1984 was a much stronger year in music than ’82 or ’83 (not that much of an accomplishment). Bruce Springsteen and Prince ruled both the pop charts, while The Replacements released the best album of their messy career. Los Lobos proved that they really weren’t just another band from East L.A. and Leonard Cohen quietly released a song that would later become recognized as a classic.
99 Luftballons, Nena
Absolutely Sweet Marie, Jason and the Scorchers
Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
The Boys of Summer, Don Henley
Celebrated Summer, Husker Du
Cool It Now, New Edition
Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen
Don’t Worry Baby, Los Lobos
Eight Miles High, Husker Du
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos
Here Comes the Rain Again, The Eurythmics
Hero Takes a Fall, The Bangles
Hold Me Now, Thompson Twins
I Want You Back, Hoodoo Gurus
I Will Dare, The Replacements
If I Had a Rocket Launcher, Bruce Cockburn
It’s My Life, Talk Talk
Jump, Van Halen
Jungle Love, The Time
Karma Chameleon, Culture Club
Lake of Fire, Meat Puppets
Lesson Two: The James Brown Mix, Double Dee and Steinski
Let the Music Play, Shannon
Love is for Lovers, dB’s
A Matter of Time, Los Lobos
Middle of the Road, The Pretenders
Money Changes Everything, Cyndi Lauper
My Ever Changing Moods, The Style Council
New Sensations, Lou Reed
Nobody Told Me, John Lennon
Peace in Our Time, Elvis Costello
Pink Houses, John Mellencamp
Pink Turns to Blue, Husker Du
Pure and Simple, The Rattlers
Rock Box, Run-D.M.C.
Round and Round, Ratt
Talking in Your Sleep, The Romantics
Tenderness, General Public
Thriller, Michael Jackson
Unsatisfied, The Replacements
What’s Love Got to Do with It, Tina Turner
When Doves Cry, Prince
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