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American Top 40 — December 22, 1984

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 43 Non-chart: 3

The December 22, 1984 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 43 songs. #1 was Like A Virgin by Madonna. 4 songs debuted this week. 6 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 2 Long Distance Dedications (I Love Rock 'N' Roll, I Can Dream About You); 1 extra (Jingle Bell Rock) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Neutron Dance Pointer Sisters
    Week 1 of 13 · Peaks #6
  2. 39
    Foolish Heart Steve Perry
    Week 1 of 10 · Peaks #18
  3. 38
    Pride (In The Name Of Love) U2
    Week 4 of 4 · Peak #33
  4. 37
    Careless Whisper Wham featuring George Michael
    Week 1 of 16 · Peaks #1
  5. 36
    Love Light In Flight Stevie Wonder
    Week 2 of 9 · Peaks #17
  6. 35
    Tender Years John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
    Week 3 of 6 · Peaks #31
  7. 34
    The Belle Of St. Mark Sheila E.
    Week 3 of 4 · Peaks #34
  8. 33
    Bruce Rick Springfield
    Week 2 of 5 · Peaks #27
  9. 32
    I Would Die 4 U Prince & The Revolution
    Week 1 of 9 · Peaks #8
  10. 31
    Loverboy Billy Ocean
    Week 3 of 14 · Peaks #2
  11. 30
    Stranger In Town Toto
    Week 5 of 5 · Peaks #30
  12. 29
    Better Be Good To Me Tina Turner
    Week 12 of 12 · Peak #5
  13. 28
    We Are The Young Dan Hartman
    Week 8 of 8 · Peak #25
  14. 27
    The Boys Of Summer Don Henley
    Week 3 of 13 · Peaks #5
  15. LDD
    I Love Rock 'N' Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
  16. 26
    Walking On A Thin Line Huey Lewis & The News
    Week 9 of 9 · Peak #18
  17. 25
    Jamie Ray Parker, Jr.
    Week 4 of 10 · Peaks #14
  18. 24
    Centipede Rebbie Jackson
    Week 5 of 6 · Peaks #24
  19. 23
    Strut Sheena Easton
    Week 14 of 14 · Peak #7
  20. 22
    Easy Lover Philip Bailey with Phil Collins
    Week 3 of 15 · Peaks #2
  21. 21
    I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
    Week 2 of 14 · Peaks #1
  22. 20
    Hello Again Cars
    Week 7 of 9 · Peaks #20
  23. 19
    Understanding Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
    Week 4 of 7 · Peaks #17
  24. 18
    Penny Lover Lionel Richie
    Week 11 of 12 · Peak #8
  25. 17
    Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson
    Week 6 of 11 · Peaks #13
  26. Extra
    Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
  27. 16
    I Can't Hold Back Survivor
    Week 10 of 12 · Peak #13
  28. 15
    You're The Inspiration Chicago
    Week 4 of 13 · Peaks #3
  29. 14
    Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
    Week 5 of 10 · Peaks #9
  30. 13
    All Through The Night Cyndi Lauper
    Week 11 of 13 · Peak #5
  31. 12
    Run To You Bryan Adams
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #6
  32. 11
    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham
    Week 12 of 13 · Peak #1
  33. 10
    Valotte Julian Lennon
    Week 6 of 9 · Peaks #10
  34. 9
    All I Need Jack Wagner
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #2
  35. 8
    No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney
    Week 10 of 13 · Peak #6
  36. 7
    I Feel For You Chaka Khan
    Week 13 of 16 · Peak #3
  37. 6
    We Belong Pat Benatar
    Week 8 of 13 · Peaks #5
  38. 5
    Cool It Now New Edition
    Week 9 of 13 · Peaks #4
  39. LDD
    I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman
  40. 4
    Sea Of Love Honeydrippers
    Week 9 of 13 · Peaks #3
  41. 3
    Out Of Touch Daryl Hall & John Oates
    Week 12 of 15 · Peak #1
  42. 2
    The Wild Boys Duran Duran
    Week 8 of 13 · Peaks #2
  43. 1
    Like A Virgin Madonna
    Week 5 of 13 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history