What was the number one pop song in 1984?

What was the number one pop song in 1984?

When Doves Cry
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1984

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “When Doves Cry” Prince
2 “What’s Love Got to Do with It” Tina Turner
3 “Say Say Say” Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4 “Footloose” Kenny Loggins

What was the number one song in July 1984?

List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1984

Issue date Song Artist
July 7 “Dancing in the Dark” Bruce Springsteen
July 14 “When Doves Cry” Prince
July 21
July 28

Who was number 1 1984?

The genre reigned that year, bringing us Billboard No. 1 hits from Prince (“When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy”), Madonna (“Like a Virgin”), Michael Jackson (“Say Say Say”) and Cyndi Lauper (“Time After Time”), among others.

What was the best selling record of 1984?

Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which spent twenty-two weeks in 1983 at number one, stayed an additional fifteen weeks at the top in 1984 and was the best-selling album of the year.

What was the #1 album in 1984?

Thriller
Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which spent twenty-two weeks in 1983 at number one, stayed an additional fifteen weeks at the top in 1984 and was the best-selling album of the year.

What was No 1 in 1984 UK?

Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Best-selling singles

No. Title Artist
1 “Do They Know It’s Christmas? Band Aid
2 “I Just Called to Say I Love You” Stevie Wonder
3 “Relax” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
4 “Two Tribes” Frankie Goes to Hollywood

What was the number one song in December of 1984?

Chart history

No. Issue date Song
558 November 10 “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)”
559 November 17 “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
November 24
December 1

What was the #1 song on November 1984?

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.

What was the number one song in January 1984?

Chart history

No. Issue date Song
542 January 14 “Say Say Say”
543 January 21 “Owner of a Lonely Heart”
January 28
544 February 4 “Karma Chameleon”

What was number 1 January 1984?

Number one singles

Chart date (week ending) Song Artist(s)
7 January “Only You” Flying Pickets
14 January “Pipes of Peace” Paul McCartney
21 January
28 January “Relax” Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Who sold the most records in 1984?

After selling 32 million copies in 1983 alone, Thriller was confirmed as the world’s biggest seller in February 1984, when it eclipsed The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic.

What were the top selling albums of 1984?

BORN IN THE U.S.A. Sales: 30,000,000. Rankings:

  • LEGEND. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS. Sales: 28,000,000.
  • PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) PRINCE. Sales: 25,000,000.
  • LIKE A VIRGIN. Sales: 21,000,000. Rankings:
  • RECKLESS. BRYAN ADAMS. Sales: 12,000,000.
  • 1984. VAN HALEN. Sales: 11,777,305.
  • FOOTLOOSE. Sales: 11,754,870. Rankings:
  • MAKE IT BIG. WHAM!