List of UK top-ten singles in 1984
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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1984, as well as singles which peaked in 1983 and 1985 but were in the top 10 in 1984. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and forty-two singles were in the top ten in 1984. Eight singles from 1983 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Like a Virgin" by Madonna and "Shout" by Tears for Fears were both released in 1984 but did not reach their peak until 1985. "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, "Marguerita Time" by Status Quo and "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel were the singles from 1983 to reach their peak in 1984. Sixty-seven artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1984. Cyndi Lauper, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Madonna, Prince and The Smiths were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1984.
The 1983 Christmas number-one, an a capella cover of Yazoo's "Only You" by The Flying Pickets, remained at number-one for the first week of 1984. The first new number-one single of the year was "Pipes of Peace" by Paul McCartney. Overall, fifteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1984, with George Michael (4) having the most singles hit that position.
Background[]
Multiple entries[]
One-hundred and forty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 1984, with one-hundred and thirty-five singles reaching their peak this year.
Sixty-seven artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1984. George Michael secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1984 with five hit singles.
Chaka Khan was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "I Feel for You". Alison Moyet, Cyndi Lauper, Eurythmics, Michael Jackson and Slade were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1984.
Chart debuts[]
Forty-three artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1984, either as a lead or featured artist. This includes the charity group Band Aid (made up of chart acts but charting together for the first time). Of these, eight went on to record another hit single that year: Alison Moyet, Break Machine, Bronski Beat, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Hazell Dean, Madonna and Prince. Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Nik Kershaw both had two other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 3 | "Relax" | 1 | "Two Tribes" (1), "The Power of Love" (1) |
| Joe Fagin | 1 | "That's Livin' Alright" | 3 | — |
| Cyndi Lauper | 2 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 2 | "Time After Time" (3) |
| China Crisis | 1 | "Wishful Thinking" | 9 | — |
| Matthew Wilder | 1 | "Break My Stride" | 4 | — |
| Fiction Factory | 1 | "(Feels Like) Heaven" | 6 | — |
| Madonna | 2 | "Holiday" | 6 | "Like a Virgin" (3) [A] |
| Juan Martín | 1 | "Love Theme From The Thorn Birds" | 10 | — |
| Nena | 1 | "99 Red Balloons" | 1 | — |
| Nik Kershaw | 3 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (2), "The Riddle" (3) |
| Rockwell | 1 | "Somebody's Watching Me" | 6 | — |
| Break Machine | 2 | "Street Dance" | 3 | "Break Dance Party" (9) |
| Van Halen | 1 | "Jump" | 7 | — |
| Michael Hartley | 1 | "The Music of Torvill and Dean (EP)" | 9 | — |
| The Michael Reed Orchestra | ||||
| The Weather Girls | 1 | "It's Raining Men" | 2 | — |
| Sade | 1 | "Your Love Is King" | 6 | — |
| Rufus | 1 | "Ain't Nobody" | 8 | — |
| Chaka Khan | 2 | "I Feel for You" (7) | ||
| Scritti Politti | 1 | "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" | 10 | — |
| Hazell Dean | 2 | "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)" | 6 | "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" (4) |
| Evelyn Thomas | 1 | "High Energy" | 5 | — |
| The Smiths | 1 | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" | 10 | — |
| Bronski Beat | 2 | "Smalltown Boy" | 3 | "Why?" (6) |
| Ollie & Jerry | 1 | "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" | 5 | — |
| Neil | 1 | "Hole in My Shoe" | 2 | — |
| Prince | 2 | "When Doves Cry" | 4 | "Purple Rain" (8) |
| The Bluebells | 1 | "Young at Heart" | 8 | — |
| Alison Moyet | 2 | "Love Resurrection" | 10 | "All Cried Out" (8) |
| Trevor Walters | 1 | "Stuck on You" | 9 | — |
| Miami Sound Machine | 1 | "Dr. Beat" | 6 | — |
| Ray Parker Jr. | 1 | "Ghostbusters" | 2 | — |
| Alphaville | 1 | "Big in Japan" | 8 | — |
| The Revolution | 1 | "Purple Rain" | 8 | — |
| Giorgio Moroder | 1 | "Together in Electric Dreams" | 3 | — |
| John Waite | 1 | "Missing You" | 9 | — |
| Julian Lennon | 1 | "Too Late for Goodbyes | 6 | — |
| Jim Diamond | 1 | "I Should Have Known Better" | 1 | — |
| ZZ Top | 1 | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" | 10 | — |
| The Frog Chorus | 1 | "We All Stand Together" | 3 | — |
| Band Aid | 1 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | 1 | — |
| Jody Watley | 1 | — | ||
| Toy Dolls | 1 | "Nellie the Elephant" | 4 | — |
- Notes
Snowy White joined Thin Lizzy as a permanent member between 1980 and 1982, with whom he reached the top 10 with the single "Killer on the Loose". His only top 10 single as a solo artist was "Bird of Paradise" which peaked at number 6 in January 1984. Phil Fearon had previously been credited as Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon but for 1984's "What Do I Do" and "Everybody's Laughing" he was credited as Phil Fearon and Galaxy. Similarly, "The Special AKA" were alternatively known as The Specials and had several top 10 singles under this name before "Nelson Mandela" reached number 9 in April 1984.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five frontman Melle Mel took "White Lines (Don't Do It)" to number 7 in July 1984. The group had reached number 8 with "The Message" in 1982. George Michael debuted with "Careless Whisper" in August 1984, the first credited hit single separate from Wham!. The song spent three weeks at number-one. Queen's Freddie Mercury first top 10 single as a solo artist, "Love Kills", got to a high of number 10.
Philip Oakey was the lead singer in The Human League, who had debuted in 1981 with three top 10 singles including "Don't You Want Me". His collaboration with Giorgio Moroder marked the first single to reach the top 10 in his own right. Limahl had been part of Kajagoogoo until his sacking in 1983, his biggest song with the band "Too Shy" reaching the top of the charts. His first solo track was the theme to the film The NeverEnding Story. Ray Parker Jr. had his first and only top 10 single this year, but he did appear on the American single release for a song he wrote, "You See the Trouble with Me" with Barry White in 1976.
Charity collective Band Aid was made up of many artists who had charted previously in their own right, including David Bowie, George Michael, Marilyn, Midge Ure, Paul McCartney, Paul Young and Phil Collins. Other singers had formerly only performed as part of a group and "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was their first credit outside their band. This included Robert "Kool" Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis Thomas (all Kool and the Gang), Bono, Adam Clayton (both U2), Chris Cross (Ultravox), Bob Geldof, Johnny Fingers, Simon Crowe (all The Boomtown Rats), Sarah Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward (all Bananarama), Boy George, Jon Moss (both Culture Club), Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware (both Heaven 17), Tony Hadley, Gary Kemp, John Keeble, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman (all Spandau Ballet), Simon Le Bon, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor (all Duran Duran), Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi (both Status Quo), Sting (The Police), Paul Weller (The Style Council), Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler and Bruce Watson (all Big Country) and Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood).
Songs from films[]
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Against All Odds), "Footloose" & "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Footloose), "Purple Rain" & "When Doves Cry" (Purple Rain), "I Just Called To Say I Love You" (The Woman In Red), "Ghostbusters" (Ghostbusters), "Love Kills" (Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis), "Together in Electric Dreams" (Electric Dreams), "The NeverEnding Story" (The NeverEnding Story), "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)" (Nineteen Eighty-Four) and "We All Stand Together" (Rupert and the Frog Song).
Charity singles[]
A group of musicians came together under the banner of Band Aid and released the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in aid of the famine in Ethiopia. The song featured artists including Bob Geldof, Paul Young, Boy George and Paul Weller. It was the Christmas number-one single for 1984, topping the chart for five weeks from 15 December 1984 (week ending).
Best-selling singles[]
Band Aid had the best-selling single of the year with "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The single spent seven weeks in the top 10 (including five weeks at number one), sold over 2.98 million copies and was certified platinum by the BPI. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder came in second place, selling more than 1.7 million copies and losing out by around 1.28 million sales. Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax", "Two Tribes" from the same act, and "Careless Whisper" by George Michael made up the top five. Songs by Wham! ("Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants"), Lionel Richie, Black Lace, Ray Parker Jr. and Wham! ("Freedom") were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles[]
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 1983 but still in chart in 1984. |
| ♦ | Single released in 1984 but peaked in 1985. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten single position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles in 1983 | ||||||
| 26 November 1983 | 8 | "Love of the Common People" ‡ | Paul Young | 2 | 3 December 1983 | 3 |
| 3 December 1983 | 7 | "Hold Me Now" ‡ | Thompson Twins | 4 | 10 December 1983 | 1 |
| 7 | "Only You" ‡ | The Flying Pickets | 1 | 10 December 1983 | 5 | |
| 10 December 1983 | 5 | "My Oh My" ‡ | Slade | 2 | 24 December 1983 | 3 |
| 17 December 1983 | 5 | "Victims" ‡ | Culture Club | 3 | 24 December 1983 | 2 |
| 6 | "Tell Her About It" | Billy Joel | 4 | 14 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 24 December 1983 | 5 | "Marguerita Time" | Status Quo | 3 | 14 January 1984 | 1 |
| 5 | "Islands in the Stream" | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | 7 | 7 January 1984 | 1 | |
| Singles in 1984 | ||||||
| 7 January 1984 | 5 | "Pipes of Peace" | Paul McCartney | 1 | 14 January 1984 | 2 |
| 4 | "What Is Love?" | Howard Jones | 2 | 14 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 14 January 1984 | 19 | "Relax" (#3) [B] | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | 28 January 1984 | 5 |
| 21 January 1984 | 5 | "That's Livin' Alright (from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet)" | Joe Fagin | 3 | 28 January 1984 | 2 |
| 2 | "A Rockin' Good Way" | Shaky and Bonnie | 5 | 21 January 1984 | 2 | |
| 2 | "Bird of Paradise" | Snowy White | 6 | 21 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Running with the Night" | Lionel Richie | 9 | 21 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 28 January 1984 | 5 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | Cyndi Lauper | 2 | 4 February 1984 | 1 |
| 1 | "Nobody Told Me" | John Lennon | 6 | 28 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Wonderland" | Big Country | 8 | 28 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Wishful Thinking" | China Crisis | 9 | 28 January 1984 | 1 | |
| 4 February 1984 | 5 | "Radio Ga Ga" | Queen | 2 | 11 February 1984 | 2 |
| 4 | "Break My Stride" | Matthew Wilder | 4 | 11 February 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "(Feels Like) Heaven" | Fiction Factory | 6 | 4 February 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Here Comes the Rain Again" | Eurythmics | 8 | 4 February 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "The Killing Moon" | Echo & the Bunnymen | 9 | 4 February 1984 | 1 | |
| 11 February 1984 | 5 | "Doctor! Doctor!" | Thompson Twins | 3 | 18 February 1984 | 2 |
| 2 | "Holiday" | Madonna | 6 | 18 February 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "New Moon on Monday" | Duran Duran | 9 | 11 February 1984 | 2 | |
| 18 February 1984 | 3 | "My Ever Changing Moods" | The Style Council | 5 | 25 February 1984 | 1 |
| 1 | "Love Theme From The Thorn Birds" [C] | Juan Martín | 10 | 18 February 1984 | 1 | |
| 25 February 1984 | 5 | "99 Red Balloons" [D] | Nena | 1 | 3 March 1984 | 3 |
| 6 | "Joanna"/"Tonight" | Kool & the Gang | 2 | 10 March 1984 | 2 | |
| 5 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | Nik Kershaw | 4 | 3 March 1984 | 3 | |
| 4 | "Somebody's Watching Me" | Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson | 6 | 3 March 1984 | 2 | |
| 3 March 1984 | 2 | "Run Runaway" | Slade | 7 | 10 March 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "An Innocent Man" | Billy Joel | 8 | 3 March 1984 | 3 | |
| 10 March 1984 | 4 | "Street Dance" | Break Machine | 3 | 17 March 1984 | 2 |
| 3 | "Jump" | Van Halen | 7 | 17 March 1984 | 1 | |
| 17 March 1984 | 9 | "Hello" (#7) | Lionel Richie | 1 | 24 March 1984 | 6 |
| 2 | "The Music of Torvill and Dean (EP)" [E] | Richard Hartley and The Michael Reed Orchestra | 9 | 7 April 1984 | 1 | |
| 24 March 1984 | 4 | "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls | 2 | 31 March 1984 | 1 |
| 4 | "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." | Bananarama | 3 | 31 March 1984 | 2 | |
| 3 | "What Do I Do" | Phil Fearon and Galaxy | 5 | 31 March 1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Your Love Is King" | Sade | 6 | 31 March 1984 | 1 | |
| 31 March 1984 | 5 | "A Love Worth Waiting For" | Shakin' Stevens | 2 | 7 April 1984 | 2 |
| 3 | "It's a Miracle" | Culture Club | 4 | 31 March 1984 | 1 | |
| 5 | "People Are People" | Depeche Mode | 4 | 14 April 1984 | 1 | |
| 7 April 1984 | 5 | "You Take Me Up" | Thompson Twins | 2 | 21 April 1984 | 1 |
| 14 April 1984 | 8 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | 2 | 28 April 1984 | 3 |
| 3 | "Glad It's All Over"/"Damned on 45" | Captain Sensible | 6 | 14 April 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Nelson Mandela" [F] | The Special AKA | 9 | 14 April 1984 | 2 | |
| 21 April 1984 | 7 | "I Want to Break Free" | Queen | 3 | 28 April 1984 | 3 |
| 1 | "Ain't Nobody" | Rufus and Chaka Khan | 8 | 21 April 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" | Scritti Politti | 10 | 21 April 1984 | 1 | |
| 28 April 1984 | 7 | "The Reflex" | Duran Duran | 1 | 5 May 1984 | 4 |
| 4 | "Locomotion" | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 5 | 12 May 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" | Kool & the Gang | 7 | 28 April 1984 | 1 | |
| 5 May 1984 | 5 | "Automatic" | The Pointer Sisters | 2 | 19 May 1984 | 2 |
| 4 | "One Love/People Get Ready" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 5 | 19 May 1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | "When You're Young and in Love" | The Flying Pickets | 7 | 5 May 1984 | 2 | |
| 3 | "Don't Tell Me" | Blancmange | 8 | 5 May 1984 | 2 | |
| 12 May 1984 | 3 | "Footloose" | Kenny Loggins | 6 | 19 May 1984 | 1 |
| 19 May 1984 | 5 | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | Deniece Williams | 2 | 2 June 1984 | 2 |
| 26 May 1984 | 7 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | 1 | 2 June 1984 | 2 |
| 4 | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | Ultravox | 3 | 9 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Break Dance Party" | Break Machine | 9 | 26 May 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 June 1984 | 2 | "Groovin' (EP)" ("You're the Best Thing"/"Big Boss Groove") | The Style Council | 5 | 2 June 1984 | 1 |
| 2 | "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)" | Hazell Dean | 6 | 9 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "I Feel Like Buddy Holly" | Alvin Stardust | 7 | 2 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 9 June 1984 | 3 | "Only When You Leave" | Spandau Ballet | 3 | 16 June 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "High Energy" | Evelyn Thomas | 5 | 16 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Pearl in the Shell" | Howard Jones | 7 | 16 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" | The Smiths | 10 | 9 June 1984 | 2 | |
| 16 June 1984 | 12 | "Two Tribes" (#4) | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | 16 June 1984 | 9 |
| 4 | "Smalltown Boy" | Bronski Beat | 3 | 23 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" | Elton John | 7 | 23 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 23 June 1984 | 6 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Nik Kershaw | 2 | 30 June 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "Farewell My Summer Love" | Michael Jackson | 7 | 30 June 1984 | 1 | |
| 30 June 1984 | 6 | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | 3 | 14 July 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" | Ollie & Jerry | 5 | 7 July 1984 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Jump (For My Love)" | The Pointer Sisters | 6 | 30 June 1984 | 2 | |
| 7 July 1984 | 8 | "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" | Grandmaster Melle Mel | 7 | 28 July 1984 | 2 |
| 14 July 1984 | 5 | "Hole in My Shoe" | Neil | 2 | 21 July 1984 | 3 |
| 7 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | 3 | 11 August 1984 | 1 | |
| 6 | "When Doves Cry" | Prince | 4 | 28 July 1984 | 2 | |
| 21 July 1984 | 2 | "Young at Heart" | The Bluebells | 8 | 28 July 1984 | 1 |
| 28 July 1984 | 1 | "Love Resurrection" | Alison Moyet | 10 | 28 July 1984 | 1 |
| 4 August 1984 | 2 | "It's a Hard Life" | Queen | 6 | 4 August 1984 | 1 |
| 1 | "Down on the Street" | Shakatak | 9 | 4 August 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Everybody's Laughing" | Phil Fearon and Galaxy | 10 | 4 August 1984 | 1 | |
| 11 August 1984 | 8 | "Careless Whisper" (#5) | George Michael | 1 | 18 August 1984 | 3 |
| 8 | "Agadoo" (#8) | Black Lace | 2 | 18 August 1984 | 2 | |
| 5 | "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" | Hazell Dean | 4 | 18 August 1984 | 1 | |
| 18 August 1984 | 5 | "Like to Get to Know You Well" | Howard Jones | 4 | 25 August 1984 | 3 |
| 5 | "Self Control" | Laura Branigan | 5 | 1 September 1984 | 1 | |
| 25 August 1984 | 11 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (#2) | Stevie Wonder | 1 | 8 September 1984 | 6 |
| 2 | "Stuck on You" | Trevor Walters | 9 | 25 August 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 September 1984 | 4 | "Passengers" | Elton John | 5 | 8 September 1984 | 1 |
| 4 | "Dr. Beat" | Miami Sound Machine | 6 | 22 September 1984 | 1 | |
| 8 September 1984 | 11 | "Ghostbusters" (#9) [BB] | Ray Parker Jr. | 2 | 22 September 1984 | 3 |
| 1 | "I'll Fly for You" | Spandau Ballet | 9 | 8 September 1984 | 1 | |
| 15 September 1984 | 5 | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | U2 | 3 | 29 September 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "Big in Japan" | Alphaville | 8 | 22 September 1984 | 1 | |
| 22 September 1984 | 3 | "Lost in Music (Remix)" | Sister Sledge | 4 | 29 September 1984 | 1 |
| 1 | "Master and Servant" | Depeche Mode | 9 | 22 September 1984 | 1 | |
| 29 September 1984 | 2 | "Blue Jean" | David Bowie | 6 | 29 September 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "Why?" | Bronski Beat | 6 | 6 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "A Letter to You" | Shakin' Stevens | 10 | 29 September 1984 | 1 | |
| 6 October 1984 | 4 | "The War Song" | Culture Club | 2 | 13 October 1984 | 1 |
| 2 | "Purple Rain" | Prince and The Revolution | 8 | 6 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "If It Happens Again" | UB40 | 9 | 6 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Love Kills" | Freddie Mercury | 10 | 6 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 13 October 1984 | 7 | "Freedom" (#10) | Wham! | 1 | 20 October 1984 | 3 |
| 5 | "No More Lonely Nights" | Paul McCartney | 2 | 27 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Together in Electric Dreams" | Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey | 3 | 27 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Drive" | The Cars | 5 | 13 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 20 October 1984 | 2 | "Shout to the Top!" | The Style Council | 7 | 20 October 1984 | 1 |
| 1 | "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | Paul Young | 9 | 20 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Missing You" | John Waite | 9 | 27 October 1984 | 1 | |
| 27 October 1984 | 7 | "I Feel for You" | Chaka Khan | 1 | 10 November 1984 | 3 |
| 4 | "All Cried Out" | Alison Moyet | 8 | 27 October 1984 | 4 | |
| 3 November 1984 | 5 | "The Wild Boys" | Duran Duran | 2 | 17 November 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "Too Late for Goodbyes" | Julian Lennon | 6 | 3 November 1984 | 2 | |
| 4 | "The Wanderer" | Status Quo | 7 | 3 November 1984 | 3 | |
| 10 November 1984 | 5 | "The NeverEnding Story" | Limahl | 4 | 24 November 1984 | 1 |
| 4 | "Caribbean Queen" | Billy Ocean | 6 | 17 November 1984 | 2 | |
| 17 November 1984 | 5 | "I Should Have Known Better" | Jim Diamond | 1 | 1 December 1984 | 1 |
| 1 | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" | ZZ Top | 10 | 17 November 1984 | 1 | |
| 24 November 1984 | 5 | "The Riddle" | Nik Kershaw | 3 | 8 December 1984 | 1 |
| 4 | "Sexcrime (Ninety Eighty-Four)" | Eurythmics | 4 | 8 December 1984 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Hard Habit to Break" | Chicago | 8 | 24 November 1984 | 2 | |
| 1 December 1984 | 7 | "The Power of Love" | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | 8 December 1984 | 1 |
| 3 | "Teardrops" | Shakin' Stevens | 5 | 8 December 1984 | 1 | |
| 8 December 1984 | 2 | "I Won't Run Away" | Alvin Stardust | 7 | 8 December 1984 | 1 |
| 9 | "Like a Virgin" ♦ | Madonna | 3 | 18 January 1985 | 1 | |
| 6 | "We All Stand Together" | Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus [F] | 3 | 22 December 1984 | 3 | |
| 15 December 1984 | 7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (#1) [H] | Band Aid | 1 | 15 December 1984 | 5 |
| 7 | "Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants" (#6) | Wham! | 2 | 15 December 1984 | 5 | |
| 22 December 1984 | 4 | "Nellie the Elephant" | Toy Dolls | 4 | 29 December 1984 | 1 |
| 2 | "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" | Gary Glitter | 7 | 22 December 1984 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Everything Must Change" | Paul Young | 9 | 22 December 1984 | 5 | |
| 1 | "Do the Conga" | Black Lace | 10 | 22 December 1984 | 1 | |
| 29 December 1984 | 7 | "Shout" ♦ | Tears for Fears | 4 | 26 January 1985 | 1 |
Entries by artist[]
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1984, including singles that reached their peak in 1983 or 1985. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1984 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | George Michael [I][N] |  United Kingdom
|
28 | "Careless Whisper", "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Freedom", "Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants", "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" |
| 4 | Andy Taylor [I][O] | 17 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" | |
| Boy George [I][K][P] | 12 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "It's a Miracle", "Victims", "The War Song" | ||
| Freddie Mercury [Q] | 15 | "It's a Hard Life", "I Want to Break Free", "Love Kills", "Radio Ga Ga" | ||
| Holly Johnson [I][J][Q] | 39 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Relax", "The Power of Love", "Two Tribes" | ||
| John Taylor [I][O] | 17 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" | ||
| Jon Moss [I][K][P] | 12 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "It's a Miracle", "Victims", "The War Song" | ||
| Nick Rhodes [I][O] | 17 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" | ||
| Paul McCartney [I][J] | 17 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "No More Lonely Nights", "Pipes of Peace", "We All Stand Together" | ||
| Paul Weller [I][S] | 11 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Groovin' (EP)" ("You're the Best Thing"/"Big Boss Groove"), "My Ever Changing Moods", "Shout to the Top" | ||
| Paul Young [I][K] | 8 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Everything Must Change", "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down", "Love of the Common People" | ||
| Roger Taylor [I][O] | 17 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" | ||
| Shakin' Stevens | 11 | "A Letter to You", "A Love Worth Waiting For", "A Rockin' Good Way", "Teardrops" | ||
| Simon Le Bon [I][O] | 17 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" | ||
| 3 | Culture Club [K] | 9 | "It's a Miracle", "Victims", "The War Song" | |
| Dennis Thomas [I][V] |  United States
|
4 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Joanna"/"Tonight", "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" | |
| Duran Duran | United Kingdom
|
14 | "New Moon on Monday", "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys" | |
| Francis Rossi [I][T] | 10 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Marguerita Time", "The Wanderer" | ||
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 36 | "Relax", "The Power of Love", "Two Tribes" | ||
| Gary Kemp [I][U] | 7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I'll Fly for You", "Only When You Leave" | ||
| James "JT" Taylor [I][V] | United States
|
10 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Joanna"/"Tonight", "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" | |
| John Keeble [I][U] | United Kingdom
|
7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I'll Fly for You", "Only When You Leave" | |
| Martin Kemp [I][U] | 7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I'll Fly for You", "Only When You Leave" | ||
| Nik Kershaw | 16 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "The Riddle", "Wouldn't It Be Good" | ||
| Rick Parfitt [I][T] | 10 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Marguerita Time", "The Wanderer" | ||
| Robert "Kool" Bell [I][V] | United States
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10 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Joanna"/"Tonight", "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" | |
| Steve Norman [I][U] | United Kingdom
|
7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I'll Fly for You", "Only When You Leave" | |
| The Style Council[R] | 8 | "Groovin' (EP)" ("You're the Best Thing"/"Big Boss Groove"), "My Ever Changing Moods", "Shout to the Top" | ||
| Thompson Twins [K] | 12 | "Doctor! Doctor!", "Hold Me Now", "You Take Me Up" | ||
| Tony Hadley [I][U] | 7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I'll Fly for You", "Only When You Leave" | ||
| Wham! | 17 | "Freedom", "Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants", "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | ||
| 2 | Adam Clayton [I][W] | 8 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | |
| Alison Moyet | 5 | "All Cried Out", "Love Resurrection" | ||
| Alvin Stardust | 3 | "I Feel Like Buddy Holly", "I Won't Run Away" | ||
| Billy Joel [L] | United States
|
6 | "An Innocent Man", "Tell Her About It" | |
| Black Lace | United Kingdom
|
9 | "Agadoo", "Do the Conga" | |
| Bono [I][W] |  Ireland
|
8 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | |
| Break Machine | United States
|
5 | "Break Dance Party", "Street Dance" | |
| Bronski Beat | United Kingdom
|
"Smalltown Boy", "Why?" | ||
| Bruce Watson [I][J][X] | 5 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Wonderland" | ||
| Chaka Khan | United States
|
8 | "Ain't Nobody", "I Feel for You" | |
| Chris Cross [I][Y] | United Kingdom
|
7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | |
| Cyndi Lauper | United States
|
11 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time" | |
| David Bowie [J] | United Kingdom
|
5 | "Blue Jean", "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | |
| Depeche Mode | 6 | "Master and Servant", "People Are People" | ||
| Elton John | 7 | "Passengers", "Sad Songs Say So Much" | ||
| Eurythmics | 6 | "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)" | ||
| The Flying Pickets [K] | 5 | "Only You", "When You're Young and in Love" | ||
| Hazell Dean | 7 | "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)", "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" | ||
| Keren Woodward [Z] | 7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." | ||
| Kool & The Gang | United States
|
7 | "Joanna"/"Tonight", "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" | |
| Lionel Richie | 10 | "Hello", "Running with the Night" | ||
| Madonna [M] | 6 | "Holiday", "Like a Virgin" | ||
| Mark Brzezicki [I][J][X] | United Kingdom
|
5 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Wonderland" | |
| Michael Jackson [AA] | United States
|
7 | "Farewell My Summer Love", "Somebody's Watching Me" | |
| Midge Ure [I][Y] | United Kingdom
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7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | |
| Phil Collins [I] | 11 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | ||
| Phil Fearon and Galaxy | 4 | "Everybody's Laughing", "What Do I Do" | ||
| The Pointer Sisters | 9 | "Automatic", "Jump (for My Love)" | ||
| Prince | United States
|
8 | "Purple Rain", "When Doves Cry" | |
| Sarah Dallin [I][Z] | United Kingdom
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7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." | |
| Siobhan Fahey [G][Z] | 7 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." | ||
| Slade [I] | 3 | "My Oh My", "Run Runaway" | ||
| Spandau Ballet | 4 | "I'll Fly for You", "Only When You Leave" | ||
| Status Quo | 7 | "Marguerita Time", "The Wanderer" | ||
| Stuart Adamson [I][J] | 5 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Wonderland" | ||
| Tony Butler [I][J][X] | 5 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Wonderland" |
Notes[]
- a "Like a Virgin" reached its peak of number three on 18 January 1985 (week ending)
- b "Relax" re-entered the top 10 at number five on 23 June 1984 (week ending) for nine weeks.
- c "Love Theme from The Thorn Birds" was the theme song to the 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds.
- d "99 Red Balloons" was based upon the German version "99 Luftballoons" but the lyrics were not a direct translation.
- e "The Music of Torvill and Dean (EP)" re-entered the top 10 at number nine on 7 April 1984 (week ending) for one week.
- f The protest song "Nelson Mandela" was known as "Free Nelson Mandela" in some releases, while the group were also known as The Specials.
- g The Frog Chorus on "We All Stand Together" consisted of The King's Singers and the choir from St Paul's Cathedral.
- h Released as a charity single by Band Aid to aid famine relief in Ethiopia.
- i Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid.
- j Artist recorded a spoken message on B-Side to "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
- k Figure includes single that peaked in 1983.
- l Figure includes single that first charted in 1983 but peaked in 1984.
- m Figure includes single that peaked in 1985.
- n Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Wham!.
- o Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Duran Duran.
- p Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Culture Club.
- q Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Queen.
- r Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
- s Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group The Style Council.
- t Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group Status Quo.
- u Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group Spandau Ballet.
- v Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group Kool & The Gang.
- w Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group U2.
- x Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group Big Country.
- y Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group Ultravox
- z Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group Bananarama.
- aa Figure includes appearance on Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me".
- bb "Ghostbusters" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 29 December 1984 (week ending).
See also[]
- 1984 in British music
- List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
References[]
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
Specific
- ^ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links[]
- 1984 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
- The Official Top 50 best-selling songs of 1984 at the Official Charts Company
- 1984 record charts
- 1984 in British music
- Lists of UK top-ten singles