▸ 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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Your generation
Millennial
1984 belonged to
Lionel Richie
4 year-end chart hits
Top 10 of 1984
- 1
When Doves Cry
Prince
- 2
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
- 3
Say Say Say (feat. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)
Kygo
- 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
The world you were born into
Top AlbumsPrince — Purple Rain
Bruce Springsteen — Born in the U.S.A.
Madonna — Like a Virgin
At the MoviesGhostbusters
The Karate Kid
Gremlins
On TVMiami Vice
The Cosby Show
Transformers
In the HeadlinesApple's Macintosh debuts with the '1984' ad
Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Tetris is created
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