Top 100 songs for December 8, 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 “Out Of Touch” by Daryl Hall John Oates. Meanwhile, “Lover Boy” by Billy Ocean rises from No. 56 to No. 40. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lover Boy — Billy Oceanup 16 places, No. 56 → No. 40
- In Neon — Elton Johnup 16 places, No. 71 → No. 55
- Operator — Midnight Starup 13 places, No. 84 → No. 71
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sea Of Love — The HoneydrippersNo. 7
- Cool It Now — New EditionNo. 9
- We Belong — Pat BenatarNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Boys Of Summer — Don HenleyNo. 34
- Easy Lover — Philip Bailey With Phil CollinsNo. 37
- The Belle Of St. Mark — Sheila E.No. 38
- Tender Years — John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown BandNo. 39
- Lover Boy — Billy OceanNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Want To Know What Love Is — ForeignerNo. 45
- The Heat Is On — Glenn FreyNo. 81
- I Wanna Go Back — Billy SatelliteNo. 82
- Don't Wait For Heroes — Dennis DeYoungNo. 86
- Eye On You — Billy SquierNo. 89
- Tragedy — John HunterNo. 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.