Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 22, 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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Operator

Midnight Star

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

B.Watson, R.Calloway, B.Lipscomb

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

Gains In Performance

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 22, 1984

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Operator
  Midnight Star
- 2
- 1
- 7
- - 2
  - 1
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Watson, R.Calloway, B.Lipscomb

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

Gains In Performance

2
- Solid
  Ashford & Simpson
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

N.Ashford, V.Simpson

Producer(s):

N.Ashford, V.Simpson

3
- Show Me
  Glenn Jones
- 3
- 3
- 14
- - 3
  - 3
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

LaLa, G.Jones

Producer(s):

L.Cope, S.Horton, W.Brathwaite

Gains In Performance

4
- Treat Her Like A Lady
  The Temptations
- 8
- 4
- 9
- - 8
  - 4
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

O.Williams, O.Woodson

Producer(s):

R.R.Johnson, A.McKay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Motown

Gains In Performance

5
- Gotta Get You Home Tonight
  Eugene Wilde
- 10
- 5
- 11
- - 10
  - 5
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.Horton, R.Bloomfield

Producer(s):

M.Forte, D.Robinson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly World/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

6
- Friends/Five Minutes Of Funk
  Whodini
- 4
- 4
- 16
- - 4
  - 4
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.Hutchins, L.Smith

Producer(s):

L.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

7
- Tears
  Force M.D.'s
- 5
- 5
- 14
- - 5
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Force MD's, R.Halpin

Producer(s):

T.Silverman, R.Halpin

8
- I Feel For You
  Chaka Khan
- 6
- 1
- 15
- - 6
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

A.Mardin

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Cool It Now
  New Edition
- 7
- 1
- 16
- - 7
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

Brantley, Timas

Producer(s):

V.Brantley, R.Timas

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Contagious
  The Whispers
- 16
- 10
- 8
- - 16
  - 10
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Watson, R.Calloway, M.Gentry, B.Lovelace

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

Gains In Performance

11
- Love Light In Flight
  Stevie Wonder
- 27
- 11
- 4
- - 27
  - 11
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

S.Wonder

Gains In Performance

12
- Lover Girl
  Teena Marie
- 17
- 12
- 9
- - 17
  - 12
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

T.Marie

Producer(s):

T.Marie

Gains In Performance

13
- Misled
  Kool & The Gang
- 25
- 13
- 5
- - 25
  - 13
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

14
- Let It All Blow
  Dazz Band
- 11
- 9
- 11
- - 11
  - 9
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

K.Harrison, B.Harris

Producer(s):

R.Andrews, B.Harris

15
- No One's Gonna Love You
  The S.O.S. Band
- 15
- 15
- 8
- - 15
  - 15
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

T.S.Lewis, J.S.Harris III

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Epic

16
- Don't Stop
  Jeffrey Osborne
- 9
- 6
- 12
- - 9
  - 6
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Sembello, D.Batteau

Producer(s):

G.Duke

17
- Jailhouse Rap
  Fat Boys
- 18
- 17
- 11
- - 18
  - 17
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

K.Blow, L.Smith, D.Reeves, M.Morales, D.Robinson, S.Abbatiello

Producer(s):

K.Blow

18
- The Word Is Out
  Jermaine Stewart
- 24
- 18
- 12
- - 24
  - 18
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Stewart, J.Lindsay, G.Craig

Producer(s):

P.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

19
- Rain Forest
  Paul Hardcastle
- 35
- 19
- 5
- - 35
  - 19
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.Hardcastle

Producer(s):

P.Hardcastle

Gains In Performance

20
- You Used To Hold Me So Tight
  Thelma Houston
- 23
- 20
- 7
- - 23
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Gains In Performance

21
- Look The Other Way
  Isley, Jasper, Isley
- 14
- 14
- 11
- - 14
  - 14
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

E.J.Isley

Producer(s):

C.Jasper, E.Isley, M.Isley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CBS Associated/Epic

22
- C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)
  Mtume
- 20
- 20
- 10
- - 20
  - 20
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.Mtume, Tawatha

Producer(s):

J.Mtume

23
- Purple Rain
  Prince And The Revolution
- 12
- 4
- 11
- - 12
  - 4
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Centipede
  Rebbie Jackson
- 21
- 4
- 16
- - 21
  - 4
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

M.Jackson

25
- Do What You Do
  Jermaine Jackson
- 33
- 25
- 7
- - 33
  - 25
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Dino, L.DiTomaso

Producer(s):

J.Jackson, D.Rudolph

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

26
- Jamie
  Ray Parker Jr.
- 34
- 26
- 5
- - 34
  - 26
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

27
- Mr. Telephone Man
  New Edition
- 37
- 27
- 2
- - 37
  - 27
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Gains In Performance

28
- All Of You
  Lillo Thomas
- 28
- 28
- 9
- - 28
  - 28
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

L.Thomas, L.Laurence

Producer(s):

P.Laurence

29
- Beep A Freak
  The Gap Band
- 38
- 29
- 4
- - 38
  - 29
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Taylor, D.Simmons, Wilson

Producer(s):

L.Simmons

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Total Experience/RCA

Gains In Performance

30
- Stronger Than Before
  Joyce Kennedy
- 30
- 30
- 9
- - 30
  - 30
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

C.Bayer Bacharach, B.F.Bacharach, B.Roberts

Producer(s):

J.Osborne

31
- Sex O Matic
  Barkays
- 19
- 12
- 12
- - 19
  - 12
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Bar-Kays, A.A.Jones

Producer(s):

A.A.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

32
- Penny Lover
  Lionel Richie
- 13
- 8
- 11
- - 13
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

L.Richie, B.Harvey-Richie

Producer(s):

J.Carmichael, L.Richie

33
- Out of Touch
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 32
- 24
- 11
- - 32
  - 24
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Hall, J.Oates

Producer(s):

D.Hall, J.Oates, B.Clearmountain

34
- Like A Virgin
  Madonna
- 47
- 34
- 4
- - 47
  - 34
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Steinberg, T.Kelly

Producer(s):

N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

35
- In The Dark
  Roy Ayers
- 40
- 35
- 7
- - 40
  - 35
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Ayers, D.Spradley, J.Bedford, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Ayers, S.Clarke, W.Allen

Gains In Performance

36
- Secret Fantasy
  Tom Browne
- 36
- 36
- 10
- - 36
  - 36
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.Starr

Producer(s):

M.Starr

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

37
- Hang On To Your Love
  Sade
- 44
- 37
- 5
- - 44
  - 37
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

H.F.Adu, Matthewman

Producer(s):

R.Millar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Epic

Gains In Performance

38
- Appreciation
  Alicia Myers
- 39
- 38
- 7
- - 39
  - 38
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

K.McCord, R.Ernest

Producer(s):

K.McCord

Gains In Performance

39
- Missing You
  Diana Ross

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 22, 1984

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Operator

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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Operator

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Solid

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Show Me

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Treat Her Like A Lady

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Gotta Get You Home Tonight

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Friends/Five Minutes Of Funk

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Tears

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I Feel For You

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Cool It Now

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Contagious

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Love Light In Flight

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Lover Girl

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Misled

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Let It All Blow

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No One's Gonna Love You

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Don't Stop

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Jailhouse Rap

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The Word Is Out

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Rain Forest

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You Used To Hold Me So Tight

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Look The Other Way

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