Top 100 songs for August 18, 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 “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr.. Meanwhile, “I'm So Excited” by The Pointer Sisters rises from No. 65 to No. 50. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I'm So Excited — The Pointer Sistersup 15 places, No. 65 → No. 50
- The More You Live, The More You Love — A Flock Of Seagullsup 13 places, No. 93 → No. 80
- Let's Go Crazy — Prince And The Revolutionup 12 places, No. 35 → No. 23
New to this week’s Top 10
- Missing You — John WaiteNo. 7
- If Ever You're In My Arms Again — Peabo BrysonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- 17 — Rick JamesNo. 36
- Two Sides Of Love — Sammy HagarNo. 38
- We're Not Gonna Take It — Twisted SisterNo. 39
- Cover Me — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 40
First-week entries
- Torture — The JacksonsNo. 48
- I Just Called To Say I Love You — Stevie WonderNo. 58
- Are We Ourselves? — The FixxNo. 60
- Bop 'til You Drop — Rick SpringfieldNo. 67
- The Last Time I Made Love — Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey OsborneNo. 76
- Satisfy Me — Billy SatelliteNo. 82
- Video — Jeff LynneNo. 87
- Rain — DragonNo. 90
- Turn Around — Neil DiamondNo. 92
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.