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

 

 

 

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