1984
Ronald Reagan is reelected in a landslide victory. Russian leader Andropov dies and is replaced by Chernenko. Indira Ghandi is assassinated. The Olympics were held in Los Angeles. Everyone is buying VCRS. We watched Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop and The Karate Kid on the big screen and The Cosby Show, Cheers and Dynasty on the little one.
And we listened to:
song title |
artist |
Top 40 peak |
R&B peak |
peak date |
Twist Of Fate | Olivia Newton-John | 5 | 1/7 | |
Read 'Em & Weep | Barry Manilow | 18 | 1/7 | |
Gold | Spandau Ballet | 29 | 1/14 | |
Stay With Me Tonight | Jeffrey Osbourne | 30 | 4 | 1/14 |
The Sign Of Fire | The Fixx | 32 | 1/14 | |
In The Mood | Robert Plant | 39 | 1/14 | |
Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Yes | 1[2] | 69 | 1/21 |
Break My Stride | Matthew Wilder | 5 | 76 | 1/21 |
The Curly Shuffle | Jump N The Saddle Band | 15 | 1/21 | |
Time Will Reveal | DeBarge | 18 | 1(5) | 1/21 |
If I'd Been The One | .38 Special | 19 | 1/21 | |
Baby I Lied | Deborah Allen | 26 | 1/21 | |
Talking In Your Sleep | The Romantics | 3 | 1/28 | |
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues | Elton John | 4 | 1/28 | |
Holiday | Madonna | 16 | 25 | 1/28 |
Nightbird | Stevie Nicks | 33 | 1/28 | |
Remember The Nights | The Motels | 36 | 1/28 | |
Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 1[3] | 67 | 2/4 |
Running With The Night | Lionel Richie | 7 | 6 | 2/4 |
Think Of Laura | Christopher Cross | 9 | 2/4 | |
I Still Can't Get Over Loving You | Ray Parker Jr. | 12 | 12 | 2/4 |
Joanna | Kool & the Gang | 2[1] | 1[2] | 2/11 |
That's All | Genesis | 6 | 2/11 | |
Pink Houses | John Cougar Mellencamp | 8 | 2/11 | |
Middle Of The Road | The Pretenders | 19 | 2/11 | |
So Bad | Paul McCartney | 23 | 2/11 | |
Send Me An Angel | Real Life | 29 | 2/11 | |
Bang Your Head (Metal Health) | Quiet Riot | 31 | 2/11 | |
The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) | Irene Cara | 37 | 65 | 2/11 |
Jump | Van Halen | 1[5] | 88 | 2/25 |
Let The Music Play | Shannon | 8 | 2[2] | 2/25 |
An Innocent Man | Billy Joel | 10 | 2/25 | |
99 Luftballons | Nena | 2[1] | 3/3 | |
Thriller | Michael Jackson | 4 | 3 | 3/3 |
Nobody Told Me | John Lennon | 5 | 3/3 | |
Wrapped Around Your Finger | The Police | 8 | 3/3 | |
Yah Mo B There | James Ingram w/ Michael McDonald | 19 | 5 | 3/3 |
This Woman | Kenny Rogers | 23 | 3/3 | |
Girls Just Want To Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | 2[2] | 80 | 3/10 |
Almost Over You | Sheena Easton | 25 | 3/10 | |
New Moon On Monday | Duran Duran | 10 | 3/17 | |
Give It Up | KC | 18 | 3/17 | |
The Politics Of Dancing | Re-Flex | 24 | 3/17 | |
Livin' In Desperate Times | Olivia Newton-John | 31 | 3/17 | |
Don't Let Go | Wang Chung | 38 | 3/17 | |
Somebody's Watching Me | Rockwell | 2[3] | 1[5] | 3/24 |
I Want A New Drug | Huey Lewis & the News | 6 | 3/24 | |
Got A Hold On Me | Christine McVie | 10 | 3/24 | |
The Language Of Love | Dan Fogelberg | 13 | 3/24 | |
Back Where You Belong | .38 Special | 20 | 3/24 | |
Runner | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 22 | 3/24 | |
Let's Stay Together | Tina Turner | 26 | 3 | 3/24 |
Footloose | Kenny Loggins | 1[3] | 3/31 | |
Here Comes The Rain Again | The Eurythmics | 4 | 3/31 | |
New Song | Howard Jones | 27 | 3/31 | |
Red Red Wine | UB40 | 34 | 3/31 | |
Adult Education | Hall & Oates | 8 | 4/7 | |
Radio Ga-Ga | Queen | 16 | 4/7 | |
Come Back & Stay | Paul Young | 22 | 4/7 | |
The Kid's American | Matthew Wilder | 33 | 4/7 | |
One In A Million | The Romantics | 37 | 4/7 | |
Automatic | Pointer Sisters | 5 | 2[3] | 4/14 |
Eat It | Weird Al Yankovic | 12 | 84 | 4/14 |
Holding Out For A Hero | Bonnie Tyler | 34 | 4/14 | |
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | Phil Collins | 1[3] | 4/21 | |
Miss Me Blind | Culture Club | 5 | 8 | 4/21 |
Girls | Dwight Twilley | 16 | 4/21 | |
Leave It | Yes | 24 | 4/21 | |
Runaway | Bon Jovi | 39 | 4/21 | |
You Might Think | The Cars | 7 | 4/28 | |
They Don't Know | Tracey Ullman | 8 | 4/28 | |
Hold Me Now | Thompson Twins | 3 | 5/5 | |
Love Somebody | Rick Springfield | 5 | 5/5 | |
Tonight | Kool & the Gang | 13 | 7 | 5/5 |
Don't Answer Me | Alan Parsons Project | 15 | 5/5 | |
A Fine Fine Day | Tony Carey | 22 | 5/5 | |
Show Me | The Pretenders | 28 | 5/5 | |
Catch Me I'm Falling | Real Life | 40 | 5/5 | |
Hello | Lionel Richie | 1[2] | 1[3] | 5/12 |
The Longest Time | Billy Joel | 14 | 5/12 | |
No More Words | Berlin | 23 | 5/12 | |
White Horse | Laid Back | 26 | 5 | 5/12 |
To All The Girls I've Loved Before | Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson | 5 | 5/19 | |
Head Over Heels | The Go-Go's | 11 | 5/19 | |
Authority Song | John Cougar Mellencamp | 15 | 5/19 | |
It's My Life | Talk Talk | 31 | 5/19 | |
Let's Hear It For The Boy | Deneice Williams | 1[2] | 1[3] | 5/26 |
Dancing In The Sheets | Shalamar | 17 | 18 | 5/26 |
Rock You Like A Hurricane | The Scorpions | 25 | 5/26 | |
I'll Wait | Van Halen | 13 | 6/2 | |
Music Time | Styx | 40 | 6/2 | |
Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | 1[2] | 78 | 6/9 |
Oh Sherrie | Steve Perry | 3 | 6/9 | |
Sister Christian | Night Ranger | 5 | 6/9 | |
The Heart Of Rock & Roll | Huey Lewis & the News | 6 | 6/9 | |
Breakdance | Irene Cara | 8 | 23 | 6/9 |
My Ever Changing Moods | Style Council | 29 | 88 | 6/9 |
Love Will Show Us How | Christine McVie | 30 | 6/9 | |
What Is Love? | Howard Jones | 33 | 6/9 | |
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) | Icicle Works | 37 | 6/9 | |
Borderline | Madonna | 10 | 6/16 | |
It's A Miracle | Culture Club | 13 | 75 | 6/16 |
Run Runaway | Slade | 20 | 6/16 | |
The Reflex | Duran Duran | 1[2] | 6/23 | |
You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want) | Joe Jackson | 15 | 6/23 | |
Stay The Night | Chicago | 16 | 6/23 | |
Who's That Girl? | The Eurythmics | 21 | 6/23 | |
Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen | 2[4] | 6/30 | |
Self Control | Laura Branigan | 4 | 6/30 | |
Modern Day Delilah | Van Stephenson | 22 | 6/30 | |
Prime Time | Alan Parsons Project | 34 | 6/30 | |
Obscene Phone Caller | Rockwell | 35 | 9 | 6/30 |
Farewell My Summer Love | Michael Jackson | 38 | 37 | 6/30 |