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Year-end countdown · 91X · 1984

91X Top 91 Songs of 1984

The year-end countdown for 1984 from 91X in San Diego, CA / Tijuana ranks 91 songs, with “Tenderness” by General Public at number one. The list features 58 different artists; Depeche Mode has the most entries with five songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Tenderness General Public 47 #1
2 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
3 The Wild Boys Duran Duran 7 #3
4 Seven Seas Echo and the Bunnymen 11 #4
5 Master and Servant Depeche Mode 44 #5
6 The Gap Thompson Twins 3 #6
7 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! 4 #7
8 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 59 #1
9 I Send a Message INXS 21 #9
10 What is Love Howard Jones 17 #10
11 People are People Depeche Mode 66 #11
12 Wood Beez Scritti Politti 2 #12
13 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 62 #1
14 All Cried Out Alison Moyet 1 #14
15 I'd Like to Get to Know You Well Howard Jones 2 #15
16 Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood 36 #1
17 Love Resurrection Alison Moyet 6 #17
18 Blue Jean David Bowie 11 #18
19 Flesh For Fantasy Billy Idol 12 #19
20 Wild Life Bananarama 2 #20
21 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 31 #10
22 The Reflex Duran Duran 18 #22
23 Catch My Fall Billy Idol 5 #23
24 The Killing Moon Echo and the Bunnymen 65 #9
25 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 26 #14
26 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol 34 #26
27 Sunset Now Heaven 17 1 #27
28 New Song Howard Jones 12 #28
29 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
30 Sexcrime 1984 Eurythmics 3 #15
31 The Lovecats The Cure 60 #2
32 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 58 #22
33 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
34 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 43 #24
35 If It Happens Again UB40 12 #35
36 The Ghost In You The Psychedelic Furs 49 #30
37 General Public General Public 4 #37
38 Let's Go to Bed The Cure 53 #9
39 War Song Culture Club 1 #39
40 Eighties Killing Joke 29 #37
41 Like a Virgin Madonna 4 #41
42 Get the Balance Right Depeche Mode 18 #42
43 Hello Again The Cars 3 #43
44 You Take Me Up Thompson Twins 3 #44
45 It's My Life Talk Talk 61 #18
46 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
47 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins 6 #47
48 Red Red Wine UB40 49 #1
49 Close (to the Edit) Art of Noise 13 #49
50 Heaven The Psychedelic Furs 32 #50
51 Kiss Me Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy 25 #13
52 Going Down to Liverpool The Bangles 3 #52
53 Let's Go Crazy Prince 27 #3
54 Mad World Tears for Fears 38 #5
55 Pretending to be Drunk Sparks 2 #52
56 Only When You Leave Spandau Ballet 5 #56
57 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
58 Eve of Destruction Red Rockers 1 #58
59 Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat 64 #38
60 No Explanation The Church 1 #60
61 Heartbeat The Psychedelic Furs 6 #61
62 Less Cities, More Moving People The Fixx 3 #14
63 I Would Die 4 U Prince 20 #63
64 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Romeo Void 25 #64
65 All I Need is Everything Aztec Camera 4 #65
66 What Difference Does It Make? The Smiths 36 #17
67 Don't Tell Me Blancmange 13 #38
68 Pale Shelter Tears for Fears 20 #29
69 Drive The Cars 33 #33
70 Blue Line Let's Active 4 #70
71 Pretty Persuasion R.E.M. 35 #50
72 My Ever Changing Moods The Style Council 34 #57
73 Madame Butterfly Malcolm McLaren 8 #43
74 Who's That Girl? Eurythmics 14 #74
75 Apollo 9 Adam Ant 2 #45
76 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Ultravox 14 #76
77 The More You Live, the More You Love A Flock of Seagulls 5 #30
78 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
79 Gratitude Danny Elfman 7 #73
80 The One Thing INXS 52 #10
81 Cruel Summer Bananarama 14 #81
82 Then I Turn Away The Seventh 1 #82
83 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) R.E.M. 39 #7
84 Shout Devo 2 #46
85 Whammy Kiss The B-52's 9 #38
86 Up on the Catwalk Simple Minds 7 #74
87 White Lines (Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel 17 #7
88 Hero Takes a Fall The Bangles 8 #88
89 Situation Yaz 46 #8
90 Sun is Dancing Zuma II 1 #90
91 Only a Lad Oingo Boingo 24 #6

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91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 was broadcast by 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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