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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 26, 1984

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/19 06/02 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	4	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Let's Hear It For The BoyDENIECE WILLIAMS Columbia 38-04417	1
2	1	1	14	HelloLIONEL RICHIE Motown 1722	1
3	6	10	7	Time After TimeCYNDI LAUPER Portrait 37-04432/Epic	3
4	3	2	14	Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)PHIL COLLINS Atlantic 7-89700	1
5	8	9	8	Oh SherrieSTEVE PERRY Columbia 38-04391	5
6	5	6	13	To All The Girls I've Loved BeforeJULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON Columbia 38-04217	5
7	12	19	6	The ReflexDURAN DURAN Capitol 5345	7
8	16	17	12	Sister ChristianNIGHT RANGER Camel/MCA 52350	8
9	13	15	10	BreakdanceIRENE CARA Network/Geffen 7-29328/Warner Bros.	9
10	4	3	16	Hold Me NowTHOMPSON TWINS Arista 1-9164	3
11	11	12	11	Head Over HeelsTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. IR-9926/A&M	11
12	9	7	12	You Might ThinkTHE CARS Elektra 7-69744	7
13	21	27	6	The Heart Of Rock 'N' RollHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Chrysalis 4-42782	13
14	14	14	10	The Longest TimeBILLY JOEL Columbia 38-04400	14
15	7	5	12	Love SomebodyRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13738	5
16	19	22	7	I'll WaitVAN HALEN Warner Bros. 7-29307	16
17	18	20	11	Dancing In The SheetsSHALAMAR Columbia 38-04372	17
18	22	25	12	BorderlineMADONNA Sire 7-29354/Warner Bros.	18
19	24	28	7	Self ControlLAURA BRANIGAN Atlantic 7-89676	19
20	30	42	3	It's A MiracleCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-04457	20
21	15	16	11	The Authority SongJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Riva R-216/Polygram	15
22	28	35	5	Jump (For My Love)POINTER SISTERS Planet 13780/RCA	22
23	10	8	18	FootlooseKENNY LOGGINS Columbia 38-04310	1
24	29	33	6	You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)JOE JACKSON A&M 2628	24
25	27	29	10	Rock You Like A HurricaneSCORPIONS Mercury 818 440-7/Polygram	25
26	17	11	14	They Don't KnowTRACEY ULLMAN MCA 52347	8
27	32	34	8	Run RunawaySLADE CBS Associated 4-04398	27
28	35	39	4	Stay The NightCHICAGO Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29306	28
29	40	65	3	Almost Paradise ...LOVE THEME FROM FOOTLOOSEMIKE RENO & ANN WILSON Columbia 38-04418	29
30	38	45	4	Who's That GirlEURYTHMICS RCA 13800	30
31	31	32	10	It's My LifeTALK TALK EMI-America 8195	31
32	34	36	8	My Ever Changing MoodsTHE STYLE COUNCIL Geffen 7-29359	32
33	39	48	4	Eyes Without A FaceBILLY IDOL Chrysalis 4-42786	33
34	37	40	6	Modern Day DelilahVAN STEPHENSON MCA 52376	34
35	36	38	5	Love Will Show Us HowCHRISTINE McVIE Warner Bros. 7-29313	35
36	NEW▶		1	Dancing In The DarkBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Columbia 38-04463	36
37	23	23	12	No More WordsBERLIN Geffen 7-29360/Warner Bros.	23
38	45	53	6	Dance Hall DaysWANG CHUNG Geffen 7-29310/Warner Bros.	38
39	59	—	2	MagicTHE CARS Elektra 7-69724	39
40	43	49	6	Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)ICICLE WORKS Arista 1-9155	40
41	44	56	4	Music TimeSTYX A&M 2625	41
42	46	54	6	What Is Love?HOWARD JONES Elektra 7-69737	42
43	50	71	4	I Can Dream About YouDAN HARTMAN MCA 52378	43
44	54	72	3	No Way OutJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 13811/RCA	44
45	47	51	5	I Want To Break FreeQUEEN Capitol 5350	45
46	48	50	9	Wouldn't It Be GoodNIK KERSHAW MCA 52371	46
47	NEW▶		1	InfatuationROD STEWART Warner Bros. 7-29256	47
48	49	52	5	Believe In MeDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 34-04447	48
49	20	13	14	TonightKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 830/PolyGram	13
50	64	—	2	LegsZZ TOP Warner Bros. 7-29272	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	26	26	14	White HorseLAID BACK Sire 7-29346/Warner Bros.	26
52	25	18	13	Miss Me BlindCULTURE CLUB Virgin/Epic 34-04388	5
53	56	60	7	Don't Waste Your TimeYARBROUGH & PEOPLES Total Experience 1-2400/RCA	53
54	33	24	13	A Fine Fine DayTONY CAREY MCA 52343	22
55	41	21	13	Don't Answer MeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 1-9160	15
56	53	46	9	Give Me TonightSHANNON Mirage/Emergency 7-99775/Atco	46
57	61	68	4	Obscene Phone CallerROCKWELL Motown 1731	57
58	60	64	5	Original SinINXS Atco 7-99766	58
59	42	30	18	AutomaticPOINTER SISTERS Planet 13730/RCA	5
60	NEW▶		1	Doctor! Doctor!THOMPSON TWINS Arista 1-9209	60
61	55	47	8	She's StrangeCAMEO Atlanta Artists 818-384-7/Polygram	47
62	62	66	4	King Of Suede"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-04451/Scotti Bros./Epic	62
63	83	—	2	Prime TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 1-9208	63
64	51	31	11	Show MeTHE PRETENDERS Sire 7-29317/Warner Bros.	28
65	52	37	18	Somebody's Watching MeROCKWELL Motown 1702/MCA	2
66	69	74	4	Heart Don't LieLATOYA JACKSON Private I 4-04439/Epic	66
67	76	90	3	If Ever You're In My Arms AgainPEABO BRYSON Elektra 7-69728	67
68	NEW▶		1	Don't Walk AwayRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13813	68
69	57	41	15	Adult EducationDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13714	8
70	77	89	3	Little LadyDUKE JUPITER Morocco 1736/Motown	70
71	71	58	8	There's No Easy WayJAMES INGRAM QWest 7-29316/Warner Bros.	58
72	58	43	13	Leave ItYES Atco 7-99787	24
73	78	85	3	The Ghost In YouPSYCHEDELIC FURS Columbia 38-04416	73
74	68	57	18	Here Comes The Rain AgainEURYTHMICS RCA 13725	4
75	NEW▶		1	Sunglasses At NightCOREY HART EMI-America 8203	75
76	93	—	2	Romancing The StoneEDDY GRANT Portrait 37-04433/Epic	76
77	92	—	2	What's Love Got To Do With It?TINA TURNER Capitol 5334	77
78	84	—	2	Little Bit Of LoveDWIGHT TWILLEY EMI-America 8206	78
79	85	—	2	I PretendKIM CARNES EMI-America 8202	79
80	87	—	2	Love Of The Common PeoplePAUL YOUNG Columbia 38-04453	80
81	NEW▶		1	Farewell My Summer LoveMICHAEL JACKSON Motown 1739	81
82	66	55	15	GirlsDWIGHT TWILLEY EMI-America 8196	16
83	NEW▶		1	AlibisSERGIO MENDES A&M 2639	83
84	65	59	24	Girls Just Want To Have FunCYNDI LAUPER Portrait 37-04120/Epic	2
85	90	—	2	When We Make LoveALABAMA RCA 13763	85
86	67	67	6	I Cry Just A Little BitSHAKIN' STEVENS Epic 34-04338	67
87	63	44	10	Catch Me, I'm FallingREAL LIFE MCA/Curb 52362	40
88	NEW▶		1	Freakshow On The Dance FloorBAR-KAYS Mercury 818 631-7/Polygram	88
89	73	62	20	JumpVAN HALEN Warner Bros. 7-29384	1
90	NEW▶		1	She Don't Know MeBON JOVI Mercury 818 958-7/Polygram	90
91	72	73	5	Don't Look Any FurtherDENNIS EDWARDS Gordy 1715/Motown	72
92	74	61	8	Sail AwayTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 1720/Motown	54
93	79	80	5	Eyes That See In The DarkKENNY ROGERS RCA 13774	79
94	95	—	2	Whiter Shade Of PaleHAGAR SCHON AARONSON SHRIEVE Geffen 7-29280/Warner Bros.	94
95	96	—	2	Robert Deniro's WaitingBANANARAMA London 820033-7/Polygram	95
96	75	69	11	Love Me In A Special WayDeBARGE Gordy 1723GF/Motown	45
97	70	63	12	Eat It"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Rock 'N' Roll 4-04374/Scotti Bros./Epic	12
98	82	83	4	HurtRE-FLEX Capitol 5348	82
99	81	82	4	Darlin'FRANK STALLONE Polydor 821 382-7/Polygram	81
100	80	81	5	Days Gone ByPOCO Atlantic 7-89674	80

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.