Top 100 Songs of 1984

Below is a list from Billboard magazine’s Top ear-End Hot 100 songs for 1984. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about Billboard here.

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Top 100 Songs of 1984

1When Doves Cry – Prince and The Revolution

2Footloose – Kenny Loggins

3What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

4Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now) – Phil Collins

5Say Say Say – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

6Jump – Van Halen

7Hello – Lionel Richie

8Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.

9Karma Chameleon – Culture Club

10Missing You – John Waite

11All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie

12Let’s Hear It for the Boy – Deniece Williams

13Dancing In the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

14Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

15The Reflex – Duran Duran

16Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper

17Self Control – Laura Branigan

18Let’s Go Crazy – Prince and The Revolution

19Say It Isn’t So – Daryl Hall and John Oates

20Joanna – Kool and The Gang

21I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

22Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell

23Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

2499 Luftballons – Nena

25I Can Dream About You – Dan Hartman

26Oh Sherrie – Steve Perry

27Stuck On You – Lionel Richie

28I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues – Elton John

29She Bop – Cyndi Lauper

30Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart

31Eyes Without a Face – Billy Idol

32Here Comes the Rain Again – The Eurythmics

33Uptown Girl – Billy Joel

34Sister Christian – Night Ranger

35Twist of Fate – Olivia Newton

36Hard Habit to Break – Chicago

37The Heart of Rock & Roll – Huey Lewis & The News

38The Warrior – Scandal

39If Ever You’re In My Arms Again – Peabo Bryson

40Automatic – Pointer Sisters

41Let the Music Play – Shannon

42To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

More 58 Top Songs of 1984

43. 43. Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes
    44. Jump (For My Love) – The Pointer Sisters
    45. Talking In Your Sleep – The Romantics
    46. Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins
    47. The Glamorous Life – Sheila E.
    48. Borderline – Madonna
    49. Drive – The Cars
    50. Union of the Snake – Duran Duran
    51. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) – Billy Ocean
    52. That’s All – Genesis
    53. Running With the Night – Lionel Richie
    54. Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Elton John
    55. I Want a New Drug – Huey Lewis and The News
    56. Islands In the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
    57. Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar
    58. Infatuation – Rod Stewart
    59. Almost Paradise (Love Theme “Footloose”) – Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
    60. Legs – ZZ Top
    61. State of Shock – The Jacksons
    62. Love Somebody – Rick Springfield
    63. Miss Me Blind – Culture Club
    64. If This Is It – Huey Lewis and The News
    65. You Might Think – The Cars
    66. Lucky Star – Madonna
    67. Cover Me – Bruce Springsteen
    68. Cum On Feel the Noize – Quiet Riot
    69. Breakdance – Irene Cara
    70. Adult Education – Daryl Hall and John Oates
    71. They Don’t Know – Tracy Ullman
    72. An Innocent Man – Billy Joel
    73. Cruel Summer – Bananarama
    74. Dance Hall Days – Wang Chung
    75. Give It Up – K.C.
    76. I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
    77. I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You – Ray Parker Jr.
    78. Thriller – Michael Jackson
    79. Holiday – Madonna
    80. Breakin’…There’s No Stopping Us – Ollie And Jerry
    81. Nobody Told Me – John Lennon
    82. Church of the Poison Mind – Culture Club
    83. Think of Laura – Christopher Cross
    84. Time Will Reveal – Debarge
    85. Wrapped Around Your Finger – The Police
    86. Pink Houses – John Cougar Mellencamp
    87. Round and Round – Ratt
    88. Head over Heels – The Go-Go’s
    89. The Longest Time – Billy Joel
    90. Tonight – Kool and The Gang
    91. Got a Hold On Me – Christine McVie
    92. Dancing In the Sheets – Shalamar
    93. Undercover (Of the Night) – The Rolling Stones
    94. On the Dark Side – John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
    95. New Moon On Monday – Duran Duran
    96. Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling
    97. Magic – The Cars
    98. When You Close Your Eyes – Night Ranger
    99. Rock Me Tonite – Billy Squier
    100. Yah Mo Be There – James Ingram and Michael McDonald

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Top 100 Songs of 1984 – Final Thoughts

The year 1984 was a pivotal moment in music history with many artists breaking new ground. The top 100 songs of 1984 reflected the diversity of music in that year, from the emergence of new wave and synth-pop to the continued influence of rock and roll and R&B.

The iconic anthem “Like a Virgin” by Madonna dominated the charts, along with Prince’s “When Doves Cry” and Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” Other notable entries include “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins and “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! Overall, the top 100 songs of 1984 captured the spirit of the era and remain beloved classics to this day.