5 5 BETTER BE GOOD TO ME –•– Tina Turner (Capitol)-12 (5) 67 — BOP ‘TIL YOU DROP –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-1 (67) 8 8 PENNY LOVER –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (8) 93 — THE MORE YOU LIVE, THE MORE YOU LOVE –•– A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive)-1 (93), 1 1 GHOSTBUSTERS –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-10 (2 Weeks at #1) (1) 42 46 SEND ME AN ANGEL –•– Real Life (MCA / Curb)-9 (42) 5 5 STUCK ON YOU –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (3) 57 39 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-20 (1), 41 46 LEAVE IT –•– Yes (Atco)-3 (41) 18 18 READ ‘EM AND WEEP –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (18) 44 61 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER –•– The Police (A&M)-2 (44) 26 22 GIVE IT UP –•– K.C. 27 21 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-11 (13) (Columbia)-12 (2 Weeks at #1) (1) 29 33 FLESH FOR FANTASY –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-7 (29) The change was seen immediately, as the #1 song that week was a consolidation of The Beatles’ COME TOGETHER and SOMETHING now sitting at #1 as a single entry. 19 19 ALL OF YOU –•– Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross (Columbia)-10 (19) 26 28 ARE WE OURSELVES? 48 — NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS –•– Paul McCartney (Columbia)-1 (48) 49 50 HEAVEN’S ON FIRE –•– KISS (Mercury)-6 (49) 36 42 THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER –•– Tony Carey (MCA)-6 (36) DOCTOR! 22 27 HEAD OVER HEELS –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S. 47 52 TWO TRIBES –•– Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island)-7 (47) 17 19 ROUND AND ROUND –•– Ratt (Atlantic)-9 (17) 10 6 I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES –•– Elton John (Geffen)-16 (4), 11 5 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-22 (5) 15 16 PANAMA –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-8 (15) Another strange circumstance regarding the 11-17-84 chart – Rick Springfield actually has records sitting at three consecutive positions this week. 18 11 PENNY LOVER –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (8) 34 33 NIGHTBIRD –•– Stevie Nicks (with Sandy Stewart) (Modern)-9 (33) 47 — INFATUATION –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (47) For some reason, likely due to carelessness or simply an error, TAXI DANCING enters the Hot 100 – while its flip side – BOP ‘TIL YOU DROP was still on the chart, actually moving down the Hot 100 and sitting just one spot higher at #82. 33 37 DYNAMITE –•– Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-4 (33) 51 33 AN INNOCENT MAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-15 (10) WEEKLY . 55 33 NOBODY TOLD ME –•– John Lennon (Polydor)-12 (5), 41 49 BREAKDANCE –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-3 (41) 32 40 THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N ROLL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-3 (32) 44 51 THE LUCKY ONE –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-3 (44) 28 19 WHY ME? 2 3 GHOSTBUSTERS –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-7 (2) 30 40 BREAKIN’… THERE’S NO STOPPING US –•– Ollie & Jerry (Polydor)-4 (30), 31 35 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU –•– Dan Hartman (MCA)-8 (31) 36 40 LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT –•– Stevie Wonder (Motown)-4 (36) 88 — SOMETHING’S ON YOUR MIND –•– D Train (Prelude)-1 (88) Effective: 1 January 1984 SUBMARINE PAY SPECIAL PAYS & Other Allowances Cumulative Years of Service 1/ Variable Special Pay Pay Grade 2 or less Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 Over 10 Over 16 Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 26 Pay Grade 6 or Less 6 & Over 8 & Over 10 & Over 12 & Over 14 & Over 18 & Over 22 Over O-10 265.00 Intern 100.00 O-9 265.00 Thru O-6 416.66833.33 791.66 750.00 666.66 583.33 … 13 15 PANAMA –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-9 (13) 46 48 WOULDN’T IT BE GOOD –•– Nik Kershaw (MCA)-9 (46) The first chart terminals appeared in record shops in 1984. 46 52 TURN TO YOU –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S. 23 17 WHEN DOVES CRY –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-17 (1) 50 42 DANCING IN THE DARK – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-17 (2), 54 — BLUE JEAN –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-1 (54) 87 — ORIGINAL SIN –•– INXS (Atco)-1 (87) 22 23 RUNNER –•– Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Arista)-10 (22) 55 38 FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-8 (38) 4 5 HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-10 (4) 18 27 DRIVE –•– The Cars (Elektra)-4 (18) 46 — THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-1 (46) 40 46 BORDERLINE –•– Madonna (Sire)-6 (40), 43 26 GIVE IT UP –•– K.C. 8 11 HOLD ME NOW –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-10 (8) 90 — WANTED MAN –•– Ratt (Atlantic)-1 (90), 1 2 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU –•– Stevie Wonder (Motown)-9 (1 Week at #1) (1) 23 26 WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT –•– Twisted Sister (Atlantic)-7 (23) 18 20 DANCING IN THE SHEETS –•– Shalamar (Columbia)-10 (18) 3 3 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-18 (3) Page Contents. )-3 (36) 17 13 LET THE MUSIC PLAY –•– Shannon (Mirage)-19 (8) 50 71 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU –•– Dan Hartman (MCA)-3 (50), 59 — MAGIC –•– The Cars (Elektra)-1 (59) 40 41 CATCH ME I’M FALLING –•– Real Life (MCA / Curb)-7 (40), 42 23 JUMP –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-17 (1) 32 33 THE SIGN OF FIRE –•– The Fixx (MCA)-8 (32) 90 — SATISFIED MAN –•– Molly Hatchet (Epic)-1 (90), 1 1 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU –•– Stevie Wonder (Motown)-11 (3 Weeks at #1) (1) 20 34 SHE BOP –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-4 (20), 21 24 SHE’S MINE –•– Steve Perry (Columbia)-7 (21) 8 4 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART –•– Yes (Atco)-16 (1) 18 15 HELLO –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-18 (1) 8 8 THE WARRIOR –•– Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia)-12 (8) 49 61 DESERT MOON –•– Dennis DeYoung (A&M)-2 (49) 22 25 BOP ‘TIL YOU DROP –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-9 (22) 13 15 LIGHTS OUT –•– Peter Wolf (EMI-America)-8 (13) 22 26 ROCK ME TONITE –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-6 (22) In This Article: 1980s , Bruce Springsteen , … 7 8 THE GLAMOROUS LIFE –•– Sheila E. (Warner Brothers)-17 (7) 7 8 COVER ME –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-11 (7) 64 — LIVIN’ IN DESPERATE TIMES –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (64) 30 16 DYNAMITE –•– Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-12 (15), 31 35 DESERT MOON –•– Dennis DeYoung (A&M)-5 (31) 32 36 RUNNER –•– Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Arista)-7 (32) 12 6 DRIVE –•– The Cars (Elektra)-13 (3) 38 40 WHISPER TO A SCREAM (Birds Fly) –•– Icicle Works (Arista)-7 (38) 8 13 BLUE JEAN –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-8 (8) 49 20 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-12 (9) 14 10 AN INNOCENT MAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-12 (10) The list on this page is for all #1 hit Pop singles for 1984 using proprietary methods. 16 15 DYNAMITE –•– Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-11 (15) 6 5 AUTOMATIC –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-13 (5) 83 — DEVIL IN A FAST CAR –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-1 (83) 35 37 GIRLS WITH GUNS –•– Tommy Shaw (A&M)-7 (35) 68 36 ROCK ME TONITE –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-14 (15), 41 44 WHAT ABOUT ME? 8 5 LET’S GO CRAZY –•– Prince & The Revolution (Warner Brothers)-13 (1) 63 — THE BOYS OF SUMMER –•– Don Henley (Geffen)-1 (63) 89 — MISSING YOU –•– John Waite (EMI-America)-1 (89) (Columbia)-16 (1) 38 49 I FEEL FOR YOU –•– Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-4 (38) 4 5 LUCKY STAR –•– Madonna (Sire)-9 (4) 38 48 OUT OF TOUCH –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-2 (38) 5 6 AUTOMATIC –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-12 (5) 65 — DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS –•– Band Aid (Columbia)-1 (65) 30 34 TONIGHT –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-6 (30), 31 26 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Tina Turner (Capitol)-11 (26) 19 21 WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-10 (19) 15 18 BREAKDANCE –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-8 (15) 37 37 ONE IN A MILLION –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-8 (37) 74 — SHOW ME –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-1 (74) 43 47 IN NEON –•– Elton John (Geffen)-4 (43) 90 — BULLISH –•– Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1 (90) 13 7 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-17 (1) 85 — (Pride) IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– U2 (Island)-1 (85) 14 18 DANCING IN THE DARK –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-3 (14) 84 — WHEN THE LADY SMILES –•– Golden Earring (21 Records)-1 (84) 67 — RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (67) 33 35 TURN TO YOU –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S. 6 10 TO ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED BEFORE –•– Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson (Columbia)-10 (6) –•– The Fixx (MCA)-6 (28) 36 47 OH SHERRIE –•– Steve Perry (Columbia)-2 (36) 33 37 THE POLITICS OF DANCING –•– Re-Flex (Capitol)-14 (33) 23 38 LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY –•– Deniece Williams (Columbia)-3 (23) 89 — CATCH MY FALL –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-1 (89) 45 47 YOU TAKE ME UP –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-5 (45) 28 18 LIGHTS OUT –•– Peter Wolf (EMI-America)-12 (12) 5 7 BREAK MY STRIDE –•– Matthew Wilder (Private I)-19 (5) 88 — ALL RIGHT NOW –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (88) 6 8 AUTOMATIC –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-11 (6) 52 25 MISS ME BLIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-13 (5) 13 17 ADULT EDUCATION –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-5 (13) The next new chart was dated January 5, 1985. 30 34 THEY DON’T KNOW –•– Tracey Ullman (MCA)-5 (30), 31 31 LIVIN’ IN DESPERATE TIMES –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-7 (31) 10 10 COVER ME –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-9 (10), 11 15 CARIBBEAN QUEEN (No More Love On The Run) –•– Billy Ocean (Jive)-9 (11) 88 — BODY TALK –•– The Deele (Solar)-1 (88) 19 22 I’LL WAIT –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-6 (19) 20 18 DANCE HALL DAYS –•– Wang Chung (Geffen)-14 (16), 21 27 PANAMA –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-5 (21) 59 36 WHAT ABOUT ME? 4 3 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take A Look At Me Now) –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-14 (1) Chrizly-Charts 347 views. 24 27 UNDERSTANDING –•– Bob Seger (Capitol)-6 (24) 49 — SAD SONGS (Say So Much) –•– Elton John (Geffen)-1 (49) 23 28 WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-8 (23) 24 26 SWEPT AWAY –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-7 (24) 18 12 ALMOST PARADISE –•– Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (Columbia)-13 (7) 27 31 PANAMA –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-4 (27) 15 16 THE CURLY SHUFFLE –•– Jump ‘N The Saddle (Atlantic)-8 (15) 50 37 WHISPER TO A SCREAM (Birds Fly) –•– Icicle Works (Arista)-10 (37) 7 8 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (7) 84 — HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO –•– Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-1 (84) 48 54 I CAN’T HOLD BACK –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-4 (48) (Columbia)-1 (80) 16 23 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT –•– Tina Turner (Capitol)-10 (16) 84 — COOL IT NOW –•– New Edition (MCA)-1 (84) –•– Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes & James Ingram (RCA)-10 (15) 42 48 THEY DON’T KNOW –•– Tracey Ullman (MCA)-3 (42) 37 43 IT AIN’T ENOUGH –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-4 (37) 5 3 STUCK ON YOU –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (3) 27 35 YAH MO B THERE –•– James Ingram (with Michael McDonald) (Qwest)-7 (27) 94 — MIDNITE MANIAC –•– Krokus (Arista)-1 (94), 1 2 MISSING YOU –•– John Waite (EMI-America)-14 (1 Week at #1) (1) 15 20 DYNAMITE –•– Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-9 (15) 6 5 LUCKY STAR –•– Madonna (Sire)-11 (4) 2 3 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-13 (2) 40 45 TONIGHT –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-4 (40), 43 23 THIS WOMAN –•– Kenny Rogers (RCA)-10 (23) 18 26 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU –•– Stevie Wonder (Motown)-5 (18) 10 13 I’M SO EXCITED –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-28 (10), 11 9 THE GLAMOROUS LIFE –•– Sheila E. (Warner Brothers)-19 (7) 6 8 LET’S GO CRAZY –•– Prince & The Revolution (Warner Brothers)-6 (6) 61 — YOU’RE THE INSPIRATION –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-1 (61) buy from iTunes $6.99 Detailed Chart Progress for "1984" (Van Halen) US Albums chart performance history for 1984. 47 51 17 –•– Rick James (Gordy)-4 (47) 44 — I’LL WAIT –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-1 (44) 15 12 DESERT MOON –•– Dennis DeYoung (A&M)-12 (10) 32 17 LET’S GO CRAZY –•– Prince & The Revolution (Warner Brothers)-15 (1) buy from iTunes £12.99. 81 — MISLED –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-1 (81) 37 42 IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN –•– Peabo Bryson (Elektra)-8 (37) 44 54 NO WAY OUT –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-3 (44) 50 70 STRANGER IN TOWN –•– Toto (Columbia)-2 (50), 38 — THE WILD BOYS –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-1 (38) DOCTOR! 82 — LAYIN’ IT ON THE LINE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-1 (82) 26 28 STAY THE NIGHT –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-5 (26) 30 33 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-7 (30), 31 39 PANAMA –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-3 (31) 43 19 GHOSTBUSTERS –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-17 (1) 52 — SHE BOP –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-1 (52) 80s No.1s; Best Selling Singles of the 80s; Best Selling Albums of the 80s; 80s Party. 90 — BLUE LIGHT –•– David Gilmour (Columbia)-1 (90) 42 47 GIVE IT UP –•– K.C. 47 61 GIRLS –•– Dwight Twilley (EMI-America)-2 (47) 3 2 SAY IT ISN’T SO –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-12 (2) 35 39 OBSCENE PHONE CALLER –•– Rockwell (Motown)-9 (35) 23 22 RUNNER –•– Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Arista)-11 (22) 24 39 ALL I NEED –•– Jack Wagner (Qwest)-7 (24) 10 8 FOOTLOOSE –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-17 (1), 11 12 HEAD OVER HEELS –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S. 29 33 BOP ‘TIL YOU DROP –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-7 (29) 50 54 BORDERLINE –•– Madonna (Sire)-4 (50), 71 — GIVE ME TONIGHT –•– Shannon (Mirage)-1 (71) 89 — TURN UP THE RADIO –•– Autograph (RCA)-1 (89) 46 46 HOLD ME –•– Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston (Asylum)-9 (46) 55 31 ON THE DARK SIDE –•– Eddie & The Cruisers / John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (Scotti Brothers)-25 (7), 41 43 HANDS TIED –•– Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia)-7 (41) 36 57 WHEN DOVES CRY –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-2 (36) 34 44 BLUE JEAN –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-3 (34) 34 34 THE BELLE OF ST. MARK –•– Sheila E. (Warner Brothers)-9 (34) 3 11 LIKE A VIRGIN –•– Madonna (Sire)-5 (3) 20 27 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-5 (20), 21 12 DRIVE –•– The Cars (Elektra)-14 (3) 26 26 BABY I LIED –•– Deborah Allen (RCA)-16 (26) 27 31 HOLIDAY –•– Madonna (Sire)-11 (27) 17 20 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU –•– Dan Hartman (MCA)-12 (17) 33 23 WHAT ABOUT ME? It differs from our own television in two crucial respects: It is impossible to turn off and the screen also watches its viewers. 6 6 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-13 (6) 83 — PRIME TIME –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-1 (83) 74 — COME BACK AND STAY –•– Paul Young (Columbia)-1 (74) 4 3 FOOTLOOSE –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-15 (1) 33 37 FLESH FOR FANTASY –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-6 (33) Check out our partner website Singles Chronology for all the Hot 100 releases for 1984. 14 18 LET THE MUSIC PLAY –•– Shannon (Mirage)-13 (14) 15 6 SELF CONTROL –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-15 (4) 20 13 HARD HABIT TO BREAK –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-17 (3), 21 22 IT AIN’T ENOUGH –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-9 (21) 43 49 THE BELLE OF ST. MARK –•– Sheila E. (Warner Brothers)-6 (43) 73 — HOLD ME NOW –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-1 (73) 69 — HANDS TIED –•– Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia)-1 (69) On December 30, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed Executive Order 12456 which provided for a 4% pay raise for the uniformed members of the Armed Forces. 50 54 ILLEGAL ALIEN –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-5 (50), 47 — OH SHERRIE –•– Steve Perry (Columbia)-1 (47) 22 15 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-16 (6) 22 24 WHO’S THAT GIRL –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-7 (22) 49 50 ILLEGAL ALIEN –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-6 (49) 2 2 DANCING IN THE DARK –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-8 (2) 49 51 ALMOST OVER YOU –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-7 (49) 8 9 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-14 (8) 8 13 LUCKY STAR –•– Madonna (Sire)-7 (8) 5 3 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-20 (3) 24 10 HOLD ME NOW –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-17 (3) 45 39 RUNAWAY –•– Bon Jovi (Mercury)-10 (39) 16 18 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-6 (16) 79 — OBSCENE PHONE CALLER –•– Rockwell (Motown)-1 (79) 37 40 WE ARE THE YOUNG –•– Dan Hartman (MCA)-6 (37) 5 8 LUCKY STAR –•– Madonna (Sire)-8 (5) 9 7 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-16 (7) 44 56 SHOW ME –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-3 (44) 3 4 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-12 (3) )-9 (32) 25 27 GO INSANE –•– Lindsey Buckingham (Elektra)-10 (25) 25 18 MISS ME BLIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-12 (5) 27 31 GO INSANE –•– Lindsey Buckingham (Elektra)-9 (27) 28 18 TIME WILL REVEAL –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-16 (18) 46 48 (What) IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– Naked Eyes (EMI-America)-5 (46) 7 7 TIME AFTER TIME –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-13 (1) 77 — A FINE FINE DAY –•– Tony Carey (MCA)-1 (77) 16 17 YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT (Til You Know What You Want) –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-9 (16) 28 31 DANCE HALL DAYS –•– Wang Chung (Geffen)-9 (28) 33 19 NOBODY TOLD ME –•– John Lennon (Polydor)-11 (5) 7 11 YOU MIGHT THINK –•– The Cars (Elektra)-8 (7) 46 28 LOVE SOMEBODY –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-14 (5), 43 52 OBSCENE PHONE CALLER –•– Rockwell (Motown)-6 (43) 26 17 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (7) 45 56 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-6 (45) 4 6 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-11 (4) 6 12 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-14 (6) 39 41 LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (39) 30 31 STRANGER IN TOWN –•– Toto (Columbia)-9 (30), 31 35 LOVERBOY –•– Billy Ocean (Jive)-4 (31) 38 38 TWO SIDES OF LOVE –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-8 (38) 4 9 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-11 (4) 29 29 SHOW ME –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-7 (29) 22 25 A FINE FINE DAY –•– Tony Carey (MCA)-10 (22) 40 47 THE LONGEST TIME –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-3 (40), 43 18 NEW MOON ON MONDAY –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-13 (10) 16 12 I WANT A NEW DRUG –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-14 (6) 13 16 BLUE JEAN –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-7 (13) 19 23 IF I’D BEEN THE ONE –•– 38 Special (Capitol)-11 (19) 4 5 SEA OF LOVE –•– The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza)-11 (4) 36 46 THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-2 (36) 6 7 MISS ME BLIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-7 (6) 61 — WHO’S THAT GIRL –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (61) 5 5 MISS ME BLIND –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-9 (5) 34 35 GO INSANE –•– Lindsey Buckingham (Elektra)-7 (34) 25 27 JAMIE –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-6 (25) 40 44 RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-4 (40), 41 20 MAGIC –•– The Cars (Elektra)-13 (12) 6 8 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-9 (6) 34 42 THE BOYS OF SUMMER –•– Don Henley (Geffen)-5 (34) On the 11-29-69 chart, the Hot 100 would change and now 2-sided hits were consolidated into a single chart entry, with the first title generally reflecting which was the bigger or dominant side. As a result, in October 1987, it was now possible for the chart, incorporating sales up to close of business on Saturday, to be announced on Sunday afternoon, rather than being delayed until Tuesday as was previously the case. 30 20 DANCING IN THE SHEETS –•– Shalamar (Columbia)-14 (17), 31 35 NO WAY OUT –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-6 (31) 10 14 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-10 (10), 11 7 COVER ME –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-12 (7) 26 38 LET THE MUSIC PLAY –•– Shannon (Mirage)-10 (26) 50 55 (Pride) IN THE NAME OF LOVE –•– U2 (Island)-4 (50), 48 — LIKE A VIRGIN –•– Madonna (Sire)-1 (48) 2 4 LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY –•– Deniece Williams (Columbia)-7 (2) 47 50 SHE’S STRANGE –•– Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-5 (47) 22 11 BREAKIN’… THERE’S NO STOPPING US –•– Ollie & Jerry (Polydor)-12 (9) 20 20 DYNAMITE –•– Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-8 (20), 21 23 WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-9 (21) 17 17 IT AIN’T ENOUGH –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-11 (17) DOCTOR! 47 60 YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT (Til You Know What You Want) –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-2 (47) 46 49 ALMOST OVER YOU –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-8 (46) 26 32 ROCK ME TONITE –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-5 (26) 53 34 MISSING YOU –•– John Waite (EMI-America)-21 (1) 49 43 EBONY EYES –•– Rick James & Smokey Robinson (Gordy)-9 (43), 59 — THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic)-1 (59) 26 31 BREAKDANCE –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-5 (26) 5 6 SISTER CHRISTIAN –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-14 (5) 38 42 TWO SIDES OF LOVE –•– Sammy Hagar (Geffen)-6 (38) 20 14 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP –•– The Romantics (Nemperor)-22 (3), 21 27 AUTOMATIC –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-6 (21) 87 — VIDEO –•– Jeff Lynne (Virgin)-1 (87) 13 14 AN INNOCENT MAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (13) 50 57 STRUNG OUT –•– Steve Perry (Columbia)-4 (50), 48 — OUT OF TOUCH –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-1 (48) 24 29 YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT (Til You Know What You Want) –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-6 (24) 46 52 EBONY EYES –•– Rick James & Smokey Robinson (Gordy)-5 (46) 50 60 BANG YOUR HEAD (Metal Health) –•– Quiet Riot (Pasha)-3 (50), 36 — NOBODY TOLD ME –•– John Lennon (Polydor)-1 (36) 80 — I WANNA ROCK –•– Twisted Sister (Atlantic)-1 (80) 87 — GIVE –•– Missing Persons (Capitol)-1 (87) 12 5 STUCK ON YOU –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (3) 5 7 SEA OF LOVE –•– The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza)-10 (5) 79 — THE MOMENT OF TRUTH –•– Survivor (Casablanca)-1 (79) 25 29 DON’T ANSWER ME –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-6 (25) 24 28 HARD HABIT TO BREAK –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-6 (24) 7 2 SAY SAY SAY –•– Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia)-16 (1) 84 — LITTLE BIT OF LOVE –•– Dwight Twilley (EMI-America)-1 (84) 35 40 LOVERBOY –•– Billy Ocean (Jive)-3 (35) 43 46 THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE –•– Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-7 (43) 37 42 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-4 (37) 33 37 THE WARRIOR –•– Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia)-6 (33) 3 3 STUCK ON YOU –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (3) 29 31 I DO’WANNA KNOW –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-7 (29) 28 21 SELF CONTROL –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-18 (4) 5 4 WHEN DOVES CRY –•– Prince (Warner Brothers)-14 (1) 27 31 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT –•– Tina Turner (Capitol)-8 (27) 20 22 BOP ‘TIL YOU DROP –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-10 (20), 21 24 SWEPT AWAY –•– Diana Ross (RCA)-8 (21) 85 — CAN’T LET GO –•– Stephen Stills Featuring Michael Finnigan (Atlantic)-1 (85) 51 22 THAT’S ALL –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-17 (6) 1 Various Artists - NOW 100 Hits Christmas. 80 — WITHOUT YOU –•– David Bowie (EMI-America)-1 (80) 25 29 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-9 (25) 92 — STRIP –•– Adam Ant (Epic)-1 (92) 93 — BREAKING UP IS HARD ON YOU –•– American Comedy Network (Critique)-1 (93) 2 2 GHOSTBUSTERS –•– Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista)-8 (2) 22 26 PINK HOUSES –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-6 (22) 25 13 UNION OF THE SNAKE –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-14 (3) 22 25 AUTHORITY SONG –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-6 (22) 36 47 YOU’RE THE INSPIRATION –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-3 (36) 71 — IN NEON –•– Elton John (Geffen)-1 (71) –•– The Fixx (MCA)-8 (19) 12 16 RUN TO YOU –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-8 (12) 27 26 ROMANCING THE STONE –•– Eddy Grant (Portrait)-12 (26) 7 8 ON THE DARK SIDE –•– Eddie & The Cruisers / John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (Scotti Brothers)-20 (7) 38 56 LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY –•– Deniece Williams (Columbia)-2 (38) Artists A-C; Artists D-F; Artists G-J; Artists K-N; Artists O-R; Artists S-V; Artists W-Z ; Miscellaneous.
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