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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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9 | 1984 | Van Halen | - |
13 | Defenders of the Faith | Judas Priest | [7] |
Learning to Crawl | The Pretenders | [8] | |
16 | She's Strange | Cameo | - |
19 | Oblivion | Utopia | - |
21 | Disillusion | Loudness | Japan |
23 | Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Debut |
27 | Footloose soundtrack | Various Artists | Soundtrack |
Christine McVie | Christine McVie | - | |
Milk and Honey | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | - | |
30 | Slide It In | Whitesnake | UK |
Software | Grace Slick | - | |
Somebody's Watching Me | Rockwell | - | |
? | Fistful of Metal | Anthrax | - |
Flex-Able | Steve Vai | - | |
Just a Little Love | Reba McEntire | - | |
Lady of the Stars | Donovan | - | |
Live Europe '83 | Joan Baez | UK | |
Mother's Spiritual | Laura Nyro | - | |
Penetrator | Ted Nugent | - | |
Roll On | Alabama | - | |
All the Rage | General Public | ||
Tour de Force | 38 Special | - | |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
6 | Sparkle in the Rain | Simple Minds | - |
Ricochet Days | Modern English | - | |
10 | The Flat Earth | Thomas Dolby | - |
13 | It's My Life | Talk Talk | - |
Declaration | The Alarm | Debut | |
14 | Mister Heartbreak | Laurie Anderson | - |
17 | Out of the Cellar | Ratt | Debut |
Budapest Live | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Live | |
Into the Gap | Thompson Twins | - | |
20 | The Smiths | The Smiths | Debut |
Keep Moving | Madness | - | |
21 | Rhyme & Reason | Missing Persons | - |
23 | Michael W. Smith 2 | Michael W. Smith | - |
24 | N.E.W.S. | Golden Earring | - |
Metal Queen | Lee Aaron | - | |
Wings of Tomorrow | Europe | - | |
27 | Dead Can Dance | Dead Can Dance | - |
Human Racing | Nik Kershaw | Debut | |
The Works | Queen | - | |
28 | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D | "Weird Al" Yankovic | - |
? | Ammonia Avenue | The Alan Parsons Project | - |
Points on the Curve | Wang Chung | - | |
Animal Grace | April Wine | - | |
The Great Pretender | Dolly Parton | - | |
Hail to England | Manowar | - | |
Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast | Van Morrison | Live | |
Mystery Walk | M + M | - | |
Parting Should Be Painless | Roger Daltrey | - | |
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! | Toyah | Compilation | |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2 | This Is Spinal Tap | Spinal Tap | soundtrack |
5 | About Face | David Gilmour | - |
Rising Force | Yngwie Malmsteen | - | |
9 | Human's Lib | Howard Jones | - |
Stoneage Romeos | Hoodoo Gurus | - | |
12 | Fugazi | Marillion | - |
Love Life | Berlin | - | |
13 | Heartbeat City | The Cars | - |
14 | Body and Soul | Joe Jackson | - |
16 | Alchemy: Dire Straits Live | Dire Straits | Live |
Café Bleu | The Style Council | - | |
19 | Talk Show | The Go-Go's | - |
22 | The Dungeons Are Calling | Savatage | EP |
23 | The Icicle Works | The Icicle Works | - |
26 | Now That's What I Call Music II | Various Artists | Compilation |
27 | Run–D.M.C. | Run-D.M.C. | - |
? | Three of a Perfect Pair | King Crimson | - |
Love at First Sting | Scorpions | - | |
Against All Odds soundtrack | Various Artists | Soundtrack | |
Psalm 9 | Trouble | - | |
My War | Black Flag | - | |
Great White | Great White | - | |
All Those Wasted Years | Hanoi Rocks | Live | |
Burning the Witches | Warlock | - | |
Deià...Vu | Kevin Ayers | - | |
Meltdown (Steve Taylor album) | Steve Taylor | - | |
Minor Threat | Minor Threat | Compilation | |
Texas Fever | Orange Juice | - | |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2 | The Last in Line | Dio | - |
Victory | The Jacksons | - | |
6 | New Edition | New Edition | - |
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get | Public Image Ltd. | - | |
7 | Icon | Icon | - |
9 | Ice Cream Castle | The Time | - |
16 | Diamond Life | Sade | UK |
Primitive | Neil Diamond | - | |
21 | The Yellow and Black Attack | Stryper | - |
23 | Hard to Hold | Rick Springfield | - |
VOA | Sammy Hagar | - | |
27 | Ride the Lightning | Metallica | - |
Condition Critical | Quiet Riot | - | |
Projects in the Jungle | Pantera | - | |
30 | Go Insane | Lindsey Buckingham | - |
Right By You | Stephen Stills | - | |
? | All Fired Up | Fastway | - |
City of New Orleans | Willie Nelson | - | |
Double Nickels on the Dime | Minutemen | - | |
In Rock We Trust | Y&T | - | |
King of the Dead | Cirith Ungol | - | |
Now That's What I Call Music 3 | Various Artists | Compilation | |
Signs of Life | Billy Squier | - | |
Walkin' the Razor's Edge | Helix | - | |
Disillusion | Loudness | English version | |
Zen Arcade | Hüsker Dü | - | |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
4 | Haunting the Chapel | Slayer | EP |
10 | The Red Hot Chili Peppers | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Debut |
War and Pain | Voivod | - | |
17 | W.A.S.P. | W.A.S.P. | Debut |
21 | Mirror Moves | The Psychedelic Furs | - |
Warrior | Scandal | - | |
23 | Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger | Frank Zappa | - |
25 | Evolución | Menudo | - |
27 | Soda Stereo | Soda Stereo | - |
28 | The Woman in Red (soundtrack) | Various Artists | Soundtrack |
? | The Best of Kansas | Kansas | Compilation |
The Blitz | Krokus | - | |
L.A. Is My Lady | Frank Sinatra | - | |
Phantoms | The Fixx | - | |
The Story of a Young Heart | A Flock of Seagulls | - | |
Two Steps from the Move | Hanoi Rocks | - | |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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3 | The Killing Fields | Mike Oldfield | Soundtrack |
12 | Deep Breakfast | Ray Lynch | - |
14 | Agent Provocateur | Foreigner | - |
21 | Thing-Fish | Frank Zappa | - |
26 | Gates to Purgatory | Running Wild | - |
? | Beverly Hills Cop | Various Artists | Soundtrack |
Fantastic Boney M. | Boney M. | Compilation | |
Honour & Blood | Tank | - | |
Live '84 | Black Flag | Live | |
Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac | Butthole Surfers | Debut | |
Remission | Skinny Puppy | EP | |
Slip It In | Black Flag | - | |
Something Heavy Going Down | Golden Earring | Live | |
Vulture Culture | The Alan Parsons Project | - | |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1984.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
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1 | George Michael | Careless Whisper | 1984 | UK 1 – Aug 1984 (21 weeks), US Billboard 1 – Dec 1984 (20 weeks), US Radio 1 of 1985 (peak 1 12 weeks), Canada 1 – Dec 1984 (12 weeks), Netherlands 1 – Aug 1984 (14 weeks), Switzerland 1 – Sep 1984 (17 weeks), Poland 1 – Mar 1983 (44 weeks), Republic of Ireland 1 for 3 weeks – Aug 1984, Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks – Jan 1985, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Sep 1984, Springbok 1 – Nov 1984 (21 weeks), ARC 2 of 1985 (peak 1 16 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 – Sep 1984 (21 weeks), France 2 – Aug 1984 (3 weeks), Austria 2 – Nov 1984 (4 weeks), Norway 2 – Aug 1984 (16 weeks), Belgium 2 – Sep 1984 (12 weeks), Italy 2 of 1984 | |
2 | Stevie Wonder | I Just Called to Say I Love You | 1984 | UK 1 – September 1984, US BB 1 – September 1984, Canada 1 – September 1984, Netherlands 1 – August 1984, Sweden 1 – September 1984, Sweden (alt) 1 – August 1984, Austria 1 – October 1984, Switzerland 1 – September 1984, Norway 1 – September 1984, Poland 1 – January 1984, Italy 1 of 1984, Germany 1 – September 1984, Republic of Ireland 1 – September 1984, New Zealand 1 for 9 weeks October 1984, Australia 1 for 8 weeks June 1985, Oscar in 1984, Australia 6 of 1984, US CashBox 9 of 1984, US BB 18 of 1984, POP 26 of 1984, Germany 52 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 100 of r & b | |
3 | Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | 1984 | UK 1 – May 1984, US BB 1 – October 1984, Canada 1 – October 1984, Netherlands 1 – June 1984, Sweden (alt) 1 – June 1984, Norway 1 – June 1984, Republic of Ireland 1 – June 1984, Australia 1 for 5 weeks March 1985, Switzerland 2 – June 1984, Germany 2 – June 1984, Australia 5 of 1984, US BB 6 of 1984, Austria 6 – July 1984, POP 7 of 1984, US CashBox 19 of 1984, KROQ 20 of 1984, Poland 23 – June 1984, Europe 84 of the 1980s, OzNet 146, RYM 195 of 1984, Germany 230 of the 1980s | |
4 | Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want To Have Fun | 1983 | Norway 1 – March 1984, Republic of Ireland 1 – February 1984, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks May 1984, Australia 1 for 2 weeks December 1983, UK 2 – January 1984, US BB 2 – January 1984, US BB 2 of 1984, Canada 2 – February 1984, POP 2 of 1984, Netherlands 3 – February 1984, Austria 3 – May 1984, Sweden (alt) 5 – March 1984, Switzerland 6 – April 1984, Germany 6 – March 1984, France 8 – December 1983, Australia 9 of 1984, US CashBox 16 of 1984, Italy 16 of 1984, Party 35 of 2007, RYM 63 of 1983, KROQ 65 of 1984, RIAA 122, Germany 388 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 391 | |
5 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Relax | 1983 | UK 1 – November 1983, Switzerland 1 – February 1984, Germany 1 – February 1984, TOTP 1, KROQ 1 of 1984, France 2 – November 1983, Norway 2 – February 1984, Sweden (alt) 4 – March 1984, Austria 4 – March 1984, Netherlands 5 – January 1984, Canada 7 – April 1984, US BB 10 – February 1985, US BB 11 of 1985, Italy 11 of 1984, Australia 16 of 1984, POP 16 of 1985, Poland 18 – February 1984, RYM 21 of 1983, Virgin 31, Scrobulate 45 of 80s, Germany 72 of the 1980s, Europe 94 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 270, OzNet 574 |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"2 Minutes to Midnight" | Iron Maiden | August 1984 | n/a | 11 | 11 (United Kingdom) | 10 (Ireland) - 70 (Germany) |
"Aces High" | Iron Maiden | October 1984 | n/a | 20 | 20 (United Kingdom) | 29 (Ireland) |
"Agadoo" | Black Lace | May 1984 | n/a | 2 | 2 (United Kingdom) | 3 (South Africa) - 5 (Ireland) - 9 (New Zealand) - 16 (Australia) - 48 (France) |
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Phil Collins | February 1984 | 1 | 2 | (6 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"All Cried Out" | Alison Moyet | September 1984 | n/a | 8 | 6 (New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"All Join Hands" | Slade | November 1984 | n/a | 15 | 9 (Ireland) | 19 (Sweden) |
"All Through the Night" | Cyndi Lauper | September 1984 | 5 | 64 | 5 (United States) | 4 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary) - 5 (Austria) - 5 (Chile) - 7 (Canada) - 16 (Switzerland) - 17 (Australia) - 19 (New Zealand) - 35 (Germany) - 38 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart) |
"Automatic" | Pointer Sisters | January 1984 | 5 | 2 | 1 (Ireland) | See chart performance entry |
"It's a Miracle" | Culture Club | March 1984 | 13 | 4 | 2 (Ireland) | 5 (New Zealand) - 14 (Australia) - 15 (Belgium, Netherlands) - 16 (Canada) - 41 (Germany) |
"Original Sin" | INXS | January 1984 | 58 | n/a | 1 (Australia, France) | See chart performance entry 1983 overlap |
"Out of Touch" | Hall & Oates | October 1984 | 1 | 48 | 1 (United States) | See chart performance entry |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"A New Day" | Killing Joke | July 1984 | 56 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" | The Icicle Works | March 1984 | 2 (UK Indie Charts) - 13 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Charts) - 19 (Canada) - 37 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100) - 90 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Blasphemous Rumours" b/w "Somebody" | Depeche Mode | June 1984 | See chart performance entry |
"Celebrated Summer" | Hüsker Dü | December 1984 | n/a |
"Dazzle" b/w "I Promise" / "Throw Them to the Lions" | Siouxsie and the Banshees | May 1984 | 33 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Eighties" | Killing Joke | April 1984 | 60 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" b/w "Suffer Little Children" | The Smiths | May 1984 | 10 (UK Singles Chart) - 11 (Irish Singles Chart) |
"I Will Dare" | The Replacements | July 1984 | n/a |
"It's My Life" b/w "Does Caroline Know?" | Talk Talk | January 1984 | See chart performance entry |
"The Killing Moon" b/w "Do It Clean" | Echo & the Bunnymen | January 1984 | 7 (Irish Singles Chart) - 9 (UK Singles Chart) - 12 (New Zealand) - 96 (Australia) |
"Message to My Girl" | Split Enz | January 1984 | 12 (Australia) - 13 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 28 (New Zealand) |
"Overground" b/w "Placebo Effect" | Siouxsie and the Banshees | November 1984 | 47 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Pink Frost" b/w "Purple Girl" | The Chills | June 1984 | 17 (New Zealand) |
"Seven Seas" b/w "All You Need Is Love" | Echo & the Bunnymen | July 1984 | 10 (Irish Singles Chart) - 16 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Silver" b/w "Angels and Devils" | Echo & the Bunnymen | April 1984 | 14 (Irish Singles Chart) - 30 (UK Singles Chart) |
"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" | R.E.M. | May 1984 | 85 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100) |
"Such a Shame" b/w "Again, a Game... Again" | Talk Talk | March 1984 | See chart performance entry |
"What Difference Does It Make?" b/w "These Things Take Time" | The Smiths | January 1984 | 12 (United Kingdom, Ireland) |
"William, It Was Really Nothing" b/w "How Soon Is Now?" / "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" | The Smiths | August 1984 | 83 (UK Singles Chart) |
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