1984 in music
See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Albums Released
- Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
- All Over the Place - The Bangles
- Legend: Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers - Bob Marley & the Wailers
- Heartbeat City - The Cars
- 17 - Chicago
- Big Bam Boom - Hall & Oates
- Building the Perfect Beast - Don Henley
- Breaking Hearts - Elton John
- Zen Arcade - Husker Du
- Defenders of the Faith - Judas Priest
- How Will the Wolf Survive? - Los Lobos
- Like a Virgin - Madonna
- Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets
- Out of Step - Minor Threat
- Double Nickels on the Dime - The Minutemen
- Learning to Crawl - The Pretenders
- Purple Rain - Prince
- Reckoning - R.E.M.
- I Often Dream of Trains - Robyn Hitchcock
- Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
- The Woman in Red - (cinematic soundtrack by Stevie Wonder)
- The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall - The Fall
- Soul Mining - The The
- Private Dancer - Tina Turner
- The Unforgettable Fire - U2
- 1984 - Van Halen
- Couldn't Stand The Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Top Hits
- "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
- "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
- "Wake Me Up Before You Go" - Wham!
- "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder
- "Let's Go Crazy" - Prince & the Revolution
- "What's Love Got to Do with It?" - Tina Turner
- "Jump" - Van Halen
- "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
- "Carribean Queen" - Billy Ocean
- "Love Bites" - Judas Priest
- "Defenders Of Faith" - Judas Priest
- "Like a Virgin" - Madonna
- "When Doves Cry" - Prince & the Revolution
- "Heart Of Rock And Roll" - Huey Lewis & the News
- "I'm So Excited" - The Pointer Sisters
- "Cover Me" - Bruce Springsteen
- "No More Lonely Nights" - Paul McCartney
- "Drive" - The Cars
Events
- August 10 - Michael Jackson purchases The Beatles music catalog for $47 million, much to the dismay of members of the Beatles and their fans around the world.