These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1984. The longest running number-one single of 1984 is "Like a Virgin" by Madonna, which stayed at the top for two weeks in 1984 and then for four additional weeks in 1985, reaching a total of six weeks at number-one. Jump by Van Halen and When Doves Cry by Prince stayed five weeks on number one.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | "Say Say Say" | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | |
| January 14 | |||
| January 21 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Yes | |
| January 28 | |||
| February 4 | "Karma Chameleon" | Culture Club | |
| February 11 | |||
| February 18 | |||
| February 25 | "Jump" | Van Halen | |
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | |||
| March 17 | |||
| March 24 | |||
| March 31 | "Footloose" | Kenny Loggins | |
| April 7 | |||
| April 14 | |||
| April 21 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | |
| April 28 | |||
| May 5 | |||
| May 12 | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | |
| May 19 | |||
| May 26 | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | Deniece Williams | |
| June 2 | |||
| June 9 | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | |
| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | "The Reflex" | Duran Duran | |
| June 30 | |||
| July 7 | "When Doves Cry" | Prince | |
| July 14 | |||
| July 21 | |||
| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | |||
| August 11 | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker, Jr. | |
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | |||
| September 1 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | |
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | |||
| September 22 | "Missing You" | John Waite | |
| September 29 | "Let's Go Crazy" | Prince and the Revolution | |
| October 6 | |||
| October 13 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Stevie Wonder | |
| October 20 | |||
| October 27 | |||
| November 3 | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | Billy Ocean | |
| November 10 | |||
| November 17 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | |
| November 24 | |||
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | "Out of Touch" | Daryl Hall and John Oates | |
| December 15 | |||
| December 22 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | |
| December 29 |
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