HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Cruel Summer” by Bananarama
“Cruel Summer” by Bananarama finished No. 73 on the year-end Top 100 of 1984, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 731984
Year-end charts11984
ArtistBananarama3 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1984 was “When Doves Cry” by Prince. Bananarama had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Cruel Summer”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1984 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1984 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Adult Education | Daryl Hall and John Oates | ▶♪ |
| 71 | They Don't Know | Tracy Ullman | ▶♪ |
| 72 | An Innocent Man | Billy Joel | ▶♪ |
| 73 | Cruel Summer | Bananarama | ▶♪ |
| 74 | Dance Hall Days | Wang Chung | ▶♪ |
| 75 | Give It Up | K.C. | ▶♪ |
| 76 | I'm So Excited | The Pointer Sisters | ▶♪ |
More hits by Bananarama
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venus | Bananarama | 1986 #38 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | I Heard A Rumour | Bananarama | 1987 #53 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Cruel Summer” by Ace Of Base (1998) · “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift (2024)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.