1984

The following is a list of the number-one singles (main sides only) in the U.S. in 1984, based on a comparison between its two main charts at the time, from Billboard and Cash Box magazines.
Issue date 	Song 	Artist(s)
January 7 	"Say Say Say" 	Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
January 14 	"Union of the Snake" 	Duran Duran
January 21 	"Owner of a Lonely Heart" 	Yes
January 28 	"Owner of a Lonely Heart" 	Yes
February 4 	"Karma Chameleon" 	Culture Club
February 11 	"Karma Chameleon" 	Culture Club
February 18 	"Karma Chameleon" 	Culture Club
February 25 	"Jump" 	Van Halen
March 3 	"Jump" 	Van Halen
March 10 	"99 Luftballons" 	Nena
March 17 	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 	Cyndi Lauper
March 24 	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 	Cyndi Lauper
March 31 	"Footloose" 	Kenny Loggins
April 7 	"Footloose" 	Kenny Loggins
April 14 	"Footloose" 	Kenny Loggins
April 21 	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" 	Phil Collins
April 28 	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" 	Phil Collins
May 5 	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" 	Phil Collins
May 12 	"Hello" 	Lionel Richie
May 19 	"Hello" 	Lionel Richie
May 26 	"Let's Hear It for the Boy" 	Deniece Williams
June 2 	"Let's Hear It for the Boy" 	Deniece Williams
June 9 	"Time After Time" 	Cyndi Lauper
June 16 	"The Reflex" 	Duran Duran
June 23 	"The Reflex" 	Duran Duran
June 30 	"Dancing in the Dark" 	Bruce Springsteen
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 	"Ghostbusters" 	Ray Parker, Jr.
August 18 	"Ghostbusters" 	Ray Parker, Jr.
August 25 	"What's Love Got to Do with It" 	Tina Turner
September 1 	"What's Love Got to Do with It" 	Tina Turner
September 8 	"What's Love Got to Do with It" 	Tina Turner
September 15	"Missing You" 	John Waite
September 22	"Missing You" 	John Waite
September 29	"Let's Go Crazy" 	Prince
October 6 	"Let's Go Crazy" 	Prince
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 Just Called to Say I Love You" 	Stevie Wonder
November 10 	"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"	Billy Ocean
November 17 	"Purple Rain" 	Prince
November 24 	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 	Wham!
December 1 	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 	Wham!
December 8 	"Out of Touch" 	Daryl Hall & John Oates
December 15 	"The Wild Boys" 	Duran Duran
December 22 	"Like a Virgin" 	Madonna
December 29 	"Like a Virgin" 	Madonna