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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.

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Specific genres

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Events

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Bands formed

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Bands disbanded

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Bands reformed

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Albums released

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January

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Day Album Artist Notes
9 1984 Van Halen -
13 Learning to Crawl The Pretenders [7]
16 She's Strange Cameo -
19 Oblivion Utopia -
20 Defenders of the Faith Judas Priest -
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
Crusader Saxon -
Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell Debut
Software Grace Slick -
? Fistful of Metal Anthrax Debut
Flex-Able Steve Vai Debut
Just a Little Love Reba McEntire -
Lady of the Stars Donovan -
Live Europe '83 Joan Baez UK
Mother's Spiritual Laura Nyro -
Roll On Alabama -
All the Rage General Public Debut
Tour de Force 38 Special -

February

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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 -
Love at First Sting Scorpions -
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 -
Wings of Tomorrow Europe -
Metal Queen Lee Aaron -
27 The Works Queen -
Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance -
Human Racing Nik Kershaw Debut
28 "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D "Weird Al" Yankovic -
? Ammonia Avenue The Alan Parsons Project -
Points on the Curve Wang Chung -
Penetrator Ted Nugent -
Hail to England Manowar -
Animal Grace April Wine -
The Great Pretender Dolly Parton -
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

March

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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 -
21 The Swing INXS Australia
22 The Dungeons Are Calling Savatage EP
23 Three of a Perfect Pair King Crimson -
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. -
? 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 -

April

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply Slade
4 Vengeance New Model Army -
6 Lament Ultravox -
9 Reckoning R.E.M. -
12 Grace Under Pressure Rush -
16 Bananarama Bananarama -
25 Variety Mariya Takeuchi -
30 Junk Culture Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark -
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Roger Waters Solo Debut
The Top The Cure -
? Caught in the Act Styx Live
Jermaine Jackson Jermaine Jackson -
At War with Satan Venom -
Street Talk Steve Perry Solo Debut
New Sensations Lou Reed -
99 Luftballons Nena -
History, Mystery & Prophesy Lee "Scratch" Perry -
Self Control Laura Branigan -

May

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Day Album Artist Notes
4 Ocean Rain Echo & the Bunnymen -
7 Hysteria The Human League -
Legend Bob Marley & The Wailers Compilation
8 Farewell My Summer Love Michael Jackson Compilation
10 Stay Hungry Twisted Sister -
14 Chicago 17 Chicago -
Hallowed Ground Violent Femmes -
15 Couldn't Stand the Weather Stevie Ray Vaughan -
Vices Kick Axe -
23 All Over the Place The Bangles -
25 Slades Greats Slade Compilation
29 Private Dancer Tina Turner -
A Pagan Place The Waterboys -
Fat Boys The Fat Boys -
30 Nuclear Furniture Jefferson Starship -
? Live Sentence Alcatrazz Live
Civilized Man Joe Cocker -
The Box The Box -
Breaking Curfew Red Rider -
From the Promised Land Play Dead -
Give 'Em The Axe Lizzy Borden EP
In the Long Grass The Boomtown Rats -
Major Moves Hank Williams, Jr. -
Mange Tout Blancmange -
Man on the Line Chris de Burgh -
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit Nick Lowe -
Russ Ballard Russ Ballard -
Russians and Americans Al Stewart -
Stealing Fire Bruce Cockburn -
Ten Thousand Lightyears Boney M. -
Touch Dance Eurythmics Remix EP
Through the Fire Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve (HSAS) -

June

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Day Album Artist Notes
4 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen -
The Glamorous Life Sheila E. -
Eden Everything but the Girl -
8 Hyæna Siouxsie and the Banshees -
Ghostbusters Soundtrack Various Artists -
15 No Brakes John Waite -
In the Studio The Specials -
18 Breaking Hearts Elton John -
Camouflage Rod Stewart -
From Her to Eternity Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -
Goodbye Cruel World Elvis Costello and the Attractions -
19 The Allnighter Glenn Frey -
Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? Art of Noise
22 Mask Roger Glover -
25 Discovery Mike Oldfield -
Parade Spandau Ballet -
Purple Rain Prince and The Revolution Soundtrack
Brilliant Trees David Sylvian -
26 Sidewalk Icehouse -
? Rock Will Never Die Michael Schenker Group Live
Rewind (1971–1984) The Rolling Stones Compilation

July

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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 -
? Honour & Blood Tank -
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 -

August

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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
20 The Story of a Young Heart A Flock of Seagulls -
21 Warrior Scandal -
Mirror Moves The Psychedelic Furs -
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
31 Dreamtime The Cult Debut
? The Best of Kansas Kansas Compilation
The Blitz Krokus -
L.A. Is My Lady Frank Sinatra -
Phantoms The Fixx -
Two Steps from the Move Hanoi Rocks -

September

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Day Album Artist Notes
3 Powerslave Iron Maiden -
Sentence of Death Destruction Debut/EP
7 Don't Break the Oath Mercyful Fate -
No Remorse Motörhead Compilation + 4 new tracks
The Warning Queensrÿche Debut
Under Wraps Jethro Tull -
12 Like This The dB's -
Suddenly Billy Ocean -
13 Animalize Kiss -
Swept Away Diana Ross -
17 Tooth and Nail Dokken -
20 Live PCPPEP Butthole Surfers Live / EP
21 A Private Heaven Sheena Easton -
Perspective America -
24 Some Great Reward Depeche Mode -
Tonight David Bowie -
27 Forever Young Alphaville Debut
Sign In Please Autograph Debut
? Stop Making Sense Talking Heads Soundtrack
Bachman–Turner Overdrive Bachman–Turner Overdrive -
Bewitched Andy Summers & Robert Fripp -
Dream Street Janet Jackson -
The Catch Nazareth -
Cats Without Claws Donna Summer -
Eyes of Innocence Miami Sound Machine -
How Men Are Heaven 17 -
Desert Moon Dennis DeYoung -
Don't Stop Jeffrey Osborne -
Family Man Black Flag -
The Magazine Rickie Lee Jones -
Night on Bröcken Fates Warning -
No Tellin' Lies Zebra -
Reflections Rick James Compilation
Riddles in the Sand Jimmy Buffett -
Riff Raff Dave Edmunds -
Spring Hill Fair The Go-Betweens -
The Plan Tubeway Army -
Till We Have Faces Steve Hackett -
Vital Signs Survivor -
What About Me? Kenny Rogers -

October

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 The Unforgettable Fire U2 -
I Feel for You Chaka Khan -
Apollonia 6 Apollonia 6 Debut
In the Eye of the Storm Roger Hodgson Solo debut
Too Tough to Die Ramones -
We Want Moore Gary Moore Live
Red Sails in the Sunset Midnight Oil -
Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -
2 Let It Be The Replacements -
5 True Colours Level 42 -
8 Shout Devo -
The Wonderful and Frightening World Of... The Fall -
It'll End in Tears This Mortal Coil -
9 Emotion Barbra Streisand -
March of the Saint Armored Saint -
12 Big Bam Boom Hall & Oates -
Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole and the Commotions -
15 The Age of Consent Bronski Beat Debut
The Big Express XTC -
Sign of the Hammer Manowar -
Valotte Julian Lennon Debut
16 Geffery Morgan UB40 -
17 Escape Whodini -
18 '74 Jailbreak AC/DC EP recorded 1974–76
Them or Us Frank Zappa -
19 Steeltown Big Country -
22 Waking Up with the House on Fire Culture Club -
Give My Regards to Broad Street Paul McCartney Soundtrack
24 Hajimemashite Miyuki Nakajima -
29 Perfect Strangers Deep Purple -
Welcome to the Pleasuredome Frankie Goes to Hollywood -
? Bathory Bathory Debut
Chinese Wall Philip Bailey -
Gates to Purgatory Running Wild Debut
Heavy Metal Breakdown Grave Digger Debut
At the Feet of the Moon The Parachute Club -
Girls with Guns Tommy Shaw -
Music from Songwriter Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson Soundtrack
Why Not Me The Judds -

November

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 Treasure Cocteau Twins -
2 Bad Attitude Meat Loaf -
5 Make It Big Wham! -
Reckless Bryan Adams -
Isolation Toto -
Teases & Dares Kim Wilde -
Wheels Are Turnin' REO Speedwagon -
Alf Alison Moyet -
Aural Sculpture The Stranglers -
9 Berserker Gary Numan -
12 Like a Virgin Madonna -
1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) Eurythmics Soundtrack
Arena Duran Duran Live
Hatful of Hollow The Smiths Compilation
The Honeydrippers: Volume One Robert Plant EP
15 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe Barry Manilow -
Emergency Kool & the Gang -
16 Zoolook Jean Michel Jarre -
19 Building the Perfect Beast Don Henley -
The Riddle Nik Kershaw -
Thunder Seven Triumph -
Word of Mouth The Kinks -
21 Francesco Zappa Frank Zappa -
22 See Ya 'Round Split Enz -
26 The Killing Fields Mike Oldfield Soundtrack
29 Real Live Bob Dylan Live
30 Black Cars Gino Vannelli -
Rough Cutt Rough Cutt -
? Morbid Tales Celtic Frost -
Tropico Pat Benatar -
Something Heavy Going Down Golden Earring Live
Who's Last The Who Live
This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic Hawkwind Live
Italian X Rays Steve Miller Band -
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg Billy Bragg -
The Deed Is Done Molly Hatchet -
So-Lo Oingo Boingo -
Hits 1 Various Artists Compilation
Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs Boney M. Compilation
Lay Down the Law Keel -
Lush Life Linda Ronstadt -
Now That's What I Call Music 4 Various Artists Compilation
The Orange Juice Orange Juice Final album
Planetary Invasion Midnight Star -
Two Minute Warning The Angels -

December

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Day Album Artist Notes
12 Deep Breakfast Ray Lynch -
14 Agent Provocateur Foreigner -
21 Thing-Fish Frank Zappa -
? Beverly Hills Cop Various Artists Soundtrack
Slip It In Black Flag -
Live '84 Black Flag Live
Fantastic Boney M. Boney M. Compilation
Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac Butthole Surfers Debut
Remission Skinny Puppy EP

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Biggest hit singles

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The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1984.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 George Michael Careless Whisper 1984 United Kingdom 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 United States 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 United Kingdom 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 United States 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 United Kingdom 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

Top 40 Chart hit singles

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Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s)
"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

Other Chart hit singles

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Notable singles

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The Replacements in 1984
Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)
"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)

Other Notable singles

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Christmas songs

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Classical music

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  • Samuel Adler – Sonata for viola and piano
  • Elliott Carter
    • Canon for 4, Homage to William, for flute, bass clarinet, violin and cello
    • Esprit rude/esprit doux, for flute and clarinet
    • Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi, for violin
  • Brian CherneyInto the Distant Stillness
  • George Crumb
    • A Haunted Landscape for orchestra
    • The Sleeper for soprano and piano
  • Mario DavidovskyDivertimento for cello and orchestra
  • Peter Maxwell DaviesSymphony No. 3
  • Ludovico EinaudiAltissimo
  • Lorenzo Ferrero
    • My Blues
    • Ombres, for orchestra and live electronics
  • Frans Geysen
    • A + B = A/B, for keyboard instrument
    • Kataloog in grijs 1, for marimba
    • Late spiegels, for flute, oboe, piano and double bass
    • Omtrent a-b-c, for recorder quintet
    • Tonen-Trappenhuisje voor Hanne, for keyboard instrument
    • Twee orgels, for two organs
  • Karel Goeyvaerts
  • Daron HagenA Walt Whitman Requiem
  • John Harbison – String Quartet no. 1
  • Robin Holloway – Concerto for Viola
  • Mauricio KagelDer Eid des Hippokrates, for piano 3 hands
  • Wojciech KilarAngelus, cantata for soprano, mixed choir and symphony orchestra
  • Ian McDougall – Concerto for Clarinet
  • Elizabeth Maconchy – String Quartet no. 13, Quartetto Corto
  • Ingram MarshallVoces Resonae
  • Henri Pousseur
    • Chronique canine, for 2 pianos
    • Cortège des belles ténébreuses au jardin boréal, for cor anglais, viola, horn, tuba and 2 percussionists
    • L'étoile des langues, for narrators and 4 singers
    • Litanie du cristal des fleurs, for piano left hand
    • Litanie du miel matinal, for high melody instrument
    • Les noces d'Icare et de Mnémosyne, for variable forces
    • Patchwork des tribus américaines, for wind orchestra
    • Sixième vue sur les jardins interdits, for string trio
    • Sonate des maîtres viennois ('Dicté par ... no.4'), for piano
    • Tango de Jeanne-la-Sibylle, for piano left hand
  • Steve ReichThe Desert Music
  • Wolfgang Rihm
    • Vorgefühle for orchestra
    • Schattenstück for orchestra
    • Fusées for orchestra
    • Blaubuch: String Quartet No. 6
  • John Serry Sr.Elegy for Organ
  • Tōru Takemitsuriverrun for piano and orchestra
  • Robert Ward – Saxophone Concerto
  • Malcolm Williamson
    • A Pilgrim Liturgy – for soloists, mixed choir & orchestra
    • Cortège for a Warrior for orchestra
    • Hymna Titu for piano solo
    • Symphony No. 7

Ballet

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See List of 1984 ballet premieres

Opera

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Jazz

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Musical theater

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Musical films

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Births

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January 20: Toni Gonzaga
February 9:Han Geng
April 10: Mandy Moore
November 12: Sandara Park

Deaths

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

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Country Music Association Awards

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Eurovision Song Contest

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Charts

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List of no. 1 hits

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List of no. 1 albums

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Love Is – Iain Williams & the 1984 Project (ft. vocals by Lelo)". Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Why did the BBC ban Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'Relax'?". faroutmagazine.co.uk. June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Thompson Twins". Official Charts.
  4. ^ "Duran Duran". Official Charts.
  5. ^ "30 Years Ago Today: Duran Duran's 'The Reflex' Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100". billboard.com.
  6. ^ Week of December 8, 1984: Cyndi Lauper makes history on the chart
  7. ^ "BPI".
  8. ^ "Хелена Фишер: "Я родилась в Сибири" /Helene Fischer: "I was born in Siberia"" (in Russian). TopNews24.ru (Poslednie Novosti). February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Vivian G. F. Kresch, 71, singer and voice teacher". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 4, 1984. p. 53.