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The Year in Music

1984

The songs, the screens, the headlines

When Doves Cry by Prince — cover art

1984 in music: “When Doves Cry” by Prince topped the year-end chart; Lionel Richie owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1984

When Doves Cry by Prince — cover art
When Doves Cry
Prince1984
What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner — cover art
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner1984
Say Say Say
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson1983
Footloose by Kenny Loggins — cover art
Footloose
Kenny Loggins1984
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) by Phil Collins — cover art
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Phil Collins1984
Jump by Van Halen — cover art
Jump
Van Halen1984
Hello by Lionel Richie — cover art
Hello
Lionel Richie1984
Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes — cover art
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes1983
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. — cover art
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.1984
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club — cover art
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club1983
Missing You by John Waite — cover art
Missing You
John Waite1984
All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie — cover art
All Night Long (All Night)
Lionel Richie1984

At the movies

  • Ghostbusters
  • The Karate Kid
  • Gremlins

On TV

  • Miami Vice
  • The Cosby Show
  • Transformers

Headlines

  • Apple's Macintosh debuts with the '1984' ad
  • Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
  • Tetris is created
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