In week 47 of 1984, Purple Rain by Prince was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Like a Virgin by Madonna, straight in at 28, one of the four new entries that week. The biggest climber was Ik Verscheurde Je Foto by Koos Alberts, from 37 to 27.
- 1Purple Rain1unchanged1peak8weeks
- 2When the Rain Begins to Fall32last week 32peak6weeks
- 3Freedom23last week 22peak7weeks
- 4Private Dancer4unchanged4peak6weeks
- 5The Belle of St. Mark65last week 65peak5weeks
- 6Lost in Music86last week 86peak5weeks
- 7The Wild Boys107last week 107peak4weeks
- 8I Just Called To Say I Love You58last week 51peak14weeks
- 9The War Song79last week 75peak8weeks
- 10Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann1310last week 1310peak5weeks
- 11Penny Lover1411last week 1411peak5weeks
- 12I Feel for You912last week 97peak9weeks
- 13I Can Dream About You1613last week 1613peak5weeks
- 14The Medicine Song2014last week 2014peak3weeks
- 15Together In Electric Dreams1915last week 1915peak4weeks
- 16I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down1216last week 1212peak6weeks
- 17Why ?1117last week 112peak10weeks
- 18The Wanderer2618last week 2618peak2weeks
- 19Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)1519last week 1515peak7weeks
- 20Forever Young2320last week 2320peak3weeks
- 21Het Kleine Café Aan De Haven2521last week 2521peak3weeks
- 22We Belong3122last week 3122peak2weeks
- 23In The Evening2923last week 2923peak2weeks
- 24Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)2724last week 2724peak3weeks
- 25Shout To The Top!2425last week 2424peak4weeks
- 26Careless Whisper1826last week 181peak14weeks
- 27Ik Verscheurde Je Foto3727last week 3727peak2weeks
- 28NewLike a Virgin28peak1week
- 29On The Wings Of A Nightingale1729last week 174peak11weeks
- 30Swept Away3530last week 3530peak2weeks
- 31Give The Girl a Break3931last week 3931peak2weeks
- 32Love's Great Adventure3632last week 3632peak2weeks
- 33Pride (In The Name Of Love)2233last week 228peak11weeks
- 34Ik Wil Weer Naar Huis3334last week 3333peak4weeks
- 35Kalimba De Luna3035last week 3027peak5weeks
- 36The Second Time2836last week 2824peak6weeks
- 37NewOut of Touch37peak1week
- 38NewSkin Deep38peak1week
- 39NewToo Late For Goodbyes39peak1week
- 40Hot Havana Nights3840last week 3838peak3weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 47 of 1984?
Purple Rain by Prince, on the chart for eight weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Four records: Like a Virgin by Madonna at 28, Out of Touch by Daryl Hall & John Oates at 37, Skin Deep by The Stranglers at 38, Too Late For Goodbyes by Julian Lennon at 39.
What was the biggest climber?
Ik Verscheurde Je Foto by Koos Alberts, from 37 to 27 (10 places).
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