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Global Single Chart
40 years ago
the most popular tracks worldwide
according to the national single charts
dated to December 1, 1984
compiled and provided by
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week 14		 I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Motown - 13 weeks at No.1
2 / 2
week 5		 I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Warner Bros.
5 / 7
week 3		 The Wild Boys - Duran Duran
Parlophone / Capitol
3 / 3
week 7		 Purple Rain - Prince
Warner Bros.
4 / 5
week 8		 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
Epic / Columbia
7 / 4
week 7		 Caribbean Queen (European Queen) - Billy Ocean
Jive
new.JPG (991 bytes) Out Of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates
RCA
6 / 6
week 6		 The War Song - Culture Club
Epic / Virgin
9 / 8
week 18		 Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
Arista
10 / -
week 3		 No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney
Parlophone / Columbia
 

"I Just Called To Say I Love You" was the biggest success in Stevie Wonder's career. Released on August 1, 1984, as the lead single from the soundtrack The Woman In Red (1984) it topped the hitlists in almost all countries around the world and it was also the leader of Year-End Chart 1984. The lyrics of this romantic love song have Wonder surprising someone in his life with an unexpected telephone call. Throughout the song, Wonder lists various events in a yearly calendar that might prompt someone to call a loved one. Yet he explains no special annual event such as New Year's Day or Halloween spurred the call. He simply wants to say that he loves them from the bottom of his heart. "I Just Called To Say I Love You" won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Original Song.

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