List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1984. Overall, Prince spent the most weeks at number one in 1984, reigning for seven weeks at the top with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy". However, "Like a Virgin" by Madonna had the longest run at number one of any song which rose into the top position during 1984. Though it spent only two weeks at number one at the end of the year, it went on to spend an additional four weeks at the top to begin 1985, for a total of six weeks.
That year, 15 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Yes, Culture Club, Van Halen, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Prince, Ray Parker, Jr., Tina Turner, John Waite, The Revolution, Billy Ocean, Wham!, and Madonna. Prince was the only act to hit number one more than once that year, with two.
Chart history
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1984 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
Additional sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's and print editions of the magazine.