In week 42 of 1984, I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder was at number 1, by then nine weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Private Dancer by Tina Turner, straight in at 25, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) by Billy Ocean, from 35 to 22.
- 1I Just Called To Say I Love You1unchanged1peak9weeks
- 2Why ?52last week 52peak5weeks
- 3Hot Water3unchanged3peak7weeks
- 4On The Wings Of A Nightingale4unchanged4peak6weeks
- 5Purple Rain135last week 135peak3weeks
- 6Careless Whisper26last week 21peak9weeks
- 7If It Happens Again7unchanged7peak5weeks
- 8Pride (In The Name Of Love)8unchanged8peak6weeks
- 9I Feel for You119last week 119peak4weeks
- 10Blue Jean10unchanged10peak5weeks
- 11Freedom2011last week 2011peak2weeks
- 12The War Song1612last week 1612peak3weeks
- 13Dr. Beat613last week 63peak8weeks
- 14Sex Shooter14unchanged14peak4weeks
- 15La saison Francaise1215last week 1212peak5weeks
- 16Woodpeckers From Space2216last week 2216peak3weeks
- 17Make Me Cry917last week 97peak7weeks
- 18Madam Butterfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo)2318last week 2318peak3weeks
- 19Smooth Operator2119last week 2119peak4weeks
- 20Mijn Stad1520last week 152peak9weeks
- 21Left In the Dark2521last week 2521peak3weeks
- 22Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)3522last week 3522peak2weeks
- 23Let's Talk It Over In The Ladies Room2823last week 2823peak3weeks
- 24What's Love Got to Do with It1924last week 1915peak7weeks
- 25NewPrivate Dancer25peak1week
- 26NewI'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down26peak1week
- 27Touch by Touch1727last week 1710peak7weeks
- 28Tinseltown in the Rain3728last week 3728peak2weeks
- 29Ghostbusters1829last week 184peak11weeks
- 30Heeft Een Kind Een Toekomst4030last week 4030peak2weeks
- 31NewThe Second Time31peak1week
- 32Love Kills32unchanged32peak3weeks
- 33NewDonker Om Je Heen33peak1week
- 34She Bop3834last week 3834peak2weeks
- 35Schlagerparade: Falderie Faldera / Mein Vater War Ein Wandersmann / Want Al Meer Dan 1000 Jaren / Herz Schmerz Polka / Annalie3135last week 3131peak4weeks
- 36NewWhen the Rain Begins to Fall36peak1week
- 37NewNo More Lonely Nights (Ballad)37peak1week
- 38Sounds Like a Melody2438last week 246peak9weeks
- 39Trick of the Eye2639last week 2615peak7weeks
- 40Never Ending Story3440last week 3434peak4weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 42 of 1984?
I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder, on the chart for nine weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Private Dancer by Tina Turner at 25, I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down by Paul Young at 26, The Second Time by Kim Wilde at 31, Donker Om Je Heen by Andre Hazes at 33, When the Rain Begins to Fall by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora at 36 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) by Billy Ocean, from 35 to 22 (13 places).
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