Top Songs of 1984
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
31
 Prince and The Revolution When Doves Cry Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock, Synthpop
2
87
 The Smiths How Soon Is Now? Indie Rock, Post-Punk
3
163
 Madonna Like a Virgin Synthpop
4
168
 Prince and The Revolution Purple Rain Pop Rock, Psychedelic Soul
5
170
 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
6
414
 Echo and the Bunnymen The Killing Moon Post-Punk
7
417
 U2 Pride (In the Name of Love) Pop Rock
8
649
 Leonard Cohen Hallelujah Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
9
679
 Don Henley The Boys of Summer Pop Rock
10
813
 Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
11
982
 Tina Turner What's Love Got to Do with It Adult Contemporary, Pop Soul
12
1034
 Chaka Khan I Feel for You Contemporary R&B, Freestyle
13
1058
 The Replacements I Will Dare Alternative Rock
14
1095
 Foreigner I Want to Know What Love Is AOR, Soft Rock
15
1112
 Frankie Goes to Hollywood Two Tribes Synthpop
16
1132
 Bruce Springsteen I'm On Fire Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
17
1137
 Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy Synthpop
18
1213
 Madonna Material Girl Dance-Pop, Synthpop
19
1219
 The Special A.K.A. Free Nelson Mandela 2 Tone
20
1240
 Bryan Adams Summer of '69 Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
21
1268
 The Smiths Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
22
1380
 Prince and The Revolution Let's Go Crazy Funk Rock, Pop Rock
23
1426
 Wham! feat. George Michael Careless Whisper Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul, Sophisti-Pop
24
1465
 Dead or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG, Synthpop
25
1484
 Run-D.M.C. Rock Box East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
26
1491
 The Smiths What Difference Does It Make? Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
27
1699
 Youssou N'Dour Immigres/Bitim Rew Mbalax
28
1873
 U2 Bad Alternative Rock
29
1886
 Sade Smooth Operator Smooth Jazz, Sophisti-Pop
30
2089
 Tears for Fears Shout New Wave, Synthpop
31
2124
 Rita Mitsouko Marcia Baďla French Pop, New Wave
32
2136
 Prince and The Revolution I Would Die 4 U Contemporary R&B, Synthpop
33
2234
 Talk Talk It's My Life New Romantic, Synthpop
34
2246
 R.E.M. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) Jangle Pop
35
2298
 Minutemen History Lesson - Part II Indie Rock
36
2566
 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas? Christmas Music, Pop
37
2587
 The Smiths Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
38
2652
 Meat Puppets Lake of Fire Alternative Rock, Cowpunk
39
2669
 Sheila E. The Glamorous Life Dance-Pop, Synth Funk
40
2670
 The Cars Drive Synthpop
41
2742
 Commodores Nightshift Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
42
2812
 Barrington Levy Here I Come Dancehall
43
2965
 The Chills Pink Frost Dunedin Sound, Indie Pop
44
3029
 Metallica For Whom the Bell Tolls Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
45
3081
 John Waite Missing You AOR, Pop Rock
46
3123
 Depeche Mode People Are People Synthpop
47
3206
 Van Halen Panama Hard Rock
48
3262
 Prefab Sprout When Love Breaks Down New Wave, Sophisti-Pop
49
3325
 Lloyd Cole and The Commotions Perfect Skin Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
50
3332
 U.T.F.O. Roxanne, Roxanne East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
51
3337
 Bruce Springsteen Bobby Jean Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
52
3338
 Newcleus Jam On It East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
53
3373
 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds From Her to Eternity Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
54
3446
 Prince and The Revolution Erotic City Dance-Pop, Synth Funk
55
3448
 Phil Collins Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Adult Contemporary, Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
56
3631
 Sonic Youth & Lydia Lunch Death Valley '69 No Wave, Noise Rock
57
3690
 Frankie Goes to Hollywood The Power of Love Pop
58
3699
 The Jesus and Mary Chain Upside Down Noise Pop, Noise Rock, Post-Punk
59
3723
 Los Lobos Will the Wolf Survive? Alternative Rock, Americana, Tex-Mex
60
3789
 Hüsker Dü Pink Turns to Blue Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk
61
3826
 Scorpions Rock You Like a Hurricane Glam Metal
62
3923
 Hunters & Collectors Throw Your Arms Around Me Jangle Pop
63
3962
 Ratt Round and Round Glam Metal
64
3968
 The Smiths William, It Was Really Nothing Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
65
4020
 The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
66
4079
 Lloyd Cole and The Commotions Rattlesnakes Jangle Pop
67
4081
 Whodini Friends East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
68
4086
 Fabrizio De André Crêuza de mä Canzone d'autore
69
4094
 The Smiths Reel Around the Fountain Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
70
4116
 T La Rock & Jazzy Jay It's Yours East Coast Hip Hop
71
4167
 The Go-Betweens Bachelor Kisses Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
72
4184
 Talk Talk Such a Shame Art Pop, New Wave, Synthpop
73
4190
 La Unión Lobo hombre en París New Wave, Pop Rock
74
4203
 Depeche Mode Master and Servant Synthpop
75
4227
 El Tri Triste canción Blues Rock, Hard Rock
76
4278
 Téléphone Un autre monde Pop Rock
77
4359
 Bruce Springsteen Glory Days Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
78
4402
 Minutemen This Ain't No Picnic Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk
79
4457
 Scritti Politti Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Boogie, Dance-Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
80
4480
 Bruce Springsteen No Surrender Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
81
4503
 R.E.M. Don't Go Back to Rockville Country Rock, Jangle Pop
82
4658
 Double Dee & Steinski The Payoff Mix (Mastermix Of G.L.O.B.E. And Whizkid's "Play That Beat, Mr. D.J.") Plunderphonics, Turntablism
83
4659
 Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Pop
84
4772
 Cocteau Twins Lorelei Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
85
4821
 Phillip Bailey with Phil Collins Easy Lover Pop Rock
86
4855
 Sade Your Love Is King Jazz Pop, Smooth Jazz, Sophisti-Pop
87
4881
 Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
88
4895
 Van Halen Hot For Teacher Glam Metal
89
4996
 Rubén Blades Desapariciones Reggae, Singer/Songwriter
90
5073
 Teena Marie Lovergirl Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
91
5144
 Queen I Want to Break Free Pop Rock
92
5158
 The Replacements Unsatisfied Alternative Rock
93
5217
 Metallica Fade to Black Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
94
5225
 Hüsker Dü Eight Miles High Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore
95
5304
 Stevie Wonder I Just Called to Say I Love You Film Soundtrack, Pop Soul
96
5366
 Depeche Mode Blasphemous Rumours Synthpop
97
5454
 Kenny Loggins Footloose Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
98
5563
 W.A.S.P. Animal (F**k Like a Beast) Heavy Metal
99
5617
 Time Zone World Destruction East Coast Hip Hop, Electro, Political Hip Hop, Rap Rock
100
5809
 Laura Branigan Self Control Dance-Pop
101
5814
 Charly García Demoliendo hoteles New Wave
102
5844
 Steve Perry Oh Sherrie AOR, Pop Rock
103
5860
 The Time Jungle Love Synth Funk
104
5995
 Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me Dance-Pop, Synth Funk
105
6079
 Bon Jovi Runaway Glam Metal
106
6105
 Ashford & Simpson Solid Pop Soul
107
6134
 Alaska y Dinarama Ni tú ni nadie New Wave, Pop Rock
108
6188
 Section 25 Looking from a Hilltop Electro, Synthpop
109
6232
 The Blue Nile Tinseltown in the Rain Sophisti-Pop
110
6263
 Sammy Hagar I Can't Drive 55 Glam Metal
111
6313
 Madonna Dress You Up Dance-Pop
112
6323
 John Fogerty The Old Man Down the Road Swamp Rock
113
6366
 Lloyd Cole and The Commotions Forest Fire Jangle Pop
114
6466
 Prince and The Revolution Darling Nikki Film Soundtrack, Funk Rock, New Wave
115
6521
 Tina Turner Private Dancer Pop Rock, Pop Soul
116
6536
 Cameo Room 123 (She's Strange) Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
117
6550
 The World Famous Supreme Team Hey DJ East Coast Hip Hop, Electro, Pop Rap
118
6675
 Strawberry Switchblade Since Yesterday Synthpop
119
6683
 Metallica Creeping Death Thrash Metal
120
6781
 Echo and the Bunnymen Seven Seas Post-Punk
121
6799
 The Smiths Still Ill Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
122
6867
 Hüsker Dü Turn On the News Post-Hardcore
123
6907
 Wham! Freedom Pop Soul
124
6930
 Botellita de Jerez Alármala de tos Pop Rock
125
6958
 Daryl Hall & John Oates Out of Touch New Wave, Pop Rock
126
7105
 John Lennon Nobody Told Me Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
127
7202
 Dennis Edwards Don't Look Any Further Contemporary R&B, Smooth Soul
128
7208
 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds In the Ghetto Post-Punk, Punk Blues
129
7261
 Redskins Keep On Keeping On Blue Eyed Soul, Funk Rock, New Wave
130
7292
 Propaganda Dr. Mabuse Synthpop
131
7307
 Pat Benatar We Belong Pop Rock
132
7310
 The Jacksons State of Shock Contemporary R&B, Pop Rock
133
7381
 Madonna Angel Dance-Pop
134
7487
 Hoodoo Gurus I Want You Back Power Pop
135
7559
 Bryan Adams Heaven AOR, Soft Rock
136
7628
 Scorpions Still Loving You Hard Rock
137
7642
 Serge and Charlotte Gainsbourg Lemon Incest French Pop, Synthpop
138
7653
 Depeche Mode Somebody Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Synthpop
139
7717
 Cold Chisel Flame Trees Piano Rock, Pub Rock
140
7721
 New Order Thieves Like Us New Wave, Synthpop
141
7747
 Twisted Sister We're Not Gonna Take It Glam Metal
142
7802
 David Bowie Loving the Alien Pop Reggae, Progressive Pop, Sophisti-Pop
143
7972
 Kirsty MacColl A New England Jangle Pop, New Wave
144
7995
 The Fat Boys Jailhouse Rap East Coast Hip Hop
145
8039
 Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good New Wave, Pop Rock
146
8103
 The Style Council You're the Best Thing Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
147
8115
 Queen Radio Ga Ga Pop Rock, Synthpop
148
8143
 Jocelyn Brown Somebody Else's Guy Boogie, Pop Soul
149
8227
 Metallica Ride the Lightning Thrash Metal
150
8237
 Meat Puppets Plateau Alternative Rock, Country Rock
151
8241
 Deniece Williams Let's Hear It for the Boy Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Film Soundtrack
152
8243
 The Stranglers Skin Deep New Wave, Pop Rock
153
8251
 Cocteau Twins Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
154
8305
 Prince and The Revolution The Beautiful Ones Contemporary R&B, Film Soundtrack, Smooth Soul
155
8446
 The Pogues Streams of Whiskey Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock
156
8469
 Ray Parker Jr. Ghostbusters Dance-Pop, Film Soundtrack, Halloween Music
157
8478
 Charly García Cerca de la revolución New Wave, Pop Rock
158
8509
 The Everly Brothers On the Wings of a Nightingale Pop
159
8563
 Roxanne Shanté Roxanne's Revenge East Coast Hip Hop
160
8571
 Miguel Mateos / ZAS Tirá para arriba Pop Rock
161
8631
 Bangles Going Down to Liverpool Jangle Pop
162
8737
 Duran Duran The Wild Boys Dance-Pop, New Wave, Pop Rock
163
8740
 Whodini Freaks Come Out at Night East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
164
8828
 Bruce Springsteen Cover Me Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
165
8855
 Leonard Cohen Dance Me to the End of Love Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
166
8990
 Daniel Johnston True Love Will Find You in the End Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Singer/Songwriter
167
8995
 Radio Futura Escuela de calor New Wave, Pop Rock
168
9013
 Bruce Springsteen My Hometown Heartland Rock
169
9173
 Everything But the Girl Each and Every One Jazz Pop, Sophisti-Pop
170
9257
 Étienne Daho Week-end ŕ Rome French Pop, Synthpop
171
9277
 Wham! Last Christmas Christmas Music, Synthpop
172
9309
 Bruce Springsteen I'm Goin' Down Heartland Rock
173
9357
 Alphaville Forever Young Synthpop
174
9468
 The Staple Singers Slippery People Disco
175
9543
 The Style Council Shout to the Top! Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul, Sophisti-Pop
176
9609
 Scritti Politti Absolute Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
177
9631
 U2 A Sort of Homecoming Alternative Rock
178
9640
 Iron Maiden 2 Minutes to Midnight NWOBHM
179
9665
 Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers We Need Some Money Go-Go
180
9694
 Manuel Göttsching E2-E4 Progressive Electronic
181
9713
 Twisted Sister I Wanna Rock Glam Metal
182
9739
 The Human League The Lebanon New Romantic, Pop Rock, Synthpop
183
9781
 Julian Cope Sunspots Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
184
9806
 Lou Reed I Love You, Suzanne Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
185
9814
 Killing Joke Eighties Post-Punk
186
9832
 Bryan Adams Run to You AOR, Pop Rock
187
9873
 REO Speedwagon Can't Fight This Feeling AOR, Soft Rock
188
9975
 Bruce Springsteen Downbound Train Heartland Rock
189
9978
 Spinal Tap Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight Film Soundtrack, Heavy Metal
190
9993
 Animotion Obsession Synthpop

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Elton John Sad Songs (Say So Much) Piano Rock
Deep Purple Knocking at Your Back Door Hard Rock
Orange Juice What Presence? Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Scandal The Warrior Pop Rock
Los Abuelos de la Nada Himno de mi corazón New Wave, Pop Rock
Iron Maiden Rime of the Ancient Mariner Heavy Metal
The Cars You Might Think New Wave, Pop Rock
Art of Noise Close (To the Edit) Electro
Murray Head One Night in Bangkok Dance-Pop, Synthpop
Loose Ends Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) Boogie, Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
U2 The Unforgettable Fire Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Alison Moyet Love Resurrection Synthpop
Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey Together in Electric Dreams Film Soundtrack, New Wave, Synthpop
Glenn Frey The Heat Is On Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
LL Cool J I Need a Beat East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Paul McCartney No More Lonely Nights Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock
Chicago Hard Habit to Break AOR, Adult Contemporary
Iron Maiden Aces High NWOBHM
Wham! Everything She Wants Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
The Imposter [Elvis Costello] Peace in Our Time Sophisti-Pop
Fabrizio De André Sidún Canzone d'autore
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Couldn't Stand the Weather Blues Rock, Electric Texas Blues
Frankie Paul War Is in the Dance Dancehall, Reggae
General Public Tenderness New Wave, Pop Rock
Gabinete Caligari Cuatro rosas Jangle Pop, New Wave
Iron Maiden Powerslave Heavy Metal
Paolo Conte Sparring Partner Jazz Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Malcolm McLaren Madam Butterfly (Un bel di vedremo) Art Pop, Classical Crossover, Synthpop
Hugh Masekela Don't Go Lose It Baby Disco
Robyn Hitchcock I Often Dream Of Trains Psychedelic Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Klymaxx I Miss You Contemporary R&B
David Bowie Blue Jean New Wave, Pop Rock
Ry Cooder Paris, Texas Acoustic Blues, Film Score
Hank Williams, Jr. All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight Southern Rock
Bruce Springsteen Pink Cadillac Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
Black Flag My War Hardcore Punk
Téléphone New York avec toi Pop Rock
The Waterboys The Big Music Celtic Rock, Pop Rock
The Cure The Caterpillar Art Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, New Wave
R.E.M. Pretty Persuasion Jangle Pop
Celtic Frost Into the Crypts of Rays Thrash Metal
Bangles Hero Takes a Fall Jangle Pop, Power Pop
Billy Ocean Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) Pop Soul, Synth Funk
The Blue Nile Stay Art Pop, New Wave, Sophisti-Pop
Tina Turner Better Be Good to Me Pop Rock
Bronski Beat Why? Hi-NRG, Synthpop
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five Beat Street East Coast Hip Hop, Film Soundtrack
The Prisoners Melanie Garage Rock Revival
Elvis Costello I Wanna Be Loved Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Tones on Tail Go! Dance-Punk
The Blue Nile Easter Parade Art Pop, Dream Pop, Sophisti-Pop
The Replacements Answering Machine Alternative Rock
Lizzy Mercier-Descloux Mais oů sont passées les gazelles Art Pop, New Wave
Doug E. Fresh feat. DJs Chill Will & Barry Bee Just Having Fun East Coast Hip Hop
The Chesterfield Kings She Told Me Lies Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Bryan Adams Somebody Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
Van Halen I'll Wait AOR
New Edition Cool It Now Boy Band, Contemporary R&B
Shock Headed Peters I, Bloodbrother Be Art Rock, Industrial Rock
Ramones Howling at the Moon New Wave, Punk Rock
Marty Robbins (Ghost) Riders in the Sky Country
Radio Futura Semilla negra Latin Rock
Dan Hartman I Can Dream About You Adult Contemporary
Madness Michael Caine Pop Rock
Julian Cope Reynard the Fox Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk
Jesse Saunders On and On Chicago House
Metal Church Metal Church Heavy Metal
Bryan Adams feat. Tina Turner It's Only Love Pop Rock
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher New Wave, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Mike Oldfield feat. Maggie Reilly To France Folk Pop, Pop Rock
Metallica Fight Fire with Fire Thrash Metal
Richard Gotainer Le Youki French Pop, Synthpop
John Fogerty Big Train (From Memphis) Rockabilly, Roots Rock
Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown Unity Funk, Hardcore Hip Hop
Shannon Give Me Tonight Freestyle, Synthpop
Simple Minds Up on the Catwalk New Wave, Pop Rock
Smiley Culture Cockney Translation Dancehall
Metallica Am I Evil? Thrash Metal
The Replacements Sixteen Blue Alternative Rock
Ultravox Dancing with Tears in My Eyes New Romantic, Synthpop
The Kane Gang Closest Thing to Heaven Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
The Cult Spiritwalker Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
Hüsker Dü Never Talking to You Again Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock
Cocteau Twins The Spangle Maker Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
The Psychedelic Furs The Ghost in You New Wave, Pop Rock, Synthpop
Working Week Venceremos - We Will Win Jazz Pop, Sophisti-Pop
Dio The Last in Line Heavy Metal
Deep Purple Perfect Strangers Hard Rock
Motörhead Killed by Death Heavy Metal
Cold Chisel Saturday Night Pub Rock
Marillion Fugazi Neo-Prog