▸ the year you arrived
1984
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You will be 42 this year — a child of the '80s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1984
- 1
When Doves Cry
Prince
- 2
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
- 3Say Say SayPaul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Say Say Say
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
- 4
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
- 5
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Phil Collins
- 6
Jump
Van Halen
- 7
Hello
Lionel Richie
- 8
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
- 9
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
- 10
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
Your stats
Your generation
Millennial
1984 belonged to
Lionel Richie
4 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
Nothing fancy — just 1984, Alvin and the Chipmunks, a can of Hawaiian Punch, a box of Nerds, and the kind of afternoon that disappeared before dinner.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe👕 tee →
- G.I. Joe👕 tee →
- The Smurfs👕 tee →
- Inspector Gadget
- Voltron👕 tee →
- Muppet Babies
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
How well do you remember 1984?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
💬 Memories from 1984
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