List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1984 explained

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1984, 18 songs topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations. The chart was published under the title Adult Contemporary through the issue of Billboard dated October 13 and Hot Adult Contemporary thereafter.[1]

In the year's first issue of Billboard the number one song was "Read 'Em and Weep" by Barry Manilow, which was in its third week at number one. It held the top spot for four weeks in 1984 before being replaced by "Think of Laura" by Christopher Cross. The most successful act on the AC chart in 1984 was Lionel Richie, who had three number ones and spent a total of fifteen weeks in the top spot, three times that achieved by any other act during the year. Billy Joel also had three chart-toppers during the year but only spent a total of five weeks at number one. Richie, lead singer of the Commodores, had launched his solo career in 1982 and quickly reached superstar status.[2] He had the two longest-running number ones of 1984, spending six consecutive weeks atop the chart with "Hello" and five weeks with "Stuck on You". While "Stuck on You" was at number one on the AC listing, he performed at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Richie and Joel were the only acts with more than one chart-topper in 1984.

Three songs topped both the AC chart and Billboards all-genre listing, the Hot 100, in 1984, including Richie's "Hello". In June, Cyndi Lauper topped both listings with "Time After Time" and in the fall Stevie Wonder reached number one on both charts with "I Just Called to Say I Love You".[3] The song, from the soundtrack of the film The Woman in Red, won the singer the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[4] In December, The Honeydrippers, a short-lived supergroup brought together by singer Robert Plant and featuring among others his former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page,[5] topped the chart with their cover version of the 1950s song "Sea of Love". It was the first Billboard number one single for Plant and Page, surpassing the best position achieved by Led Zeppelin, who had achieved a string of number one albums but never gained a chart-topping single.[6] "Sea of Love" was replaced at number one by "Do What You Do" by Jermaine Jackson, which was the final chart-topper of the year.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing AC song of 1984[7]

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scope=row"Read 'Em and Weep"[8]
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scope=row"Think of Laura"[12]
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scope=row""[16]
scope=row"Got a Hold on Me"[17]
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scope=row"Hello"[21]
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scope=row""[27]
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scope=row"Time After Time"[29]
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scope=row"Believe in Me"[32]
scope=row"Almost Paradise" and Ann Wilson[33]
scope=rowbgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="4""If Ever You're in My Arms Again" [34]
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scope=row"Stuck on You"[38]
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scope=row"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"[43]
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scope=row"Drive"[45]
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scope=row"I Just Called to Say I Love You"[48]
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scope=row"What About Me?", Kim Carnes and James Ingram[51]
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scope=row"Penny Lover"[53]
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scope=row"Sea of Love"[57]
scope=row"Do What You Do"[58]
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Record Research Incorporated. vi. 2007. 9780898201697.
  2. Web site: Lionel Richie Biography & History. AllMusic. Steve. Huey. June 24, 2019.
  3. Book: Hoffmann, Frank. Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000. 423 - 425. 2016. June 29, 2019. Routledge. 9781135868864.
  4. Oscar's Best Original Songs: The Rightful Winners and the Snubbed Losers. Rolling Stone. February 25, 2011. June 28, 2019.
  5. Web site: The Honeydrippers Biography & History. Steve. Huey. AllMusic. June 28, 2019.
  6. Led Zeppelin. Billboard. June 28, 2019.
  7. Billboard Adult Contemporary Year End, 1984. . September 12, 2020.
  8. Adult Contemporary chart for January 7, 1984. Billboard. June 26, 2019.
  9. Adult Contemporary chart for January 14, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  10. Adult Contemporary chart for January 21, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  11. Adult Contemporary chart for January 28, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  12. Adult Contemporary chart for February 4, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  13. Adult Contemporary chart for February 11, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  14. Adult Contemporary chart for February 18, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  15. Adult Contemporary chart for February 25, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  16. Adult Contemporary chart for March 3, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  17. Adult Contemporary chart for March 20, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  18. Adult Contemporary chart for March 17, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  19. Adult Contemporary chart for March 24, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  20. Adult Contemporary chart for March 31, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  21. Adult Contemporary chart for April 7, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  22. Adult Contemporary chart for April 14, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  23. Adult Contemporary chart for April 21, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  24. Adult Contemporary chart for April 28, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  25. Adult Contemporary chart for May 5, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  26. Adult Contemporary chart for May 12, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  27. Adult Contemporary chart for May 19, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  28. Adult Contemporary chart for May 26, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  29. Adult Contemporary chart for June 2, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  30. Adult Contemporary chart for June 9, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  31. Adult Contemporary chart for June 16, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  32. Adult Contemporary chart for June 23, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  33. Adult Contemporary chart for June 30, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  34. Adult Contemporary chart for July 7, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  35. Adult Contemporary chart for July 14, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  36. Adult Contemporary chart for July 21, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  37. Adult Contemporary chart for July 28, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  38. Adult Contemporary chart for August 4, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  39. Adult Contemporary chart for August 11, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  40. Adult Contemporary chart for August 18, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  41. Adult Contemporary chart for August 25, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  42. Adult Contemporary chart for September 1, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  43. Adult Contemporary chart for September 8, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  44. Adult Contemporary chart for September 15, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  45. Adult Contemporary chart for September 22, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  46. Adult Contemporary chart for September 29, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  47. Adult Contemporary chart for October 6, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  48. Adult Contemporary chart for October 13, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  49. Adult Contemporary chart for October 20, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  50. Adult Contemporary chart for October 27, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  51. Adult Contemporary chart for November 3, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  52. Adult Contemporary chart for November 10, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  53. Adult Contemporary chart for November 17, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  54. Adult Contemporary chart for November 24, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  55. Adult Contemporary chart for December 1, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  56. Adult Contemporary chart for December 8, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  57. Adult Contemporary chart for December 15, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  58. Adult Contemporary chart for December 22, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.
  59. Adult Contemporary chart for December 29, 1984. Billboard. June 27, 2019.