Top 100 songs for August 25, 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, “On The Dark Side” by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band rises from No. 86 to No. 70. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- On The Dark Side — John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Bandup 16 places, No. 86 → No. 70
- Turn Around — Neil Diamondup 15 places, No. 92 → No. 77
- Bop 'til You Drop — Rick Springfieldup 14 places, No. 67 → No. 53
New to this week’s Top 10
- She Bop — Cyndi LauperNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hard Habit To Break — ChicagoNo. 32
- Torture — The JacksonsNo. 35
- The Lucky One — Laura BraniganNo. 39
- Go Insane — Lindsey BuckinghamNo. 40
First-week entries
- Lucky Star — MadonnaNo. 49
- Some Guys Have All The Luck — Rod StewartNo. 57
- Flesh For Fantasy — Billy IdolNo. 64
- Strut — Sheena EastonNo. 75
- You Take Me Up — Thompson TwinsNo. 80
- Anywhere With You — Rubber RodeoNo. 90
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.