| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 27, 1984 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder (Motown 1745) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29195) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| 3 | CARIBBEAN QUEEN (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean (Jive 9199) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| 4 | COOL IT NOW New Edition (MCA 52455) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | SWEPT AWAY Diana Ross (RCA 13864) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | LET’S GO CRAZY Prince & Revolution (Warner Bros. 29216) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | CENTIPEDE Rebbie Jackson (Columbia 04547) | 10 | 13 | 20 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOU GET THE BEST FROM ME (Say, Say, Say) Alicia Myers (MCA 52425) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| 9 | THE MEDICINE SONG Stephanie Mills (Casablanca 880 180) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 10 | JUNGLE LOVE The Time (Warner Bros. 29181) | 15 | 21 | 44 | 6 | |
| 11 | DON’T STAND ANOTHER CHANCE Janet Jackson (A&M 2660) | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | |
| 12 | JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT S.O.S. Band (Tabu 04523) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | YOU, ME AND HE Mtume (Epic 04504) | 12 | 11 | 6 | 18 | |
| 14 | THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2656) | 13 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 15 | YOU’RE MY CHOICE TONIGHT (Choose Me) Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 69696) | 18 | 22 | 29 | 9 | |
| 16 | BETTER BE GOOD TO ME Tina Turner (Capitol 5387) | 21 | 35 | 46 | 6 | |
| 17 | IN THE NAME OF LOVE Ralph MacDonald with Bill Withers (Polydor 881 221) | 19 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| 18 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol 5354) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 22 | |
| 19 | PRETTY MESS Vanity (Motown 1752) | 22 | 25 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | TORTURE Jacksons (Epic 04575) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | |
| 21 | FRIENDS Whodini (Jive 9226) | 30 | 42 | 47 | 8 | |
| 22 | PURPLE RAIN Prince & Revolution (Warner Bros. 29174) | 56 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | 17 Rick James (Gordy 1730) | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | |
| 24 | DON’T STOP Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2687) | 41 | 50 | 64 | 4 | |
| 25 | SOLID Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5397) | 36 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| 26 | 8 MILLION STORIES Kurtis Blow (Mercury 880 170) | 27 | 29 | 37 | 8 | |
| 27 | TENDERONI Leon Haywood (Modern 99708) | 29 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| 28 | CRUSHED Controllers (MCA 52450) | 31 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| 29 | I OWE IT TO MYSELF Prime Time (Total Experience 2407) | 32 | 36 | 45 | 9 | |
| 30 | OFF AND ON LOVE Champaign (Columbia 04600) | 33 | 47 | 55 | 6 | |
| 31 | SHOW ME Glenn Jones (RCA 13873) | 34 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| 32 | SLIPPERY PEOPLE Staple Singers (Private I 04583) | 35 | 38 | 42 | 8 | |
| 33 | ARE YOU THE WOMAN Kashif (Arista 9263) | 44 | 49 | 56 | 7 | |
| 34 | THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Bros. 29285) | 24 | 19 | 19 | 22 | |
| 35 | DYNAMITE Jermaine Jackson (Arista 9190) | 25 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
| 36 | LUCKY STAR Madonna (Sire 29177) | 43 | 54 | 61 | 6 | |
| 37 | YOUR LOVE’S GOT A HOLD ON ME Lillo Thomas (Capitol 5357) | 26 | 17 | 13 | 18 | |
| 38 | MAKE MY DAY Lakeside (Solar 69695) | 42 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 39 | TEARS Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 848) | 46 | 61 | 77 | 5 | |
| 40 | I CAN’T FIND Smokey Robinson (Tamla 1756) | 40 | 44 | 48 | 9 | |
| 41 | SEX SHOOTER Apollonia 6 (Warner Bros. 29182) | 49 | 62 | 74 | 5 | |
| 42 | LET IT ALL BLOW Dazz Band (Motown 1760) | 50 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | JUST FOR THE NIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13914) | 47 | 55 | 66 | 4 | |
| 44 | PENNY LOVER Lionel Richie (Motown 1762) | 59 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | THERE GOES MY BABY Donna Summer (Geffen 29291) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 46 | SOMEBODY Junior (London 882 008) | 51 | 56 | 68 | 5 | |
| 47 | I’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU (Jamie’s Girl) Randy Hall (MCA 52405) | 28 | 26 | 25 | 16 | |
| 48 | SEXOMATIC Bar-Kays (Mercury 880 255) | 60 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 49 | LOOK THE OTHER WAY Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley (CBS Associated 04642) | 64 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | FRAGILE...HANDLE WITH CARE Cherrelle (Tabu 04556) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 11 | |
| 51 | I WONDER Rodney Saulsberry (Allegiance 3919) | 52 | 57 | 63 | 9 | |
| 52 | THE WORD IS OUT Jermaine Stewart (Arista 9256) | 63 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| 53 | AFTER ALL Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 29262) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | WHEN DOVES CRY Prince (Warner Bros. 29286) | 37 | 27 | 23 | 21 | |
| 55 | I WISH YOU WOULD Jocelyn Brown (Vinyl Dreams 72) | 45 | 45 | 50 | 8 | |
| 56 | HARMONY R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Golden Boy 7122) | 62 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 57 | PHOTOGENIC MEMORY Philip Bailey (Columbia 04607) | 57 | 63 | 70 | 5 | |
| 58 | WE DON’T WORK FOR FREE Grandmaster Melle Mel & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 32025) | 58 | 64 | 72 | 5 | |
| 59 | I PROMISE (I Do Love You) Dreamboy (Qwest 29190) | 67 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 60 | BLACK BUTTERFLY Deniece Williams (Columbia 04641) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | OOOHH Slave (Cotillion 99696) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | OUT OF TOUCH Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13916) | 68 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | C.O.D. (I’ll Deliver) Mtume (Epic 04657) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | MR. T’S COMMANDMENT Mr. T (Columbia 04589) | 65 | 66 | 73 | 6 | |
| 65 | BECAUSE OF YOU Goodie (Total Experience 2406) | 72 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 66 | SON OF BEAT STREET Jazzy Jay (Atlantic 89620) | 66 | 76 | 83 | 4 | |
| 67 | GOTTA GET YOU HOME TONIGHT Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99710) | 79 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | GET OFF (You Fascinate Me) Patrice Rushen (Elektra 69702) | 38 | 30 | 30 | 11 | |
| 69 | WHAT ABOUT ME Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes & James Ingram (RCA 13899) | 75 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | BLOODSTONE’S PARTY Bloodstone (T-Neck 04592) | 70 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| 71 | JAZZY LADY Richard “Dimples” Fields (RCA 13900) | 71 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 72 | GO ON AND CRY O’Bryan (Capitol 5414) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | YOU ARE THE ONE Beau Williams (Capitol 5395) | 73 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| 74 | SECRET FANTASY Tom Browne (Arista 9272) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | YOU TURN ME ON Rick James (Gordy 1763) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | (Can’t Take Half) ALL OF YOU Lillo Thomas with Melba Moore (Capitol 5415) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | JAIL HOUSE RAP Fat Boys (Sutra 137) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | CHANGES (We Go Through) Divine Sounds (Specific 229) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I’M GIVIN’ ALL MY LOVE Terri Wells (Philly World 99716) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | SLOW DANCIN’ Peabo Bryson (Elektra 69699) | 39 | 31 | 32 | 10 | |
| 81 | COMPUTER AGE (Push The Button) Newcleus (Sunnyview 3013) | 48 | 40 | 41 | 13 | |
| 82 | GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 9212) | 54 | 28 | 16 | 18 | |
| 83 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Temptations (Gordy 1765) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | A GENTLEMAN Randy Hall (MCA 52477) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVERGIRL Teena Marie (Epic 04619) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | STRONGER THAN BEFORE Joyce Kennedy (A&M 2685) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | YOUR RED HOT LOVE Chops (Atlantic 89606) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | SET IT OUT Midway (Personal 19811) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | NIGHTIME Pretty Poison (Svengali 8403) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | 50/50 LOVE C.L. Blast (Park Place 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama (London 810 127) | 91 | 92 | 93 | 4 | |
| 92 | SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 04516) | 94 | — | 95 | 9 | |
| 93 | GIVE ME THE DANCE Kym (Award 7784006) | 74 | 67 | 67 | 7 | |
| 94 | STUCK ON YOU Lionel Richie (Motown 1746) | 55 | 32 | 21 | 17 | |
| 95 | LOVE EMERGENCY Mikki (Pop Art 1404) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 7 | |
| 96 | HOT POTATO LaToya Jackson (Private I 04572) | 53 | 39 | 40 | 11 | |
| 97 | I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman (MCA 52378) | 76 | 70 | 71 | 13 | |
| 98 | ICE CREAM CASTLES The Time (Warner Bros. 29247) | 84 | 52 | 35 | 18 | |
| 99 | NO Amuzement Park Band (Atlantic 89653) | 80 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 100 | STATE OF SHOCK Jacksons (Epic 04503) | 83 | 37 | 24 | 18 | |
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