Monday, August 5, 2024

1984 Overview


I've recently returned from a high school reunion so I thought I'd check out a brief overview of what was topping the various charts throughout the year I graduated high school and started undergrad studies.


Album
Hot 100
AC Single
R&B Single
Jazz Album
January Thriller
Michael Jackson
"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Yes
"Read 'Em and Weep"
Barry Manilow
"Joanna"
Kool & The Gang
In Your Eyes
George Benson
FebruaryThriller
Michael Jackson
"Karma Chameleon"
Culture Club
"Think of Laura"
Christopher Cross
"If You Only Knew"
Patti LaBelle
Backstreet
David Sanborn
MarchThriller
Michael Jackson
"Jump"
Van Halen
"Got a Hold on Me"
Christine McVie
"Somebody's Watching Me"
Rockwell
Backstreet
David Sanborn
AprilFootloose
Soundtrack
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
Phil Collins
"Hello"
Lionel Richie
"She's Strange"
Cameo
Think of One
Wynton Marsalis
MayFootloose
Soundtrack
"Hello"
Lionel Richie
"The Longest Time"
Billy Joel
"Hello"
Lionel Richie
Think of One
Wynton Marsalis
JuneFootloose
Soundtrack
"The Reflex"
Duran Duran
"Time After Time"
Cyndi Lauper
"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
Backstreet
David Sanborn
JulyBorn in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
"When Doves Cry"
Prince
"If Ever You're in My Arms Again"
Peabo Bryson
"When Doves Cry"
Prince
Wishful Thinking
Earl Klugh
AugustPurple Rain
Prince
"Ghostbusters"
Ray Parker, Jr.
"Stuck on You"
Lionel Richie
"When Doves Cry"
Prince
Decoy
Miles Davis
SeptemberPurple Rain
Prince
"What's Love Got to Do with It"
Tina Turner
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
Billy Joel
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Billy Ocean
Access All Areas
Spyro Gyra
OctoberPurple Rain
Prince
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
Access All Areas
Spyro Gyra
NovemberPurple Rain
Prince
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Wham!
"Penny Lover"
Lionel Richie
"I Feel for You"
Chaka Khan
Access All Areas
Spyro Gyra
DecemberPurple Rain
Prince
"Out of Touch"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Do What You Do"
Jermaine Jackson
"Solid"
Ashford & Simpson
Hot House Flowers
Wynton Marsalis


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