List of top 25 singles for 1984 in Australia explained

The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1984. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1984. The source for this year is the Kent Music Report.[1]

Title ArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1. "Dancing in the Dark" 5
2. "It's Just Not Cricket" 1 3
3. "Ghostbusters" 2
4. "Careless Whisper" 1 4
5. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1 7
6. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" 1 8
7. "Footloose" 1 3
8. "Hello" 1 3
9. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 1 2
10. "Islands in the Stream" 1 1 (pkd #1 in 1983)
11. "Love Is a Battlefield" 1 5
12. "Original Sin" 1 2
13. "Come Said the Boy" 2
14. "When Doves Cry" 1 4
15. "Heaven (Must Be There)" 2
16. "Relax" 5
17. "Thriller" 4
18. "99 Luftballons" 1 5
19. "Calling Your Name" 3
20. "Two Tribes" 4
21. "Against All Odds" 3
22. "What's Love Got to Do with It" 1 1
23. "All Night Long (All Night)" 1 6 (pkd #1 in 1983 & 84)
24. "I Can Dream About You" 3
25. "Burn for You" 3

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 2 January 2023.