About half of the Adult Contemporary #1 hits for 1984 were very familiar to me. Incidentally, starting with the October 20 charts, Billboard changed the name to Hot Adult Contemporary.
Two songs appeared on the pop, AC, and Black Singles that year. Hello by Lionel Richie (2 weeks pop, 6 weeks AC, 3 weeks RB) did not connect with Arthur.
I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder (3 weeks each on all three charts) wasn’t my favorite Stevie song.
Additionally, Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper was #1 for 2 weeks pop and 3 weeks AC.
Stuck On You – Lionel Richie, 5 weeks at #1
Think Of Laura – Christopher Cross, 4 weeks at #1
Got A Hold On Me – Christine McVie, 4 weeks at #1
If Ever You’re In My Arms Again – Peabo Bryson, 4 weeks at #1
Penny Lover – Lionel Richie, 4 weeks at #1. Four of the last five songs, all except the McVie track, I’m not recalling. It’s not that I never heard them, but rather that they just didn’t stick to the brain.
Drive – The Cars, 3 weeks at #1. This track, conversely, I recall and have heard in the past few weeks.
Do What You Do – Jermaine Jackson, 3 weeks at #1. I remember this. What a strange video.
The Longest Time – Billy Joel, 2 weeks at #1. All three of the Joel songs are from the Innocent Man album, which I own. It was the follow-up to the more ambitious The Nylon Curtain album, so he went retro.
Leave A Tender Moment Alone – Billy Joel, 2 weeks at #1
What About Me – Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes & James Ingram. I barely remember this.
Single week at #1 AC
An Innocent Man – Billy Joel
Believe In Me – Dan Fogelberg
Almost Paradise… Love Theme from Footloose – Mike Reno & Ann Wilson. This song is so generic that I barely remember it, even though I listened to the Footloose soundtrack earlier this year.
Sea Of Love – The Honeydrippers. I love this song and have The Honeydrippers’ EP on cassette, for some reason. The group consisted of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin, Nile Rodgers from Chic, and Jeff Beck, like Page, a former Yardbirds guitarist.