Ocean, 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 "Like A Virgin" by Madonna at #48, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Call To The Heart" by Giuffria, up 16 places from #82 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 8, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "Strut" by Sheena Easton (up from #11 to #8); "All Through The Night" by Cyndi Lauper (up from #12 to #9); "Penny Lover" by Lionel Richie (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Medley: Love Songs Are Back Again" by Band Of Gold, down 32 places from #64 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters, 32 weeks and counting (peak #9).
- Gone from the chart: "If This Is It" by Huey Lewis & The News after 17 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Purple Rain Prince And The Revolution |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | I Feel For You Chaka Khan |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Out Of Touch Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Better Be Good To Me Tina Turner |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 | Strut Sheena Easton |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | All Through The Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | Penny Lover Lionel Richie |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Blue Jean David Bowie |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Desert Moon Dennis DeYoung |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | 16 | Hard Habit To Break Chicago |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 6 | No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | What About Me? Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes & James Ingram |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 9 | Cool It Now New Edition |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 7 | The War Song Culture Club |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 6 | Sea Of Love The Honeydrippers |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 3 | The Wild Boys Duran Duran |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 10 | I Can't Hold Back Survivor |
| 21 | 14 | 7 | 23 | On The Dark Side John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 8 | It Ain't Enough Corey Hart |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Walking On A Thin Line Huey Lewis & The News |
| 24 | 15 | 9 | 32 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 4 | We Belong Pat Benatar |
| 26 | 16 | 10 | 13 | Some Guys Have All The Luck Rod Stewart |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 8 | I Can't Drive 55 Sammy Hagar |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 8 | Teacher Teacher 38 Special |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 5 | Valotte Julian Lennon |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | 13 | Lucky Star Madonna |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 4 | Hello Again The Cars |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | 4 | Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 8 | Girls With Guns Tommy Shaw |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 7 | We Are The Young Dan Hartman |
| 35 | 21 | 16 | 11 | Who Wears These Shoes? Elton John |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 10 | Sugar Don't Bite Sam Harris |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 4 | I Do'wanna Know REO Speedwagon |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 5 | Tears John Waite |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 6 | I Need You Tonight Peter Wolf |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 7 | Centipede Rebbie Jackson |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 4 | Stranger In Town Toto |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 2 | Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 3 | Run To You Bryan Adams |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 5 | Hands Tied Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 2 | Understanding Bob Seger |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | All I Need Jack Wagner |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 4 | Body The Jacksons |
| 48 | NEW | 48 | 1 | Like A Virgin Madonna |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | Heaven's On fire KISS |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | (Pride) In The Name Of Love U2 |
| 51 | 23 | 19 | 12 | Swept Away Diana Ross |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 4 | The Belle Of St. Mark Sheila E. |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 2 | The Boys Of Summer Don Henley |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 6 | Don't Stop Jeffrey Osborne |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 5 | Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) Roger Hodgson |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 4 | Hot For Teacher Van Halen |
| 58 | 32 | 1 | 16 | Let's Go Crazy Prince And The Revolution |
| 59 | 34 | 3 | 16 | Drive The Cars |
| 60 | 39 | 7 | 15 | Cover Me Bruce Springsteen |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | You're The Inspiration Chicago |
| 62 | 46 | 7 | 23 | The Glamorous Life Sheila E. |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | Catch My Fall Billy Idol |
| 64 | 53 | 1 | 22 | Missing You John Waite |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Jamie Ray Parker Jr. |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | Call To The Heart Giuffria |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 4 | Jungle Love The Time |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 | I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 5 | Edge of a Dream Joe Cocker |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 3 | Concealed Weapons The J. Geils Band |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 2 | Heaven (Must Be There) Eurogliders |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 6 | Tender Years John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 73 | 71 | 50 | 9 | Left In The Dark Barbra Streisand |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Ti Amo Laura Branigan |
| 75 | 72 | 40 | 11 | Strung Out Steve Perry |
| 76 | 89 | 76 | 2 | The Gap Thompson Twins |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | Supernatural Love Donna Summer |
| 78 | 66 | 1 | 27 | What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner |
| 79 | 60 | 35 | 12 | A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) Romeo Void |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Solid Ashford & Simpson |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Bruce Rick Springfield |
| 82 | 62 | 20 | 14 | Bop 'til You Drop Rick Springfield |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Taxi Dancing Rick Springfield With Randy Crawford |
| 84 | 77 | 48 | 11 | Body Rock Maria Vidal |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 5 | Sex Shooter Apollonia 6 |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | Love Again John Denver & Sylvie Vartan |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sunshine In The Shade The Fixx |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Amnesia Shalamar |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Tenderness General Public |
| 90 | 67 | 15 | 14 | Are We Ourselves? The Fixx |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | The Wild Life Bananarama |
| 92 | 73 | 3 | 18 | She Bop Cyndi Lauper |
| 93 | 75 | 7 | 21 | The Warrior Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 94 | 65 | 65 | 6 | The Medicine Song Stephanie Mills |
| 95 | 69 | 69 | 6 | After All Al Jarreau |
| 96 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Medley: Love Songs Are Back Again Band Of Gold |
| 97 | 80 | 52 | 9 | Bouncing Off The Wall Matthew Wilder |
| 98 | 81 | 81 | 5 | Satisfied Man Molly Hatchet |
| 99 | 93 | 50 | 12 | On The Wings Of A Nightingale The Everly Brothers |
| 100 | 91 | 9 | 18 | Cruel Summer Bananarama |
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