Top 100 songs for August 4, 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 “When Doves Cry” by Prince. Meanwhile, “We're Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister rises from No. 80 to No. 57. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- We're Not Gonna Take It — Twisted Sisterup 23 places, No. 80 → No. 57
- Only When You Leave — Spandau Balletup 13 places, No. 68 → No. 55
- Cruel Summer — Bananaramaup 12 places, No. 55 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- All Of You — Julio Iglesias & Diana RossNo. 36
- Dynamite — Jermaine JacksonNo. 37
- Leave A Tender Moment Alone — Billy JoelNo. 39
- When You Close Your Eyes — Night RangerNo. 40
First-week entries
- Let's Go Crazy — Prince And The RevolutionNo. 45
- Drive — The CarsNo. 51
- Hard Habit To Break — ChicagoNo. 61
- The Lucky One — Laura BraniganNo. 62
- What The Big Girls Do — Van StephensonNo. 83
- Cleanin' Up The Town — Bus BoysNo. 86
- Beatstreet — Grand Master Melle Mel And The Furious Five With Mr Ness & CowboyNo. 88
- She Loves My Car — Ronnie MilsapNo. 94
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.