List of top 25 singles for 1984 in Australia

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The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1984. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1984. The source for this year is the Kent Music Report. [1]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen 5
2."It's Just Not Cricket" The Twelfth Man 13
3."Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr 2
4."Careless Whisper" George Michael 14
5."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 17
6."I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder 18
7."Footloose" Kenny Loggins 13
8."Hello" Lionel Richie 13
9."Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper 12
10."Islands in the Stream" Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton 11 (pkd #1 in 1983)
11."Love Is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar 15
12."Original Sin" INXS 12
13."Come Said the Boy" Mondo Rock 2
14."When Doves Cry" Prince 14
15."Heaven (Must Be There)" Eurogliders 2
16."Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood 5
17."Thriller" Michael Jackson 4
18."99 Luftballons" Nena 15
19."Calling Your Name" Marilyn 3
20."Two Tribes" Frankie Goes to Hollywood 4
21."Against All Odds" Phil Collins 3
22."What's Love Got to Do with It" Tina Turner 11
23."All Night Long (All Night)" Lionel Richie 16 (pkd #1 in 1983 & 84)
24."I Can Dream About You" Dan Hartman 3
25."Burn for You" INXS 3

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report.

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References

  1. "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 2 January 2023 via Imgur.com.