Top 100 songs for May 19, 1984
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1984 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Hello” by Lionel Richie. Meanwhile, “Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose” by Mike Reno And Ann Wilson rises from No. 65 to No. 40. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose — Mike Reno And Ann Wilsonup 25 places, No. 65 → No. 40
- I Can Dream About You — Dan Hartmanup 21 places, No. 71 → No. 50
- No Way Out — Jefferson Starshipup 18 places, No. 72 → No. 54
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Magic — The CarsNo. 59
- Legs — ZZ TopNo. 64
- Prime Time — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 83
- Little Bit Of Love — Dwight TwilleyNo. 84
- I Pretend — Kim CarnesNo. 85
- Love Of The Common People — Paul YoungNo. 87
- When We Make Love — AlabamaNo. 90
- What's Love Got To Do With It — Tina TurnerNo. 92
- Romancing The Stone — Eddy GrantNo. 93
- Whiter Shade Of Pale — Hagar, Schon, Aaronson, ShrieveNo. 95
- Robert de Niro's Waiting — BananaramaNo. 96
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.