My total love affair with the charts was on the wain by 1984 -- I lived in a new city, and the MTV factor took a lot of the variety out of the charts, while emphasizing movie soundtracks. Lots of "Meh" this week. Meanwhile, the funny quirky one-hit wonders from early MTV are virtually gone (Style Council and Icicle Works are in the lower reaches) -- this is a chart full of long established artists and those who would go on to have long careers (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and Billy Idol, even Howard Jones). You can get a legit greatest hits album for almost everyone here.
Chart oddities are the last week in the top 10 for a country artist for the next 8 years, with the still unbelievable Willie Nelson / Julio Iglesias duet. Irene Cara has the very dated "Breakdance" in the top 10.
Bruce Springsteen's bounding up the charts with his first of 7 top 10's from "Born in the USA,"
Favorites: Against All Odds, Jump, Borderline
1 1 LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY –•– Deniece Williams (Columbia)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 TIME AFTER TIME –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-8 (2)
3 2 HELLO –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (1)
4 5 OH SHERRIE –•– Steve Perry (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 7 THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (5)
6 8 SISTER CHRISTIAN –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-13 (6)
7 4 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take A Look At Me Now) –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-15 (1)
8 13 THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N ROLL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-7 (8)
9 9 BREAKDANCE –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-11 (9)
10 6 TO ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED BEFORE –•– Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson (Columbia)-14 (5)
11 19 SELF CONTROL –•– Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-8 (11)
12 18 BORDERLINE –•– Madonna (Sire)-13 (12)
13 16 I’LL WAIT –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-8 (13)
14 22 JUMP (For My Love) –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-6 (14)
15 14 THE LONGEST TIME –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (14)
16 20 IT’S A MIRACLE –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (16)
17 17 DANCING IN THE SHEETS –•– Shalamar (Columbia)-12 (17)
18 36 DANCING IN THE DARK –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-2 (18)
19 11 HEAD OVER HEELS –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S.)-12 (11)
20 24 YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT (Til You Know What You Want) –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-7 (20)
21 12 YOU MIGHT THINK –•– The Cars (Elektra)-13 (7)
22 29 ALMOST PARADISE –•– Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 33 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-5 (23)
24 10 HOLD ME NOW –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-17 (3)
25 27 RUN, RUNAWAY –•– Slade (CBS Associated)-9 (25)
26 28 STAY THE NIGHT –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-5 (26)
27 30 WHO’S THAT GIRL –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-5 (27)
28 15 LOVE SOMEBODY –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-13 (5)
29 34 MODERN DAY DELILAH –•– Van Stephenson (MCA)-7 (29)
30 32 MY EVER CHANGING MOODS –•– Style Council (Geffen)-9 (30)
31 25 ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE –•– Scorpions (Mercury)-11 (25)
32 39 MAGIC –•– The Cars (Elektra)-3 (32)
33 38 DANCE HALL DAYS –•– Wang Chung (Geffen)-7 (33)
34 35 LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW –•– Christine McVie (Warner Brothers)-6 (34)
35 47 INFATUATION –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-2 (35)
36 50 LEGS –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-3 (36)
37 42 WHAT IS LOVE –•– Howard Jones (Elektra)-7 (37)
38 40 WHISPER TO A SCREAM (Birds Fly) –•– Icicle Works (Arista)-7 (38)
39 43 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU –•– Dan Hartman (MCA)-5 (39)
40 41 MUSIC TIME –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (40)
2 3 TIME AFTER TIME –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-8 (2)
3 2 HELLO –•– Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (1)
4 5 OH SHERRIE –•– Steve Perry (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 7 THE REFLEX –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (5)
6 8 SISTER CHRISTIAN –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-13 (6)
7 4 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take A Look At Me Now) –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-15 (1)
8 13 THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N ROLL –•– Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-7 (8)
9 9 BREAKDANCE –•– Irene Cara (Geffen)-11 (9)
10 6 TO ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED BEFORE –•– Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson (Columbia)-14 (5)
12 18 BORDERLINE –•– Madonna (Sire)-13 (12)
13 16 I’LL WAIT –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-8 (13)
14 22 JUMP (For My Love) –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-6 (14)
15 14 THE LONGEST TIME –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (14)
16 20 IT’S A MIRACLE –•– Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (16)
17 17 DANCING IN THE SHEETS –•– Shalamar (Columbia)-12 (17)
18 36 DANCING IN THE DARK –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-2 (18)
19 11 HEAD OVER HEELS –•– The Go-Go’s (I.R.S.)-12 (11)
20 24 YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT (Til You Know What You Want) –•– Joe Jackson (A&M)-7 (20)
22 29 ALMOST PARADISE –•– Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 33 EYES WITHOUT A FACE –•– Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-5 (23)
24 10 HOLD ME NOW –•– Thompson Twins (Arista)-17 (3)
25 27 RUN, RUNAWAY –•– Slade (CBS Associated)-9 (25)
26 28 STAY THE NIGHT –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-5 (26)
27 30 WHO’S THAT GIRL –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-5 (27)
28 15 LOVE SOMEBODY –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-13 (5)
29 34 MODERN DAY DELILAH –•– Van Stephenson (MCA)-7 (29)
30 32 MY EVER CHANGING MOODS –•– Style Council (Geffen)-9 (30)
32 39 MAGIC –•– The Cars (Elektra)-3 (32)
33 38 DANCE HALL DAYS –•– Wang Chung (Geffen)-7 (33)
34 35 LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW –•– Christine McVie (Warner Brothers)-6 (34)
35 47 INFATUATION –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-2 (35)
36 50 LEGS –•– ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-3 (36)
37 42 WHAT IS LOVE –•– Howard Jones (Elektra)-7 (37)
38 40 WHISPER TO A SCREAM (Birds Fly) –•– Icicle Works (Arista)-7 (38)
39 43 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU –•– Dan Hartman (MCA)-5 (39)
40 41 MUSIC TIME –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (40)
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