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