NEW ZEALAND TOP 50 SINGLES OF 1984

This is a list of the top 50 singles in New Zealand of 1984 as compiled by Recorded Music NZ in the end-of-year chart of the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Only one single by a New Zealand artist is included on the chart, however it was the highest selling single of the year, Pātea Māori Club's debut single " Poi E".^[1]

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Key: † – Single of New Zealand origin

Rank	Artist	Title
1	Pātea Māori Club	" Poi E" †
2	Stevie Wonder	" I Just Called to Say I Love You"
3	Bob Marley	" One Love/People Get Ready"
4	Bruce Springsteen	" Dancing in the Dark"
5	Ray Parker Jr.	" Ghostbusters"
6	Foster and Allen	" Maggie"
7	Cyndi Lauper	" Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
8	Special AKA	" Nelson Mandela"
9	Kenny Loggins	" Footloose"
10	George Michael	" Careless Whisper"
11	New Order	" Blue Monday"
12	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	" Two Tribes"
13	Tina Turner	" What's Love Got to Do with It"
14	U2	" Pride (In the Name of Love)"
15	Prince	" When Doves Cry"
16	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	" Relax"
17	Billy Idol	" Rebel Yell"
18	Nena	" 99 Luftballons"
19	Time Bandits	"I'm Only Shooting Love"
20	Bronski Beat	" Smalltown Boy"
21	Sade	" Your Love Is King"
22	ZZ Top	" Legs"
23	Wham!	" Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
24	Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson	" To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
25	Queen	" I Want to Break Free"
26	Bette Midler	" Beast of Burden"
27	Berlin	" No More Words"
28	INXS	" Original Sin"
29	Thompson Twins	" Hold Me Now"
30	Tina Turner	" Let's Stay Together"
31	Jimmy Cliff	" Reggae Night"
32	Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton	" Islands in the Stream"
33	Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler	" A Rockin' Good Way"
34	Pointer Sisters	" Automatic"
35	The Cars	" Drive"
36	Pseudo Echo	" A Beat for You"
37	Duran Duran	" The Reflex"
38	Michael Jackson	" Thriller"
39	Midnight Oil	" Power and the Passion"
40	Pointer Sisters	" Jump (For My Love)"
41	Phil Collins	" Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
42	Matthew Wilder	" Break My Stride"
43	Deniece Williams	" Let's Hear It for the Boy"
44	Cyndi Lauper	" Time After Time"
45	The S.O.S. Band	" Just Be Good to Me"
46	Echo & the Bunnymen	" Killing Moon"
47	INXS	" I Send a Message"
48	Joy Division	" Love Will Tear Us Apart"
49	Billy Idol	" Eyes Without a Face"
50	Paul Young	" Come Back and Stay"

References

^ "Top Selling Singles of 1984". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[1] "Top Selling Singles of 1984". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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