CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1984 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1984 Charts! |
| 1984 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 7 | Time Will Reveal - DeBarge (frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 14 | Joanna - Kool & Gang | 84. Irrisistible Bitch - Prince |
| January 21 | Joanna - Kool & Gang | 70. Plane Love - Jeffrey Osborne |
| January 28 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | 49. Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell |
| February 4 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | 78. It’s Gonna Be Special - Patti Austin |
| February 11 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | 55. Thriller - Michael Jackson |
| February 18 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | 52. She’s Strange - Cameo |
| February 25 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | 74. Don’t Let Your Love Grow Cold - Con Funk Shun |
| March 3 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | 64. Love Won’t Let Me Wait - Johnny Mathis (with Deniece Williams) |
| March 10 | Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell | 52. Hello - Lionel Richie |
| March 17 | Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell | 65. We’re Going All The Way - Jeffrey Osborne |
| March 24 | Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell | 46. Don’t Waste Your Time - Yarbrough & Peoples |
| March 31 | Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell | 57. Freakshow On The Dance Floor - Bar-Kays |
| April 7 | Love Has Finally Come At Last - Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle | 54. Lovelite - O’Bryan |
| April 14 | Love Has Finally Come At Last - Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle | 82. H-A-T-E (Don’t Live Here Anymore) - Staple Singers |
| April 21 | She’s Strange - Cameo | 75. Extraordinary Girl - O’Jays |
| April 28 | She’s Strange - Cameo | 58. Love Me Right - Melba Moore |
| May 5 | Don’t Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett) | 71. Somebody Else’s Guy - Jocelyn Brown |
| May 12 | Hello - Lionel Richie | 51. Obscene Phone Caller - Rockwell |
| May 19 | Hello - Lionel Richie | 77. Mega-Mix (Rocket, Autodrive, Future Shock, TFS, Rough, & Chameleon ’84) - Herbie Hancock |
| May 26 | Hello - Lionel Richie | 69. (You're My) Aphrodisiac - Dennis Edwards |
| June 2 | Hello - Lionel Richie | 57. What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner |
| June 9 | Let’s Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams | 49. When Doves Cry - Prince |
| June 16 | Let’s Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams | 58. Baby Don’t Break Your Baby’s Heart - Kashif |
| June 23 | Let’s Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams | 75. Straight Ahead - Kool & Gang |
| June 30 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 63. State Of Shock - Jacksons |
| July 7 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 59. You Keep Me Coming Back - Brothers Johnson |
| July 14 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 53. 17 - Rick James |
| July 21 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 65. Just The Way You Like It - S. |
| July 28 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 48. The Last Time I Made Love - Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne |
| August 4 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 67. Breakin’ Together - O’Bryan |
| August 11 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 79. Hardrock - Herbie Hancock |
| August 18 | When Doves Cry - Prince | 59. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince & Revolution |
| August 25 | What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner | 54. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder |
| September 1 | What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner | 48. Swept Away - Diana Ross |
| September 8 | What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner | 66. Cool It Now - New Edition |
| September 15 | What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner | 57. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan |
| September 22 | What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner | 68. Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner |
| September 29 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean | 61. Solid - Ashford & Simpson |
| October 6 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean | 64. Don’t Stop - Jeffrey Osborne |
| October 13 | I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder | 60. Let It All Blow - Dazz Band |
| October 20 | I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder | 61. After All - Al Jarreau |
| October 27 | I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder | 75. You Turn Me On - Rick James |
| November 3 | I Feel For You - Chaka Khan | 60. No One’s Gonna Love You - S. |
| November 10 | I Feel For You - Chaka Khan | 54. You Used To Hold Me So Tight - Thelma Houston |
| November 17 | Cool It Now - New Edition | 77. In The Dark - Roy Ayers |
| November 24 | Cool It Now - New Edition | 66. Jamie - Ray Parker Jr. |
| December 1 | Cool It Now - New Edition | 68. Rain Forest - Paul Hardcastle |
| December 8 | Cool It Now - New Edition | 53. Love Light In Flight - Stevie Wonder |
| December 15 | Cool It Now - New Edition | 74. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey (with Phil Collins) |
| December 22 | Solid - Ashford & Simpson | 71. The Borderlines - Jeffrey Osborne |
| December 29 | Solid - Ashford & Simpson | 78. Ooh Love - Kashif |
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