Beginning with the March 21, 1981 issue, Billboard published a weekly list of the 50 top rock tracks (not necessarily released as singles). Billboard put the chart together as a self-described "compilation of Rock Radio Airplay as indicated by the nation's leading Album oriented and Rock Tracks stations." Here's the tracks that hit #1 in 1984:
| Week Ending | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | "If I'd Been the One" | .38 Special |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | "Jump" | Van Halen |
| January 28 | ||
| February 4 | ||
| February 11 | ||
| February 18 | ||
| February 25 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | "Got a Hold on Me" | Christine McVie |
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | "A Fine Fine Day" | Tony Carey |
| April 7 | "Against All Odds" | Phil Collins |
| April 14 | "You Might Think" | The Cars |
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | "Oh Sherrie" | Steve Perry |
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | "Run Runaway" | Slade |
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | "Magic" | The Cars |
| June 9 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Bruce Springsteen |
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | "No Way Out" | Jefferson Starship |
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | "The Warrior" | Scandal |
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | "Rock Me Tonite" | Billy Squier |
| August 18 | "The Warrior" | Scandal |
| August 25 | "Missing You" | John Waite |
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | "Are We Ourselves?" | The Fixx |
| September 15* | ||
| September 22 | "On the Dark Side" | John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band |
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | "I Can't Hold Back" | Survivor |
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | "Run to You" | Bryan Adams |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | "The Boys of Summer" | Don Henley |
| December 22 | ||
* the chart title changed to "Top Rock Tracks" beginning with the September 15 issue.
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