The Popjustice Christmas Retrochart 100 - December 1984 - w/e 29/12/84

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

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phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

11 09 05 07 The Riddle Nik Kershaw
12 11 08 11 All Through The Night Cyndi Lauper
13 12 10 07 Private Dancer Tina Turner
14 13 08 06 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
15 19 15 05 Invisible Alison Moyet
16 20 16 05 Shout Tears For Fears
17 16 02 09 Wild Boys Duran Duran

18 17 16 04 Lay Your Hands On Me Thompson Twins
19 21 13 10 We Belong Pat Benatar
20 22 20 04 Everything Must Change Paul Young
21 18 17 06 Fresh Kool & The Gang
22 23 22 04 Round And Round Spandau Ballet
23 15 10 09 Supernatural Love Donna Summer
24 --- 24 01 I Hear Talk Bucks Fizz HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
25 61 01 23 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jnr

26 29 26 04 Missing You Diana Ross
27 34 27 04 It Ain't Necessarily So Bronski Beat
28 26 16 07 Hypnotize Scritti Politti
29 25 13 08 Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody Depeche Mode
30 33 30 08 Solid Ashford & Simpson
31 32 02 13 No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney

32 31 14 11 When The Rain Begins To Fall Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora
33 30 03 18 Caribbean Queen Billy Ocean

34 37 34 05 Stranger In Town Toto
35 36 29 06 Hotline To Heaven Bananarama
36 39 36 03 Where The Rose Is Sown Big Country
37 46 37 03 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
38 49 38 02 Step Off Grandmaster Melle Mel
39 42 39 05 Valotte Julian Lennon
40 35 33 07 Louise Human League
41 40 40 08 The Wild Life Bananarama
42 24 04 12 Freedom Wham!

43 43 43 10 The Belle Of St Mark Sheila E
44 87 44 06 Where The Boys Are Jody Watley HIGHEST CLIMBER FEATURED
45 44 42 08 Boys of Summer Don Henley
46 38 38 08 Forever Young Alphaville
47 50 47 03 Since Yesterday Strawberry Switchblade
48 47 27 17 Swept Away Diana Ross
49 27 05 28 I'm So Excited Pointer Sisters

50 45 33 07 (How To Be A) Millionaire ABC

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

51 41 37 07 Let It All Blow Dazz Band
52 62 52 02 Soul Deep Council Collective
53 55 53 03 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive
54 54 54 07 Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen
55 63 55 03 Close (To The Edit) Art Of Noise
56 52 14 10 This Is Mine Heaven 17
57 68 57 02 Lovergirl Teena Marie
58 28 17 09 Warning Sign Nik Heyward
59 65 59 06 Hello Again Cars
60 53 07 16 Pride (In The Name Of Love) U2

61 57 51 03 I Should Have Known Better Jim Diamond
62 56 56 09 Tenderness General Public
63 58 54 05 Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) Roger Hodgson
64 73 03 20 Careless Whisper George Michael

65 60 60 04 Tonight David Bowie
66 97 66 02 Operator Midnight Star FEATURED
67 59 05 15 Together In Electric Dreams Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder

68 64 05 12 The Second Time Kim Wilde
69 70 68 10 I Can't Hold Back Survivor
70 71 66 08 Give The Girl A Break Dolly Dots
71 72 67 05 La P'tite Lady Vivien Savage
72 --- 72 01 Bons Baisers De Fort De France La Compagnie Creole FEATURED
73 124 19 11 All Cried Out Alison Moyet
74 74 10 13 Purple Rain Prince
75 85 75 03 We All Stand Together Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus
76 --- 76 01 Shine On Dance Carrara FEATURED
77 75 75 08 Sea Of Love Honeydrippers
78 76 76 07 Premonition Bonnie Pointer
79 78 22 20 Such A Shame Talk Talk

80 79 38 15 The Medicine Song Stephanie Mills
81 77 77 03 Ave Maria West India Company
82 --- 82 05 Lights Out Peter Wolf FEATURED
83 69 13 11 Penny Lover Lionel Richie
84 116 84 01 You Used To Hold Me So Tight Thelma Houston FEATURED
85 93 69 03 No Mercy The Stranglers
86 84 83 06 In The Evening Sheryl Lee Ralph
87 140 87 01 Money Changes Everything Cyndi Lauper FEATURED
88 81 74 05 This Night Billy Joel
89 80 39 17 Strut Sheena Easton
90 103 90 01 Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson FEATURED
91 90 90 03 Dream Street Janet Jackson
92 67 21 12 Hard Habit To Break Chicago
93 51 51 03 Riddle Me UB40
94 88 78 09 Disparue Jean-Pierre Mader
95 89 89 03 Heaven Eurogliders
96 --- 96 01 Satisfaction Laura Branigan FEATURED
97 --- 97 01 I Know Him So Well Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
98 109 98 01 Run To You Bryan Adams
99 66 32 09 The Chant Has Begun Level 42
100 48 45 07 Half A Minute Matt Bianco

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

07/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 335
14/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 358
21/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 366
28/01/84 Running With The Night Lionel Richie 351
04/02/84 Break My Stride Matthew Wilder 360
11/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 364
18/02/84 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 353
25/02/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 359
03/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 370
10/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 371
17/03/84 99 Red Balloons Nena 362
24/03/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 385
31/03/84 Radio Ga-Ga Queen 392
07/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 384
14/04/84 Robert De Niro's Waiting Bananarama 366
21/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 472
28/04/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 476
05/05/84 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Phil Collins 461
12/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 449
19/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 437
26/05/84 Automatic Pointer Sisters 400
02/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 379
09/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 375
16/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 449
23/06/84 Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams 408
30/06/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 353
07/07/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 371
14/07/84 Jump (For My Love) Pointer Sisters 373
21/07/84 When Doves Cry Prince 366
28/07/84 When Doves Cry Prince 381
04/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 439
11/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 390.5
18/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 417
25/08/84 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 407
01/09/84 When Doves Cry Prince 375
08/09/84 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr 454
15/09/84 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr 514
22/09/84 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr 447
29/09/84 Smooth Operator Sade 418
06/10/84 Drive The Cars 517
13/10/84 Drive The Cars 534
20/10/84 Drive The Cars 481
27/10/84 Drive The Cars 472
03/11/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 441
10/11/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 402
17/11/84 Out Of Touch Hall & Oates 454
24/11/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 443
01/12/84 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 426
08/12/84 Out Of Touch Hall & Oates 435
15/12/84 Like A Virgin Madonna 469
22/12/84 Like A Virgin Madonna 474
29/12/84 Like A Virgin Madonna 485

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

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01 01 03 Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 07 The Wild Boys Duran Duran
03

03 03 04 Like A Virgin Madonna
04

04 02 03 Last Christmas Wham!
05

06 02 09 I Feel For You Chaka Khan
06

05 01 18 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
07

09 02 20 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jnr
08

07 03 16 Careless Whisper George Michael
09

08 02 11 Caribbean Queen / European Queen Billy Ocean
10

10 05 05 Out Of Touch Hall & Oates

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

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01 01 03 Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid ★ 631,000 THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 03 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants Wham!

195,000
03

03 03 06 We All Stand Together Paul McCartney 141,000
04

06 04 05 Nellie The Elephant Toy Dolls 139,000
05

04 04 07 Like A Virgin Madonna 103,000
06

05 01 05 The Power Of Love Frankie Goes To Hollywood 70,000
07

15 02 19 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr

63,000
08

07 07 05 Another Rock & Roll Christmas G 51,000
09

09 09 04 Everything Must Change Paul Young 51,000
10

13 10 05 Shout Tears For Fears 49,000

gezza76 said:
Taking just three weeks to become the best-selling single of the 1984 and of the 80s, “Do They Know It’s Christmas” refuses to slacken the pace somewhat incredibly posing a sales increase of 11% to 631,000 copies last week to become Christmas No 1 for 1984. That puts its sales at 1,837,000 in just 21 days as it stays on course to sell its two millionth copy during this week, those who suspected the selling power of Frankie couldn’t be met this year are proved wrong at the death!

Phonogram are ensuring demand for the single by having all five of its European factories dedicated to produce copies of the single as it tops the charts in various countries around the world as the stars of the record came together this week to make the Christmas TOTP a special one with a “live” performance though the absence of some of the singers gave lie to the fact that it was anything but live.

This chart doesn’t include sales for 23rd or 24th of December but most tracks get a sales boost except Madonna who slips 4-5 (103,000) and Frankie Goes To Hollywood who continue to slide 5-6 (70,000) but neither will get too disappointed as the Frankie’s move over the 400,000 mark and Madonna sells her 350,000 copy.

“Ghostbusters” returns to the top 10 on the strength of its UK Cinema release to cinema which sees the song, which had been as low as no 46 bound back up 15-7 (63,000) this week and in the process sells its 600,000 copy as the year comes to a stellar end for the big sellers.

The only new song to the top 10 sneaks in 13-10 (49,000) for Tears For Fears who have struggled to find their 1982/83 form when they scored three top 5 hits on the trot. Subsequent singles “The Way You Are” and “Mother’s Talk” only made No’s 24 & 14 respectively but they have found their form again with “Shout”. The song is apparently a call to arms to engage with politics, it’s the second single to be lifted from the second TFT album “Songs From The Big Chair” expected in the spring.

The entire top 5 top the 100,000 mark with Band Aid and Madonna having already been discussed Wham! Are runner’s up again to Band Aid with “Last Christmas” moving 195,000 copies meaning it has sold 731,000 in three weeks to become the group’s biggest seller. Promotion for the single will now switch to “Everything She Wants” with a promo and remix to boot, if they pull it off then the track could yet make the million mark! In terms of No 2 hits of the decade the song is now second only to “Vienna” and “The Birdie Song” though It should overtake both next week.

Paul McCartney holds at No 3 and increases sales to 141,000 which is the highest sale for a No 3 hit since December 1981 when Abba sold 152,000, and the Toy Dolls stomp 6-4 selling 139,000 into the bargain. Gary Glitter falls back 7-8 (51,000) and Paul Young holds at No 9 (51,000) though both post sales increases.

https://forum.popjustice.com/thread...-by-week-1984-1985.38232/page-34#post-3627942

Chart Entries
#53 I Hear Talk Bucks Fizz
#61 Atmosphere Russ Abbot
#71 Don't Drive Drunk Stevie Wonder
#72 I'm A Little Christmas Cracker Bouncing Czechs ft Charlene Ducall
#73 Friends Amii Stewart
#78 Solid Ashford & Simpson
#79 I Know Him So Well Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
#87 I Love You Suzanne Lou Reed
#93 Riddle Me UB40

Further UK charts and stats can be found here.

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

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03 01 07 Like A Virgin Madonna SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 09 The Wild Boys Duran Duran
03

01 01 14 Out Of Touch Hall & Oates
04

05 04 12 Sea Of Love Honeydrippers
05

07 05 15 Cool It Now New Edition
06

09 06 10 We Belong Pat Benatar
07

04 03 17 I Feel For You Chaka Khan
08

06 06 12 No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney
09

14 09 11 All I Need Jack Wagner
10

12 10 11 Valotte Julian Lennon

CHART FROZEN until 05/01/85

Further US charts and stats can be found here.

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

01

01 01 17 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder TWELFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

03 02 17 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr.
03

02 02 09 Caribbean Queen Billy Ocean
04

05 04 09 When The Rain Begins To Fall Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora
05

04 04 07 The Wild Boys Duran Duran
06

18 06 03 The Power Of Love Frankie Goes To Hollywood
07

09 07 06 Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty Four) Eurythmics
08

06 05 09 I Feel For You Chaka Khan
09

08 03 20 Careless Whisper George Michael
10

19 10 05 The Riddle Nik Kershaw

CHART FROZEN until 12/01/85

Further european charts and stats can be found here.

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

01

04 01 09 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. NEW NUMBER ONE
02

01 01 09 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
03

02 01 09 Besoin De Rien, Envie De Toi Peter et Sloane
04

03 03 09 When The Rain Begins To Fall Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora
05

06 04 08 Careless Whisper George Michael
06

05 05 03 Snoopy Chantal Goya
07

10 07 08 The War Song Culture Club
08

08 02 09 Femme Liberee Cookie Dingler
09

07 07 09 Kalimba de luna Boney M
10

16 10 09 Delire d'amour Michel Sardou

Chart Entries
#21 Elementaire mon cher Baloo Douchka
#41 Bons baisers de Fort de France La Compagnie Creole
#49 Dr Beat Miami Sound Machine

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

01

01 01 02 Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 03 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants Wham!
03

04 03 03 Waarom ben ik met Kerstmis zo alleen Koos Alberts
04

03 01 10 When The Rain Begins To Fall Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora
05

05 02 07 Ik verscheurde je foto Koos Alberts
06

09 06 02 Eeuwige kerst Annie Schilder, Kinderen Voor Kinderen & Het Goede Doel
07

08 07 05 I Should Have Known Better Jim Diamond
08

07 05 09 Gisteren heeft zij mij verlaten Koos Alberts
09

06 03 08 The Wild Boys Duran Duran
10

10 08 05 Like A Virgin Madonna

Chart Entries
#20 Easy Lover Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
#26 We All Stand Together Paul McCartney
#31 One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
#38 Everything Must Change Paul Young
#43 Solid Ashford & Simpson
#44 Fresh Kool & The Gang
#46 Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

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01 01 06 Like A Virgin Madonna THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

--- 02 01 Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
03

26 03 02 Last Christmas Wham!
04

06 04 05 I Feel For You Chaka Khan
05

02 02 06 Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean
06

04 01 13 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
07

07 02 17 Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr.
08

03 03 06 The Wild Boys Duran Duran
09

09 09 08 I'm Only Shooting Love Time Bandits
10

08 03 08 Freedom Wham!

Chart Entries
#43 Moonlight Lady Julio Iglesias
#44 Sexcrime (1984) Eurythmics
#48 I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister
#49 What About Me Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes

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phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

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01 01 03 Do They Know It's Christmas | Band Aid ★ 300,000 SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
02

02 02 03 Last Christmas / Everything She Wants | Wham! ★ 275,000
03

03 01 07 Like A Virgin | Madonna ★ 200,000
04

04 04 05 Invisible | Alison Moyet

125,000
05

09 05 06 We All Stand Together | Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus

100,000
06

06 06 05 Shout | Tears For Fears

100,000
07

05 04 05 The Power Of Love | Frankie Goes To Hollywood

100,000
08

08 08 08 Born In The USA | Bruce Springsteen

90,000
09

10 09 06 Hotline To Heaven | Bananarama

75,000
10

07 02 06 This Night | Billy Joel

75,000

Christmas week and Band Aid reach a record weekly total for a second week at the summit, with Wham! and Madonna static in a record breaking top three.

Paul McCartney benefits from another showing of his video on Top Of The Pops this week moving 9-5 leaving Tears For Fears without a top five peak despite already going GOLD. Bananarama are lucky to progress 10-9.

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

21 36 21 02 Money Changes Everything | Cyndi Lauper
22 20 20 04 Everything Must Change | Paul Young
23 21 21 04 Lay Your Hands On Me | Thompson Twins
24 28 24 09 Since Yesterday | Strawberry Switchblade
25 29 25 07 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) | Dead Or Alive
26 37 26 03 Catch My Fall | Billy Idol
27 --- 27 01 I Hear Talk | Bucks Fizz HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
28 38 03 23 Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jnr

29 31 29 05 Missing You | Diana Ross
30 27 19 08 The Wild Life | Bananarama

31 26 24 09 Forever Young | Alphaville
32 23 01 12 Freedom | Wham! ★★
33 22 17 07 We Are Family | Sister Sledge

39 24 07 08 Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody | Depeche Mode

64 72 64 03 Hands Tied | Scandal feat Patty Smyth
65 50 25 10 Hard Habit To Break | Chicago
66 56 11 13 Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) | Billy Ocean

72 92 72 02 The Men All Pause | Klymaxx
73 88 73 03 Hello Again | Cars
74 68 60 06 I Should Have Known Better | Jim Diamond
75 69 09 12 The Second Time | Kim Wide

76 71 34 13 Gimme All Your Lovin' | ZZ Top
77 66 04 12 When The Rain Begins To Fall | Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora

85 75 24 12 Heartbeat | Psychedelic Furs
86 --- 86 01 I Know Him So Well | Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
87 82 09 12 All Cried Out | Alison Moyet
88 86 03 13 No More Lonely Nights | Paul McCartney
89 --- 89 01 You Used To Hold Me So Tight | Thelma Houston
90 90 01 15 Hammer To Fall n | Queen
91 77 71 10 Rock Your Box | Sylvester
92 93 01 21 She Bop | Cyndi Lauper ★
93 83 05 16 Better Be Good To Me | Tina Turner
94 --- 94 01 Respect Yourself | Kane Gang
95 94 01 42 Lucky Star | Madonna ★★
96 95 01 31 Borderline | Madonna ★★
97 87 07 19 I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder
98 99 02 23 Whatever I Do Wherever I Go | Hazell Dean ★
99 100 01 32 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! ★★
100 85 07 14 Together In Electric Dreams | Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

Hairycub1969 · Dec 28, 2021

My last chart of 1984 will be posted on Friday - New Years Eve appropriately enough!
@phoenix123 - will there be a Year End 1984 thread for our best sellers? I will get back on the YE 1980 thread soon as well! Real Life has been manic lately!

phoenix123 · Dec 28, 2021

Hairycub1969 said:
My last chart of 1984 will be posted on Friday - New Years Eve appropriately enough!
@phoenix123 - will there be a Year End 1984 thread for our best sellers? I will get back on the YE 1980 thread soon as well! Real Life has been manic lately!

Yep there will be year end charts in a 1984 thread! Look forward to your last chart of the year!

Hairycub1969 · Dec 31, 2021

Here we go with the last Chart of 1984 - the Makers and Shakers first - are these songs in your Retrochart yet?
Number 50 - new entry and the welcome return of Imagination with "Thank you my love":