The year in music

Best Songs of 1984

Prince’s “Purple Rain”, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”, Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”, Van Halen’s “Jump”, and Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”.

Purple Rain
Play 1984

66 songs

Summer of ’69

Summer of ’69

Bryan Adams
Big in Japan

Big in Japan

Alphaville
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Wham!
Runaway

Runaway

Bon Jovi
Heaven

Heaven

Bryan Adams
One Night Love Affair

One Night Love Affair

Bryan Adams
Run to You

Run to You

Bryan Adams
Somebody

Somebody

Bryan Adams
I Want to Break Free

I Want to Break Free

Queen
It’s a Hard Life

It’s a Hard Life

Queen
Radio Ga Ga

Radio Ga Ga

Queen
Into the Groove

Into the Groove

Madonna
Like a Virgin

Like a Virgin

Madonna
Material Girl

Material Girl

Madonna
Wild Boys

Wild Boys

Duran Duran
Better Be Good to Me

Better Be Good to Me

Tina Turner
I Might Have Been Queen

I Might Have Been Queen

Tina Turner
Private Dancer

Private Dancer

Tina Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

Tina Turner
Bad

Bad

U2
Pride (In the Name of Love)

Pride (In the Name of Love)

U2
Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

Bruce Springsteen
Glory Days

Glory Days

Bruce Springsteen
I’m on Fire

I’m on Fire

Bruce Springsteen
People Are People

People Are People

Depeche Mode
Hot for Teacher

Hot for Teacher

Van Halen
Panama

Panama

Van Halen
Take On Me

Take On Me

a-ha
Black Cars

Black Cars

Gino Vannelli
California Girls

California Girls

David Lee Roth
Careless Whisper

Careless Whisper

George Michael
Killed by Death

Killed by Death

Motörhead
Let's Go Crazy

Let's Go Crazy

Prince
Open Your Heart

Open Your Heart

Europe
When Doves Cry

When Doves Cry

Prince
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Forever Young

Forever Young

Alphaville
How Soon Is Now?

How Soon Is Now?

The Smiths
Shout

Shout

Tears for Fears
Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator

Sade
Sounds Like a Melody

Sounds Like a Melody

Alphaville
The More You Live, The More You Love

The More You Live, The More You Love

A Flock of Seagulls
The Power of Love

The Power of Love

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes

Two Tribes

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
War

War

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Your Love Is King

Your Love Is King

Sade
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)

Phil Collins
Freedom

Freedom

Wham!
Rock You Like a Hurricane

Rock You Like a Hurricane

Scorpions
Still Loving You

Still Loving You

Scorpions
West End Girls

West End Girls

Pet Shop Boys
Drive

Drive

The Cars
Purple Rain

Purple Rain

Prince and the Revolution
Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Band Aid
Footloose

Footloose

Kenny Loggins
Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen
Hyperactive!

Hyperactive!

Thomas Dolby
I Want to Know What Love Is

I Want to Know What Love Is

Foreigner
Lorelei

Lorelei

Cocteau Twins
Love on a Real Train

Love on a Real Train

Tangerine Dream
Obsession

Obsession

Animotion
Smalltown Boy

Smalltown Boy

Bronski Beat
The Boys of Summer

The Boys of Summer

Don Henley
Together in Electric Dreams

Together in Electric Dreams

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Wouldn't It Be Good

Wouldn't It Be Good

Nik Kershaw
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

Dead or Alive

1984 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 66 songs first released in 1984. Pop, Rock and Synth-Pop lead the year. Bryan Adams, Tina Turner and Alphaville are among the voices of 1984.

Artists of 1984

The sound of 1984

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