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Contents 1 Events 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Bands reformed 5 Albums released 6 Biggest hit singles 7 Top hits 7.1 Christmas songs 8 Published popular music 9 Classical music 10 Opera 11 Musical theater 12 Musical films 13 Births 14 Deaths 15 Awards 15.1 Grammy Awards 15.2 Country Music Association Awards 15.3 Eurovision Song Contest 16 Charts 16.1 List of No. 1 Hits 16.2 List of No. 1 Albums 16.3 KROQ 17 See also

Events

• January 21 - "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in Music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events The Turner Prize is awarded for the first time The winner is Malcolm Morley. The year 1984 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1984 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1984 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1984 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. " Relax (Don't Do It " is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s
• January 27 - Michael Jackson's scalp is burnt during the filming of a Pepsi commercial and he remains calm. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. Around this time, Jackson also releases the final single from his monstrous Thriller album "Thriller". Thriller is the sixth Studio album by American pop musician Michael Jackson. " Thriller " is an early 1984 hit single recorded by Michael Jackson for the Epic label At the time, the music video is considered to be the greatest ever created.
• February - After a successful recovery from the scalp burns, Michael is nominated for twelve Grammy awards and wins eight, breaking the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a single year. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the He wins seven for the critically acclaimed album Thriller and the other for a song featured in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Thriller is the sixth Studio album by American pop musician Michael Jackson. This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET.
• February 14 - Elton John marries studio engineer Renate Blauel. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Renate Blauel (born ca1953 is a German music engineer who was married to Elton John for four and a half years
• February 16 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to federal authorities on charges of income tax evasion. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American Rock and roll and Country music Singer, Songwriter Lewis is later acquitted.
• February 29 - KMFDM's first live performance. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours KMFDM are a German Industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko.
• March 1 - Sting plays his last concerts with The Police at the end of the Synchronicity tour; the band takes a "pause" after the tour and only play a few special events together after this, until 2007, when they would organize a reunion tour. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
• Alice Cooper leaves the music industry, after touring continuously for over ten years. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five He would return in 1986.
• April 1 - In Los Angeles, California, Marvin Gaye is shot and killed during an argument with his father. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter
• May 1
  • Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, files for bankruptcy in the United States. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a British -born musician Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against
  • Tipper Gore forms the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) in response to the "filth" she hears on her daughter's Prince album Purple Rain. Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore (born August 19, 1948) is an author photographer former " Second Lady of the United States," and the wife of The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Purple Rain is an album by Prince and The Revolution, the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
• May 2 - Lionel Richie's hit "Hello" becomes Motown's first ever UK million selling single. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan.
• May 5 - The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde marries Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders Simple Minds are a rock band from Scotland, who had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s James "Jim" Kerr (born in Toryglen, Glasgow on 9 July 1959 is a Scottish Musician and Singer-songwriter, famous for
• June 16-August 11 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood spend nine weeks at the top of the UK singles chart with "Two Tribes". Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s
• July 1 - During his performance at the first ever Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois, Steve Taylor jumps off the stage, breaking his ankle. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Cornerstone Festival is a Christian Music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell Grayslake is a Village in Lake County, in the US state of Illinois. Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer and Film director Taylor hopped back on stage and finished his show. The next few shows on Taylor's tour were performed from a wheel chair.
• August 31 - Canadian music video channel MuchMusic debuts. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia The first video played is Rush's "The Enemy Within". Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of
• September 14 - The first annual MTV Video Music Awards are held in New York City. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The City of New York
  • At the VMAs, Madonna causes controversy during her performance of her hit single "Like a Virgin" when she rolls around on the stage, revealing lacy stockings and garters, and grinds her crotch against her veil. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American " Like a Virgin " is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from the album of the same name and was released on November
• October 1 - The Jesus and Mary Chain release their first single, "Upside Down". Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984
• October 19 - A-Ha's career begins with the release of the "Take On Me" single in the UK. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s
• December 1 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood become the first act to take their first three singles to the UK #1 position since Gerry and the Pacemakers in 1963, when "The Power of Love" tops the chart. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s Gerry and The Pacemakers were a British Rock and roll group during the 1960s Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• December 3 - Bob Geldof and Band Aid release the single "Do They Know It's Christmas". Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money
• December 8 - Mötley Crüe member Vince Neil is involved in a serious car accident. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is the lead singer for American Glam metal band Mötley Crüe. He was drunk at the time, and Razzle (Nicholas Dingley) of Hanoi Rocks was killed in the accident. Nicholas Dingley, alias Razzle ( December 2, 1960 – December 8, 1984) was the Drummer of Hanoi Rocks from 1982 Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s
• December 31 - Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car wreck. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Richard John Cyril "Rick" Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, Derbyshire, England) is the drummer for the He was in the hospital until the next year (1985). Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
• Mantronix forms. Mantronix was an innovative and influential 1980s Hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik ( Kurtis el Khaleel
• Menudo and Menudomania reach Asia. Ricky Martin substitutes Ricky Melendez in the group. Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Ricky Meléndez (born 22 November, 1967) is a Puerto Rican singer
• Soundgarden forms.
• UK singles sales this year are the second highest ever, after 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
• Styx breaks up. Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " "

Bands formed

• Big Audio Dynamite
• The Black Crowes
• Blind Guardian
• Celtic Frost
• The Cult
• Fine Young Cannibals
• Glass Tiger
• Green River
• Helloween
• Hothouse Flowers
• The Offspring
• Soundgarden
• KMFDM
• Sepultura

Bands disbanded

• Altered Images
• Any Trouble
• Brotherhood Of Man (they reunite in 1986)
• Crass
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Foghat
• Gang of Four
• King Crimson (they reunite in 1994)
• Mission of Burma
• Naked Eyes
• Orange Juice
• The Raincoats
• Poco
• Rainbow (they reunite in 1993)
• Soft Cell
• Status Quo (they reunite the following year for Live Aid and stay together)
• The Stray Cats (they reunite in 1986, then periodically over the years)
• Styx (they reunite in 1995)
• Tommy Tutone

Bands reformed

• Deep Purple

Albums released

• '74 Jailbreak EP - AC/DC
• About Face - David Gilmour
• Agent Provocateur - Foreigner (band)
• All Fired Up - Fastway (band)
• All Over The Place - The Bangles
• All Those Wasted Years - Hanoi Rocks
• Animal Grace - April Wine
• Animalize - Kiss (band)
• Arena(Live Album) - Duran Duran
• The Art of Defense - Nona Hendryx
• Aural Sculpture - The Stranglers
• Back and Forth - Skinny Puppy
• Balls to the Wall - Accept
• Bananarama - Bananarama
• Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) - Various Artists
• Big Bam Boom - Hall & Oates
• The Blitz (album) - Krokus (band)
• Body & Soul - Joe Jackson
• Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
• Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
• Box of Frogs - Box of Frogs
• Breaking Curfew - Red Rider
• Breaking Hearts - Elton John
• Building the Perfect Beast - Don Henley
• Burning Oil - Skeletal Family
• Burn the Witches - Warlocks (band)
• Forever Young (album) - Alphaville
• Some Great Reward - Depeche Mode
• Reckless - Bryan Adams
• 1984 - Ebiet G. Ade
• Live Sentence - Alcatrazz
• Mast Nazren -Ecstatic Glances Live in London, 1984 - Ghulam Ali
• Forever Young - Alphaville
• Fistful of Metal - Anthrax
• March of the Saint - Armored Saint
• Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? - Art of Noise
• Deia...Vu - Kevin Ayers
• Tropico - Pat Benatar
• Steeltown - Big Country
• Tonight - David Bowie
• The Ascension - Glenn Branca
• Self Control - Laura Branigan
• Heartbeat City - The Cars
• From Her to Eternity - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Chicago 17 - Chicago
• Treasure - Cocteau Twins
• Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• Fried - Julian Cope
• World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope
• Dreamtime - Death Cult (Band name was later changed to The Cult)
• Waking Up with the House on Fire - Culture Club
• The Top - The Cure
• Team Goon - D.I. (EP)
• Dali - Dalida
• Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance
• Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
• First Strike - Def Leppard
• High 'N' Dry - Def Leppard (re-Release)
• Some Great Reward - Depeche Mode
• Desert Moon - Dennis DeYoung
• Ich kann den Anderen in deinen Augen sehn - Die Flippers
• The Last in Line - Dio
• Seasons - Dion DiMucci
• Tooth and Nail - Dokken
• The Flat Earth - Thomas Dolby
• Lady of the Stars - Donovan
• Ocean Rain - Echo and the Bunnymen
• Begegnungen - Eno Moebius Roedelius Plank
• Wings of Tomorrow - Europe
• Eden - Everything But The Girl
• The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall - The Fall
• The Splendour of Fear - Felt
• The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories - Felt
• Gone Fishin' - Flipper
• Dancing on the Edge - Lita Ford
• Welcome to the Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• Spring Hill Fair - The Go-Betweens
• Talk Show - The Go-Go's
• E2-E4 - Manuel Göttsching
• Straight Ahead - Amy Grant
• Great White (band) - Great White (band)
• See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
• Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man - Guadalcanal Diary (debut)
• The Las Vegas Story - The Gun Club
• VOA - Sammy Hagar
• Two Steps From The Move - Hanoi Rocks
• Walkin' The Razor's Edge - Helix
• I Often Dream of Trains - Robyn Hitchcock
• Zen Arcade - Hüsker Dü
• Icon - Icon (debut album)
• Powerslave - Iron Maiden
• Horizen - Jade Warrior
• Dream Street (album) - Janet Jackson
• Heart Don't Lie - LaToya Jackson
• Centipede - Rebbie Jackson
• Victory - Jacksons
• Under Wraps - Jethro Tull
• Defenders of the Faith - Judas Priest
• Lay Down the Law - Keel (debut album)
• No Kinda Dancer - Robert Earl Keen
• Intellectuals Are The Shoeshine Boys Of The Ruling Elite - Killdozer
• Opium - KMFDM (Debut Album)
• She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
• Give Em' The Axe EP - Lizzy Borden
• How Will the Wolf Survive? - Los Lobos
• Keep Moving - Madness
• Like a Virgin - Madonna
• Yngwie J. Malmsteen/Rising Force - Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force (debut)
• Legend: Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• Give My Regards to Broad Street - Paul McCartney
• Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets
• Revolution - Menudo
• Ride the Lightning - Metallica
• Eyes Of Innocence - Miami Sound Machine
• Out of Step - Minor Threat
• Double Nickels on the Dime - The Minutemen
• Rita Mitsouko - Rita Mitsouko
• No Remorse - Motörhead
• Hajimemashite (How Do You Do) - Miyuki Nakajima
• Work Resumed on the Tower - News from Babel
• Penetrator - Ted Nugent
• Suddenly - Billy Ocean
• Projects in the Jungle - Pantera
• Street Talk - Steve Perry
• The Honeydrippers: Volume One - Robert Plant
• From the Promised Land - Play Dead
• From the Promised Land (remix) - Play Dead
• Learning to Crawl - The Pretenders
• Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution
• The Works (Queen album) - Queen
• The Warning - Queensrÿche (first full length album release)
• Condition Critical - Quiet Riot
• Moving - The Raincoats
• Out of the Cellar - Ratt
• Volume 1 - Reagan Youth
• Reckoning - R.E.M.
• Wheels Are Turnin' - REO Speedwagon
• Remission - Skinny Puppy
• Let It Be - The Replacements
• What About Me? - Kenny Rogers
• Grace Under Pressure - Rush
• A Dancing Foot and a Praying Knee Don't Belong on the Same Leg - Scattered Order
• Love at First Sting - Scorpions
• The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
• L.A. Is My Lady - Frank Sinatra
• Hyaena - Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
• The Smiths - The Smiths
• Sonic Death - Sonic Youth
• Hard To Hold - Rick Springfield
• Haunting the Chapel EP - Slayer
• The Yellow and Black Attack EP - Stryper
• Caught In The Act - Styx
• Cats Without Claws - Donna Summer
• It's My Life - Talk Talk
• Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads
• Soul Mining - The The
• Into The Gap - Thompson Twins
• Isolation - Toto
• Private Dancer - Tina Turner (her breakthrough solo album)
• Thunder Seven - Triumph
• Stay Hungry - Twisted Sister
• The Unforgettable Fire - U2
• MCMLXXXIV - Van Halen
• When In Rome Do As The Vandals - The Vandals
• Couldn't Stand the Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
• The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking - Roger Waters
• No Brakes - John Waite
• Climate of Hunter - Scott Walker
• W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. (debut album)
• Pagan Place - The Waterboys
• Read My Lips - Fee Waybill
• Lights Out - Peter Wolf
• The Woman in Red - (cinematic soundtrack by Stevie Wonder)
• Tocsin - Xmal Deutschland
• "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Optimystique - Yanni
• Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were a British musical group formed in 1984 by the The Black Crowes are an American, blues -oriented Hard rock Jam band that has sold over 20 million albums Blind Guardian is a German heavy metal band which is often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in Power metal and Speed metal Celtic Frost were an influential heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " Fine Young Cannibals were a British band best known for their 1989 hits " She Drives Me Crazy " and " Good Thing " Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983 in Newmarket Ontario. Green River was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 Helloween is a German power / Speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool The Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish Music with influences from soul, gospel and The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American KMFDM are a German Industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. Sepultura ( Portuguese: Grave) are a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984 Altered Images were a 1980s Scottish New wave / Post-punk band Any Trouble are a British rock band originating from Crewe, England. Brotherhood of Man are a British pop groupwho won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 with " Save Your Kisses for Me " For information about the Anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass were an English Anarcho-punk band formed Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s Foghat are a British rock band who had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s The Gang of Four ( was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist party officials King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Mission of Burma is an American Post-punk band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1979 Naked Eyes was an English Synthpop band popular in the 1980s The duo is known for their singles a cover of the Burt Bacharach / Hal David Orange juice is a Fruit juice obtained by squeezing pressing or otherwise crushing the interior of an orange. The Raincoats are a Post-punk band and were formed in 1977 by Ana da Silva ( vocals, Guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals Poco is an American Country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Soft Cell are an English Synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " " Tommy Tutone is a Powerpop / rock band, best known for its 1982 hit " 867-5309/Jenny " which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 74 Jailbreak is an EP by Australian band AC/DC, comprising five Hard rock / Blues oriented tracks that had been released only in AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Traditionally an agent provocateur ( Plural: agents provocateurs, French for "inciting agent" is a person employed by the police or Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, Fastway are a heavy metal band formed by Guitarist, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, formerly of Motörhead, and Bassist, All Over the Place was The Bangles ' first full length album for Columbia Records. The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade All Those Wasted Years is the first Live album by the Finnish Rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1984 Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s Animal Grace is the eleventh studio Album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Nona Hendryx (born October 9 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American Vocalist, Record producer, The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. 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• In Rock We Trust - Y&T
• Nave Maria - Tom Zé
• No Tellin' Lies - Zebra
• Riders in the Sky, Live - Riders in the Sky
• Vengeance - The Independent Story - New Model Army

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1984. Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American Country music Singer, Songwriter, and Actor Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is a heavy metal band who formed in 1974 Tom Zé (born Antônio José Santana Martins, 11 October 1936 in Irará Bahia, Brazil) is a Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist Zebra is a hard rock band that came together in 1975 in New Orleans Louisiana. Live is a live recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky released in 1984 This article is about the group For the song see (Ghost Riders in the Sky A Cowboy Legend. Vengeance - The Independent Story, originally released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) is the debut Album of British rock band New Model Army are an English rock band. They have been variously classified as a punk band Post-punk, Folk rock

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	Stevie Wonder	I Just Called to Say I Love You	1984		UK 1 - Aug 1984, US BB 1 - Sep 1984, Canada 1 - Sep 1984, Holland 1 - Aug 1984, Sweden 1 - Sep 1984, Sweden (alt) 1 - Aug 1984, Austria 1 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 1 - Sep 1984, Norway 1 - Sep 1984, Poland 1 - Jan 1984, Italy 1 of 1984, Germany 1 - Sep 1984, Éire 1 - Sep 1984, New Zealand 1 for 9 weeks Oct 1984, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jun 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
2	Band Aid	Do They Know It's Christmas?	1984	/	UK 1 - Dec 1984, Canada 1 - Dec 1984, Holland 1 - Dec 1984, Sweden 1 - Dec 1984, Sweden (alt) 1 - Dec 1984, Austria 1 - Jan 1985, Switzerland 1 - Dec 1984, Norway 1 - Jan 1985, Éire 1 - Dec 1984, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1985, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Sep 1985, Germany 2 - Jan 1985, Scrobulate 6 of Christmas, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1984, Poland 8 - Dec 1984, US BB 13 - Jan 1985, Australia 19 of 1985, Italy 19 of 1985, RYM 24 of 1984, KROQ 25 of 1984, US CashBox 73 of 1985, Europe 78 of the 1980s, OzNet 301, Germany 325 of the 1980s
3	Wham!	Wake Me Up Before You Go Go	1984		UK 1 - May 1984, US BB 1 - Oct 1984, Canada 1 - Oct 1984, Holland 1 - Jun 1984, Sweden (alt) 1 - Jun 1984, Norway 1 - Jun 1984, Éire 1 - Jun 1984, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1985, Switzerland 2 - Jun 1984, Germany 2 - Jun 1984, Australia 5 of 1984, US BB 6 of 1984, Austria 6 - Jul 1984, POP 7 of 1984, US CashBox 19 of 1984, KROQ 20 of 1984, Poland 23 - Jun 1984, Europe 84 of the 1980s, OzNet 146, RYM 195 of 1984, Germany 230 of the 1980s
4	Cyndi Lauper	Girls Just Wanna Have Fun	1984		Norway 1 - Mar 1984, Éire 1 - Feb 1984, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks May 1984, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1984, UK 2 - Jan 1984, US BB 2 - Jan 1984, US BB 2 of 1984, Canada 2 - Feb 1984, POP 2 of 1984, Holland 3 - Feb 1984, Austria 3 - May 1984, Sweden (alt) 5 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 6 - Apr 1984, Germany 6 - Mar 1984, France 8 - Dec 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	1984		UK 1 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 1 - Feb 1984, Germany 1 - Feb 1984, TOTP 1, KROQ 1 of 1984, France 2 - Nov 1983, Norway 2 - Feb 1984, Sweden (alt) 4 - Mar 1984, Austria 4 - Mar 1984, Holland 5 - Jan 1984, Canada 7 - Apr 1984, US BB 10 - Feb 1985, US BB 11 of 1985, Italy 11 of 1984, Australia 16 of 1984, POP 16 of 1985, Poland 18 - Feb 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 hits

• "Agadoo" - Black Lace
• "Against All Odds" - Phil Collins
• "All Cried Out" - Alison Moyet
• "All Through the Night" - Cyndi Lauper
• "An Innocent Man" - Billy Joel
• "Automatic" - Pointer Sisters
• "Be My Number Two" - Joe Jackson
• "Better Be Good To Me" - Tina Turner
• "Big City Nights" - The Scorpions
• "Borderline" - Madonna
• "Blue Jean" - David Bowie
• "Breakdance" - Irene Cara
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• "Careless Whisper" -George Michael
• "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)" - Billy Ocean
• "Centipede" - Rebbie Jackson
• "Cherry Oh Baby" - UB40
• "Cover Me" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Crazy" - Kenny Rogers
• "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama
• "Cry and Be Free" - Marilyn
• "Dance Hall Days" - Wang Chung
• "Dance Me Up" - Gary Glitter
• "Dancing in the Dark" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" - Ultravox
• "Distant Early Warning" - Rush
• "Dr. Beat" - Miami Sound Machine
• "Doctor! Doctor!" - Thompson Twins
• "Don't Tell Me" - Blancmange
• "Drive" - The Cars
• "Easy Lover" - Phillip Bailey duet with Phil Collins
• "Eyes Without a Face" - Billy Idol
• "Flame Trees" - Cold Chisel
• "Flesh For Fantasy" - Billy Idol
• "Footloose" - Kenny Loggins
• "Forest Fire" - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• "Freedom" - Wham!
• "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
• "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
• "God Bless the USA" - Lee Greenwood
• "Half A Boy Half A Man" - Nick Lowe
• "Hammer to Fall" - Queen
• "Heaven's On Fire" - Kiss
• "Hello" - Lionel Richie
• "Here Comes the Rain Again" - Eurythmics
• "High on Emotion" - Chris De Burgh
• "Heaven (Must Be There)" - Eurogliders #1 (a)
• "Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins
• "Hold On To Love" - Gary Moore
• "Hot Water" - Level 42
• "Human Touch" - Rick Springfield
• "I Scare Myself" - Thomas Dolby
• "I Want A New Drug" Huey Lewis and the News
• "I Want to Break Free" - Queen
• "I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
• "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - Nik Kershaw
• "Infatuation" - Rod Stewart
• "Invisible" - Alison Moyet
• "If This Is It" - Huey Lewis and the News
• "I'll Wait" - Van Halen
• "It's A Hard Life" - Queen
• "It's a Miracle" - Culture Club
• "Joanna" - Kool & The Gang
• "Jokerman" - Bob Dylan
• "Jump" - Van Halen
• "Kalimba De Luna" - Dalida
• "L'Innamorata" - Dalida
• "Let's Go Crazy" - Prince and the Revolution
• "Let's Hear It for the Boy" - Deniece Williams
• "Like a Virgin" -Madonna
• "Lights Out" - Peter Wolf
• "Locomotion" - OMD
• "Love Somebody" - Rick Springfield
• "Lucky Star" - Madonna
• "Madam Butterfly" - Malcolm McLaren
• "Magic" - The Cars
• "Master and Servant" - Depeche Mode
• "Message To My Girl" - Split Enz
• "Michael Caine" - Madness
• "Missing You" - John Waite
• "Miss Me Blind"- Culture Club
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Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock This article is about the Australian rock band For the cutting tool see The "cold chisel" section of the article "Chisel". Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter Lloyd Cole and the Commotions were a popular British Pop music band of the mid-1980s based in Glasgow, Scotland. "Wham" redirects here For other uses see Wham (disambiguation. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and " God Bless the USA " is an American Patriotic song written by Country musician Lee Greenwood. Lee Greenwood (born October 27 1942 in South Gate California) is an American Country music artist Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician "Hammer to Fall" is a 1984 Hard rock Song written by Brian May and performed by the British rock group Queen. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, " Here Comes the Rain Again " is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Chris de Burgh (born Christopher John Davison on 15 October 1948 is a half Irish musician and songwriter who holds British nationality. 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• "My Ever Changing Moods" - Style Council
• "No Mercy" - The Stranglers
• "No More Lonely Nights" - Paul McCartney
• "Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry
• "One Love/People Get Ready" - Bob Marley and the Wailers
• "One Night In Bangkok" - Murray Head
• "Original Sin" - INXS
• "Panama" - Van Halen
• "Pearl In The Shell" - Howard Jones
• "Pearly Dewdrops' Drops" - Cocteau Twins
• "Penny Lover" - Lionel Richie
• "People Are People" - Depeche Mode
• "Perfect Skin" - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• "Pour te dire je t'aime" - Dalida
• "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" - U2
• "Purple Rain" - Prince and the Revolution
• "Radio Ga Ga" - Queen
• "Rattlesnakes" - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• "Read 'Em and Weep" - Barry Manilow
• "Relax" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." - Bananarama
• "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - The Scorpions
• "Round and Round" - RATT
• "Run Runaway" - Slade
• "Runaway" - Bon Jovi
• "Run To You" - Bryan Adams
• "Running With the Night" - Lionel Richie
• "Saturday Night" - Cold Chisel
• "Self Control" - Laura Branigan
• "Seven Seas" - Echo and the Bunnymen
• "She Bop" - Cyndi Lauper
• "She Was Hot" - Rolling Stones
• "Shout" - Tears for Fears
• "Shout To The Top" - Style Council
• "Silver" - Echo and the Bunnymen
• "Skin Deep" - Stranglers
• "Soul Kind Of Feeling - Dynamic Hepnotics
• "Smooth Operator" - Sade
• "So Tired" - Ozzy Osbourne
• "Soleil" - Dalida
• "Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell
• "Some Guys Have All The Luck" - Rod Stewart
• "Standing In The Shadows" - Whitesnake
• "Strut" - Sheena Easton
• "Stuck On You" - Lionel Richie, Trevor Walters
• "Sunglasses at Night" - Corey Hart
• "That's All" - Genesis
• "The Killing Moon" - Echo and the Bunnymen
• "The Heart of Rock and Roll" - Huey Lewis and the News
• "The Longest Time" - Billy Joel
• "The Lucky One" - Laura Branigan
• "The More You Live The More You Love" - A Flock of Seagulls
• "The Never Ending Story" - Limahl
• "The Power of Love" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• "The Reflex" - Duran Duran
• "The War Song" - Culture Club
• "The Wild Boys" - Duran Duran
• "Thin Line Between Love And Hate" - Pretenders
• "Ti Amo" - Laura Branigan
• "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
• "Tinseltown In The Rain" - Blue Nile
• "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" - Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
• "To France" - Mike Oldfield
• "Together In Electric Dreams" - Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
• "Torture" - Jacksons
• "TV Dinners" - ZZ Top
• "Twist of Fate" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Two Tribes" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• "Up On The Catwalk" - Simple Minds
• "Very Personal" - Ian Dury
• "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham!
• "We Belong" - Pat Benatar
• "We Rock" - Dio
• "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister
• "What About Me?" - Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes and James Ingram
• "What Difference Does It Make" - The Smiths
• "What's Love Got to Do with It" - Tina Turner
• "When Am I Gonna Make A Living" - Sade
• "When Doves Cry" - Prince
• "When Love Breaks Down" - Prefab Sprout
• "Where The Rose Is Sown" - Big Country
• "William It Was Really Nothing" - The Smiths
• "Wood Beez" - Scritti Politti
• "Wouldn't It Be Good" - Nik Kershaw
• "You Don't Love Me" - Marilyn
• "You Might Think" - The Cars
• "You Think You're a Man" - Divine
• "You're The Best Thing" - Style Council
• "Young At Heart" - The Bluebells
• "Your Love Is King" - Sade

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1984

Christmas songs

• "Do They Know It's Christmas" - Band Aid
• "Last Christmas" - Wham!
• "Thank God It's Christmas" - Queen
• "Another Rock And Roll Christmas" - Gary Glitter

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• "Like a Virgin" w. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician m. Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
• "Lights Out" w. m. Peter Wolf & Don Covay
• "Missing You" w. m. John Waite, Chaz Sanford & Mark Leonard
• "Murder. John Waite (born John Charles Waite 4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England) is a rock Singer. She Wrote theme song" m. John Addison
• "No More Lonely Nights" w. m. Paul McCartney
• "Rock You Like a Hurricane" w. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, m. Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine & Herman Rarebell
• "Time After Time" w. m. Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman
• "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" w. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Hal David m. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Albert Hammond
• "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" w. Albert Hammond (born 18 May 1944, London, England) is a Singer-songwriter, whose family came originally from Gibraltar m. George Michael
• "What's Love Got To Do With It" w. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning m. Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
• "When Doves Cry" w. m. Prince

Classical music

• Samuel Adler - Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Brian Cherney - Into the Distant Stillness
• George Crumb - A Haunted Landscape for orchestra
• George Crumb - The Sleeper for soprano and piano
• Mario Davidovsky - Divertimento for cello and orchestra
• Ludovico Einaudi - Altissimo
• Daron Hagen - A Walt Whitman Requiem
• John Harbison - String Quartet no. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American ( German -born Composer and conductor. ‎ Brian Cherney (born 1942 Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian Composer currently residing in Montreal, Quebec. George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American Composer of modern and Avant garde music George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American Composer of modern and Avant garde music Mario Davidovsky (born March 4, 1934) is an Argentine - American Composer. Ludovico Einaudi (born 23 November 1955) is an Italian Contemporary classical music Composer and Pianist. Daron Aric Hagen (born November 4, 1961, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American Composer of Contemporary classical music John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938 in Orange New Jersey) is a Composer, best known for his Operas 1
• Robin Holloway - Viola concerto
• Ian McDougall - Concerto for Clarinet
• Elizabeth Maconchy - String Quartet no. Robin Greville Holloway (born 19 October, 1943 in Leamington Spa) is an English Composer. Dame Elizabeth Maconchy DBE ( March 19 1907, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire – November 11 1994) was an English 13, Quartetto Corto
• Ingram Marshall - Voces Resonae
• Steve Reich - The Desert Music
• Tōru Takemitsu - riverrun for piano and orchestra
• Robert Ward - Saxophone Concerto

Opera

• Harrison Birtwistle - The Mask of Orpheus
• Philip Glass - Akhnaten
• Philip Glass - the CIVIL warS (Rome section)
• Krzysztof Penderecki - The Black Mask
• Peter Schickele - The Abduction of Figaro, attributed to P. D. Q. Bach. Ingram Marshall (born May 10, 1942 in Mount Vernon New York) is an American Composer and a former student of Vladimir Ussachevsky WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 The Desert Music is a work of music for Voices and Orchestra composed by Steve Reich based on texts by William Carlos Williams. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> was a Japanese Composer and writer on Aesthetics and Music theory Robert Ward (born September 13, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American Composer. Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle CH (born 15 July, 1934) is a British contemporary Composer. The Mask of Orpheus is an Opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle and a Libretto by Peter Zinovieff. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Akhnaten is an Opera in three acts based on the life and religious convictions of the Pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV written by the American WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Krzysztof Penderecki (ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛrˈɛ͡tski born November 23 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish Composer and conductor of classical Johann Peter Schickele (born July 17 1935) is an American Composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music The Abduction of Figaro is a comic opera described as "A Simply Grand Opera by P P D Q Bach is a fictional composer invented by musical satirist "Professor" Peter Schickele.

Musical theater

• Starlight Express - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe
• Forty-Second Street     London production
• The Rink     Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on February 9 and ran for 233 performances
• Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim) - Broadway production opened at the Booth Theatre on May 2 and ran for 604 performances. Starlight Express is a Rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics with later revisions by Don Black Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE (b 28 March 1943) is a British Songwriter, Lyricist and Musician. 42nd Street is the title Song from the 1933 movie of the same name The Rink is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, the tenth Kander and Ebb collaboration Al_Hirschfeld_Theatre_ticket_box_NYCjpg|thumb|Ticket booth]]The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a legitimate theatre located at 302 West 45th Street in midtown- Manhattan. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Booth Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan, New York City Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.

Musical films

• The Cotton Club
• Hard To Hold
• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• Breakin'

Births

• February 25 - Lovefoxxx, Cansei de Ser Sexy
• March 18 - Vonzell Solomon, US singer
• March 20 - Winta
• August 5 - Taylor Locke, Rooney
• April 10 - Mandy Moore
• April 15 - Arianne Joy Garing Triple threat
• April 24 - Tyson Ritter, The All-American Rejects
• May 2 - Rose Falcon
• June 29 - Han Ji-hye, Korean actress/singer
• June 30 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer
• July 24 - Dhani Lennevald, of the A-Teens
• July 26 - Alex Parks, singer
• August 21
  • Alizée, singer
  • Melissa Schuman, Singer Dream (Group)
• September 16 - Katie Melua, Georgian singer and musician
• September 23 - Louis Stephens, Rooney
• September 27 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian Rock Singer and Musician
• October 3 - Ashlee Simpson, singer
• October 4 - Elena Katina, Russian singer (t.A.T.u.)
• October 10 - Stephanie Cheng, singer
• October 12 - Matthew Dewey, Australian Composer
• October 25 - Sara Helena Lumholdt, youngest of A-Teens
• October 27 - Kelly Osbourne, singer
• November 9 - Delta Goodrem, Australian singer and actress
• November 21 - Willy Mason

Deaths

• January 21 - Jackie Wilson
• February 15 - Ethel Merman
• April 1 - Marvin Gaye
• April 6 - Jimmy Kennedy, Irish-born British songwriter
• April 26 - Count Basie, jazz musician
• May 1 - Gordon Jenkins, US conductor, songwriter and pianist
• June 15 - Meredith Willson, US songwriter
• June 28 - Mischa Spoliansky, Russian born composer and conductor
• July 31 - Paul Le Flem, composer
• September 6 - Ernest Tubb, country western musician
• September 15 - Charles Lynch, Irish concert pianist
• September 20 - Steve Goodman, singer/songwriter best known for "City of New Orleans"
• December 9 - Razzle (Nicholas Dingley), drummer of Hanoi Rocks

Awards

Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 1984

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Charts

List of No. The Muppets Take Manhattan is the third of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Lovefoxxx ( Stage name of Luísa Hanaê Matsushita, born on February 25, 1984 in Campinas, Brazil) is the Cansei de Ser Sexy (kɐ̃'seɪ dʒɪ ser 'sɛksɪ literally "got tired of being sexy" in Brazilian Portuguese) better known worldwide as CSS, is a Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Vonzell Monique Solomon (born 18 March 1984) better known as Vonzell Solomon or Baby V, is an American singer and aspiring actress Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Winta Efrem Negassi (born 20 March, 1984) is a Norwegian R&B and soul musician from Haugerud, Oslo. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Taylor Lock(e (born on August 5, 1984) is a guitar player/arranger/harmony singer for the band Rooney. Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English For use in professional wrestling see Triple Threat; for the Game show, see Triple Threat (game show In college football the phrase Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Rose Falcon (Born May 2 1984 in New York City New York and raised in Nashville) is an American singer/songwriter Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Han Ji-hye (born June 29 1984) is a South Korean actress and model Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) or simply Fantasia, is an American R&B / soul singer and Broadway Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. John Dhani Lennevald (born July 24, 1984 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Pop / R&B singer The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984 in Mount Hawke, Cornwall, England) is an English Singer-songwriter. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Alizée Jacotey ( (born August 21 1984 is a French singer Born in Ajaccio, Corsica Melissa Amber Schuman (born August 21, 1984) is an American singer and actress Dream was an American pop Girl group. Formation The quartet was originally formed in October 1998 by talent scout Judith Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Louis Edward Stephens ( May 10, 1930 &ndash April 6, 2003) was an American football guard in the National Football Rooney is a five-piece rock band from Los Angeles signed to Geffen Records. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Elena Sergeevna Katina (Елена Сергеевна Катина born 4 October, 1984) better known as Lena Katina is one half of the Russian tATu (Тату)( IPA:) (translated "This there" in feminine grammatical gender form is a Russian duo formed in Moscow, Russia Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Stephanie Cheng is a female Cantopop Singer in Hong Kong introduced by Go East Music (consolidated with Universal Music in 2003 Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Matthew Ingvald Dewey (born 1984 is an Australian Composer and singer Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Sara Helena Lumholdt (born 25 October 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a member of the Swedish quartet A*Teens who started out as an ABBA The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born October 27, 1984) is an English Television personality, Singer, award winning actress Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984 is a multi ARIA Award winning Australian Singer-songwriter, Pianist and Logie Award winning Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Willy Mason (born 21 November 1984) is an American singer-songwriter Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson Jr ( June 9, 1934 &ndash January 21, 1984) was an American singer Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Ethel Merman ( January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American Actress and Singer for Musical Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Jimmy Kennedy ( 20 July 1902 &ndash 6 April 1984) OBE was a Songwriter, predominantly a Lyricist putting words Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Gordon Hill Jenkins ( 12 May 1910 – 1 May 1984) was an American Arranger who was an influential figure in popular music Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Robert Meredith Willson ( 18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) was an American composer songwriter conductor and playwright Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Mischa Spoliansky (born 28 December 1898 in Białystok, died 28 Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Paul Le Flem ( March 18, 1881 - July 31, 1984) was a French composer and musician Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Ernest Dale Tubb ( February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984) nicknamed the "Texas Troubadour" was an American Singer Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Charles Edgeworth Cagney Lynch ( October 22, 1906 &ndash September 15, 1984) was an Irish pianist who premiered works by several important Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Steve Goodman ( July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American Folk music Singer-songwriter from Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Nicholas Dingley, alias Razzle ( December 2, 1960 – December 8, 1984) was the Drummer of Hanoi Rocks from 1982 Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s The 26th Grammy Awards were held in 1984, and were broadcast live on American television The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 5, 1984 in Luxembourg. 1 Hits

• Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1984

List of No. 1 Albums

• Billboard Top 200 No. 1 Albums of 1984 (USA)

KROQ

• KROQ Top 106. These are the Billboard magazine number one albums of 1984, per the Billboard 200. 7 Countdown of 1984

See also

• other events of 1984
• Musical groups established in 1984
• Record labels established in 1984
• list of 'years in music'
• 1980s in music

Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s

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