Top 100 Songs of 1984
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- When Doves Cry-Prince
- Like a Virgin-Madonna
- Jump-Van Halen
- Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)-Phil Collins
- Hello-Lionel Richie
- Ghostbusters-Ray Parker, Jr.
- What's Love Got to Do with It?-Tina Turner
- I Just Called to Say I Love You-Stevie Wonder
- Karma Chameleon-Culture Club
- Footloose-Kenny Loggins
- Owner of a Lonely Heart-Yes
- Let's Hear It for the Boy-Deniece Williams
- Missing You-John Waite
- Out of Touch-Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go-Wham
- Dancing in the Dark-Bruce Springsteen
- Time After Time-Cyndi Lauper
- Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)-Billy Ocean
- Let's Go Crazy-Prince & the Revolution
- The Wild Boys-Duran Duran
- The Reflex-Duran Duran
- Somebody's Watching Me-Rockwell
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun-Cyndi Lauper
- Purple Rain-Prince & the Revolution
- I Feel for You-Chaka Khan
- 99 Luftballoons-Nena
- Talking in Your Sleep-The Romantics
- Hold Me Now-Thompson Twins
- Hard Habit to Break-Chicago
- She Bop-Cyndi Lauper
- Joanna-Kool & the Gang
- Drive-The Cars
- State of Shock-The Jacksons
- Jump (for My Love)-Pointer Sisters
- Stuck On You-Lionel Richie
- Oh Sherrie-Steve Perry
- Self Control-Laura Branigan
- Here Comes the Rain Again-Eurythmics
- Eyes Without a Face-Billy Idol
- I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues-Elton John
- Break My Stride-Matthew Wilder
- The Glamorous Life-Sheila E.
- Running with the Night-Lionel Richie
- Penny Lover-Lionel Richie
- That's All-Genesis
- TWist of Fate-Olivia Newton-John
- Lucky Star-Madonna
- The Heart of Rock & Roll-Huey Lewis & the News
- Automatic-Pointer Sisters
- No More Lonely Nights-Paul McCartney
- Better Be Good to Me-Tina Turner
- Thriller-Michael Jackson
- Infatuation-Rod Stewart
- Sunglasses at Night-Corey Hart
- Sister Christian-Night Ranger
- I Can Dream About You-Dan Hartman
- Borderline-Madonna
- I'm So Excited-Pointer Sisters
- Miss Me Blind-Culture Club
- All Through the Night-Cyndi Lauper
- The Warrior-Scandal ft. Patty Smyth
- I Want a New Drug-Huey Lewis & the News
- If This Is It-Huey Lewis & the News
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)-Elton John
- Almost Paradise-Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
- Cover Me-Bruce Springsteen
- Legs-ZZ Top
- Strut-Sheena Easton
- If Ever You're in My Arms Again-Peabo Bryson
- I Can't Hold Back-Survivor
- To All the Girls I've Loved Before-Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
- Love Somebody-Rick Springfield
- You Might Think-The Cars
- Adult Education-Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Breakdance-Irene Cara
- They Don't Know-Tracey Ullman
- Got a Hold On Me-Christine McVie
- Pink Houses-John Cougar Mellencamp
- Nobody Told Me-John Lennon
- Let the Music Play-Shannon
- Wrapped Around Your Finger-Police
- Head Over Heels-Go-Go's
- Cruel Summer-Bananarama
- Think of Laura-Christopher Cross
- Magic-The Cars
- Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us-Ollie and Jerry
- New Moon on Monday-Duran Duran
- Round and Round-Ratt
- Lights Out-Peter Wolf
- The Longest Time-Billy Joel
- The Language of Love-Dan Fogelberg
- I Still Can't GEt Over Loving You-Ray Parker, Jr.
- Dancing in the Sheets-Shalamar
- On the Dark Side-John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band
- Read 'Em and Weep-Barry Manilow
- Blue Jean-David Bowie
- Desert Moon-Dennis DeYoung
- Doctor! Doctor!-Thompson Twins
- An Innocent Man-Billy Joel
- Some Guys Have All the Luck-Rod Stewart