| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 9, 1984 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Deniece Williams (Columbia 04417) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | HELLO Lionel Richie (Motown 1722) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 3 | FREAKSHOW ON THE DANCE FLOOR Bar-Kays (Mercury 818 631) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 2400) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5 | LADY YOU ARE One Way (MCA 52348) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 6 | LOVE, NEED AND WANT YOU Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l 04399) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 | DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER Dennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett) (Gordy 1715) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| 8 | LOVELITE O’Bryan (Capitol 5329) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 9 | JUMP (For My Love) Pointer Sisters (Planet 13780) | 14 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 10 | SHE’S STRANGE Cameo (Atlanta Artists 818 384) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | SAIL AWAY Temptations (Gordy 1720) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
| 12 | GIVE ME TONIGHT Shannon (Mirage/Emergency 99775) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 13 | TONIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 830) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | |
| 14 | CHANGE OF HEART Change (Atlantic/RFC 89684) | 20 | 23 | 25 | 10 | |
| 15 | JAM ON IT Newcleus (Sunnyview 3010) | 17 | 21 | 23 | 13 | |
| 16 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY Jocelyn Brown (Vinyl Dreams 71) | 24 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 17 | SWOOP (I’m Yours) Dazz Band (Motown 1725) | 19 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 18 | THERE’S NO EASY WAY James Ingram (Qwest 29316) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |
| 19 | RIGHT OR WRONG Spinners (Atlantic 89689) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| 20 | OBSCENE PHONE CALLER Rockwell (Motown 1731) | 27 | 31 | 38 | 5 | |
| 21 | FEELS SO REAL (Won’t Let Go) Patrice Rushen (Elektra 69742) | 29 | 40 | 51 | 5 | |
| 22 | IN THE MIX Roger (Warner Bros. 29271) | 26 | 38 | 46 | 5 | |
| 23 | LOVE ME RIGHT Melba Moore (Capitol 5343) | 25 | 28 | 33 | 7 | |
| 24 | SUPERSTAR (Don’t You Remember...) Luther Vandross (Epic 04441) | 21 | 17 | 17 | 14 | |
| 25 | WHITE HORSE Laid Back (Sire 29346) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 19 | |
| 26 | EXTRAORDINARY GIRL O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 04437) | 28 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 27 | HEY D. J. World’s Famous Supreme Team (Island 99772) | 34 | 42 | 56 | 6 | |
| 28 | SHACKLES R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Quality/Golden Boy 7059) | 32 | 37 | 43 | 8 | |
| 29 | ROCK BOX Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5045) | 30 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| 30 | I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Cherrelle (Tabu 04406) | 40 | 48 | 57 | 8 | |
| 31 | LOVE HAS FINALLY COME AT LAST Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle (Beverly Glen 2012) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
| 32 | RHYTHM OF THE STREET Patti Austin (Qwest 29305) | 36 | 45 | 50 | 8 | |
| 33 | GOTTA GIVE A LITTLE LOVE (Ten Years After) Timmy Thomas (Gold Mountain 82004) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 8 | |
| 34 | IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN Peabo Bryson (Elektra 69728) | 42 | 51 | 61 | 5 | |
| 35 | WHAT PEOPLE DO FOR MONEY Divine Sounds (Specific 243) | 38 | 44 | 52 | 7 | |
| 36 | LAND OF HUNGER Earons (Island 99776) | 39 | 43 | 48 | 8 | |
| 37 | I SWEAT (Going Through The Motions) Nona Hendryx (RCA 13759) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 11 | |
| 38 | TOUCH DOWN L. J. Reynolds (Mercury 818 791) | 43 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| 39 | WE’RE GOING ALL THE WAY Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2618) | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
| 40 | LOLLIPOP LUV Bryan Loren (Philly World 99760) | 23 | 20 | 20 | 14 | |
| 41 | HEART DON’T LIE LaToya Jackson (Private I 04439) | 50 | 57 | 64 | 5 | |
| 42 | LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Windjammer (MCA 52367) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 8 | |
| 43 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol 5354) | 57 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | BEAT BOX Art Of Noise (Island/ZTT 99782) | 35 | 25 | 22 | 17 | |
| 45 | (You’re My) APHRODISIAC Dennis Edwards (Gordy 1737) | 53 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | BABY I’M SCARED OF YOU Womack & Womack (Elektra 69733) | 54 | 64 | 79 | 4 | |
| 47 | BABY IT’S YOU Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99750) | 51 | 58 | 71 | 5 | |
| 48 | MEGA-MIX (Rockit, Autodrive, Future Shock, TFS, Rough, & Chameleon ’84) Herbie Hancock (Columbia 04473) | 58 | 68 | 77 | 4 | |
| 49 | WHEN DOVES CRY Prince (Warner Bros. 29286) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SIMPLE Johnny Mathis (Columbia 04468) | 59 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 51 | LOVE ME LIKE THIS Real To Reel (Arista 9167) | 31 | 32 | 35 | 12 | |
| 52 | LIVE IT UP (Love It Up) Suttons (Rocshire 95060) | 63 | 73 | 87 | 4 | |
| 53 | HOLD ME Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 69720) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | LET ME LOVE YOU Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 841) | 64 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | STREET DANCE Break Machine (Sire 29319) | 55 | 61 | 67 | 7 | |
| 56 | SIBERIAN NIGHTS Twilight 22 (Vanguard 35246) | 67 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | BREAKDANCE Irene Cara (Geffen/Network 29328) | 44 | 29 | 29 | 10 | |
| 58 | MISS ME BLIND Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 04388) | 45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
| 59 | NEVER HAD A GIRL Brass Construction (Capitol 5361) | 75 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | AND I DON’T LOVE YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla 1735) | 69 | 76 | 88 | 4 | |
| 61 | BREAKIN’...THERE’S NO STOPPING US Ollie & Jerry (Polydor 821 708) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | ONE STEP CLOSER Dells (Private I 04448) | 65 | 65 | 74 | 5 | |
| 63 | BEAT STREET BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Grandmaster Melle Mel & Furious Five (Atlantic 89659) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | FIX IT IN THE MIX Pretty Tony (Music Specialists 1104) | 71 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | THIS TIME Funk Deluxe (Salsoul 7071) | 72 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 66 | INSTANT LOVE Bloodstone (T-Neck 04465) | 73 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | TALKIN’ OUT THE SIDE OF YOUR NECK Cameo (Atlanta Artists 818 870) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | CITY LIFE Hassan & 7-11 (Easy Street 4508) | 68 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 69 | SECOND TO NONE Atlantic Starr (A&M 2638) | 76 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | LIVE WIRE (I Want A Girl That Sweats) Duke Bootee (Mercury 818 809) | 66 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 71 | CALL OUT MY NAME Fatback (Cotillion 99749) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE Michael Jackson (Motown 1739) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | SWITCH IT BABY Switch (Total Experience 2401) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 5 | |
| 74 | THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Bros. 29285) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | ROMANCING THE STONE Eddy Grant (Portrait 04433) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRLFRIEND Marcus Miller (Warner Bros. 29275) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | STREET FREEKS Jimmy Lewis & L. A. Street Band (MCA 52384) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | YOU’RE THE BEST Emotions (Red Label 001-2) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | TELL ME WHY Bobby Womack (Beverly Glen 2014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | FEEL THE NEED Anita Baker (Beverly Glen 2013) | 79 | 70 | 73 | 7 | |
| 81 | I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman (MCA 52378) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | DANCING IN THE SHEETS Shalamar (Columbia 04372) | 41 | 30 | 30 | 16 | |
| 83 | BREAKOUT Starpoint (Elektra 69726) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | I STOOD ON THE SIDEWALK AND CRIED J. Blackfoot (Sound Town 0006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | NEW MOVES Crusaders (MCA 52365) | 52 | 41 | 42 | 11 | |
| 86 | QUICKIE George Clinton (Capitol 5324) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | DON’T GIVE ME UP Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philly World 99761) | 88 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | LOVE TALK Prime Time (Total Experience 2402) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | HEAVEN SENT YOU Stanley Clarke (Epic 04485) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | CLOSE (To The Edit) Art Of Noise (Island/ZTT 99754) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME Rockwell (Motown 1702) | 46 | 26 | 19 | 20 | |
| 92 | LOVE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY DeBarge (Gordy 1723) | 48 | 27 | 24 | 15 | |
| 93 | I WANT YOU TO BE REAL John Rocca (Streetwise 1125) | 62 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| 94 | ALWAYS Lenny Williams (Rocshire 95056) | 56 | 59 | 66 | 7 | |
| 95 | SHAKE DOWN Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13748) | 49 | 49 | 31 | 14 | |
| 96 | PERFECT COMBINATION Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99785) | 60 | 50 | 27 | 17 | |
| 97 | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 9198) | 61 | 62 | 68 | 6 | |
| 98 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Tina Turner (Capitol 5322) | 91 | 55 | 45 | 20 | |
| 99 | DEAR MICHAEL Kim Fields (Critique 705) | 94 | 77 | 78 | 11 | |
| 100 | MORE, MORE, MORE Atlantic Starr (A&M 2619) | 92 | 56 | 36 | 18 | |
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