This table shows all of those songs in 1984 which nearly made it to number 1 but were held up just short. There isn’t an entry for every week as some of the number 2 songs did make that final push to the coveted top spot. Some, but sadly, not all…
| Song at Number 2 | Week Ending | Song at Number 1 |
| Slade – My Oh My | 07/01/1984 | Flying Pickets – Only You |
| Howard Jones – What Is Love | 14/01/1984 | Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace |
| Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun | 04/02/1984 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax |
| Queen – Radio Gaga | 11/02/1984 | |
| Kool & The Gang – Joanna / Tonight | 10/03/1984 | Nena – 99 Red Balloons |
| Shakin’ Stevens – A Love Worth Waiting For | 07/04/1984 | Lionel Richie – Hello |
| 14/04/1984 | ||
| Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up | 21/04/1984 | |
| Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | 28/04/1984 | |
| Pointer Sisters – Automatic | 19/05/1984 | Duran Duran – The Reflex |
| Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy | 02/06/1984 | Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go |
| Nik Kershaw – I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (re-issue) | 30/06/1984 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes |
| Neil – Hole In My Shoe | 21/07/1984 | |
| Black Lace – Agadoo | 18/08/1984 | George Michael – Careless Whisper |
| Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters | 22/09/1984 | Stevie Wonder – I Just Called To Say I Love You |
| Culture Club – The War Song | 13/10/1984 | |
| Paul McCartney – No More Lonely Nights | 27/10/1984 | Wham! – Freedom |
| Duran Duran – Wild Boys | 17/11/1984 | Chaka Khan – I Feel For You |
| Wham! – Last Christmas / Everything She Wants | 15/12/1984 | Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas |
| 22/12/1984 | ||
| 29/12/1984 |
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