page_title: List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1984
section_title: Chart history
hierarchical_section_title: List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1984 / Chart history
caption_attribution_description: English: Music legend Cyndi Lauper during the release of the musical Kinky Boots in Sydney.
context_page_description: Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music genre. 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.
  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.
caption: Cyndi Lauper topped the chart with "Time After Time".
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