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See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the
list of 'years in music'
Events
- January 28 - singer Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi
commercial.
- February 14 - Elton
John marries studio engineer Renate Blauel.
- February 16 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to federal authorities on charges of income tax evasion. Lewis is later
acquitted.
- February 29 - KMFDM's first live
performance.
- March - Sting plays his last concerts with The Police at the end of the Synchronicity tour; the band takes a "pause" after the tour and only play a few
special events together after this.
- April 1 - In Los Angeles, California, Marvin Gaye is shot
and killed during an argument with his father.
- May 1 - Mick Fleetwood, of
Fleetwood Mac, files for bankruptcy in the United States.
- May - Tipper Gore forms the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) in response
to the "filth" she hears on her daughter's Prince album
Purple Rain.
- May - Lionel Richie's hit "Hello"
becomes Motown's first ever UK million selling single.
- May 5 - The Pretenders
singer Chrissie Hynde marries Simple Minds singer Jim
Kerr.
- June-August - Frankie Goes To Hollywood spend nine weeks at the top of
the UK singles chart with "Two Tribes".
- July - During his performance at the first ever Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois, Steve Taylor falls from the
stage, breaking his ankle. Taylor hopped back on stage and finished his show. The next few shows on Taylor's tour were performed
from a wheel chair.
- October - The Jesus & Mary Chain release their first single, "Upside Down".
- October 19 - A-Ha's career begins
with the release of the "Take On Me" single in the UK.
- December - Frankie Goes To Hollywood become the first act to take their first three singles to the UK #1
position since Gerry and the Pacemakers in 1963, when "The Power Of Love" tops the chart.
- December 3 - Bob Geldof
and Band Aid release the single "Do They Know It's
Christmas".
- Menudo and Menudomania reach Asia. Ricky Martin substitutes Ricky Melendez in the
group.
- UK singles sales this year are the second highest ever, after 1978.
Classical music
Albums released
Top hits
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of
1984
Published popular music
- "After All These Years" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the musical The Rink
- "Cover Me" w.m. Bruce Springsteen
- "Ghostbusters" w.m. Ray Parker
Jr.
- "I Just Called To Say I Love You" w.m. Stevie Wonder
- "Let's Go Crazy" w.m. Prince
- "Like A Virgin" w.m. Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
- "Lights Out" w.m. Peter Wolf & Don Covay
- "Missing You" w.m. John Waite,
Chaz Sanford & Mark Leonard
- "No More Lonely Nights" w.m. Paul McCartney
- "Rock You Like A Hurricane" w.m. Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine & Herman Rarebell
- "Time After Time" w.m. Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman
- "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" w. Hal David m. Albert Hammond
- "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" w.m. George Michael
- "What's Love Got To Do With It" w.m. Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
- "When Doves Cry" w.m. Prince
Births
Deaths
Awards
Country Music Association Awards
- Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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