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Top R&B Songs of 1984

1983 <-1984-> 1985
    

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1.
02/1984
124

54
US
8
AC




35
R&B


6
UK
[Portrait 05408/Portait 05437]
written by Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman
2.
08/1984
44

105
US




5
dance
5
R&B


58
UK
[MCA 52425]
written by Kevin McCord & Al Hudson
3.
02/1984
73

26
US




✫1
dance
5
R&B




[Sire 29346]
written by Tim Stahl & John Guldberg
4.
06/1984
353

✫1
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
31
rock
4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #52]
charted as When Doves Cry / 17 Days in US dance charts
[Warner 29286]
written by Prince
5.
05/1984
348

✫1
US
8
AC


21
dance
2
R&B
51
rock
3
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1985]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1985]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #309]
[Capitol 5354]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
6.
09/1984
88

15
US
✫1
AC
70
country


57
R&B


92
UK
[RCA 13899]
written by Kenny Rogers, David Foster & Richard Marx
7.
10/1984
61

25
US




✫1
dance
58
R&B




[MCA 52471]
written by Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
8.
10/1984
105

48
US




13
dance
2
R&B


12
UK
[Gordy 1765]
written by Ali-Ollie Woodson & Otis Williams
9.
08/1984
100

17
US




9
dance
12
R&B


26
UK
as The Jacksons
[Epic 04575]
written by Jackie Jackson & Kathy Wakefield
10.
02/1984
223

13
US






7
R&B


2
UK
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 830]
written by James "J.T." Taylor, Curtis "Fitz" Williams & Kool & The Gang
11.
08/1984
58

21
US
17
AC




20
R&B


99
UK
12.
10/1984
41

41
US




4
dance
17
R&B




13.
10/1984
211

17
US




7
dance
87
R&B


2
UK
[Virgin/Epic 04638]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss
14.
08/1984
72

65
US




✫1
dance
8
R&B


29
UK
[Casablanca 880180]
written by David Wolinski (as David "Hawk" Wolinski)
15.
07/1984
42

40
US
37
AC




2
R&B




[A&M 2656]
written by Jeff Barry, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
16.
06/1984
133

7
US




✫1
dance
9
R&B


96
UK
[Warner 29285]
written by Prince
17.
12/1984
48

38
US




7
dance
7
R&B


98
UK
[A&M 2695]
written by Raymond Jones
18.
10/1984
69

34
US






68
R&B


18
UK
[Warner 29180]
written by Sheila E.
19.
09/1984
89

19
US




✫1
dance
3
R&B




[RCA 13864]
written by Daryl Hall & Sara Allen
20.
12/1984
126

9
US




✫1
dance
3
R&B


95
UK
[EMI America 8253]
written by Prince (as Alexander Nevermind)
21.
06/1984
233

3
US
✫1
AC
24
country


8
R&B


12
UK
[Motown 1746]
written by Lionel Richie
22.
01/1984
143

105
US




6
dance
78
R&B


3
UK
23.
12/1984
82









48
R&B


8
UK
as the Furious Five featuring Cowboy, Melle Mel & Scorpio
[Sugar Hill 32033]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Grandmaster Melle Mel (as Mel Glover)
24.
06/1984
223

3
US




3
dance
4
R&B
42
rock
14
UK
as The Jacksons featuring Mick Jagger
[Epic 04503]
written by Michael Jackson, Randy Hansen & Mick Jagger
25.
01/1984
300

2
US




3
dance
✫1
R&B
31
rock
6
UK
featuring Michael Jackson
[Motown 1702]
written by Rockwell (as Kennedy Gordy) & Curtis Anthony Nolen
26.
04/1984
95

75
US




13
dance
2
R&B


13
UK
[Vinyl Dreams 71]
written by Jocelyn Brown & Annette Brown
27.
09/1984
225

12
US
34
AC


15
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
[Capitol 5397]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
28.
09/1984
207

5
US
✫1
AC


11
dance
5
R&B


19
UK
[Portrait 04807]
written by Sade Adu & Ray St. John
29.
12/1984
340

✫1
US




✫1
dance
56
R&B
6
rock
4
UK
30.
02/1984
63

47
US




25
dance
✫1
R&B


37
UK
[Atlanta Artists 818384]
written by Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant & Charlie Singleton
31.
12/1984
61







7
dance
81
R&B


17
UK
[Portrait 04671]
written by Bernard Oattes, Rob van Schaik & Van Gibbs
32.
05/1984
58

26
US




12
dance
68
R&B
39
rock
52
UK
[from the movie Romancing the Stone]
[Portrait 04433]
written by Eddy Grant
33.
09/1984
52







2
dance
5
R&B


41
UK
[instrumental]
charted as Rain Forest / Sound Chaser in US dance charts
[Profile 5059]
written by Paul Hardcastle
34.
09/1984
261

2
US






4
R&B
18
rock
8
UK
with The Revolution
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #143]
[Warner 29174]
written by Prince
35.
11/1984
146

7
US
30
AC




3
R&B


26
UK
[Capitol 5433]
written by Mark Knopfler
36.
10/1984
166

8
US
✫1
AC




8
R&B


18
UK
[Motown 1762]
written by Brenda Harvey Richie & Lionel Richie
37.
09/1984
243

✫1
US
8
AC


✫1
dance
24
R&B
18
rock
48
UK
[RCA 13916]
written by Daryl Hall & John Oates
38.
11/1984
89

18
US




15
dance
✫1
R&B


66
UK
39.
11/1984
213

3
US
35
AC


5
dance
89
R&B


12
UK

[RCA 13988]
written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Tim Rice
40.
04/1984
39

35
US






9
R&B


79
UK
[Motown 1731]
written by Rockwell (as Kennedy Gordy)
41.
11/1984
157

6
US
23
AC


4
dance
13
R&B


31
UK
[Planet 13951]
written by Allee Willis & Dan Sembello (as Danny Sembello)
42.
02/1984
140

29
US
34
AC




88
R&B
52
rock
5
UK
[Geffen 4029]
written by Paul Weller
43.
12/1984
133

12
US






✫1
R&B


19
UK
[MCA 52484]
written by Ray Parker Jr
44.
12/1984
122

10
US
4
AC




✫1
R&B


76
UK
[tribute to Marvin Gaye]
[RCA 13966]
written by Lionel Richie
45.
03/1984
142

5
US
12
AC


10
dance
8
R&B




backing vocals by Jermaine Stewart ; charted as Miss Me Blind / It's a Miracle in US dance charts
[Virgin/Epic 04388]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss
46.
11/1984
130

10
US




9
dance
3
R&B


28
UK
[De-Lite 880431]
written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
47.
12/1984
175

5
US
18
AC


15
dance
21
R&B
42
rock
21
UK
[RCA 13970]
written by Daryl Hall & Janna Allen
48.
10/1984
157

4
US




6
dance
9
R&B


76
UK
[Epic 04619]
written by Teena Marie
49.
11/1984
241

2
US




✫1
dance
20
R&B


15
UK
50.
07/1984
49

64
US
34
AC




62
R&B


24
UK
[RCA 13866]
written by various
51.
12/1984
105

17
US
10
AC


6
dance
4
R&B


44
UK
[Motown 1769]
written by Stevie Wonder
52.
11/1984
346

✫1
US
29
AC


✫1
dance
9
R&B


3
UK
[Sire 29210]
written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
53.
04/1984
398

✫1
US
3
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
[Columbia 04417]
written by Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
54.
08/1984
238

✫1
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
19
rock


with The Revolution
charted as Let's Go Crazy / Erotic City in US dance charts
[Warner 29216]
written by Prince
55.
10/1984
96

84
US




3
dance
9
R&B


12
UK
[Motown 1760]
written by Bobby Harris & Keith Harrison
56.
07/1984
51

64
US




26
dance
6
R&B


32
UK
[Tabu 04523]
written by Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III)
57.
09/1984
68

20
US




9
dance
6
R&B




[Warner 29181]
written by Prince & Jesse Johnson
58.
04/1984
268

3
US
11
AC


8
dance
3
R&B


6
UK
[Planet 13780]
written by Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron & Gary Skardina
59.
01/1984

Jump by Van Halen

from 1984   1984
304

✫1
US




17
dance
88
R&B
✫1
rock
7
UK
60.
11/1984
81

14
US
6
AC




12
R&B




[Arista 9293]
written by Ray Parker Jr
61.
03/1984
200

13
US
8
AC


10
dance
75
R&B


4
UK
charted as Miss Me Blind / It's a Miracle in US dance charts
[Virgin/Epic 04457]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss & Phil Pickett
62.
05/1984
112

10
US
✫1
AC




6
R&B




[Elektra 69728]
written by Cynthia Weil, Michael Masser & Tom Snow
63.
10/1984
148

13
US




8
dance
60
R&B


9
UK
[Columbia 05577]
written by Earl Randle
64.
12/1984
108

8
US




50
dance
11
R&B


58
UK
with The Revolution
[Warner 29121]
written by Prince
65.
12/1984
399

✫1
US
3
AC




85
R&B
✫1
rock
✫1
UK
featuring New Jersey Mass Choir & Jennifer Holliday
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #476]
[Atlantic 89596]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm (uncredited)
66.
08/1984
406

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1984]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1984]
[Motown 1745]
written by Stevie Wonder
67.
09/1984
356

3
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
featuring Stevie Wonder & Grandmaster Melle Mel
[Warner 29195]
written by Prince
68.
05/1984
135

6
US
7
AC


8
dance
60
R&B


78
UK
[MCA 52378]
written by Dan Hartman
69.
06/1984
59

46
US
6
AC




5
R&B


45
UK
with Whitney Houston
[Asylum 69720]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser
70.
02/1984
405

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


✫1
UK
[Motown 1722]
written by Lionel Richie
71.
10/1984
77

83
US






✫1
R&B


18
UK
[Philly World 99710]
written by McKinley Horton & Eugene Wilde (as Ronald Broomfield)
72.
03/1984
88

46
US




✫1
dance
6
R&B


24
UK
[Mirage 99775]
written by Chris Barbosa & Ed Chisolm
73.
06/1984
383

✫1
US
9
AC


6
dance
✫1
R&B
38
rock
2
UK
[Arista 9212]
written by Ray Parker Jr
74.
12/1984
63









46
R&B


12
UK
[Emergency 4548]
written by Mike Francis
75.
11/1984
208

9
US
5
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


11
UK
[De-Lite 880623]
written by Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
76.
05/1984
47

78
US




10
dance
3
R&B


51
UK
[Elektra 69742]
written by Patrice Rushen
77.
05/1984
116

38
US
20
AC




37
R&B


7
UK
originally recorded on aug 8, 1973
[Motown 1739]
written by Keni St. Lewis
78.
12/1984
369

✫1
US
4
AC


7
dance
12
R&B


2
UK
double A-side with Last Christmas in the UK ; charted as Everything She Wants / Like a Baby in US dance charts
[Columbia 04840]
written by George Michael
79.
03/1984
87

12
US






84
R&B
38
rock
36
UK
featuring Rick Derringer
[parody of Beat It by Michael Jackson]
[Rock 'n' Roll 04374]
written by Michael Jackson & Weird Al Yankovic
80.
11/1984
384

2
US
15
AC


7
dance
3
R&B
5
rock
✫1
UK
with Phil Collins
[Columbia 04679]
written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East
81.
07/1984
74

15
US




20
dance
8
R&B




[Arista 9190]
written by Andy Goldmark & Bruce Roberts
82.
03/1984
58

48
US




11
dance
✫1
R&B


60
UK
[Total Experience 2400]
written by Jonah Ellis
83.
10/1984
40

44
US






6
R&B


61
UK
[A&M 2687]
written by Dan Sembello & David Batteau
84.
10/1984
191

13
US
✫1
AC




14
R&B


6
UK
[Arista 9279]
written by Larry Di Tomaso & Ralph Dino
85.
02/1984
83

17
US




9
dance
18
R&B


41
UK
[Columbia 04372]
written by Dean Pitchford & Bill Wolfer
86.
09/1984
150

4
US






✫1
R&B




[MCA 52455]
written by Vincent Brantley & Rick Timas
87.
06/1984
104

102
US




4
dance
23
R&B


8
UK
[instrumental]
[Island 99754]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley & Trevor Horn
88.
04/1984
66







17
dance
7
R&B


17
UK
[RFC/Atlantic 89684]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
89.
09/1984
57

24
US




29
dance
4
R&B




produced by Michael Jackson
[Columbia 04547]
written by Michael Jackson
90.
06/1984
341

✫1
US
7
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


6
UK
[Jive 9199]
written by Billy Ocean & Keith Diamond
91.
08/1984
392

✫1
US
✫1
AC




8
R&B


✫1
UK
[Columbia 04691]
written by George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
92.
12/1984
266

✫1
US
3
AC




89
R&B
5
rock
16
UK
[Epic 04713]
written by Kevin Cronin
93.
06/1984
229

9
US




✫1
dance
3
R&B


5
UK
[Polydor 821708]
written by Ollie E. Brown & Jerry Knight
94.
03/1984
103

8
US




13
dance
23
R&B


88
UK
[Geffen 29328]
written by Irene Cara, Giorgio Moroder & Bunny Hull
95.
09/1984
151

5
US




16
dance
6
R&B
32
rock
45
UK
[Capitol 5387]
written by Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
96.
02/1984
42

101
US




✫1
dance
10
R&B


92
UK
[instrumental]
[Island 99782]
written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan & Paul Morley
97.
01/1984
307

5
US
36
AC


2
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[Planet 13730]
written by Mark Goldenberg & Brock Walsh
98.
06/1984
86

19
US
2
AC




38
R&B


43
UK
[Columbia 04507]
written by Cynthia Weil, Tony Renis & Julio Iglesias
99.
02/1984
109

8
US




21
dance
50
R&B
23
rock
63
UK
[RCA 13714]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen
100.
12/1984
56

48
US
15
AC




15
R&B


29
UK
[Warner 29120]
written by Randy Goodrum & Steve Kipner

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