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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1984

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/22 01/05/85 →

Billboard printed no chart dated December 29, 1984. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/22 and 12/29 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/22 chart standing a second week — every rank, bullet and label as printed there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. Billboard’s own chart history counts the frozen week the same way: the 1/5/1985 issue’s LAST WEEK column points at it, and weeks on chart and weeks at No. 1 both include it.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	7	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Like A VirginMADONNA SIRE 7-29210/WARNER BROS.	1
2	2	2	9	The Wild BoysDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5417	2
3	3	1	14	Out Of TouchDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13916	1
4	4	5	12	Sea Of LoveTHE HONEYDRIPPERS ES PARANZA 7-99701/ATCO	4
5	5	7	15	Cool It NowNEW EDITION MCA 52455	5
6	6	9	10	We BelongPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42826	6
7	7	4	17	I Feel For YouCHAKA KHAN WARNER BROS. 7-29195	3
8	8	6	12	No More Lonely NightsPAUL McCARTNEY COLUMBIA 38-04581	6
9	9	14	11	All I NeedJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-29238/WARNER BROS.	9
10	10	12	11	ValotteJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89609	10
11	11	8	17	Wake Me Up Before You Go-GoWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-04552	1
12	12	16	9	Run To YouBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2686	12
13	13	10	13	All Through The NightCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-04639/EPIC	5
14	14	15	8	Born In The U.S.A.BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04680	14
15	15	23	7	You're The InspirationCHICAGO FULL MOON/WARNER BROS. 7-29126	15
16	16	13	16	I Can't Hold BackSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-04603/EPIC	13
17	17	19	10	Do What You DoJERMAINE JACKSON ARISTA AS1-9279	17
18	18	11	13	Penny LoverLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1762	8
19	19	24	8	UnderstandingBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5413	19
20	20	22	10	Hello AgainTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69681	20
21	21	32	4	I Want To Know What Love IsFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89596	21
22	22	30	6	Easy LoverPHILIP BAILEY w/PHIL COLLINS COLUMBIA 38-04679	22
23	23	17	19	StrutSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8227	7
24	24	28	13	CentipedeREBBIE JACKSON COLUMBIA 38-04547	24
25	25	27	7	JamieRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9293	25
26	26	18	11	Walking On A Thin LineHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42825	18
27	27	29	8	The Boys Of SummerDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-29141/WARNER BROS.	27
28	28	25	13	We Are The YoungDAN HARTMAN MCA 52471	25
29	29	20	16	Better Be Good To MeTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5387	5
30	30	31	10	Stranger In TownTOTO COLUMBIA 38-04672	30
31	31	35	5	LoverboyBILLY OCEAN JIVE/ARISTA 1-9284	31
32	32	42	3	I Would Die 4 UPRINCE WARNER BROS. 7-29121	32
33	33	38	7	BruceRICK SPRINGFIELD MERCURY 880405-7/POLYGRAM	33
34	34	34	10	The Belle Of St. MarkSHEILA E. WARNER BROS. 7-29180	34
35	35	37	7	Tender YearsJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-04682/EPIC	35
36	36	40	5	Love Light In FlightSTEVIE WONDER MOTOWN 1769	36
37	37	—	2	Careless WhisperWHAM! featuring GEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-04691	37
38	38	33	10	Pride (In The Name Of Love)U2 ISLAND 7-99704/ATCO	33
39	39	41	6	Foolish HeartSTEVE PERRY COLUMBIA 38-04693	39
40	40	46	6	Neutron DancePOINTER SISTERS PLANET JK-13951	40
41	41	44	8	Call To The HeartGIUFFRIA CAMEL/MCA 52497	41
42	42	50	3	Method Of Modern LoveDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 13970	42
43	43	47	5	In NeonELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-29111/WARNER BROS.	43
44	44	21	14	It Ain't EnoughCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8236	17
45	45	51	8	SolidASHFORD & SIMPSON CAPITOL 5397	45
46	46	52	6	MisledKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880431-7/DELIGHT	46
47	47	57	5	OperatorMIDNIGHT STAR SOLAR 7-69684/ELEKTRA	47
48	48	43	11	Two TribesFRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD ZTT/ISLAND 7-99695	43
49	49	54	10	Jungle LoveTHE TIME WARNER BROS. 7-29181	49
50	50	61	3	Mistake No. 3CULTURE CLUB VIRGIN/EPIC 34-04727	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	56	7	TendernessGENERAL PUBLIC I.R.S. 9934/A&M	51
52	52	64	4	The Heat Is OnGLENN FREY MCA 52512	52
53	53	58	5	TonightDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8246	53
54	54	26	13	Purple RainPRINCE WARNER BROS. 7-29174	2
55	55	55	9	Ti AmoLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89608	55
56	56	60	5	Missing YouDIANA ROSS RCA 13966	56
57	57	—	2	Money Changes EverythingCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-04737/EPIC	57
58	58	63	3	Make No Mistake, He's MineBARBRA STREISAND with KIM CARNES COLUMBIA 38-04695	58
59	59	36	10	I Dowanna KnowREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-04659	29
60	60	—	2	Sugar WallsSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8253	60
61	61	—	2	The Old Man Down The RoadJOHN FOGERTY WARNER BROS. 7-29100	61
62	62	39	21	Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)BILLY OCEAN JIVE/ARISTA 1-9199	1
63	63	45	20	I Just Called To Say I Love YouSTEVIE WONDER MOTOWN 1745	1
64	64	49	12	Don't StopJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 2687	44
65	65	—	2	Do They Know It's ChristmasBAND AID COLUMBIA 38-04749	65
66	66	48	12	Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy)ROGER HODGSON A&M 2678/RCA	48
67	67	53	17	Desert MoonDENNIS DeYOUNG A&M 2666	10
68	68	79	3	LovergirlTEENA MARIE EPIC 34-04619	68
69	69	66	9	Catch My FallBILLY IDOL CHRYSALIS 4-42840	50
70	70	85	3	20/20GEORGE BENSON WARNER BROS. 7-29120	70
71	71	76	6	Big In JapanALPHAVILLE ATLANTIC 7-89665	71
72	72	80	4	TragedyJOHN HUNTER PRIVATE I 4-04643/EPIC	72
73	73	75	7	AmnesiaSHALAMAR SOLAR 7-69682/ELEKTRA	73
74	74	90	3	Treat Her Like A LadyTHE TEMPTATIONS GORDY 1765/MOTOWN	74
75	75	77	3	Eat My ShortsRICK DEES ATLANTIC 7-89601	75
76	76	87	3	Naughty NaughtyJOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89612	76
77	77	89	3	Lonely SchoolTOMMY SHAW A&M 2696	77
78	78	82	4	Eye On YouBILLY SQUIER CAPITOL 5416	78
79	79	—	2	Mr. Telephone ManNEW EDITION MCA 52484	79
80	80	88	3	All Right NowROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-29122	80
81	81	65	11	TearsJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8238/CAPITOL	37
82	82	62	22	Hard Habit To BreakCHICAGO FULL MOON/WARNER BROS. 7-29214	3
83	83	—	2	The Greatest Gift Of AllKENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON RCA 13945	83
84	84	78	4	I Wanna Go BackBILLY SATELLITE CAPITOL 5409	78
85	85	73	7	Taxi DancingRICK SPRINGFIELD with RANDY CRAWFORD RCA 13861	59
86	86	—	2	Small Town BoyBRONSKI BEAT MCA 52494	86
87	87	—	2	Do It AgainTHE KINKS ARISTA 1-9309/RCA	87
88	88	59	16	What About Me?KENNY ROGERS w/KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM RCA 13899	15
89	89	—	2	Turn Up The RadioAUTOGRAPH RCA 13953	89
90	90	—	2	Fools Like MeLORENZO LAMAS SCOTTI BROS. 4-04686/EPIC	90
91	91	68	14	I Can't Drive 55SAMMY HAGAR GEFFEN 7-29173/WARNER BROS.	26
92	92	70	8	The Wild LifeBANANARAMA LONDON 882019-7/POLYGRAM	70
93	93	84	5	Let It All BlowTHE DAZZ BAND MOTOWN 1760	84
94	94	69	16	Blue JeanDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8231	8
95	95	71	22	I'm So ExcitedPOINTER SISTERS PLANET 13857/RCA	9
96	96	72	13	The War SongCULTURE CLUB VIRGIN/EPIC 34-04638	17
97	97	74	12	I Need You TonightPETER WOLF EMI-AMERICA 8241	36
98	98	67	11	Hands TiedSCANDAL featuring PATTY SMYTH COLUMBIA 38-04650	41
99	99	83	4	Don't Wait For HeroesDENNIS DeYOUNG A&M 2692	83
100	100	86	6	Thief Of HeartsMELISSA MANCHESTER CASABLANCA 880308-7/POLYGRAM	86

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