| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984 |
| TOP 50 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES (As published in the December 29, 1984, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – Tina Turner (Capitol) |
| 2 | WHEN DOVES CRY – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 3 | CARIBBEAN QUEEN (No More Love On The Run) – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 4 | IF ONLY YOU KNEW – Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 5 | SHE’S STRANGE – Cameo (Atlanta Artists) |
| 6 | I FEEL FOR YOU – Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 7 | I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – Stevie Wonder (Motown) |
| 8 | COOL IT NOW – New Edition (MCA) |
| 9 | DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER – Dennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett) (Gordy) |
| 10 | HELLO – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 11 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY – Shannon (Mirage) |
| 12 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME – Rockwell (Motown) |
| 13 | LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY – Deniece Williams (Columbia) |
| 14 | JOANNA – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 15 | CENTIPEDE – Rebbie Jackson (Columbia) |
| 16 | LOVE HAS FINALLY COME AT LAST – Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle (Beverly Glen) |
| 17 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY – Jocelyn Brown (Vinyl Dreams) |
| 18 | GHOSTBUSTERS – Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) |
| 19 | WHITE HORSE – Laid Back (Sire) |
| 20 | TAXI – J. Blackfoot (Sound Town) |
| 21 | YOU, ME AND HE – Mtume (Epic) |
| 22 | LADY YOU ARE – One Way (MCA) |
| 23 | LOVELITE – O’Bryan (Capitol) |
| 24 | FREAKSHOW ON THE DANCE FLOOR – The Bar-Kays (Mercury) |
| 25 | LET’S GO CRAZY – Prince & The Revolution (Warner Bros.) |
| 26 | PURPLE RAIN – Prince & The Revolution (Warner Bros.) |
| 27 | 17 – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 28 | ENCORE – Cheryl Lynn (Columbia) |
| 29 | AUTOMATIC – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 30 | JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 31 | TONIGHT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 32 | BREAKIN’...THERE’S NO STOPPING US – Ollie & Jerry (Polydor) |
| 33 | STATE OF SHOCK – The Jacksons (Epic) |
| 34 | RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 35 | DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME – Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience) |
| 36 | FEELS SO REAL (Won’t Let Go) – Patrice Rushen (Elektra) |
| 37 | THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE – Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 38 | THE GLAMOROUS LIFE – Sheila E. (Warner Bros.) |
| 39 | BODY TALK – The Deele (Solar) |
| 40 | LOVE, NEED AND WANT YOU – Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 41 | SWEPT AWAY – Diana Ross (RCA) |
| 42 | JUMP (For My Love) – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 43 | BABY, I’M HOOKED (Right Into Your Love) – Con Funk Shun (Mercury) |
| 44 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER – Tina Turner (Capitol) |
| 45 | SOLID – Ashford & Simpson (Capitol) |
| 46 | HOLD ME – Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum) |
| 47 | I’LL LET YOU SLIDE – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 48 | JOYSTICK – The Dazz Band (Motown) |
| 49 | YOU GET THE BEST FROM ME (Say, Say, Say) – Alicia Myers (MCA) |
| 50 | THRILLER – Michael Jackson (Epic) |