List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1984

In 1984, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market.

During the year, 18 songs topped the chart based on playlists submitted by radio stations.

Richie, the lead singer of the Commodores, had launched his solo career in 1982 and quickly reached superstar status.

Three songs topped both the AC listing and Billboard's pop chart, the Hot 100, in 1984, including Richie's "Hello".

[6] In December, the Honeydrippers, a short-lived supergroup brought together by the singer Robert Plant and featuring among others his former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page,[7] topped the chart with their cover version of the 1950s song "Sea of Love".

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Billy Joel (pictured in 2009) was a three-time chart-topper in 1984.
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Cyndi Lauper (pictured in 2017) topped the chart with " Time After Time ".
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" I Just Called to Say I Love You " by Stevie Wonder (pictured in 1973) also topped the Hot 100 and won the musician an Academy Award .
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The Honeydrippers , the short-lived supergroup fronted by Robert Plant (pictured in 2010) , topped the chart with " Sea of Love ".