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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 12, 1984

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/05 05/19 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	2	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One HelloLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1722	1
2	1	1	12	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)PHIL COLLINS Atlantic 7-89700	1
3	3	4	14	Hold Me NowTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1-9164	3
4	9	12	6	Let's Hear It For The BoyDENIECE WILLIAMS Columbia 38-04417	4
5	5	6	10	Love SomebodyRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13738	5
6	6	10	11	To All The Girls I've Loved BeforeJULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON Columbia 38-04217	6
7	7	7	10	You Might ThinkTHE CARS Elektra 7-69744	7
8	4	3	16	FootlooseKENNY LOGGINS Columbia 38-04310	1
9	11	17	6	Oh SherrieSTEVE PERRY Columbia 38-04391	9
10	14	27	5	Time After TimeCYNDI LAUPER Portrait 37-04432/Epic	10
11	8	8	12	They Don't KnowTRACEY ULLMAN MCA 52347	8
12	12	13	9	Head Over HeelsTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. IR-9926/A&M	12
13	13	14	12	TonightKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 830/PolyGram	13
14	17	21	8	The Longest TimeBILLY JOEL Columbia 38-04400	14
15	18	22	8	BreakdanceIRENE CARA Network/Geffen 7-29328/Warner Bros.	15
16	16	19	9	The Authority SongJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Riva R-216/Polygram	16
17	20	30	10	Sister ChristianNIGHT RANGER Camel/MCA 52350	17
18	10	5	11	Miss Me BlindCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-04388	5
19	26	36	4	The ReflexDURAN DURAN Capitol 5345	19
20	21	26	9	Dancing In The SheetsSHALAMAR Columbia 38-04372	20
21	15	16	11	Don't Answer MeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 1-9160	15
22	23	31	5	I'll WaitVAN HALEN Warner Bros. 7-29307	22
23	25	28	10	No More WordsBERLIN Geffen 7-29360/Warner Bros.	23
24	22	25	11	A Fine Fine DayTONY CAREY MCA 52343	22
25	29	35	10	BorderlineMADONNA Sire 7-29354/Warner Bros.	25
26	27	37	12	White HorseLAID BACK Sire 7-29346/Warner Bros.	26
27	32	40	4	The Heart Of Rock 'N' RollHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 4-42782	27
28	33	42	5	Self ControlLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 7-89676	28
29	35	38	8	Rock You Like A HurricaneSCORPIONS Mercury 818440-7/Polygram	29
30	19	9	16	AutomaticPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13730/RCA	5
31	28	29	9	Show MeTHE PRETENDERS Sire 7-29317/Warner Bros.	28
32	34	39	8	It's My LifeTALK TALK EMI-America 17113	32
33	37	47	4	You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)JOE JACKSON A&M 2628	33
34	39	44	6	Run RunawaySLADE CBS Associated 4-04398	34
35	50	62	3	Jump (For My Love)POINTER SISTERS Planet 13780/RCA	35
36	41	52	6	My Ever Changing MoodsTHE STYLE COUNCIL Geffen 7-29359	36
37	24	11	16	Somebody's Watching MeROCKWELL Motown 1702/MCA	2
38	43	54	3	Love Will Show Us HowCHRISTINE McVIE Warner Bros. 7-29313	38
39	49	—	2	Stay The NightCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29306	39
40	44	57	4	Modern Day DelilahVAN STEPHENSON MCA 52376	40
41	30	15	13	Adult EducationDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13714	8
42	NEW▶		1	It's A MiracleCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-04457	42
43	31	24	11	Leave ItYES Atco 7-99787	24
44	40	41	8	Catch Me, I'm FallingREAL LIFE MCA/Curb 52362	40
45	61	—	2	Who's That GirlEURYTHMICS RCA 13800	45
46	46	48	7	Give Me TonightSHANNON Mirage/Emergency 7-99775/Atco	46
47	47	50	6	She's StrangeCAMEO Atlanta Artists 818-384-7/Polygram	47
48	63	—	2	Eyes Without A FaceBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 4-42786	48
49	55	69	4	Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)ICICLE WORKS Arista 1-9155	49
50	53	59	7	Wouldn't It Be GoodNIK KERSHAW MCA 52371	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	60	73	3	I Want To Break FreeQUEEN Capitol 5350	51
52	57	70	3	Believe In MeDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 34-04447	52
53	58	67	4	Dance Hall DaysWANG CHUNG Geffen 7-29310/Warner Bros.	53
54	64	74	4	What Is Love?HOWARD JONES Elektra 7-69737	54
55	36	20	13	GirlsDWIGHT TWILLEY EMI-America 8196	16
56	68	—	2	Music TimeSTYX A&M 2625	56
57	38	18	16	Here Comes The Rain AgainEURYTHMICS RCA 13725	4
58	59	63	6	There's No Easy WayJAMES INGRAM QWest 7-29316/Warner Bros.	58
59	51	33	22	Girls Just Want To Have FunCYNDI LAUPER Portrait 37-04120/Epic	2
60	66	75	5	Don't Waste Your TimeYARBROUGH & PEOPLES Total Experience 1-2400/RCA	60
61	54	56	6	Sail AwayTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 1720/Motown	54
62	42	23	18	JumpVAN HALEN Warner Bros. 7-29384	1
63	48	32	10	Eat It"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-04374/Scotti Bros./Epic	12
64	74	87	3	Original SinINXS Atco 7-99766	64
65	NEW▶		1	Almost Paradise ...LOVEMIKE RENO & ANN WILSON Columbia 38-04418	65
66	77	—	2	King Of Suede"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-04451/Scotti Bros./Epic	66
67	71	76	4	I Cry Just A Little BitSHAKIN' STEVENS Epic 34-04338	67
68	79	—	2	Obscene Phone CallerROCKWELL Motown 1731	68
69	45	46	9	Love Me In A Special WayDeBARGE Gordy 1723GF/Motown	45
70	56	45	12	RunawayBON JOVI Mercury 818309-7/PolyGram	39
71	84	—	2	I Can Dream About YouDAN HARTMAN MCA 52378	71
72	NEW▶		1	No Way OutJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 13811/RCA	72
73	76	81	3	Don't Look Any FurtherDENNIS EDWARDS Gordy 1715/Motown	73
74	80	—	2	Heart Don't LieLATOYA JACKSON Private I 4-04439/Epic	74
75	62	65	6	Blue LightDAVID GILMOUR Columbia 38-04378	62
76	52	53	10	Baby Come BackBILLY RANKIN A&M 2613	52
77	69	43	18	I Want A New DrugHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 4-42766	6
78	67	68	6	RelaxFRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Island 7-99805/Atco	67
79	65	58	6	OlympiaSERGIO MENDES A&M 2623	58
80	81	86	3	Eyes That See In The DarkKENNY ROGERS RCA 13774	80
81	85	90	3	Days Gone ByPOCO Atlantic 7-89674	81
82	89	—	2	Darlin'FRANK STALLONE Polydor 821 382-7/Polygram	82
83	88	—	2	HurtRE-FLEX Capitol 5348	83
84	70	34	12	Holding Out For A HeroBONNIE TYLER Columbia 38-04370	34
85	NEW▶		1	The Ghost In YouPSYCHEDELIC FURS Columbia 38-04416	85
86	91	84	5	Terms Of EndearmentMICHAEL GORE Capitol 5334	84
87	90	95	3	Superstar/Until You Come Back To MeLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 49-04969	87
88	86	83	21	Give It UpK.C. Meca/Alpha Dist. 51001	18
89	NEW▶		1	Little LadyDUKE JUPITER Morocco 1736/Motown	89
90	NEW▶		1	If Ever You're In My Arms AgainPEABO BRYSON Elektra 7-69728	90
91	72	51	15	Come Back And StayPAUL YOUNG Columbia 38-04313	22
92	75	72	12	We're Going All The WayJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 2618	48
93	83	71	16	Got A Hold On MeCHRISTINE McVIE Warner Bros. 7-29372	10
94	78	61	12	One In A MillionTHE ROMANTICS Nemperor 4-04373/Epic	37
95	73	49	10	Illegal AlienGENESIS Atlantic 7-89698	44
96	82	55	13	Radio Ga GaQUEEN Capitol 5317	16
97	87	64	7	CommunicationSPANDAU BALLET Chrysalis 4-42770	59
98	94	85	23	99 Luftballons (99 Red Balloons)NENA Epic 34-04108	2
99	96	77	14	ThrillerMICHAEL JACKSON Epic 34-04364	4
100	92	66	13	The Kid's AmericanMATTHEW WILDER Private I 4-04363/Epic	33

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.