| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 23, 1984 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Deniece Williams (Columbia 04417) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | FREAKSHOW ON THE DANCE FLOOR Bar-Kays (Mercury 818 631) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 2400) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | JUMP (For My Love) Pointer Sisters (Planet 13780) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 5 | LOVELITE O’Bryan (Capitol 5329) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| 6 | LADY YOU ARE One Way (MCA 52348) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 7 | WHEN DOVES CRY Prince (Warner Bros. 29286) | 12 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | HELLO Lionel Richie (Motown 1722) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 | SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY Jocelyn Brown (Vinyl Dreams 71) | 11 | 16 | 24 | 8 | |
| 10 | LOVE, NEED AND WANT YOU Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l 04399) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 11 | DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER Dennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett) (Gordy 1715) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
| 12 | FEELS SO REAL (Won’t Let Go) Patrice Rushen (Elektra 69742) | 17 | 21 | 29 | 7 | |
| 13 | OBSCENE PHONE CALLER Rockwell (Motown 1731) | 18 | 20 | 27 | 7 | |
| 14 | SWOOP (I’m Yours) Dazz Band (Motown 1725) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 15 | IN THE MIX Roger (Warner Bros. 29271) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 16 | CHANGE OF HEART Change (Atlantic/RFC 89684) | 13 | 14 | 20 | 12 | |
| 17 | I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Cherrelle (Tabu 04406) | 19 | 30 | 40 | 10 | |
| 18 | JAM ON IT Newcleus (Sunnyview 3010) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |
| 19 | SHE’S STRANGE Cameo (Atlanta Artists 818 384) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 19 | |
| 20 | IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN Peabo Bryson (Elektra 69728) | 27 | 34 | 42 | 7 | |
| 21 | LOVE ME RIGHT Melba Moore (Capitol 5343) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| 22 | HEY D. J. World’s Famous Supreme Team (Island 99772) | 24 | 27 | 34 | 8 | |
| 23 | SHACKLES R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Quality/Golden Boy 7059) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 10 | |
| 24 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol 5354) | 30 | 43 | 57 | 4 | |
| 25 | HOLD ME Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 69720) | 44 | 53 | 70 | 4 | |
| 26 | EXTRAORDINARY GIRL O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 04437) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| 27 | GIVE ME TONIGHT Shannon (Mirage/Emergency 99775) | 23 | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| 28 | RHYTHM OF THE STREET Patti Austin (Qwest 29305) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
| 29 | WHAT PEOPLE DO FOR MONEY Divine Sounds (Specific 243) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 9 | |
| 30 | TOUCH DOWN L. J. Reynolds (Mercury 818 791) | 35 | 38 | 43 | 8 | |
| 31 | HEART DON’T LIE LaToya Jackson (Private I 04439) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 32 | BREAKIN’...THERE’S NO STOPPING US Ollie & Jerry (Polydor 821 708) | 47 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | BABY I’M SCARED OF YOU Womack & Womack (Elektra 69733) | 39 | 46 | 54 | 6 | |
| 34 | (You’re My) APHRODISIAC Dennis Edwards (Gordy 1737) | 38 | 45 | 53 | 5 | |
| 35 | BEAT STREET BREAKDOWN (pt. 1) Grandmaster Melle Mel & Furious Five (Atlantic 89659) | 49 | 63 | 77 | 4 | |
| 36 | BABY IT’S YOU Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99750) | 40 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| 37 | SAIL AWAY Temptations (Gordy 1720) | 16 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |
| 38 | MEGA-MIX (Rockit, Autodrive, Future Shock, TFS, Rough, & Chameleon ’84) Herbie Hancock (Columbia 04473) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 6 | |
| 39 | THERE’S NO EASY WAY James Ingram (Qwest 29316) | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
| 40 | LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Windjammer (MCA 52367) | 41 | 42 | 47 | 10 | |
| 41 | LIVE IT UP (Love It Up) Suttons (Rocshire 95060) | 45 | 52 | 63 | 6 | |
| 42 | SIMPLE Johnny Mathis (Columbia 04468) | 46 | 50 | 59 | 6 | |
| 43 | LET ME LOVE YOU Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 841) | 48 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| 44 | RIGHT OR WRONG Spinners (Atlantic 89689) | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | |
| 45 | NEVER HAD A GIRL Brass Construction (Capitol 5361) | 53 | 59 | 75 | 5 | |
| 46 | AND I DON’T LOVE YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla 1735) | 54 | 60 | 69 | 6 | |
| 47 | BABY DON’T BREAK YOUR BABY’S HEART Kashif (Arista 9200) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | ROCK BOX Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5045) | 34 | 29 | 30 | 10 | |
| 49 | TONIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 830) | 31 | 13 | 13 | 19 | |
| 50 | SIBERIAN NIGHTS Twilight 22 (Vanguard 35246) | 51 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| 51 | THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Bros. 29285) | 61 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 52 | INSTANT LOVE Bloodstone (T-Neck 04465) | 57 | 66 | 73 | 5 | |
| 53 | TALKIN’ OUT THE SIDE OF YOUR NECK Cameo (Atlanta Artists 818 870) | 59 | 67 | 74 | 4 | |
| 54 | CLOSE (To The Edit) Art Of Noise (Island/ZTT 99754) | 72 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | SECOND TO NONE Atlantic Starr (A&M 2638) | 62 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 56 | FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE Michael Jackson (Motown 1739) | 64 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 57 | OUTRAGEOUS Lakeside (Solar 69716) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | TELL ME WHY Bobby Womack (Beverly Glen 2014) | 69 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | SWITCH IT BABY Switch (Total Experience 2401) | 66 | 73 | 80 | 7 | |
| 60 | FIX IT IN THE MIX Pretty Tony (Music Specialists 1104) | 63 | 64 | 71 | 5 | |
| 61 | MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRLFRIEND Marcus Miller (Warner Bros. 29275) | 67 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| 62 | ROMANCING THE STONE Eddy Grant (Portrait 04433) | 68 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 63 | YOU’RE THE BEST Emotions (Red Label 001-2) | 70 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| 64 | HEAVEN SENT YOU Stanley Clarke (Epic 04485) | 76 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | TEENAGER Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13825) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I SWEAT (Going Through The Motions) Nona Hendryx (RCA 13759) | 42 | 37 | 37 | 13 | |
| 67 | BREAKOUT Starpoint (Elektra 69726) | 74 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 68 | STREET FREEKS Jimmy Lewis & L. A. Street Band (MCA 52384) | 75 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| 69 | ONE STEP CLOSER Dells (Private I 04448) | 60 | 62 | 65 | 7 | |
| 70 | SUPERSTAR (Don’t You Remember...) Luther Vandross (Epic 04441) | 33 | 24 | 21 | 16 | |
| 71 | WHITE HORSE Laid Back (Sire 29346) | 50 | 25 | 12 | 21 | |
| 72 | LAND OF HUNGER Earons (Island 99776) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 10 | |
| 73 | WE’RE GOING ALL THE WAY Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2618) | 55 | 39 | 22 | 15 | |
| 74 | BREAKDANCE Irene Cara (Geffen/Network 29328) | 73 | 57 | 44 | 12 | |
| 75 | STRAIGHT AHEAD Kool & Gang (De-Lite 831) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | GIMME WHATCHA GOT Chi-Lites (Private I 04484) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | LOVE HAS FINALLY COME AT LAST Bobby Womack & Patti LaBelle (Beverly Glen 2012) | 52 | 31 | 15 | 20 | |
| 78 | MAKE ME A BELIEVER Luther Vandross (Epic 04494) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | DON’T GO LOSE IT BABY Hugh Masekela (Jive Afrika 9193) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | LIVE WIRE (I Want A Girl That Sweats) Duke Bootee (Mercury 818 809) | 77 | 70 | 66 | 7 | |
| 81 | I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman (MCA 52378) | 79 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 82 | BABY SISTER KoKo-PoP (Motown 1733) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I STOOD ON THE SIDEWALK AND CRIED J. Blackfoot (Sound Town 0006) | 82 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | BEAT BOX Art Of Noise (Island/ZTT 99782) | 81 | 44 | 35 | 19 | |
| 85 | LOVE TALK Prime Time (Total Experience 2402) | 87 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | SLIP AWAY Skool Boyz (Columbia 04481) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | JAMMIN’ IN MANHATTAN Tyzik (Polydor 821 795) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | INTIMATE CONNECTION Kleeer (Atlantic 89663) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | HERE COMES THAT BEAT! Pumpkin & Profile All-Stars (Profile 5047) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOUR WIFE IS CHEATIN’ ON US Richard “Dimples” Fields (RCA 13830) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LOLLIPOP LUV Bryan Loren (Philly World 99760) | 78 | 40 | 23 | 16 | |
| 92 | QUICKIE George Clinton (Capitol 5324) | 84 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | GOTTA GIVE A LITTLE LOVE (Ten Years After) Timmy Thomas (Gold Mountain 82004) | 56 | 33 | 33 | 10 | |
| 94 | THIS TIME Funk Deluxe (Salsoul 7071) | 65 | 65 | 72 | 6 | |
| 95 | CALL OUT MY NAME Fatback (Cotillion 99749) | 71 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 96 | LOVE ME LIKE THIS Real To Reel (Arista 9167) | 86 | 51 | 31 | 14 | |
| 97 | STREET DANCE Break Machine (Sire 29319) | 83 | 55 | 55 | 9 | |
| 98 | DANCING IN THE SHEETS Shalamar (Columbia 04372) | 91 | 82 | 41 | 18 | |
| 99 | CITY LIFE Hassan & 7-11 (Easy Street 4508) | 92 | 68 | 68 | 6 | |
| 100 | NEW MOVES Crusaders (MCA 52365) | 93 | 85 | 52 | 13 | |
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