Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 19, 1984

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Hello

Lionel Richie

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

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Producer(s):

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 19, 1984

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Hello
  Lionel Richie
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

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Producer(s):

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2
- Don't Waste Your Time
  Yarbrough & Peoples
- 3
- 2
- 10
- - 3
  - 2
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.Ellis

Producer(s):

J.Ellis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Total Experience/RCA

3
- Let's Hear It For The Boy
  Deniece Williams
- 5
- 3
- 6
- - 5
  - 3
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

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4
- Freakshow On The Dance Floor
  Bar-Kays
- 7
- 4
- 8
- - 7
  - 4
  - 8

5
- She's Strange
  Cameo
- 2
- 1
- 14
- - 2
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

L.E.Blackmon, C.Singleton, N.Leftenant, T.M.Jenkins

Producer(s):

L.Blackman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlanta Artists/PolyGram

6
- Don't Look Any Further
  Dennis Edwards
- 4
- 2
- 15
- - 4
  - 2
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Lambert, F.Golde, D.Hitchings

Producer(s):

D.Lambert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Motown

7
- Lady You Are
  One Way
- 9
- 7
- 9
- - 9
  - 7
  - 9

8
- Give Me Tonight
  Shannon
- 6
- 6
- 8
- - 6
  - 6
  - 8

9
- Miss Me Blind
  Culture Club
- 8
- 8
- 10
- - 8
  - 8
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin/Epic

10
- Love, Need And Want You
  Patti LaBelle
- 13
- 10
- 9
- - 13
  - 10
  - 9

11
- Lovelite
  O'Bryan
- 18
- 11
- 7
- - 18
  - 11
  - 7

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12
- Jam On It
  Newcleus
- 15
- 12
- 9
- - 15
  - 12
  - 9

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13
- Sail Away
  The Temptations
- 14
- 13
- 12
- - 14
  - 13
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

N.Whitfield, A.Bond

Producer(s):

N.a.whitfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Motown

14
- Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me
  Luther Vandross
- 10
- 5
- 11
- - 10
  - 5
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

15
- There's No Easy Way
  James Ingram
- 17
- 15
- 9
- - 17
  - 15
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

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16
- White Horse
  Laid Back
- 11
- 5
- 14
- - 11
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

T.Stahl, J.Guldenberg

Producer(s):

Laid Back, Seven Dwarfs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

17
- Shake Down
  Evelyn "Champagne" King
- 12
- 12
- 11
- - 12
  - 12
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

18
- We're Going All The Way
  Jeffrey Osborne
- 16
- 16
- 11
- - 16
  - 16
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Mann, C.Weil

Producer(s):

G.Duke

19
- Change Of Heart
  Change
- 27
- 19
- 6
- - 27
  - 19
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

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20
- Love Has Finally Come At Last
  Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle
- 19
- 3
- 15
- - 19
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

B.Womack, P.Moten

Producer(s):

B.Womack, J.Gadson, A.Oldham

21
- Swoop (I'm Yours)
  Dazz Band
- 28
- 21
- 5
- - 28
  - 21
  - 5

22
- Right Or Wrong
  Spinners
- 24
- 22
- 9
- - 24
  - 22
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

23
- Lollipop Luv
  Bryan Loren
- 23
- 23
- 12
- - 23
  - 23
  - 12

24
- Jump (For My Love)
  The Pointer Sisters
- 40
- 24
- 4
- - 40
  - 24
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

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25
- Beat Box
  The Art Of Noise
- 20
- 10
- 13
- - 20
  - 10
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Dudley, Horn, Jeczalik, Langan, Morley

Producer(s):

T.Horn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/EEG

26
- Breakdance
  Irene Cara
- 34
- 26
- 7
- - 34
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

27
- New Moves
  The Crusaders
- 29
- 27
- 8
- - 29
  - 27
  - 8

28
- Dancing In The Sheets
  Shalamar
- 22
- 18
- 13
- - 22
  - 18
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.Wolfer, D.Pitchford

Producer(s):

B.Wolfer

29
- Just My Luck
  The Deele
- 26
- 25
- 11
- - 26
  - 25
  - 11

30
- Love Me Right
  Melba Moore
- 36
- 30
- 5
- - 36
  - 30
  - 5

31
- I Sweat (Going Through The Motions)
  Nona Hendryx
- 33
- 31
- 8
- - 33
  - 31
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

32
- Shackles
  R.J.'S Latest Arrival
- 39
- 32
- 6
- - 39
  - 32
  - 6

33
- Tonight
  Kool & The Gang
- 21
- 7
- 14
- - 21
  - 7
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

J.Taylor, C.Williams, Kool & The Gang

Producer(s):

R.Bell, J.Bonnefond, Kool & The Gang

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/PolyGram

34
- Love Me In A Special Way
  Debarge
- 25
- 11
- 12
- - 25
  - 11
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

E.Debarge

Producer(s):

E.Debarge

35
- Extraordinary Girl
  The O'Jays
- 38
- 35
- 5
- - 38
  - 35
  - 5

36
- Love Me Like This
  Real To Reel
- 37
- 36
- 10
- - 37
  - 36
  - 10

37
- Live Without Your Love
  Windjammer
- 43
- 37
- 5
- - 43
  - 37
  - 5

38
- Rock Box
  Run-D.M.C.
- 41
- 38
- 4
- - 41
  - 38
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

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Producer(s):

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39
- Rhythm of the Street
  Patti Austin
- 45
- 39
- 5
- - 45
  - 39
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

40
- I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
  Cherelle
- 52
- 40
- 4
- - 52
  - 40
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

41
- Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Years Later)
  Timmy Thomas
- 47
- 41
- 4
- - 47
  - 41
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gold Mountain

42
- Hi, How Ya Doin?
  Kenny G
- 30
- 23
- 13
- - 30
  - 23
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

S.Horton

Producer(s):

W.Brathwaite

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

43
- Somebody Else's Guy
  Jocelyn Brown
- 54
- 43
- 4
- - 54
  - 43
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Browne

Producer(s):

F.McFarlane, A.George, J.Browne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vinyl Dreams/Prelude

44
- Obscene Phone Caller
  Rockwell

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Hello

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Don't Waste Your Time

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Let's Hear It For The Boy

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Freakshow On The Dance Floor

She's Strange

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Don't Look Any Further

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Lady You Are

Give Me Tonight

Miss Me Blind

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Love, Need And Want You

Lovelite

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Jam On It

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Sail Away

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Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me

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There's No Easy Way

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White Horse

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Shake Down

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We're Going All The Way

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Change Of Heart

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Love Has Finally Come At Last

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Swoop (I'm Yours)

Right Or Wrong

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Lollipop Luv

Jump (For My Love)

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Beat Box

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Breakdance

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New Moves

Dancing In The Sheets

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