List of number-one singles of 1984 (France)

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This is a list of the French Singles & Airplay Chart Reviews/SNEP Top 50 Singles number-ones of 1984. [1] [2] [3]

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Singles chart

WeekIssue DateArtistSingle
18 January Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
215 January
322 January
429 January
55 February Michael Jackson "Thriller"
612 February
719 February
826 February
94 March Break Machine "Street Dance"
1011 March
1118 March
1225 March
131 April Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax"
148 April
1515 April
1622 April
1729 April
186 May
1913 May
2020 May
2127 May
223 June Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me"
2310 June
2417 June
2524 June
261 July
278 July
2815 July
2922 July
3029 JulyMichel Sardou"Les Deux Écoles"
315 August The Art Company "Susanna"
3212 AugustMichel Sardou"Les Deux Écoles"
3319 August Jeanne Mas "Toute première fois"
3426 August Laura Branigan "Self Control"
352 September Scorpions "Still Loving You"
369 September
3716 SeptemberCookie Dingler"Femme libérée"
3823 SeptemberScorpions"Still Loving You"
3930 SeptemberCookie Dingler"Femme libérée"
407 October France Gall "Hong-Kong Star"
4114 October Mike Oldfield "To France"
4221 OctoberCookie Dingler"Femme libérée"
4328 October Chris de Burgh "High On Emotion"
SNEP number-one singles
WeekIssue DateArtistSingle
14 November Peter and Sloane "Besoin de rien, envie de toi"
211 November
318 November
425 November
52 December
69 December
716 December
823 December Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
930 December Ray Parker Jr "Ghostbusters"

^1 In November 1984, IFOP affiliated MEDEF and established The Official French Singles Chart under the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). The first official chart was on the issue week of November 4, 1984. There was no official chart before this date, but reviews from IFOP since the music industry was created in France in 1922.

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