What was the number 1 hit song in 1984?
Of course Prince clocks in at No. 1 with “When Doves Cry,” which remains one of the most epic songs from his epic career. More surprisingly, three of the top ten songs came from movies — Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose,” Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds,” and Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters.”
What was the number one rock and roll song in 1984?
Top 100 Rock & Roll Songs in 1984
Rank | Song | Title |
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1 | I Want to Know What Love Is Foreigner | ► I Want to Know What Love Is |
2 | Jump Van Halen | ► Jump |
3 | Easy Lover Philip Bailey | ► Easy Lover |
4 | Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen | ► Dancing in the Dark |
What was number 1 January 1984?
UK Number Ones in 1984
Artist | Song Title | Date |
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Lionel Richie | Hello | 18-03-1984 |
Nena | 99 Red Balloons | 26-02-1984 |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Relax | 22-01-1984 |
Paul McCartney | Pipes Of Peace | 08-01-1984 |
What was the number 1 song in November 1984?
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1984
Issue date | Song | Artist |
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November 3 | “I Just Called to Say I Love You” | Stevie Wonder |
November 10 | “Purple Rain” | Prince and the Revolution |
November 17 | ||
November 24 | “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” | Wham! |
What was number 1 in the charts November 1984?
Number one singles
Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) |
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17 November | “I Feel for You” | Chaka Khan |
24 November | ||
1 December | “I Should Have Known Better” | Jim Diamond |
8 December | “The Power of Love” | Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
What type of music was popular in 1984?
From Prince to Madonna to Michael Jackson to Bruce Springsteen to Cyndi Lauper, 1984 was the year that pop stood tallest. New Wave, R&B, hip-hop, mascara’d hard rock and “Weird Al” Yankovic all crossed paths on the charts while a post-“Billie Jean” MTV brought them into your living room.
What was the number one hit in 1985?
The two longest running number-one singles of 1985 are “We Are the World” by USA for Africa and “Say You, Say Me” by Lionel Richie which each logged four weeks at number-one. “Say You, Say Me” logged two weeks at number-one in 1985 and two more additional weeks in 1986, reaching a total of four.