My top 5 of 84 1. Ghost Busters by Ray Parker Jr 2.Jump by Van Halen 3. Heart of R&R by Huey Lewis and the news 4. Our of Touch by Hall & Oates 5. Were not gonna take it by Twisted Sister
I have a sordid confession to make as a fellow musician... In 1984, having received my hand-me-down tabletop Music Centre with turntable & AM radio if I remember correctly, the accompanying 7" single gift was; Paul McCartney's 'the Frog Chorus' 'BOM- -BOM-BOM, BUY IT NOW' (did like the video though :) ) -and little brother received the 'Postman Pat' theme tune- I still have them both somewhere ;) The Single I did want that year was 'Hole in my Shoe' from Neil & the Young Ones, - I got a taped copy off the radio ;) But I do remember listening to the Who's 'I can see for Miles' that year & and probing Mum for an answer on how far away was the horizon? I think She mainly wanted to finish her dinner though ;) All the best Dean! :)
Nice one. It was actually 1984 when I got my first music centre as well. Oh how I loved taping my favorite songs off the radio, but the. recordings always got ruined by the DJ talking over the intros/outros.
This is pretty interesting to see a contemporary editors' list. I recognize many of the songs. I also recognize most of the artists but not all of their songs. The part where you said forty years at the time of the magazine's publication was 1944 really hit me. MY top ten of 1984 is this (I have eclectic tastes) 10. Face to Face - Under the Gun 9. Charlene - Escape 8. Racer - For You (from the soundtrack to the film 'Lovelines') 7. Taco - Married 6. Fire Inc. - Nowhere Fast 5. Iam SIam - Talk To Me 4. Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo - Sucker For Mystery 3. Berlin - No More Words 2. Kidd Video - Video Romeo 1. Electric Pandas - Let's Gamble
Cool video, Dean. I was a sophomore in HS in 1984-85, so I have a very strong opinion of my top ten tunes. My father, who graduated in 1962, also liked 80s top 40 and Doctor, Doctor was one of the tunes he would play all the time from his den. Now, my tastes change from day to day, so the ranking might change, but these are my top ten today: 1) I Can't Hold Back - Survivor (Awesome album) 2) Hard Habit To Break - Chicago (Awesome album) 3) Foolish Heart - Steve Perry 4) That Was Yesterday - Foreigner (actually, the hit came out in 1985, but the album was released in 1984) 5) No Way Out - Jefferson Starship 6) Valotte - Julian Lennom 7) I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen 8) Boys of Summer (Don Henley) 9) Against All Odds - Phil Collins 10) Self Control - Laura Branigan Great albums that I own, but the hits were not great - Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue; Dan Fogelberg - Windows and Walls, Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon
I was 16 and at 6th form in '84. I prefer your top 10 to that of the magazine. I can't think of a full top 10 off the top of my head but I'd definitely have "Jump" by Van Halen, "Wonderland" by Big Country and "Self Control" by Laura Brannigan. It was a great year. Just got to work on my time machine now.
My Top Ten from the 1984 U.S. Charts are: 10. Missing You by John Waite 9. I Feel For You By Chaka Khan 8. Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen 7. Jump by Van Halen 6. Like A Virgin by Madonna ( peaked in the end of 1984) 5. Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol 4. Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper 3. 99 Luftballons by Nena 2. The Reflex by Duran Duran 1. When Doves Cry by Prince
Finally some none Star Wars content! 😂. Solid top ten you put together there with an unexpected number 1, I would have put good money on The Reflex being your favourite of that year. Personally I didn't really have any records back then though I do remember a lot of those songs being on the radio. I'm more of a 90's grunge guy myself. It is strange to think, if I was to play Pearl Jam Ten to my kids it would be like my parents playing music from the 50's to me 😮. Great video mate 👍 👌 😊
Your top 10 choices are more in line with mine, how old were you Dean that year? I turned 12. Also I dont think Borderline was a hit in the UK in 84, just looked it up and no. 56 was it's highest position. It wasn't until 86 when it reached no. 2. There were a few "indie" songs in the magazine's top 40 which I have no recollection of hearing at that time.
Being reminded of this amazing era in music shows how most of this music now is rubbish. Some good music now, but think most of it would struggle to fill one week of top of the pops if in direct competition.
The Riddle at 39? Dr Dr at 37? The Reflex at 20? May have missed it. Was that opinion or sales? Thank you for a non toy video. We are similar age. Toys probably only featured in a small part of the 80s. Idea for a video. Clothes trainers football boots kits had, wanted and or couldnt get?
It was the editor's pick of the top 40. I don't know what they were smoking, but there were some awful picks in there. I'm so glad you enjoyed this non toy video as I definitely plan on doing more videos on things like the topics you suggested.
I must admit that I don't remember the vast majority of the top 40 songs in the magazine. I don't think I really started listening to music until around 1987, and from then onwards it was mostly Michael Jackson and Madonna, Bananarama and The Bangles. I mainly liked the female artists and groups. I think I discovered various types of metal in about 1990 and never went back to pop. Thanks for the video!
1984, where have those years gone 🙁. Great lineup there Dean and for me it's Small Town Boy, Two Tribes and People are People for my top 3 anyway. Thanks for sharing!
I liked both lists! Made a playlist from them and was singing along all afternoon! Don’t worry no one got hurt, I was using a very noisy woodsaw during my chanting :-)
Wow..the universe at work in its crazy ways,such a coincidence..I turn 40yrs young in 3 days and here you are with this video and subject matter Dean.so cool to see R.E.M. in there,people forget how early they bust on to the scene
Hey Dean👋enjoyed this one mate! The editors choice was crap, let’s be honest😃 You had some really good stuff in your list Dean, but don’t think it’s as good as mine😀😉 I was 7 in 1984 and my mam worked in the local pub for a lovely couple who owned it at the time. I remember spending many hours in there with my mam and sister during the holidays… messing on the pool table and listening to the juke box on free vend… I remember when they started serving crinkle cut chips in a ‘basket supper’😀👍 My list; 10. Run to you (Bryan Adams) 9. Legs (ZZ Top) 8. Missing You (John Waite) 7. Give it up (KC and the sunshine band) 6. Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jnr.) 5. Wake me up before you go-go (Wham!) 4. I want to break free (Queen) 3. I just called to say I love you (Stevie Wonder) 2. Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) 1. Do they Know it Christmas (Band Aid) Your 100% right Dean… the list does keep changing😀 I might do this again an a months time and see what it looks like then😀👍
I was 7 in 1984 so a lot of these songs were around me from memory, and it is a period I look back fondly. My top 10 ten songs from this year would be a retrospective of what still sounds decent to me now. Dance Hall Days Radio Ga Ga This Charming Man Pride (In the Name of Love) Dancing With Tears in My Eyes What Is Love? Let's Go Crazy Speed Your Love To Me Wouldn't Be It Good Last Christmas
I like Welcome to The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, although it may have been released the following year. It's my favourite by them and one of my favourites from the whole decade. Wouldn't it Be Good is another classic! Great list.
It was an amazing year. Music. Computer games. Action figures. I was happy as
👍🏻
Great FLASH BACK video thanks for the good memories 40 yrs WOW! Them were the golden yrs of my youth.
👍🏻
My top 5 of 84
1. Ghost Busters by Ray Parker Jr
2.Jump by Van Halen
3. Heart of R&R by Huey Lewis and the news
4. Our of Touch by Hall & Oates
5. Were not gonna take it by Twisted Sister
Nice 👍🏻
What an outstanding list
👍🏻
I have a sordid confession to make as a fellow musician...
In 1984, having received my hand-me-down tabletop Music Centre with turntable & AM radio if I remember correctly, the accompanying 7" single gift was;
Paul McCartney's 'the Frog Chorus' 'BOM- -BOM-BOM, BUY IT NOW' (did like the video though :) )
-and little brother received the 'Postman Pat' theme tune- I still have them both somewhere ;)
The Single I did want that year was 'Hole in my Shoe' from Neil & the Young Ones, - I got a taped copy off the radio ;)
But I do remember listening to the Who's 'I can see for Miles' that year & and probing Mum for an answer on how far away was the horizon?
I think She mainly wanted to finish her dinner though ;)
All the best Dean! :)
Nice one. It was actually 1984 when I got my first music centre as well. Oh how I loved taping my favorite songs off the radio, but the. recordings always got ruined by the DJ talking over the intros/outros.
This is pretty interesting to see a contemporary editors' list. I recognize many of the songs. I also recognize most of the artists but not all of their songs. The part where you said forty years at the time of the magazine's publication was 1944 really hit me.
MY top ten of 1984 is this (I have eclectic tastes)
10. Face to Face - Under the Gun
9. Charlene - Escape
8. Racer - For You (from the soundtrack to the film 'Lovelines')
7. Taco - Married
6. Fire Inc. - Nowhere Fast
5. Iam SIam - Talk To Me
4. Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo - Sucker For Mystery
3. Berlin - No More Words
2. Kidd Video - Video Romeo
1. Electric Pandas - Let's Gamble
👍🏻
Shocked that you didn't make up for the magazine's omission of Agadoo by Black Lace by putting it in your top ten!
Ooooft. Now it's stuck in my head. THANKS A LOT......lol.
Cool video, Dean. I was a sophomore in HS in 1984-85, so I have a very strong opinion of my top ten tunes. My father, who graduated in 1962, also liked 80s top 40 and Doctor, Doctor was one of the tunes he would play all the time from his den. Now, my tastes change from day to day, so the ranking might change, but these are my top ten today:
1) I Can't Hold Back - Survivor (Awesome album)
2) Hard Habit To Break - Chicago (Awesome album)
3) Foolish Heart - Steve Perry
4) That Was Yesterday - Foreigner (actually, the hit came out in 1985, but the album was released in 1984)
5) No Way Out - Jefferson Starship
6) Valotte - Julian Lennom
7) I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
8) Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
9) Against All Odds - Phil Collins
10) Self Control - Laura Branigan
Great albums that I own, but the hits were not great - Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue; Dan Fogelberg - Windows and Walls, Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon
👍🏻
Good choices for your top ten. You might not be aware but Wham finally got to number one with Last Christmas in the UK at Christmas last year.
Yes, I did see that. Such a shame that George Michael wasn't around to see it.
I was 16 and at 6th form in '84. I prefer your top 10 to that of the magazine. I can't think of a full top 10 off the top of my head but I'd definitely have "Jump" by Van Halen, "Wonderland" by Big Country and "Self Control" by Laura Brannigan. It was a great year. Just got to work on my time machine now.
👍🏻
Great retro top 40 count down. Two minutes to midnight would be my #1. So what did the other guy do in wham, did he actually sing?
Andrew Ridgeley played guitar and I believe he was involved in the writing.
My Top Ten from the 1984 U.S. Charts are:
10. Missing You by John Waite
9. I Feel For You By Chaka Khan
8. Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen
7. Jump by Van Halen
6. Like A Virgin by Madonna ( peaked in the end of 1984)
5. Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol
4. Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
3. 99 Luftballons by Nena
2. The Reflex by Duran Duran
1. When Doves Cry by Prince
Nice 👍🏻
Finally some none Star Wars content! 😂. Solid top ten you put together there with an unexpected number 1, I would have put good money on The Reflex being your favourite of that year. Personally I didn't really have any records back then though I do remember a lot of those songs being on the radio. I'm more of a 90's grunge guy myself. It is strange to think, if I was to play Pearl Jam Ten to my kids it would be like my parents playing music from the 50's to me 😮. Great video mate 👍 👌 😊
Thanks. I was trying to be a bit of a smart arse with my number one pick to stimulate the chat with people asking what the hell I was thinking. LOL
Your top 10 choices are more in line with mine, how old were you Dean that year? I turned 12.
Also I dont think Borderline was a hit in the UK in 84, just looked it up and no. 56 was it's highest position. It wasn't until 86 when it reached no. 2.
There were a few "indie" songs in the magazine's top 40 which I have no recollection of hearing at that time.
I was 10 in 1984.
Being reminded of this amazing era in music shows how most of this music now is rubbish. Some good music now, but think most of it would struggle to fill one week of top of the pops if in direct competition.
👍🏻
The Riddle at 39? Dr Dr at 37? The Reflex at 20? May have missed it. Was that opinion or sales? Thank you for a non toy video. We are similar age. Toys probably only featured in a small part of the 80s. Idea for a video. Clothes trainers football boots kits had, wanted and or couldnt get?
It was the editor's pick of the top 40. I don't know what they were smoking, but there were some awful picks in there.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this non toy video as I definitely plan on doing more videos on things like the topics you suggested.
Guess they weren't fans of Culture Club
👍🏻
I must admit that I don't remember the vast majority of the top 40 songs in the magazine. I don't think I really started listening to music until around 1987, and from then onwards it was mostly Michael Jackson and Madonna, Bananarama and The Bangles. I mainly liked the female artists and groups.
I think I discovered various types of metal in about 1990 and never went back to pop.
Thanks for the video!
Thank you for watching 👍🏻
1984, where have those years gone 🙁.
Great lineup there Dean and for me it's Small Town Boy, Two Tribes and People are People for my top 3 anyway. Thanks for sharing!
👍🏻
I liked both lists! Made a playlist from them and was singing along all afternoon! Don’t worry no one got hurt, I was using a very noisy woodsaw during my chanting :-)
HAHAHA. Good one 👍🏻
I've always like the riddle by Nick Kershaw
👍🏻
I grew up in the eighties, am a huge music nerd and I've never even heard of like half these songs.
The magazine pretty much stuck with songs that were hits in the UK
Wow..the universe at work in its crazy ways,such a coincidence..I turn 40yrs young in 3 days and here you are with this video and subject matter Dean.so cool to see R.E.M. in there,people forget how early they bust on to the scene
Happy Birthday!!!
@@AllThings80s awh D…a thousand thanks 🫶🏻
Flying out to Marbella from Ireland this lunchtime for a week so yeah,it’s gonna be one to remember 😎
@gerardoconnor1010 Nice one. Have fun 👍🏻
Hey Dean👋enjoyed this one mate!
The editors choice was crap, let’s be honest😃
You had some really good stuff in your list Dean, but don’t think it’s as good as mine😀😉
I was 7 in 1984 and my mam worked in the local pub for a lovely couple who owned it at the time.
I remember spending many hours in there with my mam and sister during the holidays… messing on the pool table and listening to the juke box on free vend… I remember when they started serving crinkle cut chips in a ‘basket supper’😀👍
My list;
10. Run to you (Bryan Adams)
9. Legs (ZZ Top)
8. Missing You (John Waite)
7. Give it up (KC and the sunshine band)
6. Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jnr.)
5. Wake me up before you go-go (Wham!)
4. I want to break free (Queen)
3. I just called to say I love you (Stevie Wonder)
2. Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen)
1. Do they Know it Christmas (Band Aid)
Your 100% right Dean… the list does keep changing😀
I might do this again an a months time and see what it looks like then😀👍
You've got some great picks there 👍🏻
I was 7 in 1984 so a lot of these songs were around me from memory, and it is a period I look back fondly. My top 10 ten songs from this year would be a retrospective of what still sounds decent to me now.
Dance Hall Days
Radio Ga Ga
This Charming Man
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
What Is Love?
Let's Go Crazy
Speed Your Love To Me
Wouldn't Be It Good
Last Christmas
Great picks 👍🏻
I like Welcome to The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, although it may have been released the following year. It's my favourite by them and one of my favourites from the whole decade.
Wouldn't it Be Good is another classic! Great list.
👍🏻
A great flashback Dean!
👍🏻