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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

October 20, 1984





  wks peak  
40 32 26 Cruel Summer

from the LP
Bananarama
ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 24 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 26 - 32 - 40 -
Bananarama 11 7 Bananarama - "Cruel Summer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 --- --- Bouncing Off The Walls

from the LP
Bouncin' Off The Walls
ARC chart run: 39 -
Matthew Wilder 1 39 Matthew Wilder - "Bouncin' Off The Walls" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- Strung Out

from the LP
Street Talk
ARC chart run: 38 -
Steve Perry 1 38 Steve Perry - "Strung Out" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 --- --- It Ain't Enough

from the LP
First Offense
ARC chart run: 37 -
Corey Hart 1 37 Corey Hart - "It Ain't Enough" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 29 12 The Warrior

from the LP
Warrior
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 32 - 26 - 17 - 12 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 12 - 29 - 36 -
Scandal 14 4 Scandal - "The Warrior" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 12 14 There Goes My Baby

from the LP
Cats Without Claws
ARC chart run: 34 - 28 - 24 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 35 -
Donna Summer 9 12 Donna Summer - "There Goes My Baby" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 --- --- I Can't Hold Back

from the LP
Vital Signs
ARC chart run: 34 -
Survivor 1 34 Survivor - "I Can't Hold Back" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 38 --- A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)

from the LP
Instincts
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 -
Romeo Void 2 33 Romeo Void - "A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 20 23 Flesh For Fantasy

from the LP
Rebel Yell
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 27 - 23 - 20 - 32 -
Billy Idol 6 20 Billy Idol - "Flesh For Fantasy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 37 --- Left In The Dark

from the LP
Emotion
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 -
Barbra Streisand 2 31 Barbra Streisand - "Left In The Dark" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 22 4 The Glamorous Life

from the LP
The Glamorous Life
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 30 - 24 - 22 - 20 - 15 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 22 - 30 -
Sheila E. 14 4 Sheila E. - "The Glamorous Life" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 --- --- The War Song

from the LP
Waking Up With The House On Fire
ARC chart run: 29 -
Culture Club 1 29 Culture Club - "The War Song" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 --- --- No More Lonely Nights

from the LP
Give My Regards To Broad Street
ARC chart run: 28 -
Paul McCartney 1 28 Paul McCartney - "No More Lonely Nights" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 35 --- Penny Lover

from the LP
Can't Slow Down
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 -
Lionel Richie 2 27 Lionel Richie - "Penny Lover" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 34 --- All Through The Night

from the LP
She's So Unusual
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 -
Cyndi Lauper 2 26 Cyndi Lauper - "All Through The Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 8 6 She Bop

from the LP
She's So Unusual
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 18 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 8 - 25 -
Cyndi Lauper 13 1(1) Cyndi Lauper - "She Bop" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 10 9 Missing You

from the LP
No Brakes
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 18 - 12 - 7 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 24 -
John Waite 14 1(1) John Waite - "Missiing You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 28 34 What About Me

from the LP
What About Me?
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 28 - 23 -
Kenny Rogers
with
Kim Carnes
&
James Ingram
4 23 Kenny Rogers featuring Kim Carnes & James Ingram - "What About Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 27 33 I Feel For You

from the LP
I Feel For You
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 27 - 22 -
Chaka Khan 4 22 Chaka Khan - "I Feel For You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 26 29 Strut

from the LP
A Private Heaven
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 33 - 29 - 26 - 21 -
Sheena Easton 6 21 Sheena Easton - "Strut" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 24 28 Out Of Touch

from the LP
Big Bam Boom
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 24 - 20 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
4 20 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Out Of Touch" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 23 27 Desert Moon

from the LP
Desert Moon
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 27 - 23 - 19 -
Dennis DeYoung 5 19 Dennis DeYoung - "Desert Moon" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 21 24 Who Wears These Shoes

from the LP
Breaking Hearts
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 28 - 24 - 21 - 18 -
Elton John 6 18 Elton John - "Who Wears These Shoes?" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 19 22 Swept Away

from the LP
Swept Away
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 26 - 22 - 19 - 17 -
Diana Ross 6 17 Diana Ross - "Swept Away" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 3 1 Drive

from the LP
Heartbeat City
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 25 - 19 - 13 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 16 -
The Cars 12 1(1) The Cars - "Drive" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 17 21 Bop 'Til You Drop

from the LP
Hard To Hold
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 25 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 15 -
Rick Springfield 7 15 Rick Springfield - "Bop 'Til You Drop" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 16 25 Better Be Good To Me

from the LP
Private Dancer
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 25 - 16 - 14 -
Tina Turner 5 14 Tina Turner - "Better Be Good To Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 25 31 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

from the LP
Make It Big
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 25 - 13 -
Wham! 4 13 Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 15 19 Blue Jean

from the LP
Tonight
ARC chart run: 38 - 29 - 19 - 15 - 12 -
David Bowie 5 12 David Bowie - "Blue Jean" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 13 18 Are We Outselves?

from the LP
Phantoms
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 27 - 21 - 18 - 13 - 11 -
The Fixx 7 11 The Fixx - "Are We Ourselves" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 14 20 Some Guys Have All The Luck

from the LP
Camouflage
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 14 - 10 -
Rod Stewart 7 10 Rod Stewart - "Some Guys Have All The Luck" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 18 30 Purple Rain

from the LP
Purple Rain
ARC chart run: 30 - 18 - 9 -
Prince
& The Revolution
3 9 Prince - "Purple Rain" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 11 15 On The Dark Side

from the
Eddie & The Cruisers soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 24 - 15 - 11 - 8 -
John Cafferty & The
Beaver Brown Band
6 8 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - "On The Dark Side" from the 'Eddie & The Cruisers' soundtrack
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 9 13 I'm So Excited

from the LP
Break Out
ARC chart run: 34 - 31 - 27 - 25 - 22 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 9 - 7 -
Pointer Sisters 10 7 Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 4 3 Let's Go Crazy

from the LP
Purple Rain
ARC chart run: 32 -23 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 6 -
Prince
& The Revolution
11 1(1) Prince - "Let's Go Crazy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 6 7 Cover Me

from the LP
Born In The U.S.A.
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 21 - 17 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 -
Bruce Springsteen 10 5 Bruce Springsteen - "Cover Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 5 8 Lucky Star

from the LP
Madonna
ARC chart run: 32 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 8 - 5 - 4 -
Madonna 8 4 Madonna - "Lucky Star" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 7 11 Caribbean Queen
(No More Love On The Run)

from the LP
Suddenly
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 21 - 14 - 11 - 7 - 3 -
Billy Ocean 7 3 Billy Ocean - 'Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 2 5 Hard Habit To Break

from the LP
Chicago 17
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 21 - 17 - 14 - 11 - 5 - 2 - 2 -
Chicago 9 2 Chicago - "Hard Habit To Break" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 1 2 I Just Called To Say I Love You

from the
The Woman In Red soundtrack
ARC chart run: 31 - 24 - 14 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 -
Stevie Wonder 8 1(2) Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called To Say I Love You" (Single)




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