Our Favorite Songs of 1984 | Songs of the Year

[@kevinmcardle4087]

1. Pride - U2 2. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen 3. Harborcoat - R.E.M. 4. Drive - The Cars 5. When Doves Cry - Prince 6. Seven Seas - Echo & the Bunnymen 7. William, It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths 8. Lonesome Tonight - New Order 9. Blue Jean - David Bowie 10. The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs 11. Dress You Up - Madonna 12. Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions 13. Skin Deep - The Stranglers 14. Head Over Heels - The Go-Go's 15. Freedom - Wham! 16. Birds Fly (whisper to a scream) - Icicle Works 17. Into My Hands - The Church 18. Say It Isn't So - Hall & Oates 19. Somebody - Depeche Mode 20. Don't Answer Me - Alan Parsons Project 21. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung 22. Are We Ourselves - The Fixx 23. I Will Dare - The Replacements 24. Tenderness - General Public 25. Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw 26. Obsession - Michael DesBarres & Holly Knight 27. I Love You Suzanne - Lou Reed 28. Against All Odds - Phil Collins 29. The Only Flame In Town - Elvis Costello 30. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden Special yuletide mention: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

[@oppothumbs1]

Thanks for mentioning "Perfect Skin" on this anti Lloyd Cole Channel.

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Blast, I forgot the Go-Go's.

[@michaelcoogan268]

forgot to say : Merry Christmas Joe, Kramzer and Jason - thanks for doing this. Merry Christmas to all commentors for the songs & bands mentioned week after week. It's awesome to discover new music, as well as having forgetten "gems" and "worsties" jog the memory

[@frodofraggins]

Best Overall 1) Drive - The Cars (Billboard) Billboard ------------------------------------------ 2) It's my life - Talk Talk 3) Still Loving You - The Scorpions 4) Come back and stay - Paul Young 5) Careless Whisper - Wham 6) Time after time - Cyndi Lauper 7) Foolish Heart - Steve Perry 8) Run to you - Bryan Adams 9) I want to know what love is - Foreigner 10) Here comes the rain - Eurythmics 11) That was yesterday - Foreigner 12) Loverboy - Billy Ocean 13) Stay the night - Chicago 14) Easy Lover - Phil collins and Phillip Bailey 15) I'll Wait - Van Halen 16) West end girls - Pet Shop Boys 17) Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean 18) I can dream about you - Dan Hartman 19) Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham 20) Boys of summer - Don Henley 21) What's love got to do with it - Tina Turner 22) Send me an angel - Real Life 23) Rock you like a hurricane - The Scorpions 24) Sister Christian - Night Ranger 25) When doves cry - Prince 26) No way out - Jefferson Starship 27) Such a shame - Talk Talk 28) Sea of love - The Honeydrippers 29) Hello - Lionel Richie 30) Pride - U2 31) Rock me tonite - Billy Squier 32) Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry 33) Are we ourselves - The Fixx 34) Major Tom - Peter Schilling 35) Two tribes - Frankie goes to hollywood Wildcards ----------------------------------------------------- 1) Heaven knows I'm miserable now - The Smiths 2) This Charming Man - The Smiths 3) The Unforgettable Fire - U2 4) Oscillating Wildly - The Smiths 5) The Last In Line - Dio 6) Hand in Glove - The Smiths 7) Red Sector A - Rush 8) Go Away - Steve Perry 9) Coming home - The Scorpions 10) Murder - David Gilmour 11) MLK - U2 12) William it was really nothing - The Smiths 13) Crossfire - The Scorpions 14) Standing in the shadow - Whitesnake 15) I'm Leaving You - The Scorpions 16) 2000 Miles - The Pretenders 17) This Night Has Opened My Eyes - The Smiths 18) Tomorrow Started - Talk Talk 19) Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple 20) Egypt - Dio

[@albarton7189]

Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics Julia - Eurythmics Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2 Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham Drive - The Cars ……….. And In no particular order: Magic - The Cars Private Dancer - Tina Turner Better Be Good to Me - Tina Turner To France - Mike Oldfield Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney Careless Whisper - Wham Sex Crime - Eurythmics Boys of Summer - Don Henley We Belong - Pat Benatar ….. Least favorite: Easy Lover - Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey

[@TheVanmanderpootz]

1.U2 -The Unforgettable Fire 2.Prince - Let's Go Crazy 3.Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender 4.Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good 5.Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything 6.Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Perfect Skin 7.David Bowie - Blue Jean 8.Simple Minds - Waterfront 9.Tommy Keane - Places That Are Gone 10.Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

[@deathfromabove77]

1984 : Deep Cuts ( non chart) 1. Perfect Skin : Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 2. The Killing Moon : Echo and The Bunnymen 3. Pretty Persuasion : REM 4. William It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths 5. What Presence - Orange Juice 1984 : Hot 100 Billboard U.S (charted) 1. Tenderness : General Public 2. So Central Rain ( I'm Sorry ) : REM 3. You're The Best Thing : The Style Council 4. Relax : Frankie Goes to Hollywood 5. Head Over Heels : The Go Gos Worst chart Song : I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder Honorable Mentions: Pink Frost : The Chills Free Nelson Mandela : Special AKA Tinseltown in the Rain - The Blue Nile I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica Love Gets Dangerous - Billy Bragg Bachelor Kisses - The Go Betweens Nostalgia - David Sylvian

[@nightowl1851]

Lots of stuff I should've included!

[@michelewiese48]

Merry Christmas Eve Everyone! Time to get your wassail (or egg nog) on! Spread a little love & cheer today to your fellow humans …💙 1984… 1. Lie To Me - Depeche Mode 2. Like To Get To Know You Well - Howard Jones 3. Let The Music Play - Shannon 4. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen 5. What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths 6. Dressing Up - The Cure 7. Angel - Madonna 8. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions 9. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol 10. Last Christmas - Wham! - How could I not?!

[@Sir_Eyeball]

My list: (Honourable Mentions: Echo and the Bunnymen - Silver, Laura Brenigan - Self Control, Metallica - Fade To Black, Frank Zappa - Be In My Video) Charting Songs: 5. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn’t It Be Good (Germany #2, UK #4, US #46) 4. The Cars - Drive (US #3, UK #4, Germany #4) 3. Talk Talk - It’s My Life (US #31, UK #46) 2. Talk Talk - Such A Shame (UK #49,US #89) Wildcards: 5. Depeche Mode - Lie To Me 4. Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody 3. Spliff - Sirius 2. King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair 1. Depeche Mode - If You Want [Alan Wilder wrote the best DM songs in that time. Unfortunately, this was his last songwriting contribution on an album.] SONG OF THE YEAR 1984: Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (UK #9) [The song is mostly just the chorus. But if the chorus is as good as in this song, it’s a very good idea. Could be 10 mins repeating the chorus and I would love it.]

[@threestringsomg]

Ha I was gonna include a Kershaw track....the sound of my life aged about 7 but I listened today and crumbs .....super cheeeeeese. But it's cool. Kudos for Three of A Perfect Pair!👍 No Bowie🤯😅

[@AnotherBadSpeech]

Merry Xmas to Jason, Joe & Kram and all Listography followers. 84 was a great year. #1 Reel Around The Fountain - The Smiths (preferably the Hatful of Hollow version) #2 Bad - U2 #3 Forest Fire - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions #4 Chartered Trips - Hüsker Dü #5 Pretty Persuasion - R.E.M. Honourable mentions: How Soon Is Now - The Smiths Answering Machine - The Replacements Sharkey's Day - Laurie Anderson Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions A Sort of Homecoming - U2

[@ttmilbr]

1) "When Doves Cry" - Prince 2) "Born in the USA" - Bruce Springsteen 3) "Wart Hog" - The Ramones 4) "Sunset Grill" - Don Henley 5) "Drive" - The Cars 6) "Hot Your Cool" - General Public 7) "Still Loving You" - Scorpions 8) "Against All Odds" - Phil Collins 9) "Careless Whisper" - George Michael 10) "Smooth Operator" - Sade

[@MrUnclesean]

wart hog crushes

[@lubilou64]

This is by far the easiest year to pick my SOTY - The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen Then I have - Purple Rain - Prince Such a Shame - Talk Talk Up on the Catwalk - Simple Minds Pearly Dewdrops Drops - Cocteau Twins H/M - Birds Fly (Whisper To a Scream) - Icicle Works Thieves Like Us - New Order Heaven - Psychedelic Furs Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Boys of Summer - Don Henley Happy Christmas Guys! (and to everyone on here too!) 😀

[@bengalgangster]

echo and the bunnyman made my list . [ thorn of crowns] i am just getting into this band

[@MrJonnyartist]

Agree with so many on yours!

[@michaelcoogan268]

@@MrJonnyartist love Bird's Fly

[@drdavid1963]

Great list but no Smiths? In 1984?

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Merry Christmas! - Joe

[@ykmgeedee]

1 Creeping Death -Metallica 2 The Enemy Within -Rush 3 2 Minutes To Midnight -Iron Maiden 4 So. Central Rain -REM 5 The Unforgettable Fire -U2 (h/m Eat It -Weird Al Yankovic)

[@179rich]

(I ignore the Billboard. Any song released this year is eligible. One song per artist/band unless they released multiple albums) 10) Beat Box (Diversion 1) - Art of Noise 09) What Difference Does It Make? (The Smiths debut album version) - The Smiths 08) Seven Seas - Echo & the Bunnymen 07) Speed Your Love to Me - Simple Minds 06) Lady Sniff - Butthole Surfers 05) Hot for Teacher - Van Halen 04) Dazzle - Siouxsie & the Banshees 03) Piggy in the Mirror - The Cure 02) Promenade - U2 01) Donimo - Cocteau Twins 20) I Love You Suzanne - Lou Reed 19) Blue Jean - David Bowie 18) The Body Electric - Rush 17) Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town) - Stevie Ray Vaughan 16) Magic - The Cars 15) Lie to Me - Depeche Mode 14) Johnson's Aeroplane - INXS 13) As a Matter of Fact - General Public 12) Take On Me - A-ha 11) You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive

[@mrp4242]

Great playlist

[@UlyssesJonah]

nice, wasn't speed your love to me released in 1983? and I heard the definite version of A-Ha was released later, i'll check this one though

[@179rich]

@@UlyssesJonah I believe it was released in early '84 but the promotional video may have been shown in '83.

[@starry2006]

Dead or Alive I associate more with 85, but I much much prefer Hazel Dean's Whatever I Do Wherever I Go anyway.

[@frangarcia7774]

Merry Christmas everyone!! My favorite songs of 1984: 1.How Soon Is Now? The Smiths 2.So. Central Rain. R. E. M. 3.Bobby Jean. Bruce Springsteen 4.The Killing Moon. Echo & The Bunnymen 5.Pride (In the Name of Love). U2 6.Escuela de Calor. Radio Futura (A classic in Spain and a few Latam countries which would be a worldwide classic if it was recorded by an English speaking band) 7.Time After Time. Cindy Lauper 8.Bachelor Kisses. The Go-Betweens 9.Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? Lloyd Coleman and The Commotions 10.The Caterpillar. The Cure 11.St. Swithin's Day. Billy Bragg 12.Lorelei. Cocteau Twins 13.Androgynous. The Replacements 14.Back On The Chain Gang. The Pretenders 15.From Her to Eternity. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 16.Cruel. Prefab Sprout 17.Drive. The Cars. 18.Smooth Operator. Sade 19.Pink Houses. John Cougar Mellencamp 20.Stiil On Fire. Azrec Camera 21.Thieves Like Us. New Order 22.It's My Life. Talk, Talk 23.All The Things She Gave Me. The Waterboys 24.Take On Me. A-Ha 25.Streams of Whiskey. The Pogues 26.Holocaust. This Mortal Coil

[@TimeToGetAlone]

I was this close to including Bachelor Kisses on my Wildcard list.

[@frangarcia7774]

I absolutely love The Go-Betweens. One of the most underrated bands ever. And Bachelor Kisses is a pop gem which in a fairer world would be a classic

[@TimeToGetAlone]

@@frangarcia7774 Indeed. Not sure how it's going to shape up yet, but they've got a chance in 1988 with a couple tracks off of 16 Lovers Lane.

[@frangarcia7774]

Time, 16 Lovers Lane is my favorite album by them. So awesome. For sure I will include one song high in my list

[@terrybnad2959]

I really love your list, so many that I wanted to include on mine, but especially Cruel by Prefab Sprout .. I eventually took it as a statement of intent .. 1985's Steve McQueen was a game changer!

[@pauljohnson5925]

Just happy to hear The Blue Nile get a mention. Love this band. Not what you call prolific on the album front but I like to think of it as quality not quantity. Merry Xmas everyone 🎄

[@charlesswitzer8378]

They get the SOTY imo for 1989. Great band.

[@sherryraisbeck9547]

☆The Killing Moon☆Echo & The Bunnymen Tragedy~J. Hunter You spin me 'round~Dead or Alive A Fine Fine Day~T. Carey Boys of Summer~D. Henley Big City Nights/Still loving you~Scorpions Hello Again~Cars A month of Sundays ~The Church Butterflies~The Cult High on emotion~Chris de Burgh Going with Jason this week!😁 Merry Christmas Everyone & a healthy and happy New Year, and I know this channel will grow by leaps and bounds going into the new year, because you guys are the BEST !!:)

[@NaughtyVampireGod]

Hi Sherry - Great SOTY. it was close for me among the top 4. I posted late so check it out if you get a chance.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Top 5 :- 1. Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 2. Thriller - Michael Jackson 3. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper 4. Reflex - Duran Duran 5. Like A Virgin - Madonna Wild Cards :- 1. Going Down to Liverpool - The Bangles(one of my favourites from The Bangles. A cover. One of the rare times that Debbi(the drummer) got to do lead vocals on a released single). 2. Blue Jean - David Bowie(Richard Fairbrass of Right Said Fred is in the video, playing guitar) 3. Material Girl - Madonna 4. The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood(a beautiful love song from them) 5. Unforgettable Fire - U2.

[@rogerbell8429]

1. 'Harborcoat' REM 2. 'Tomorrow Started' TalkTalk 3. 'Born in the USA' Bruce Springsteen 4. 'Drive' The Cars 5. 'I'm Falling' Bluebells 6. 'One night in Bangkok' Murray Head 7. 'It's my life' TalkTalk 8. 'Ghost in You' Psychedelic Furs 9. 'The Flat Earth' Thomas Dolby 10. 'Be my number two' Joe Jackson

[@RostyslavLogachov]

5. Slide It In - Whitesnake 4. The Sentinel - Judas Priest 3. Afterimage - Rush 2. Creeping Death - Metallica 1. Incubus - Marillion

[@AnotherBadSpeech]

Incubus is my favourite Marillion song 👍

[@MrJonnyartist]

1. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen 2. Love Like Blood - Killing Joke 3. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 4. Purple Rain - Prince 5. Birds Fly - The Icicle Works 6. Forest Fire - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions 7. Keep On Keepin' On - The redskins 8. Come Back - The Mighty Wah 9. The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs 10. Up On The Catwalk - Simple Minds

[@Vanessa.P]

Such a great year, it was a tough one to narrow down. There are so many things I had to cut that easily could have been on there (many that you all mentioned). Also, I hope all the Glenn Frey stans that are apparently on the internet leave you alone this time. Hot 100: - Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night - The Cars - You Might Think - Scorpions - Still Loving You - Chaka Khan - I Feel For You Wildcards: - Cocteau Twins - Lorelei - Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender - The Replacements - I Will Dare - Minutemen - History Lesson Part 2 - Hüsker Dü - Never Talking To You Again Worst: Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", I love Willie Nelson but why does this exist? Winner: "Purple Rain" by Prince. Many songs off the album were in the running but this song is just always such a "moment" when it is playing. I was walking this week while listening to this song and it was snowing and it just made it feel cinematic and epic. I just always have to stop what I am doing when it is on and listen. Merry Christmas everyone! Hope everyone who celebrates has a great (and safe) holiday.

[@roxannewalsh]

I always liked that Springsteen song for "We learned more from a three-minute record, baby Than we ever learned in school." Maybe not true but it sounds great...Your choice for worst is the best.

[@Vanessa.P]

@@roxannewalsh I like that line too, definitely not true but sounds great for sure.

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Nice, All Through the Night!

[@edgustafson]

Good call on "History Lesson pt. 2". I considered it, but went with "Corona" instead.

[@Vanessa.P]

@@edgustafson also a great choice, that album is one of my favourites so I could have picked a few different songs from it.

[@markcorbett7402]

For me, this was the year of the Vic-20 and all the peeks, pokes, syntax errors and naively charming (or just downright rubbish) games that went with it. There were also some really great songs: 1. The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool 2.Rush - The Body Electric 3. Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor 4. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax 5. Marillion - Jigsaw 6. U2 - Bad 7. Van Halen - I’ll Wait 8. The Smiths - How Soon is Now 9. Matthew Wilder - Break my Stride 10. XTC - This World Over

[@joedecker3900]

Nice lists guys, really enjoyed that.

[@harmonium8198]

10) “Happy Ending,” Joe Jackson & Elaine Caswell 9) “Tenderness,” General Public 8) “It Must Be Love,” Rickie Lee Jones 7) “Peace in Our Time,” Elvis Costello 6) “Backwards and Forwards,” Aztec Camera 5) “On the Wings of a Nightingale,” Everly Brothers 4) “A Matter of Time,” Los Lobos 3) “My City Was Gone,” The Pretenders 2) “So. Central Rain,” REM 1) “Unwed Fathers,” John Prine

[@tourbillon9617]

1. Love Field - Elvis Costello 2. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her - XTC 3. Free Nelson Mandela - The Special AKA 4. Be My Number Two - Joe Jackson 5. Love on the Beat - Serge Gainsbourg

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Underrated Elvis Costello. - Joe

[@takodabostwick8507]

For Whom The Bell Tolls Metallica Aces High Iron Maiden Some Heads Are Gonna Roll Judas Priest Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 Tooth And Nail Dokken Round and Round Ratt The Flame WASP Panama Van Halen

[@ThePhysicalillusion]

“Unsatisfied” by The Replacements is probably my winner. Very direct and simple in a way Paul Westerberg pulls off best, and those acoustic chords are so awesome. Other favorites include “Fade To Black” by Metallica (probably “For Whom the Bell Tolls” as well), “Jump” by Van Halen (overplayed as it might be - for a deeper cut I could go with “Girl Gone Bad”), Pride (In the Name of Love)” (my current favorite U2 song), “What Difference Does It Make?” from The Smiths, “Ivo” from Cocteau Twins, “Something I Learned Today” by Husker Du, “Wake Up” by XTC, “Bobby Jean” from Bruce Springsteen, “You Can’t Get What You Want” by Joe Jackson, and a bunch of contenders from R.E.M. - Reckoning (my album of the year) and of course Purple Rain. I could pick any of the first 3 songs or the title track from PR (“Let’s Go Crazy” gets my vote for the poll) but my current favorite is probably “The Beautiful Ones” with those insane screams at the end, and my favorite from Reckoning may be “Harborcoat” (“So. Central Rain” and “Second Guessing” are up there too though).

[@burmajones803]

Good list. Lots of artists that either made my list or were in contention. Surprised that Joe Jackson song hasn't gotten more love. It's a delicious slice of British R&B. His bass player was an all-time MVP!

[@curly_wyn]

I agree!

[@chasingthebeat]

Stunning year! The Greatness & Perfection of Love - Julian Cope Free Nelson Mandela - The Special AKA Ain’t Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs The Killing Moon - Echo & the Bunnymen When Love Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) - REM Shout to the Top - The Style Council Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2 William, It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions Smooth Operator - Sade Don’t Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards Each and Everyone - EBTG Cover Me - Bruce Springsteen Your Love Is King - Sade Tenderness - General Public The Boys of Summer - Don Henley Borderline - Madonna Thieves Like Us - New Order

[@toonhkuitjes6382]

One listing per artist: Song of the year - Incubus - Marillion (neo-prog at its best) 2. Fade to black - Metallica (their best song) 3. I never stopped loving you - Survivor 4. Still loving you - The Scorpions 5. I want to know what love is - Foreigner 6. The boys of summer - Don Henley 7. How soon is now? - The Smiths 8. Against all odds - Phil Collins 9. Girl gone bad - Van Halen 10. Bad - U2

[@theydontmakeemliketheyused9995]

Joe really channeling Bjorn Borg/Mark Knopfler here. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@TastesLikeMusic]

That’s the idea! - Joe

[@JalalLatif]

Billboard: 1.Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 2.Prince - Let's Go Crazy 3.Van Halen - Panama 4.Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You 5.Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen Wlidcards: 1.Whodini - Friends 2.Berlin - No More Words 3.Prince - The Beautiful Ones 4.Scandal ft.Patty Smyth - The Warrior 5.Bananarama - Cruel Summer Billboards Worst: Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon Other Songs I Dig From 1984: Van Halen - Jump Rebbie Jackson - Centipede D Train - Something's On Your mind Glenn Jones - Meet Me Halfway There The Deele - Just My Luck Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me The Pointer Sisters - Automatic The Cars - Magic Rick Springfield - Love Somebody Cameo - She's Strange Laura Branigan - Self Control Howard Jones - What Is Love Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further Cherelle - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Steve Arrington - 15 Rounds New Edition - My Secret ( Didja Gitit Yet?) The Time - Jungle Love Rick James - 17 Starpoint - It's All Yours Jermaine & Michael Jackson - Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' World Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ Firefox - Street People Midnight Star - Operator Bryan Loren - Lollipop Luv Teena Marie - Out On A Limb Steve Vai - The Attitude Song Patii Austin - Rhythm Of The Street Change - Change Of Heart Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)

[@starry2006]

Bananarama seem to be largely known for that song in the US but I feel they did better.

[@painless465]

1984 was a blockbuster year for both albums and the charts. Probably the landmark year of the decade for music. Here are my favorite songs; 7 Chinese Brothers-REM Bad-U2 Bobby Jean-Bruce Springsteen Cold Shot-Stevie Ray Vaughn Dancing in the Dark-Bruce Springsteen I Will Dare-The Replacements I'll Wait-Van Halen Jesus and Tequila-Minutemen Lake of Fire-Meat Puppets Let's Go Crazy-Prince Middle of the Road-The Pretenders My City was Gone-The Pretenders New Sensations-Lou Reed Perfect strangers-Deep Purple Pink Turns to Blue-Husker Du Plateau-Meat Puppets Play Guitar-John Mellencamp The Killing Moon-Echo and the Bunnymen Turn on the News-Husker Du What's Love Got to do With It-Tina Turner Top 5- 5)Do They Know It's Christmas-Band Aid(This was the springboard for Live Aid in '85. MERRY CHRISTMAS!) 4)Pretty Persuasion-REM(I love that Mike Mills back up vocal,I think this is one of their strongest songs. Dreamy and spacey but with some muscle) 3)Wire-U2(this is U2 at their most angular and heavy,I think the closest they ever came to hard rock, an almost Zeppelin vibe) 2)When Doves Cry-Prince(this is just a pop masterpiece,flawless) 1)Will the Wolf Survive?-Los Lobos(Love this song,love this band,this was just so unlike the stuff coming out in '84,they were like The Band with a Latino influence. I bought the album the day after I heard it on the radio)

[@burmajones803]

Great list. Los Lobos charted in 85, so I expect to have them on my list next year.

[@roxannewalsh]

For those old enough to remember, this was the special year that we all had been waiting for or be afraid of. Orwell's year where the fiction would become the present. We still all were thinking that Big Brother was lurking in the TV set, now we know that Orwell was right but it was another piece of equipment that he did not foresee...And music lost one of its big topics now that is was there.

[@ttmilbr]

My graduation year! Yep, David Bowie had a song.

[@nielshoogev1]

I remember that year all too well and was at the impressionable age of 18 at the time. Read the novel for the first time that year and it made a huge impression. You are right. Never again would music be as angst-filled and that was a great loss, even though some great music was still made after 1984.

[@frangarcia7774]

I read 1984 in 1989 and it blew my mind. I don't think its effect was diminished by the fact that 1984 had already passed. Same year I read The Catcher In The Rye, Lord of the Flies, Lord Jim and Cortazar's The Chaser. These books and some of the records I listened to in these formative years made me the person I currently am

[@roxannewalsh]

@@frangarcia7774 Of course you are right, the message is still valid (Is not Radiohead 2+2=5 based on Orwell, in 2003). In my youth there was just this added perspective that there was a clear date in the near future set for it. We all looked out for the signs and it kind of shaped my generation's view on politics and power etc.

[@davidbeckman7925]

1984 🎸📻🚨🏆 1. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders 2. Bad - U2 3. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean 4. Drive - The Cars 5. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths 6. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan 7. Jump - Van Halen 8. My City Was Gone - The Pretenders 9. This Charming Man - The Smiths 10. When Doves Cry - Prince notes: 1. so yeah yeah many Smiths singles were released in 1983, but for me it's 1984 for The Smiths with the debut and HoH albums released domestically and the year I fell in love with them. I think I might apply the underrated word to them.. listening to Hatful specifically and the band generally, I am *always* just blown away by their talent, genius and hooks.. hooks for miles.. 2. I love me some Prince and "Purple Rain" is unquestionably an Album / Event for the Ages. It would be my album of the year, except the greatest album of 1984 is Pretenders "Learning to Crawl," for every track on it and its creation. LTC is vastly underrated. It's an all-timer end to end. 3. As usual, Lime Green Steigerwald bringing the fundamentals: OF COURSE General Public "Tenderness" is totally fantastic, and of course it's better than Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now." 4. "Hold Me Now" is a good pop song, but best of the year? Preposterous. 5. A show about the best music of 1984 that doesn't mention Pretenders "My City Was Gone" or Billy Ocean is incomplete, but, still, Listo 4ever. 👊🌸🎉🎶💯🎹🏆

[@TimeToGetAlone]

BILLBOARD 1. WINNER: *When Doves Cry by Prince and the Revolution #1* (The sparseness makes for such a unique smash hit for the period. Ahead of its time but also never duplicated.) 2. *Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper #1* (Pretty much a masterpiece for the slow dance. The parts where the synth mirrors the lead vocal are always magical.) 3. *Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol #4* (Fascinating combination of dreamy pop and hard rock. That bridge where the latter transitions back to the former is pretty transcendent.) 4. *All Through the Night by Cyndi Lauper #5* (Another piece of ear candy off of She's So Unusual. Bonus points for the weird synth solo.) 5. *Drive by The Cars #3* (Beautiful synthpop ballad that gives us a different flavor from their usual hits.) WILDCARD 1. *It's My Life by Talk Talk #31* (Love the bass and synth work. The pre-chorus is so invigorating.) 2. *Fade to Black by Metallica* (A magnificant and accessible metal ballad.) 3. *The Unforgettable Fire by U2* (It saw some chart action, but still maybe one of their most underrated. The ethereal backing vocals and production in general are standout.) 4. *The Boys of Summer by Don Henley #5* (He's a serviceable singer and the production mostly fits in nicely for the period, but the success of this one is a testament to just great pop songwriting. What a rush whenever that chorus comes in.) 5. *Take on Me by a-ha [#1, 1985]* (Probably the best music video ever. The sugary synth line and wailing vocals on the chorus make the song memorable in its own right.) Pretty much picks up right where 1983 left off with a stellar crop of pop singles to choose from. Worst TOP 40: To All the Girls I've Loved Before by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson #5 (I usually can stomach a lot of the sappy ballads of the period. This one is pushing the limit, but consider my application open for a worse song.)

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Best Songs Matches: *65 - Kram +3* *55 - Joe +1* *49 - Jason +1* Worst Songs Matches: 5 - Jason 2 - Joe 1 - Kram Top Song Votes: 12 - Jason *11 - Kram* 10 - Joe

[@starry2006]

Take on Me has an 84 version which is different, a bit darker more 84 like.

[@graphix6529]

5.heartbeat city-the cars 4.piggy in the mirror-the cure 3.so.central rain-R.E.M 2.if you want-depeche mode 1.the top-the cure

[@179rich]

That acoustic guitar solo on Piggy is exquisite.

[@MilanVasiljevicBGD]

1. Prince & The Revolution * Purple Rain / When Doves Cry * 2. This Mortal Coil * Another Day / Dreams Made Flesh * 3. Thomas Dolby * I Scare Myself / White City * 4. R. E. M. * Don't Go Back To Rockville / So. Central Rain - I'm Sorry * 5. David Sylvian * Brilliant Trees / Ink In The Well * 6. Cocteau Twins * Ivo / Pandora * 7. Meat Puppets * Plateau / Lake Of Fire * 8. Stranglers * North Winds / No Mercy * 9. Psychedelic Furs * Heaven / The Ghost In You * 10. The Smiths * How Soon Is Now / What Difference Does It Make * 11. Simple Minds * Waterfront / Street Hassle * 12. Blancmange * Blind Vision / The Day Before You Came * 13. Thompson Twins * Hold Me Now / You Take Me Up * 14. Pretenders * Back On The Chain Gang / Thin Line Between Love And Hate * 15. Style Council * You're The Best Thing / My Ever Changing Moods * 16. Alphaville * Forever Young / Big In Japan / Sounds Like A Melody * 17. Bruce Springsteen * I'm On Fire / Dancing In The Dark * 18. Echo & The Bunnymen * Killing Moon / Silver * 19. Frankie Goes To Hollywood * Two Tribes / Relax * 20. Jean Michel Jarre * Ethnicolor / Zoolook * 21. Sade * Smooth Operator / Hang On To Your Love * 22. U 2 * In The Name Of Love / Bad * 23. Mike Oldfield * To France / Etude * 24. Leonard Cohen * Dance Me To The End Of Love / Hallelujah * 25. Art Of Noise * Moments In Love * 26. Tina Turner * Private Dancer * 27. The Cars * Drive * 28. Metallica * Fade To Black * 29. Lloyd Coyle & The Commotions * Perfect Skin * 30. Andreas Vollenweider * The Glass Hall / Flight Feet And Root Hands *

[@todd6851]

This Mortal Coil - Another Day - one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[@MilanVasiljevicBGD]

@@todd6851 Absolutely Gorgeous, Timeless Song. I'm Glad You Like It....🎶🎶🎶🎶😃😃.

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

1. When Doves Cry - Prince 2. Smooth Operator - Sade 3. Sunset Grille - Don Henley 4. Distant Early Warning - Rush 5. Against All Odds - Phil Collins 6. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen 7. Heaven - Bryan Adams 8. Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen 9. It's Like That - Run-DMC 10. Purple Rain - Prince

[@roxannewalsh]

HM - Ramones - Howling at the Moon, Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll, John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road, Killing Joke - Eighties (No, they did not steal this from Nirvana's Come as You Are), Black Uhuru - What is Life? 5. Joe Jackson - Go For It (On first glance the cheerleader vocals and motivation chorus sound cheap but then the vitriolic lyrics test you.) 4. David Johansen - I Ain't Working Anymore (My experience with retirement is that I work more than ever...) 3. Don Henley - Boys of Summer (It is Mike Campbell who does the job, not that guy on the cover) 2. Tom Robinson - Atmospherics/Listen to the Radio (It was released in 1982 on LP already but re-recorded with a richer arrangement and released as single and video in 84. The influence of co-writer Peter Gabriel is obvious. Robinson became famous with the TRB and tracks like Glad to Gay and Power in the Darkness in the late 70s. His later career is patchy, Hope and Glory in 1984 was his last good album and it had a great version of Rikki Don't Lose That Number.) 1. Motorhead - Killed by Death (This was only released as single or on the No Remorse compilation and is the song I would play if anyone asked me who Lemmy had been.)

[@davidellis5141]

Check out Life Goes On by The Damned which starts the controversy.

[@179rich]

It was the other way around - Nirvana stole the riff from Killing Joke.

[@roxannewalsh]

@@179rich The timeline was Damned (1982) Killing Joke (1984) Nirvana (1991). I cannot recall the original, something by the Kinks but I may be wrong.

[@davidellis5141]

@@179rich Now The Cure & New Order had a good natured understanding that they could use each others riffs.

[@independenceltd.]

1. For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica 2. I Wanna be Somebody - W.A.S. P. 3. Fade to Black - Metallica 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Hanoi Rocks 5. The Dungeons are Calling - Savatage 6. L.O.V.E. Machine - W.A.S.P. 7. Blood of My Enemies - Manowar 8. Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple 9. Come to the Sabbath - Mercyful Fate 10. Crusader - Saxon

[@markgatica12]

Monster year for pop. My hot 100 list was 20 deep. Distilled it down to this: 1984 Charts 1. Invisible - Alison Moyet 2. Blue Jean- David Bowie 3. Let's Go Crazy - Prince 4. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen 5. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol 6. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins 7. Hyperactive! - Thomas Dolby 8. Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 9. Jungle Love - The Time 10. When Doves Cry - Prince Wildcards 1. Hang On To Your Love - Sade 2. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 3. Loving the Alien - David Bowie 4. Bad - U2 5. How Soon is Now - The Smiths Song of the Year - Invisible This song was not in my top 25 in 1984, but after multiple play throughs this week, it rose to #1.

[@starry2006]

I associate Invisible more with the start of 85. Always liked it and the earlier singles All Cried Out and Love Resurrection. The whole album is good.

[@mrp4242]

1984: 🏆 Song of the Year: Forever Young, Alphaville Billboard: The Killing Moon, Echo & the Bunnymen If You Were Here, Thompson Twins It’s My Life, Talk Talk Jump, Van Halen Eyes Without a Face, Billy Idol Wildcard: (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville, REM Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want, The Smiths Promenade, U2 Drive, The Cars Worst: Let’s Hear it for the Boy

[@oppothumbs1]

1984 1. The Replacements "Unsatisfied" 1.2 "I Will Dare" 1.3 "Favorite Thing" 1.4 "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out" might be a throwaway by lesser bands. 1.5 "Androgynous" As Kramz said. 1.6 "Seen Your Video" 1.7 "Sixteen Blue" is a song that only gets great when the great Bob Stinson goes to work with his axe at the end 1.8 "Answering Machine" great song I did forget, in my obsession with the Replacements I guess?, the The Style Council "My Ever Changing Moods". A song that could fit nicely into many decades. 2 The Ghost In You and Heaven - Psychedelic Furs 3 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 3. 1 The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm miserable now and This Charming Man and lesser, but only slightly, only slightly lesser a song than the others, my love is William what difference would it make? 4 People are People _ Depeche Mode (a catchy nursery rhyme about racism) 5 Valotte - Julian Lennon 5.4 A'int Enough - Cory Hart I don't like Cory's stuff but this song is moving. I know it seems wrong to put it so high, but once in a while we make a point that way. 5.5 Smooth Operator - Sade . The only really great song she does. 6 Glory Days or dancing in the dark Springsteen. 7 1984 - Jump - Van Halen . Just a wonderful video. 8 It's My Life Talk Talk . great video. best song. 9 South Central Rain REM great. 10 Boys of Summer - Don Henley great. 11Easy Lover Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 11.5 Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good 12Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 13 Carribean Queen -Billy ocean 14 Round and Round - Ratt 14.1 Blue jean - Bowie . Good video. 15 Pink Turns to Blue - Hüsker Dü 17 Dont go back to Rockville REM 18 I wanna Know what love is - Foreigner 19 Take me on - a ha 20 Time after Time Cindy Lauper 21 I feel for you Chaka khan ' 22 Eyes without a face - Billy Idol. Underrated and should be higher on my hasty list. 23 Out of Touch - Hall and Oates 24 When Doves Fly - Prince 25 Tenderness - General Public . Tender song. 26 Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretender descended like flies 27. I will Die for You - Prince 28 The Only Flame in Town - Costello 28 Lovergirl - Teena Marie 29 I forgot Tom Petty's favorite Sleeper for me in 1982- Change of Heart. 30. Eat It - Wierd Al Yank..

[@oppothumbs1]

"Hold Me Now" is just pretty good at best. One of the worst songs is "Hello Again" by the Cars. Only Kramz hesitates on that? Unbelievable. Glen Fry is not so bad .. "The One who Loves you" has a sensitive charm about it and the Heat is On is Likeable. Henley's most annoying song imo is Dirty Laundry, Glenn couldn't mess that up so bad.

[@ttmilbr]

Nice to see Don Henley. Also, Weird Al, wanted to put it on my list but kept it off. It's all I think of when I hear the MJ original.

[@oppothumbs1]

@@ttmilbr I like your list and I left off :Born in the USA for no good reason. And "Against All Odds is good too. And "Wart Hogs I hadn't heard but it's good.

[@davidellis5141]

My Top 10 Songs of 1984 - 1 How Soon Is Now - The Smiths , 2 - The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen , 3 - Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat , 4 - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken ? - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions , 5 - Answering Machine - The Replacements , 6 - Love Like Blood - Killing Joke , 7 - CREEP - The Fall , 8 - Five Miles Of You - Tom Verlaine , 9 - Panama - Van Halen & 10 - Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Let It Be By The Replacements was my album of the year.

[@michelewiese48]

Smalltown Boy is fantastic!

[@179rich]

I believe Love Like Blood came out the following year.

[@davidellis5141]

@@179rich It came out first Monday of January but I was hearing it over Christmas Holiday of 1984 & saw the video.

[@jeffreykillion6001]

Chart Hits: Pride - U2, Drive & Magic - The Cars, Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins, Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen Wild Cards: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths, For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica, New Moon on Monday - Duran Duran, No Explanation - The Church Worst Song: All Night Long - Lionel Richie S.O.T.Y. for 1984: The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen

[@syater]

My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council I Will Dare -- The Replacements Seven Seas -- Echo & The Bunnymen The Ghost in You -- The Psychedelic Furs How Soon is Now -- The Smiths Metranil Vavin -- Julian Cope So. Central Rain -- R.E.M. No Bulbs -- The Fall Do It Again -- The Kinks Holy Love -- Julian Cope

[@burmajones803]

The Style Council and the 'Mats. 👍

[@johnw706]

A strong year for songs . I'm with Jason on Heartbeat City , for me , one of the best albums of the 80s My list in order of preference : The Cars : It's Not the Night The Psychedelic Furs : The Ghost in You Billy Idol : Eyes Without a Face Talk Talk : It's My Life Tina Turner : Show Some Respect Rush : Distant Early Warning Pretenders : Middle of the Road Prince : Let's Go Crazy Van Halen : I'll Wait Cyndi Lauper : Time After Time Honourable Mentions : Sade : Smooth Operator General Public : Tenderness Dan Hartman : I Can Dream About You Billy Idol : Blue Highway Have a great holiday gentlemen !!! Cheers !!

[@komoleeray687]

1984 Billboard Chart 1. Ain't Nobody - Rufus and Chaka Khan 2. Treat Her Like A Lady - The Temptations 3. Don't Look Any Further - Denis Edwards 4. Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown 5. When Doves Cry - Prince 1984 Wildcards 1. Turn On The News-Husker Du 2. Slip It In - Black Flag 3. For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica 4. Plateau - Meat Puppets 5. Hey DJ - World Famous Supreme Team Worst chart song - Sunglasses at Night : Corey Hart

[@curly_wyn]

Sunglasses at Night is an awesome guilty pleasure for me. The worst song is absolutely Twist of Fate by Olivia Newton-John.

[@benderrodriguez5934]

My Top 10 : 1. IRON MAIDEN ´´Rime of the Ancient Mariner´´ 2. MIDNIGHT OIL ´´Jimmy Sharman´s Boxes´´ 3. MIKE OLDFIELD ´´To France´´ 4. PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION ´´Purple Rain´´ 5. MARILLION ´´Assassing´´ 6. U2 ´´Pride (In The Name Of God) 7. RADIO FUTURA ´´Escuela de Calor´´ 8. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN ´´The Killing Moon´´ 9. QUEEN ´´Hammer To Fall´´ 10. BON JOVI ´´Runaway´´ Greetings from Canary Islands.

[@MMoses87]

10. Prince-Beautiful Ones 9.Pointer Sisters-Jump 8.New Edition-Cool It Now 7.Laura Branigan-Self Control 6.Wham-Careless Whisper 5.Chaka Khan-I Feel For You 4.Ashford & Simpson-Solid 3 Steve Perry-Foolish Heart 2.Hall & Oates-Out Of Touch. 1.Chicago-Hard Habit To Break

[@cheapcinemachannel4548]

Really like Out of Touch, especially the verses.

[@MMoses87]

@@cheapcinemachannel4548 I totally agree. The verse melody is awesome.

[@davidbeckman7925]

🚨 this episode has inspired me to start a prog metal band called "Lime Green Steigerwald." 👊⚔️🎸🎹

[@shane.b.]

Tenderness by General Public is so great and underrated I’m glad you guys brought it up

[@burmajones803]

Kudos also to Jason for including The Killing Moon. Probably should have been on my list.

[@paulh6673]

A key year for me at the time - first time I remember buying some regular albums and not just hits compilations, singles etc. Prince, Madonna, Springsteen, Van Halen being some of the biggies. Also after the fact, turned out to be a huge year for some of my future passions - alternative & post-punk, primarily the big 3 SST Records - Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime, Husker Du's Zen Arcade and Meat Puppets II. Alongside REM and the Replacements' Let it Be. And METAL! Ride the Lightning, Powerslave, Don't Break the Oath, Defenders of the Faith, Morbid Tales. Yes these are all albums, but I would guess 95% of my songs would come from the above ones mentioned. No.1 is definitely Unsatisfied by The Replacements. That's in my all time top 10. When Doves Cry, Fade To Black, and a couple from Zen Arcade - the unbelievably intense I'll Never Forget You from Bob Mould, and the jangly poppy Grant Hart classic Never Talking to You Again.

[@ste.6026]

My #1... Forest Fire - Lloyd Cole and The Commotions (Lloyd is one of my all timers) The worst... Sexy Girl - Glenn Frey Hot 100... Fields Of Fire - Big Country, Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol, Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen, Blue Jean - David Bowie, It's My Life - Talk Talk, Wildcards... The Caterpillar- The Cure The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen, Brilliant Trees - David Sylvian, Blow Monkeys - Atomic Lullaby, JUST MISSED OUT... Rattlesnakes, 2CV - Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths, Wildflower, The Man From Russia - Blow Monkeys, Reel Around The Fountain - The Smiths, Seven Seas, Angels & Devils - Echo & The Bunnymen, The Ink In The Well - David Sylvian, Young At Heart - The Bluebells,

[@nightowl1851]

First full year of college in '84 so I agree with Kram and Joe fully, although Jason nailed some good ones -- Tinseltown In the Rain, Spiritwalker, Ghost In You, Killing Moon, man '84 had great stuff. Hot 100: 5. Heaven (Must Be There) - Eurogliders 4. Let's Go Crazy - Prince & Revolution 3. Tenderness - General Public 2. Leave It - Yes 1. It's My Life - Talk Talk Wild Cards: 5. A Spy In The House Of Love - the dbs 4. Be My Number Two - Joe Jackson 3. Spiritwalker - The Cult 2. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 1. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville - REM Worst: Desert Moon - Dennis DeYoung Best: It's My Life HMs: If I Had a Rocket Launcher (Bruce Cockburn), I'll Wait (Van Halen), What's Love Got To Do With It (Tina Turner), Lover Girl (Teena Marie), Heaven (Psychedelic Furs), Drive (Cars), The Killing Moon (Echo & Bunnymen), Time The Avenger (Pretenders), South Central Rain (REM), A Girl In Trouble (Romeo Void), Ghost In You (Psychedelic Furs), Dance Hall Days (Wang Chung), New Girl Now (Honeymoon Suite), I Would Die 4 U (Prince), When Doves Cry (Prince), Better Be Good To Me (Tina Turner), Shooting Shark (Blue Oyster Cult), Waterfront (Simple Minds), Dazzle (Siouxsie and the Banshees), A Sort Of Homecoming (U2), Pride (U2), Going Down To Liverpool (Bangles) Merry Christmas to the Listo/TastesLikeMusic crew, thanks for all the entertainment!

[@rickjensen74]

The Killing Moon is a great pick. I would've included that one, as well as Bobby Jean by Bruce and A Sort of Homecoming by U2 in my wildcard list.

[@burmajones803]

Good on ya' Joe for including the Chaka Kahn tune. It's a good one.

[@jackde1965]

Leave It! Yes! YES! YES! I never liked Yes, then I heard Leave It. What a song. It brings back some serious 1984 memories.

[@neurophile]

Charted Songs : Yes - Leave It (my favorite song) Roger Hodgson - Had A Dream Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas Billy Joel - The Longest Time The Everly Brothers - On The Wings Of A Nightingale Wildcards : Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights / So Bad Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me / Love Will Show Us How Alan Parsons Project - Don’t Answer Me / Prime Time The Beach Boys - Chasin’ The Sky Clannad - Now Is Here Listography song : The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now album by a ‘new’ act : Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane Least favorite song : Mick Jagger & The Jacksons - State Of Shock

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Chasin' the Sky, now there's a deep cut!

[@citehman]

1. Free Nelson Mandela - Special AKA 2. Pretty Persuasion - R.E.M. 3. A Sort of Homecoming - U2 4. People Are People - Depeche Mode 5. My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council

[@matthewbeckman840]

ONCE IN A VERY BLUE MOON is the title track from Nanci Griffith’s 3rd studio album released on July 2nd, 1984. It is my favorite song of the year. It is also the first song on her 1988 fantastic live album “One Fair Summer Evening”. This song really “is” Nanci Griffith and demonstrates her incredible talent and was a force who seamlessly blended multiple genres. RIP Nanci 🙏🏻❤️ OTHER FAVORITE SONGS: Bad - U2 Middle of the Road - The Pretenders Let’s go Crazy - Prince So Central Rain - R.E.M How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

[@joebloggs396]

I found about Nanci Griffith in the late 90s I think. I agree that's a great song, and of course her later 86 album is really remarkable. When Doves Cry is easily the best Prince of the year for me. William It Was Really Nothing would be my favourite Smiths.

[@tobywankenobi103]

My favorites of 1984 And we danced- the hooters Radio Gaga- Queen Love somebody- Rick Springfield You might think-the cars Magic-the cars Wouldn’t it be good- Nik kershaw Dancing with tears in my eyes- Ultravox Relax- FGTH Reflex - duran duran Favorite song from that year do they know it’s Christmas- band aid

[@trickygoose2]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[@paulfromperth5713]

My favourites for 1984: 01) No Sense - Cold Chisel 02) Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile 03) Purple Rain - Prince 04) Love Resurrection - Alison Moyet 05) Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby 06) When Doves Cry - Prince 07) For You Only - Alison Moyet 08) When Loves Breaks Down - Prefab Sprout 09) Jump - Van Halen 10) Shout To The Top - Style Council

[@joebloggs396]

Love Resurrection I loved at the time, along with All Cried Out (I heard that the most, huge favourite). I'm not sure if I heard For You Only in 84 or not, but I got the full album only a few years later on cassette anyway. All of it is good.

[@keithulrich1235]

Billboard Middle of the Road The Pretenders In The Mood Robert Plant So. Central Rain REM Pride U2 Boys of Summer Don Henley Other Cuts Smuggler's Blues Glenn Frey Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders A Matter of Time Los Lobos Ivory Tower Long Ryders Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

[@burmajones803]

That's a good list. Los Lobos made my HM but they might make my chart list next year. Long Ryders will be on a list of mine sometime soon.

[@antonysandersonfromenglandshef]

Very good video from you guys very interested merry Christmas to you

[@stephstilley1305]

Merry Xmas guys! I'm so glad i've discovered this channel, I finally have an outlet for my music nerdiness lmao My top 10 of 1984 in no order: The Replacements- Androgynous (love me a good gender queer anthem lol) The Smiths- Still Ill R.E.M.- Pretty Persuasion The Pretenders- My City Was Gone Prince- When Doves Cry Minutemen- History Lesson Part 2 U2- Pride (In the Name of Love) Bob Dylan- Jokerman Leonard Cohen- Hallelujah Bruce Springsteen- I'm on Fire

[@bengalgangster]

merry christmas steph ! i am watching a mike bloomfield documentary on you tube today! Cheers!

[@burmajones803]

And I have to give kudos to Kramzer for having the runaway best Wild Cards list. The other two lists aren't even close. Two 'Mats songs probably seals the deal, but The Unforgettable Fire had several songs that could have made my list, Middle of the Road is a mid-career firestorm of a song, and Prince is simply the best. Impeccable list! I'd vote for you to win today's video.

[@christoddur]

I agree 100% with "Middle of the Road" - I missed that one.

[@pruneface90]

Kramzer and Jason nail it for me. Eyes Without a Face, Time After Time, Hold Me Now, Unforgettable Fire, Killing Moon. Glorious. Joe gets extra points for dressing like a disposable teenage murder victim from an 80s slasher, however. And for When Doves Cry.

[@bengalgangster]

was hoping for 7.75 suscribers by the end of the year , iffy hit that suscribe button pound it ! merry christmas to all and to all a good night! PS cant wait for year end album show , still listening to new albums! Cheers!!!

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

One of my top five top fives of all-time, if you take my meaning. Definitely the strongest top five since the early '70s. Such a yummy time for the very best tracks. 10) The Smiths - “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” - With a backing track that reflectively gorgeous and melancholy, yes, please, give it to him. He deserves it for having friends like that. 9) Prince - “Purple Rain” - Wherein Prince assays his first attempt at an arena-rock power ballad and masters the genre in one go. Love his desperate vocal and the wonderfully churchy background vocals. 8) Echo & the Bunnymen - “Silver” - Such a shame that Ocean Rain is such an uneven album - three jaw-dropping masterpieces, two outright duds, and four more songs that range from very good to just okay. This is the first entry of three in the top ten, carried by soaringly romantic orchestration, Ian’s operatic enthusiasm, and of course magnificent 12-string sounds. It’s like you’re embarking on a thrilling journey in the wild blue yonder. 7) New Order - “Thieves Like Us” - The backing track is the very definition of cool, while the lyrics and vocal are desperate and mournful. One of their very few creations that measure up to the legacy of… that far superior band. 6) R.E.M. - “Time after Time (annelise)” - My single favorite R.E.M. song, and it can’t even crack the top five in this year. They’re at their best when they’re mystical and oblique. Love the 12-string hook in the chorus. 5) Talk Talk - “It’s My Life” - A masterclass of how to make a synth-pop classic, with a fantastic bass line and wonderful vocal writing and performance to boot. The various synth touches are so much ear candy. Would be number one in so many other years… 4) U2 - “Pride (In the Name of Love” - The studio version of this track is just a masterpiece of relentlessly euphonious guitar work, and Bono’s soaring emoting in the chorus hits the right note. Best thing this band ever did, for sure. 3) Echo & the Bunnymen - “Seven Seas” - Oh, how I love this. Those synth-bells going into the chorus, the 12-string (did I mention that the way to my heart is to play a 12-string electric?), and especially that incredible hook on “Swimming them so well…” My second-favorite EatB song (“The Back of Love” is third). 2) Echo & the Bunnymen - “The Killing Moon” - The masterpiece that solidified their immortality. A gem of Jimmy Webb-esque spaghetti western drama, with a truly deathless chorus, Ian’s bravura vocal performance, and a brilliant blend of orchestration, 12-string majesty, and those wonderful brushed drums. You all have no idea how much it pains me to put this as number two… 1) Siouxsie & the Banshees - “Dazzle” - …But I have to, because of this majestic cascade of orchestral grandeur, Budgie’s ridiculously dramatic drums, Severin’s fuzz bass, Siouxsie’s luxuriantly hooky and urgent vocals… that scrumptious 12-string work by Robert Smith (who needs McGeoch? At least for one album) is just the cherry on top of the hot fudge sundae. It’s like a great roller coaster ride. The absolute pinnacle of SatB’s mastery. The final cuts: 11) The Cocteau Twins - “Lorelei” - The Cocteaux’s Spangle Maker ep and the otherworldly Treasure are the opening salvos of their peak period for me, with the formerly gothy Elizabeth Fraser gradually finding her inner Linda Perhacs. This single from the Treasure album is the pinnacle from those 13 songs, with that alluring coo, the hammering drum machines and unstoppable bass, and that metallically-gossamer guitar work. 12) R.E.M. - “So. Central Rain” - I love 12-string electrics. I just do. Love the “I’m sorry” vocal hook as well, and Stipe’s powerful emoting in the coda. One of their most emotionally resonant songs. 13) The Replacements - “Unsatisfied” - Paul Westerberg’s wrenching anthem for the disaffected. 14) The Smiths - “How Soon Is Now” - What was written about Eric Clapton in the underground should be applied to Johnny Marr. That tremolo, that slide… 15) U2 - “A Sort of Homecoming” - Such lovely texture and Celtic urgency. Did I say Ocean Rain was uneven? The Unforgettable Fire (one of the five best album covers of all time - Anton Corbijn can even control clouds to give him the best photos, I presume) says “Hold my beer.” But the first three tracks are fantastic. 16) The Go-Go’s - “Head Over Heels” - They went out from their original incarnation on a high note, with this piano-driven pop-rocker and its caboodle of infectious hooks. 17) The Psychedelic Furs - “Heartbeat” - Wow, no other post punk band sold out so decisively as The Furs did, essentially targeting the 14-year-old-girls-who-want-to-feel-like-outsiders crowd on this album and the next, but they still did it with a fair amount of flair and class. I love this blend of smoothly white-boy funk and romanticism. That sax. And Butler’s keening cries at the end take it the rest of the way over the top. 18) The Bangles - “Hero Takes a Fall” - I feel like I should like this band so much more than I do. But this song encapsulates everything that is almost-great about them, especially with that vicious guitar riff into the chorus. And, as always, those fine harmonies. 19) The Replacements - “My Favorite Thing” - Falling all over themselves to express their love. I love it. 20) The Smiths - “William, It Was Really Nothing” - Chiming hooky riff to chiming hooky riff. 21) The Cocteau Twins - “Pearly Dewdrops’ Drops” - Their best early attempt to distill their baroque grandeur into pop. So glorious. And the best was yet to come. Honorable mentions: The Church - “Shadow Cabinet,” Prince - “When Doves Cry,” The Cocteau Twins - “Pandora,” Iron Maiden - “Two Minutes to Midnight,” “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” and “Aces High,” The Alan Parsons Project - “Don’t Answer Me,” The Go-Go’s - “Turn to You,” Judas Priest - “Freewheel Burning,” The Smiths - “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now,” Robyn Hitchcock - “Autumn is Your Last Chance,” The Psychedelic Furs - “The Ghost in You,” Metallica - “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” Joe Jackson - “You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want),” Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell,” Rush - “The Body Electric,” Prince - “The Beautiful Ones,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” and “Baby I’m a Star,” The Replacements - “Answering Machine” and “Sixteen Blue,” U2 - “Wire,” The Smiths - “Pretty Girls Make Graves,” The Cocteau Twins - “Aloysius” and “The Spangle Maker,” R.E.M. - “Pretty Persuasion,” Van Halen - “Panama,” Iron Maiden - “Powerslave,” Rush - “Distant Early Warning,” Siouxsie & the Banshees - “Belladonna” and “Swimming Horses,” Ultravox - “One Small Day,” XTC - “I Remember the Sun” and “The Everyday Story of Smalltown,” Simple Minds - “Speed Your Love to Me,” R.E.M. - “Letter Never Sent,” Echo & the Bunnymen - “Ocean Rain,” The Smiths - “Suffer Little Children,” Echo & the Bunnymen - “Nocturnal Me,” Judas Priest - “The Sentinel,” Elvis Costello & the Attractions - “I Wanna Be Loved” and “The Only Flame in Town,” The Fixx - “Sunshine in the Shade” and “Are We Ourselves?” The Cocteau Twins - “Amelia,” The Bangles - “He’s Got a Secret,” Elvis Costello & the Attractions - “Joe Porterhouse,” Simple Minds - “Up on the Catwalk,” Echo & the Bunnymen - “Crystal Days,” Ultravox - “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes,” The Cocteau Twins - “Donimo”

[@starrynight1657]

10 I like the Dream Academy's version from 85 more.

[@burmajones803]

Hero Takes a Fall made my list. Their album/EP Meet the Bangles, recorded when they were the Bangs, is my favorite of theirs. It's the psychedelic rock that I want from them.

[@threestringsomg]

Epic!

[@nielshoogev1]

I like how you ended up with a list of a gazillion songs. I had similar problems boiling it down to a concise list.

[@burmajones803]

Top Five Real Time (16 year old me) When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen I'll Wait - Van Halen Missing You - John Waite Leave It - Yes Top Five Remaster My Ever Changing Moods (single version) - the Style Council No Parking On the Dance Floor - Midnight Star When Doves Cry - Prince You Can't Get What You Want - Joe Jackson The Glamorous Life - Sheila E Top Five Wild Cards I Will Dare - the Replacements Bad - U2 Hero Takes a Fall - the Bangles Pink Turns to Blue - Husker Du Country Death Song - Violent Femmes Worst Song - I Can't Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar. I love the way the Minutemen took the piss out of the Red Rocker by naming their album Double Nickels on the Dime in his honor. SOTY - Close race between two Minneapolis artists: my heart says the Replacements and I Will Dare, which I think is a perfect pop song and the perfect start to this teenage riot of an album. My head says When Doves Cry by Prince. Mind blowing, honestly. So I have to go with my head this time. When Doves Cry by Prince.

[@edgustafson]

Good call on "Country Death Song".

[@pete3105]

10. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire 9. Van Halen - Jump 8. The Kinks - Living on a Thin Line 7. Minutemen - History Lesson, Part 2 6. Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 5. Pretenders - Middle of the Road 4. The Replacements - Answering Machine 3. The Smiths - Reel Around the Fountain 2. The Cars - You Might Think 1. Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down

[@russthompson8050]

1. Prince- Let's Go Crazy , 2. R.E.M.- South Central Rain (I'm sorry), 3. Newest Industry- Husker Du, 4. The Replacements- I Will Dare, 5. Echo and the Bunnymen- The Killing Moon

[@davidgagen9856]

1. So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) - REM 2. When Doves Cry - Prince 3. All The Things She Gave Me - The Waterboys 4. Ride On - Christy Moore 5. Bachelor Kisses - The Go-Betweens 6. Shout To The Top! - The Style Council 7. Lover In A Dangerous Time - Bruce Cockburn 8. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen 9. Unwed Fathers - John Prine 10. If It Be Your Will - Leonard Cohen 11. I Love You, Suzanne - Lou Reed 12. Tinseltown In The Rain - Blue Nile 13. Hallelujah - Lenard Cohen 14. I Will Dare - The Replacements 15. I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen 16. Pride (in the name of love) - U2 17. Drive - The Cars 18. All You Pretty Girls - XTC 19. Original Sin - INXS 20. My Red Joystick - Lou Reed

[@omegakhrio9268]

Great pick Joe "Between the Wheels" i remember hearing the Grace Under Pressure preview on the radio, this song was so dramatic and powerful

[@mainzergirl9610]

Hold Me Now => Let's Go Crazy ... and every other song from that album. Foe me, Eyes Without a Face. Smokin' guitar solo.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

You’ve lost it. - Joe

[@robforzese5496]

Joe’s the winner this week with let’s go crazy… although if Kram picked middle of the road as his winner…. I think he would have won. SOTY for me: Middle of the Road: the BEST pretenders song!

[@Maanebaronen]

01 Killing Moon - Echo and The Bunnymen 02 The Ghost In You - Psychedelic Furs 03 Heartbeat City - The Cars 04 I’m on Fire - Bruce Springsteen 05 This World Over - XTC Wild Card 01 So Central Rain - R.E.M. 02 Swimming Horses - Siouxsie and The Banshees 03 Moments In Love - Art Of Noise 04 Renee - Talk Talk 05 Michael Caine - Madness

[@tylerhackner9731]

All amazing songs! My mom was 17 then

[@darthseamus8833]

I’ve never been a huge Cars fan, but even I know “Drive” is The Cars song of the year. “Hello Again”is just too 80’s, which is one reason why I can’t believe Jason loves it. But what do I know? My song of the year would probably be “Jump” or “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen, or “Bad” by U2.

[@davidbeckman7925]

Jump is a super fun all-time classic pop rock song and anyone who doesn't understand that deserves a lump of coal. Hot for Teacher is such an astonishing slab of pop rock metal and Eddie is so f-ing great on it it's a shame the lyrics are so annoyingly juvenile/sexist IMO.. And Drive is easily the best Cars song of the year.. I was 16 yrs old in 84 and that song was all over the radio and wonderful..

[@planetbarrett6055]

I'm going to make this quick, but lots of Great Songs this year. Judas Priest - Some Heads are gonna roll Iron Maiden - The Duelist Metallica - Fade to Black Slayer - Chemical Warfare Anthrax - Anthrax Bon Jovi - Roulette Mercyful Fate - Come to the Sabbath Whitesnake - Guilty of Love Pantera - Heavy Metal Rules! Savatage - The Dungeons are Calling Queensryche - Warning Saxon - Crusader Y&T - Rock 'N' Roll's going to save the World Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA Exciter - Violence and Force Metal Church - Beyond the Black Molly Hatchet - Satisfied Man Deep Purple - A Gypsy's Kiss Dio - We Rock Red Hot Chili Peppers - True Men don't Kill Coyotes Krokus - Midnite Maniac Manowar - Bridge of Death Van Halen - I'll Wait REO Speedwagon - Can't fight this feeling R.E.M. - Don't go back to Rockville Venom - At War with Satan And, Scorpions - Bad Boys running Wild

[@DCHurlford1]

Whitesnake's "Gambler" with the late, great Cozy Powell on drums from their Slide It In album (the original UK version).

[@zacharypopp3549]

My five faves of this year's picks were: 1. The Ghost in You- Psychedelic Furs 2. Androgynous- The Replacements 3. When Doves Cry- Prince 4. Hold Me Now- Thompson Twins 5. Leave It- Yes

[@realCaptainSanta]

Weaker year than I remember - still great! HM : Jump, Drop Dead Legs, Gimme Some Money, Just Got Lucky, Blaze of Glory, Cold Shot, Missing You, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Round and Round, the Boys of Summer, Middle of the Road, Still Loving You, Slide it In 10. Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic 9. Purple Rain - Prince 8. Bad - U2 7. Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen 6. Panama - Van Halen 5. Drive - the Cars 4. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Stevie Ray Vaughan 3. On the Dark Side - John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band 2. Had A Dream - Roger Hodgson Worst: Like A Virgin - Madonna 1. Hammer to Fall - Queen

[@TastesLikeMusic]

C’mon Santa! - Joe

[@joebloggs396]

I didn't like Like a Virgin at the time, probably because of all the hype around her (and also Michael Jackson). Prince too had a lot of marketing I guess. In retrospect I think it's decent. But I would have definitely preferred Borderline (and Lucky Star) had I known them then. I definitely knew Holiday but those other two I don't remember hearing in 83-4.

[@mariflame1821]

Some 84 faves: Major Tom by Peter Schilling, New Moon on Monday by Duran Duran, Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins, Against all Odds by Phil Colins, Say it isnt So by Hall and Oates, Love Somebody by Rick Springfield

[@brianmiller1077]

The long form video for Dancing for Blue Jean is a hoot.

[@bengalgangster]

here goes 11 drop deg legs/ van halen 10 the beautiful ones / prince 9 powerslave/ iron maiden 8 hold me now / thompson twins 7 thorn of crowns/ echo and the bunnymen 6 purple rain/ prince [ 2 times , never would have happened back in the day] 5 the last in line/ dio 4 that was yesterday/ foreigner 3 head over heels / go gos 2 bears/ zebra [ would have been #1 in some previous years , but 1 perfect strangers / deep purple [ ian gillan back to back #1 in 2 different bands] HM bad , pride in the name of love u2 slow and easy , gambler whitesnake jigsaw marillion[ really wanted to get this on the main list] no telling lies / zebra wanted man , back for more /ratt knocking at your back door , not responsible/ deep purple stranger in my own house/ foreigner cool down / triumph whiter shade of pale/ HSAS hot for teacher / van halen burning down the city/ sammy hagar looks that kill / motley crue blue jean / david bowie talkin about my baby/ joan jett just a monster year , only 67 compares so far for me Ps i was wrong about joe yesterday , thought purple rain would be his #1 cult way to go jason!

[@Sir_Eyeball]

Thorn of Crowns is a wild pick.

[@bengalgangster]

@@Sir_Eyeball i didnt give this band a shot back in the day , but i am diving into their discography now !

[@Sir_Eyeball]

@@bengalgangster they're amazing, but I find it really interesting that you picked this ...weird... Song haha. Not that it's a bad song. Every song on 'Ocean Rain' is great.

[@burmajones803]

More Zebra! 🤘

[@bengalgangster]

@@burmajones803 and not done yet!

[@UlyssesJonah]

Up to two per artist, otherwise list would be taken by The Smiths and Prince: - Purple Rain and I Would Die 4 U: Prince - Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want and Reel around the Fountain: The Smiths - Song To The Siren: This Mortal Coil - The killing Moon: Echo and The Bunnymen - Let Me Down Easy: The Stranglers - Pearly Dewdrops Drops and Lorelei: Cocteau Twins - It's My Life and Tomorrow Started: Talk Talk - So Central Rain ( I'm Sorry ) : REM - Blue Jean: David Bowie - Tinseltown in the Rain: The Blue Nile Honourable Mentions: - Never Tell: Violent Femmes (To commenters who were around at the time, or more knowledgeable people, is this band underrated? Am I overacting by digging them so much?) - Unsatisfied: The Replacements - Chartered Trips and Pink Turn to Blue: Husker Du - I Want to Break Free: Queen - A Pagan Place: The Waterboys - Lake of Fire and Split Myself in Two - Meat Puppets - The Ghost in You: The Psychedelic Furs - The Caterpillar - The Cure Worst Song: careless fucking whisper (doesn't even deserve capital letters) Biggest nostalgic songs from younger years: - Fade to Black: Metallica - 2 Minutes to Midnight: Iron Maiden - Still Loving You: The Scorpions

[@burmajones803]

Violent Femmes have made my list the past two years. They are terribly underappreciated. Why Brian Ritchie is not in the conversation about great bassists is beyond me. Gordon Gano is a great performer. I think his vocal performances are tremendous. And Victor DeLorenzo makes all that racket with brushes and a minimalist drum setup? C'mon. These guys are one of the best bands of the 80s, hands down. Never Tell was on my list until I relistened to Country Death Song. I try to stick to one song per artist.

[@UlyssesJonah]

@@burmajones803 Thank you! I'm not a proper musician but noticed how tight the rhythm section is! And the vocalist man am I exaggerating that I hear an influence on The Pixies? Especially the biblical references too. I enjoyed both the debut and Hallowed Ground, maybe the second more because it's more varied and complex (That jazz interlude on Black Girls!), haven't listened enough to pick fav tbh but Never Tell caught my attention the most and definitely returning to them

[@roxannewalsh]

Violent Femmes were highly popular down under. They were often compared to Jonathan Richman, which was something the band did not like too well. But we also loved The Cramps...

[@179rich]

@@UlyssesJonah I really like the 3 album as well.

[@burmajones803]

@@UlyssesJonah Why Do Birds Sing? is also a good album. A nice cover of Do You Really Want to Hurt Me on it.

[@JohannesYtterstrom]

Merry Christmas Everyone!! (Celebrated 24th in Sweden) My Top 5 of 1984! 5. To France - Mike Oldfield. If you are new to Mike Oldfield and learn more towards Pop than progressive rock. This is one to check out! 4. Wasted Time - Europe: Putting "Europe" before Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Survivor, Toto? I think some rockers who dismissed Europe because of their 80's hair would be quite surprised over this track! 3. Private Dancer - Tina Turner: Tina Turner with the help of several rock royalty. Great pop/rock song. 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen: The brothers Van Halen showing their skills in a way that is quite intense but still very suitable for the radio and MTV. Lots of shredding guitar-music isn't very pleasing for a bigger audience which make the songs that does more special. David Lee Roths personality works very well on top of it. 1. Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple : I do like the, then, comeback album of Deep Purple but I don't love it. I do however love this song. I think it was the perfect track for it purpose. Most Deep Purple songs from the 1980's hasn't aged too well.. This has.

[@bigneon_glitter]

1984 Top 25 Songs 25. King - Love & Pride 24. Herbie Hancock - Rockit 23. Lou Reed - New Sensations 22. Kenny Loggins - I'm Free 21. Elvis Costello - I Wanna Be Loved 20. Tom Verlaine - Dissolve/Reveal 19. David Sylvian - Red Guitar 18. The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road 17. Alison Moyet - Love Resurrection 16. Duran Duran - The Reflex 15. Ratt - Round & Round 14. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You 13. Wham - Careless Whisper/Everything She Wants 11. Phil Collins - Against All Odds 10. The B-52s - Song For A Future Generation 9. The Cure - Caterpillar 8. REM - So Central Rain 7. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 6. The Cult - Resurrection Joe 5. New Order - Thieves Like Us 4. Cocteau Twins - Pandora 3. David Bowie - Don't Look Down/Loving The Alien 2. The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now/This Night Has Opened My Eyes 1. Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 1984 Top 15 Albums 15. Van Halen _1984_ 14. Dead Can Dance _Dead Can Dance_ 13. The Fixx _Phantoms_ 12. _Paris, Texas_ Soundtrack 11. Everything But The Girl _Everything But The Girl_ 10. Sade _Diamond Life_ 9. Neil Pye (Nigel Planer) _Neil's Heavy Concept Album_ 8. Talking Heads _Stop Making Sense_ 7. Metallica _Ride The Lightning_ 6. U2 _The Unforgettable Fire_ 5. Prince & The Revolution _Purple Rain_ 4. Cocteau Twins _Treasure_ 3. INXS _The Swing_ 2. _Repo Man_ Soundtrack 1. The Cult _Live At The Lyceum_

[@davidellis5141]

Both Simple Minds & The Cars went all in with the heavy Production in 1984. The Cars Heartbeat City took over a year to Produce & mix & it paid off. The Bass on Magic sounds like its being played in your living room. Simple Minds and Steve Lillywhite got Sparkle In The Rain done in 6 months & Tears For Fears would " borrow " the riff of Waterfront for their 1985 smash Everybody Wants To Rule The World. The drums 🥁 on Sparkle , sparkle. Love those Trident boards !

[@179rich]

I'm a big Simple Minds fan, but I don't recall the Listography guys even mentioning them once.

[@davidellis5141]

@@179rich Sons & Fascination is my favorite album of theirs.

[@lemusthealien]

hold me now was going to take it for me this year honestly, my older sibling and i would always sing it together in the car (even those goofy ass background vocals in the last chorus lol) so it holds a lot of memories for me. HOWEVER, jason's mentioning of the killing moon made me go back and give it another listen and I think it just about topped hold me now, despite that nostalgia. I'm pretty sure its my dad's favorite song of all time, it doesnt quite reach that for me but it took 1984 for me. Its absolutely breathtaking, creating such a rich atmosphere that makes me wanna walk in a forest at midnight.

[@johnwilliams4658]

Bachelor Kisses : The Go Betweens From Her to Eternity : Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds The Killing Moon : Echo and the Bunnymen How Soon is Now : Smiths It's My Life : Talk Talk Smooth Operator : Sade Undercover of the Night : Rolling Stones No Bulbs : The Fall My list is a bit half arsed.

[@DCHurlford1]

Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good". Talented singer/songwriter. I remember watching him perform in the UK leg of Live Aid.

[@adamhasideas6813]

A pretty solid year for songs, not quite as good as '83. A few honorable mentions- Owner of a Lonely Heart-Yes, Into the Fire-Dokken, Lovers in a Dangerous Time- Bruce Cockburn Billboard Hot 100 5. Boys of Summer- Don Henly- The feel of this song is so cool. 4. Time After Time- Cyndi Lauper- perfect sentiment without being mawkish, great vocal. 3. Smooth Operator-Sade- 2. That's All-Genesis- a perfect pop song, never tire of it. 1. They Don't Know- Tracey Ullman- written by the magnificent Kirsty McColl Wild Cards 5. Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 4. Endless-Toto- from an underrated album of theirs 3. Cool Down-Triumph- Couldn't believe how much this sounded like Zepplin when I heard it. 2. Love's Crashing Waves- Difford & Tilbrook 1. See below Worst Song- Doctor, Doctor!- The Thompson Twins- The chorus goes, "Doctor, Doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning?" If your doctor doesn't realize that, I'd switch physicians ASAP. Song of the Year- Within These Walls (Of Without You)- Difford and Tilbrook- The two core songwriters from Squeeze put out a duo album in '84. This song wasn't on the album, it was the B-side from "Love's Crashing Waves" single. Leaving their best song off the album may have been one of the reasons they were never as big as they should have been. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[@starry2006]

Doctor Doctor might be their best song, musically it's got atmosphere and drama.

[@UlyssesJonah]

Nice to see Jason chose Tinseltown in the Rain, love the whole album, favourite lyric in that song: Do I love you ? Yes I love you But it's easy come, and it's easy go ... the way he sings it

[@terrybnad2959]

It's a fantastic shout .. I figured it was 1985 (when I bought the album) but according to Discogs it was 1983! One of the best songs of the decade without any doubt!

[@UlyssesJonah]

@@terrybnad2959 Wish I was around when it came! That would've been an experience. Album released in 1984 according to wiki and 1001 albums to hear before you die (discovered a lot with this book including this one)

[@psychomoonrider8700]

Man, what a loaded year. Hot 100: 5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. 4. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung 3. Sister Christian - Night Ranger 2. The Reflex - Duran Duran Wild Card: 5. Drop Dead Legs - Van Halen 4. Naughty Naughty - John Parr 3. Heaven's On Fire - KISS 2. Purple Rain - Prince 1. Panama - Van Halen Worst Top 40 Song: If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson Song Of The Year: White Horse - Laid Back (Also my #1 song of the 80's)

[@BeatlesEddieV]

No more Lonely Nights, Paul McCartney