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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 19, 1984

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/12 05/26 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One HelloLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1722	1
2	4	9	7	Let's Hear It For The BoyDENIECE WILLIAMS Columbia 38-04417	2
3	2	1	13	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)PHIL COLLINS Atlantic 7-89700	1
4	3	3	15	Hold Me NowTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1-9164	3
5	6	6	12	To All The Girls I've Loved BeforeJULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON Columbia 38-04217	5
6	10	14	6	Time After TimeCYNDI LAUPER Portrait 37-04432/Epic	6
7	5	5	11	Love SomebodyRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13738	5
8	9	11	7	Oh SherrieSTEVE PERRY Columbia 38-04391	8
9	7	7	11	You Might ThinkTHE CARS Elektra 7-69744	7
10	8	4	17	FootlooseKENNY LOGGINS Columbia 38-04310	1
11	12	12	10	Head Over HeelsTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. IR-9926/A&M	11
12	19	26	5	The ReflexDURAN DURAN Capitol 5345	12
13	15	18	9	BreakdanceIRENE CARA Network/Geffen 7-29328/Warner Bros.	13
14	14	17	9	The Longest TimeBILLY JOEL Columbia 38-04400	14
15	16	16	10	The Authority SongJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Riva R-216/Polygram	15
16	17	20	11	Sister ChristianNIGHT RANGER Camel/MCA 52350	16
17	11	8	13	They Don't KnowTRACEY ULLMAN MCA 52347	8
18	20	21	10	Dancing In The SheetsSHALAMAR Columbia 38-04372	18
19	22	23	6	I'll WaitVAN HALEN Warner Bros. 7-29307	19
20	13	13	13	TonightKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 830/PolyGram	13
21	27	32	5	The Heart Of Rock 'N' RollHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 4-42782	21
22	25	29	11	BorderlineMADONNA Sire 7-29354/Warner Bros.	22
23	23	25	11	No More WordsBERLIN Geffen 7-29360/Warner Bros.	23
24	28	33	6	Self ControlLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 7-89676	24
25	18	10	12	Miss Me BlindCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-04388	5
26	26	27	13	White HorseLAID BACK Sire 7-29346/Warner Bros.	26
27	29	35	9	Rock You Like A HurricaneSCORPIONS Mercury 818 440-7/Polygram	27
28	35	50	4	Jump (For My Love)POINTER SISTERS Planet 13780/RCA	28
29	33	37	5	You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)JOE JACKSON A&M 2628	29
30	42	—	2	It's A MiracleCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-04457	30
31	32	34	9	It's My LifeTALK TALK EMI-America 17113	31
32	34	39	7	Run RunawaySLADE CBS Associated 4-04398	32
33	24	22	12	A Fine Fine DayTONY CAREY MCA 52343	22
34	36	41	7	My Ever Changing MoodsTHE STYLE COUNCIL Geffen 7-29359	34
35	39	49	3	Stay The NightCHICAGO Full Moon Warner Bros. 7-29306	35
36	38	43	4	Love Will Show Us HowCHRISTINE McVIE Warner Bros. 7-29313	36
37	40	44	5	Modern Day DelilahVAN STEPHENSON MCA 52376	37
38	45	61	3	Who's That GirlEURYTHMICS RCA 13800	38
39	48	63	3	Eyes Without A FaceBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 4-42786	39
40	65	—	2	Almost Paradise ...LOVEMIKE RENO & ANN WILSON Columbia 38-04418	40
41	21	15	12	Don't Answer MeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 1-9160	15
42	30	19	17	AutomaticPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13730/RCA	5
43	49	55	5	Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)ICICLE WORKS Arista 1-9155	43
44	56	68	3	Music TimeSTYX A&M 2625	44
45	53	58	5	Dance Hall DaysWANG CHUNG Geffen 7-29310/Warner Bros.	45
46	54	64	5	What Is Love?HOWARD JONES Elektra 7-69737	46
47	51	60	4	I Want To Break FreeQUEEN Capitol 5350	47
48	50	53	8	Wouldn't It Be GoodNIK KERSHAW MCA 52371	48
49	52	57	4	Believe In MeDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 34-04447	49
50	71	84	3	I Can Dream About YouDAN HARTMAN MCA 52378	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	31	28	10	Show MeTHE PRETENDERS Sire 7-29317/Warner Bros.	28
52	37	24	17	Somebody's Watching MeROCKWELL Motown 1702/MCA	2
53	46	46	8	Give Me TonightSHANNON Mirage/Emergency 7-99775/Atco	46
54	72	—	2	No Way OutJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 13811/RCA	54
55	47	47	7	She's StrangeCAMEO Atlanta Artists 818-384-7/Polygram	47
56	60	66	6	Don't Waste Your TimeYARBROUGH & PEOPLES Total Experience 1-2400/RCA	56
57	41	30	14	Adult EducationDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13714	8
58	43	31	12	Leave ItYES Atco 7-99787	24
59	NEW▶		1	MagicTHE CARS Elektra 7-69724	59
60	64	74	4	Original SinINXS Atco 7-99766	60
61	68	79	3	Obscene Phone CallerROCKWELL Motown 1731	61
62	66	77	3	King Of Suede"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-04451/Scotti Bros./Epic	62
63	44	40	9	Catch Me, I'm FallingREAL LIFE MCA/Curb 52362	40
64	NEW▶		1	LegsZZ TOP Warner Bros. 7-29272	64
65	59	51	23	Girls Just Want To Have FunCYNDI LAUPER Portrait 37-04120/Epic	2
66	55	36	14	GirlsDWIGHT TWILLEY EMI-America 8196	16
67	67	71	5	I Cry Just A Little BitSHAKIN' STEVENS Epic 34-04338	67
68	57	38	17	Here Comes The Rain AgainEURYTHMICS RCA 13725	4
69	74	80	3	Heart Don't LieLATOYA JACKSON Private I 4-04439/Epic	69
70	63	48	11	Eat It"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-04374/Scotti Bros./Epic	12
71	58	59	7	There's No Easy WayJAMES INGRAM QWest 7-29316/Warner Bros.	58
72	73	76	4	Don't Look Any FurtherDENNIS EDWARDS Gordy 1715/Motown	72
73	62	42	19	JumpVAN HALEN Warner Bros. 7-29384	1
74	61	54	7	Sail AwayTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 1720/Motown	54
75	69	45	10	Love Me In A Special WayDeBARGE Gordy 1723GF/Motown	45
76	90	—	2	If Ever You're In My Arms AgainPEABO BRYSON Elektra 7-69728	76
77	89	—	2	Little LadyDUKE JUPITER Morocco 1736/Motown	77
78	85	—	2	The Ghost In YouPSYCHEDELIC FURS Columbia 38-04416	78
79	80	81	4	Eyes That See In The DarkKENNY ROGERS RCA 13774	79
80	81	85	4	Days Gone ByPOCO Atlantic 7-89674	80
81	82	89	3	Darlin'FRANK STALLONE Polydor 821 382-7/Polygram	81
82	83	88	3	HurtRE-FLEX Capitol 5348	82
83	NEW▶		1	Prime TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 1-9208	83
84	NEW▶		1	Little Bit Of LoveDWIGHT TWILLEY EMI-America 8206	84
85	NEW▶		1	I PretendKIM CARNES EMI-America 8202	85
86	70	56	13	RunawayBON JOVI Mercury 818309-7/PolyGram	39
87	NEW▶		1	Love Of The Common PeoplePAUL YOUNG Columbia 38-04453	87
88	77	69	19	I Want A New DrugHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 4-42766	6
89	75	62	7	Blue LightDAVID GILMOUR Columbia 38-04378	62
90	NEW▶		1	When We Make LoveALABAMA RCA 13763	90
91	76	52	11	Baby Come BackBILLY RANKIN A&M 2613	52
92	NEW▶		1	What's Love Got To Do With It?TINA TURNER Capitol 5334	92
93	NEW▶		1	Romancing The StoneEDDY GRANT Portrait 37-04433/Epic	93
94	84	70	13	Holding Out For A HeroBONNIE TYLER Columbia 38-04370	34
95	NEW▶		1	Whiter Shade Of PaleHAGAR SCHON AARONSON SHRIEVE Geffen 7-29280/Warner Bros.	95
96	NEW▶		1	Robert Deniro's WaitingBANANARAMA London 820033-7/Polygram	96
97	87	90	4	Superstar/Until You Come Back To MeLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 49-04969	87
98	78	67	7	RelaxFRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Island 7-99805/Atco	67
99	86	91	6	Terms Of EndearmentMICHAEL GORE Capitol 5334	84
100	79	65	7	OlympiaSERGIO MENDES A&M 2623	58

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.