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