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".

Chart

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"