Tops of Eighty Four

It only took six weeks for Tom Breihan to roll through the 20 number one songs of 1984. 1985 has some bangers, for sure, but we’re approaching the point where I’ll be more interested in his words than in the songs themselves.

In the comments, people ranked the Number Ones of 1984 in their preferred order. Believe it or not I’m not registered to comment; not sure why but I’ve never signed up. I have a blog, though, and feel obligated to share my rankings of the chart topping songs of the greatest year in pop music.

1 - “Let’s Go Crazy” - Prince and the Revolution 2 - “When Doves Cry” - Prince and the Revolution 3 - “Time After Time” - Cyndi Lauper 4 - “Out of Touch” - Daryl Hall & John Oates 5 - “Owner of a Lonely Heart” - Yes 6 - “What’s Love Got to Do With It” - Tina Turner 7 - “Say Say Say” - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 8 - “Missing You” - John Waite 9 - “Jump” - Van Halen 10 - “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” - Deniece Williams 11 - “Ghostbusters” - Ray Parker, Jr. 12 - “Karma Chameleon” - Culture Club 13 - “Caribbean Queen” - Billy Ocean 14 - “Like a Virgin” - Madonna 15 - The Reflex” - Duran Duran 16 - “Footloose” - Kenny Loggins 17 - “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” - Wham! 18 - “Against All Odds” - Phil Collins 19 - “Hello” - Lionel Richie 20 - “I Just Called to Say I Love You” -Stevie Wonder