List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1984: See also: 1984 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)

List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)

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Table Section Text: These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1984: See also: 1984 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)

Issue Date	Song	Artist

January 7	"Time Will Reveal"	DeBarge

January 14	"Joanna"	Kool & the Gang

January 21	"Joanna"	Kool & the Gang

January 28	"If Only You Knew"	Patti LaBelle

February 4	"If Only You Knew"	Patti LaBelle

February 11	"If Only You Knew"	Patti LaBelle

February 18	"If Only You Knew"	Patti LaBelle

February 25	"Encore"	Cheryl Lynn

March 3	"Somebody's Watching Me"	Rockwell

March 10	"Somebody's Watching Me"	Rockwell

March 17	"Somebody's Watching Me"	Rockwell

March 24	"Somebody's Watching Me"	Rockwell

March 31	"Somebody's Watching Me"	Rockwell

April 7	"She's Strange"	Cameo

April 14	"She's Strange"	Cameo

April 21	"She's Strange"	Cameo

April 28	"She's Strange"	Cameo

May 5	"Hello"	Lionel Richie

May 12	"Hello"	Lionel Richie

May 19	"Hello"	Lionel Richie

May 26	"Don't Waste Your Time"	Yarbrough & Peoples

June 2	"Let's Hear It for the Boy"	Deniece Williams

June 9	"Let's Hear It for the Boy"	Deniece Williams

June 16	"Let's Hear It for the Boy"	Deniece Williams

June 23	"Lovelite"	O'Bryan

June 30	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

July 7	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

July 14	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

July 21	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

July 28	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

August 4	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

August 11	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

August 18	"When Doves Cry"	Prince

August 25	"Ghostbusters"	Ray Parker, Jr.

September 1	"Ghostbusters"	Ray Parker, Jr.

September 8	"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"	Billy Ocean

September 15	"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"	Billy Ocean

September 22	"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"	Billy Ocean

September 29	"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"	Billy Ocean

October 6	"Let's Go Crazy"	Prince and the Revolution

October 13	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	Stevie Wonder

October 20	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	Stevie Wonder

October 27	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	Stevie Wonder

November 3	"I Feel For You"	Chaka Khan

November 10	"I Feel For You"	Chaka Khan

November 17	"I Feel For You"	Chaka Khan

November 24	"Cool It Now"	New Edition

December 1	"Solid"	Ashford & Simpson

December 8	"Solid"	Ashford & Simpson

December 15	"Solid"	Ashford & Simpson

December 22	"Operator"	Midnight Star

December 29	"Operator"	Midnight Star

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If Only You Knew single spent four weeks at #1 on the U.S. R&B chart during January and February 1984.

final_sentence: If Only You Knew single spent four weeks at #1 on the U.S. R&B chart during January and February 1984.