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  • 1984 Top Ten Music Charts

    1984 Top Ten Music Charts

    1984’s Biggest Artists and Songs

    Culture Club (1983 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1984)
    Michael Jackson (Grammy for Album of the Year)
    Beat It – Michael Jackson (Grammy for Record of the Year)
    New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
    Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Motley Crue, Wang Chung, UB40, Cameo,
    Tina Turner (solo), Madonna, Twisted Sister, John Waite, Cyndi Lauper

    1984’s Retro Top 10 Hits

    1. Holiday – Madonna
    2. You Might Think – The Cars
    3. The Heart Of Rock and Roll – Huey Lewis and the News
    4. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
    5. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Hart
    6. Sister Christian – Night Ranger
    7. I Can Dream About You – Dan Hartman
    8. White Horse – Laid Back
    9. Pink Houses – John Cougar (Mellencamp)
    10. Magic – The Cars

    1984’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

    1. Jam on It – Newcleus
    2. 99 Luftballoons – Nena
    3. Easy Lover – Philip Bailey With Phil Collins
    4. Desert Moon – Dennis DeYoung
    5. Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat
    6. Centipede – Rebbie Jackson
    7. 10-9-8 – Face To Face
    8. Had a Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) – Roger Hodgson
    9. Cleanin’ Up The Town – The Bus Boys
    10. Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us – Ollie & Jerry

    1984’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

    1. Thriller – Michael Jackson
    2. Jam On It – Newcleus
    3. Let The Music Play – Shannon
    4. Lucky Star – Madonna
    5. I Feel For You – Chaka Kahn
    6. Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean
    7. Coming Out of Hiding – Pamela Stanley
    8. No Parking (On The Dancefloor) – Midnight Star
    9. High Energy – Evelyn Thomas
    10. Jump (For My Love) – Pointer Sisters

    More of 1984’s Dance Hits

    Freakshow On The Dancefloor – The Bar-Kays
    I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On – Cherrelle
    Sex Shooter – Apollonia 6
    The Politics of Dancing – Re-Flex

    1984’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List

    1. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
    2. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
    3. Borderline – Madonna
    4. Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder
    5. The Glamorous Life – Sheila E
    6. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
    7. The Longest Time – Billy Joel
    8. I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
    9. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
    10. She Bop – Cyndi Lauper

    1984’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

    1. Jump – Van Halen
    2. Missing You – John Waite
    3. 99 Luftballons – Nena
    4. No More Words – Berlin
    5. On The Dark Side – John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
    6. It’s A Miracle – Culture Club
    7. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister
    8. Stay The Night – Chicago
    9. Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) – Icicle Works
    10. New Song – Howard Jones

    More Of 1984’s Pop Rock Top Songs

    Turn On The News – Husker Du
    I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister

    1984’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

    1. Owner Of A Lonely Heart – Yes
    2. Panama – Van Halen
    3. Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2
    4. Legs – ZZ Top
    5. In The Mood – Robert Plant
    6. Runaway – Bon Jovi
    7. Run Runaway – Slade
    8. Hot For Teacher – Van Halen
    9. Illegal Alien – Genesis
    10. Mama We’re All Crazee Now – Quiet Riot

    More of 1984’s Album Rock Songs

    Midnite Maniac – Krokus

    1984’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten

    1. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
    2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
    3. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
    4. It’s A Miracle – Culture Club
    5. Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder
    6. Lucky Star – Madonna
    7. Jump (For My Love) – Pointer Sisters
    8. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Hart
    9. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
    10. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Deniece Williams

    PCM’s 1984 Top 10 Hit List

    1. Thriller – Michael Jackson
    2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
    3. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
    4. Like A Virgin – Madonna
    5. Holiday – Madonna
    6. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Heart
    7. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
    8. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
    9. Jam On It – Newcleus
    10. Legs – ZZ Top
  • Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1984?

    Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1984?

    Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1984?

    1984 Trivia: How Well Do You Remember This Defining Year in Pop Culture?

    1984 was a landmark year that brought unforgettable movies, chart-topping music, and cultural milestones that still resonate today. From the silver screen to the radio waves and beyond, this was a year that shaped the entertainment landscape for generations to come. Are you ready to test your knowledge of one of the most iconic years of the 1980s?

    Challenge yourself with questions like: What movie about a paranormal team battling ghosts became an instant classic? Which artist dominated the airwaves with a record-breaking album? What video game hit arcades and cemented its place in gaming history? And which event in 1984 brought the world together in a global celebration of athleticism?

    Here’s some bonus trivia to set the mood:

    • Ghostbusters, the supernatural comedy starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, became a cultural phenomenon and spawned a hit theme song.
    • Prince’s Purple Rain album and accompanying film solidified his place as one of the greatest musicians of all time.
    • The Los Angeles Summer Olympics captivated the world, introducing iconic moments like Carl Lewis winning four gold medals.
    • Tetris, the addictive puzzle game, debuted in 1984 and became a cornerstone of gaming history.
    • James Cameron’s The Terminator, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg, revolutionized the sci-fi genre with its gritty storytelling and visual effects.

    1984 wasn’t just about entertainment—it was a year of technological innovation and cultural shifts. Apple launched its famous “1984” commercial during the Super Bowl, introducing the Macintosh computer and redefining marketing forever. Meanwhile, MTV continued to dominate with music videos that changed how we consumed music.

    Whether you’re preparing for trivia night or reminiscing about the glory days of the ’80s, this page is packed with questions to challenge your memory and celebrate the unforgettable events of 1984. From blockbuster movies to global milestones, this year truly had it all.

    How much do you really know about 1984? Take the quiz now and relive the excitement of this iconic year!

    84 Trivia Questions For 1984 History

    (answers)

    1. Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby were all characters on what Children’s television show?

    2. Who did Hulk Hogan defeat to win his first World Wrestling Federation Championship?

    3. The final original episode of Captain Kangaroo was on December 8, 1984. Who played the role of Captain Kangaroo?

    4. Bob Keeshan previously worked as a clown on another children’s program. Name the clown or the show.

    5. Who were the NBA Champions in 1984?

    6. Technology, Entertainment, and Design Conferences began in 1984. What are they commonly called?

    7. Name the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You get one point for each.

    8. Who was the Turtles’ sensei?

    9. Launched on February 1, 1984, this basic cable channel features programming geared toward women or featuring women in lead roles. What channel?

    10. Name the 80s television show that featured the characters “Sonny” Crockett and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs.

    11. Who wrote the Miami Vice Theme?
    HINT: It was a #1 hit in 1985

    12. The first film in this comedy franchise included Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, and G. W. Bailey.
    HINT: Law Enforcement

    13. Name the comedy film that gave us the phrase “Up to eleven.”

    14. The phrase “Wikki wikki wikki wikki” came from a well-known song. Name that tune.

    15. In 1984, the band Yes created 18 different versions of the music video for their latest song, which was played in a marathon on MTV. Name that tune.

    16. During a Space Shuttle mission on February 7, 1984, who made the first untethered spacewalk as he flew some 300 feet from the Shuttle?

    17. Name the ring announcer who owns the phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!”

    18. Where were the 1984 Summer Olympics held?

    19. This sitcom starred Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced mothers who decide to live together in the same home.

    20. What is the name of the pizza delivery company founded by John Schnatter?

    21. Who was the President in 1984?

    22. On TV, according to the theme song, who was in charge “of our days and our nights”?
    HINT: and “our wrongs and our rights.”

    23. What was the name of Bruce Springsteen’s 7th album?

    24. Springsteen’s biggest hit peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts. What was it?

    25. Prince’s 6th album came out on 1984. What was it called?

    26. Purple Rain produced two number-one hits. You get one point for each you can name.

    27. Who are the “good guy” Transformers?

    28. Who are the “bad guy” Transformers?

    29. What primetime television show featured Clair, Cliff, Denise, Sondra, Theodore, and Rudy?
    HINT: Huxtable

    30. Who’s hair caught fire while recording a commercial for Pepsi?

    31. Name the computer listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest-selling single-computer model of all time.

    32. Who were the original four Ghostbusters?
    HELP: First names will do

    33. In 1984, the U.S. Army gave a carton character an honorable discharge in honor of his military service for appearances in WWII cartoons. Name that character.
    HINT: He’s a Disney castmember

    34. This 1984 film, starring Robert Redford, was loosely based on the shooting incident and subsequent comeback of Philadelphia Phillies player Eddie Waitkus. Name that film.

    35. Who was NOT born in 1984?
    Paris Hilton, America Ferrera, Olivia Wilde, or Mark Zuckerberg

    36. This Ron Howard film involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. Name it.

    37. Played by Daryl Hannah, what was the mermaid’s chosen name?

    38. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous was a program hosted by whom?

    39. Who did Republican President Ronald Reagan defeat in the 1984 Presidential election?

    40. What was the price of a first-class postage stamp in 1984?

    41. What was the name of the IBM PC-compatible home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack stores in 1983?

    42. This romantic comedy (and adventure) film featured Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Name that film.

    43. Name the Autobiography, the best-selling non-fiction book of 1984.

    44. Who was the original mogwai in Gremlins?

    45. You get one point for each thing you should NOT do with a Mogwai.

    46. Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom are responsible for an addition to the MPAA movie rating system. What did they cause?

    47. What was the first major film to get the PG-13 rating?

    48. Name the actor who portrayed the 6th Doctor on Doctor Who.

    49. What was Duran Duran’s first number-one single in the US?

    50. Name the Space Shuttle that landed the first shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center.

    51. Who is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama?

    52. Although this show only lasted 13 episodes on NBC, it was Jim Carrey’s first lead role in a Hollywood production. Name that show.

    53. This Saturday morning cartoon featured Nanny watching over Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Dog, and Gonzo. Name that show.

    54. This film tells the story of Ren McCormack, a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town that bans dancing. Name the film.

    55. Who played the role of Ren McCormack in Footloose?

    56. Who played the role of Rev. Shaw Moore in Footloose?

    57. This 12-issue Marvel comic book series was tied with a similarly-named toy line from Mattel and a role-playing game from TSR. What was it called?

    58. Name the hit coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall.
    HINT: It launched all of their careers. Happy Birthday.

    59. What film was John Hughes’ directorial debut?

    60. This television sitcom featured characters like Harry T. Stone, Bull Shannon and Dan Fielding. Name that show

    61. What team won the Super Bowl in 1984?

    62. This daytime soap opera revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family in California. Name it

    63. The fictitious movie AI Skynet created The Terminator, but who created Skynet?

    64. In this 1984 cult sci-fi classic film, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems in New Jersey caused havoc, thanks to Dr. Emilio Lizardo.
    Buckaroo Banzai
    Bonus point for the whole name

    65. Although he never earned it, who coined the phrase EGOT, an acronym for winning the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.

    66. Who famously said, “You like me… right now… you like me!” at the Oscars?

    67. Who introduced the phrase “Shrimp on the Barbie”?

    68. This 1984 film featured characters like Lewis Skolnik, Booger Dawson, Gilbert Lowe, and Lamar Latrelle. Name that fil

    69. Name the charity recording to raise money to combat the famine in Ethiopia

    70. This show featured Angela Lansbury as a mystery writer and amateur detective. Name the show and her character.

    71. Who was the Pope in 1984?

    72. Name the supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund.

    73. A Nightmare on Elm Street included the feature film debut of a 1990s and 2000s film star. Name that actor.
    HINT: He later played a popular pirate

    74. Name the actor in the title role of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer.

    75. Mike Hammer’s title theme was an old jazz classic written in 1939. What was it?

    76. Who were the Stanley Cup Champions in 1984?

    77. A World’s Fair was held in New Orleans. What was it called?

    78. Who was the Vice-President in 1984?

    79. Michael Jackson’s Thriller album had two songs reaching number one. Name them.

    80. Who was the biggest musical artist of 1984?

    81. What did Clara Peller ask for Wendy’s?

    82. Who won the World Series in 1984?

    83. Name the film that originated the phrase “I reject your reality and substitute my own.”

    84. Who was the leader of the Dinobots?

    Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

    1. Transformers leader Optimus Prime had another name when he was younger. What was it?

    2. Reed Richards is the leader of the Fantastic Four. Who is Reed’s father?

    3. Name the pair who hosted the first MTV Video Music Awards at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. You get one point for each, which you can name.

    4. Who was the first American woman to perform a space walk?

    5. Mike Hammer’s TV title theme was an old jazz classic written in 1939. What was it?

    6. Name the last European country to grant women the right to vote.

    7. Who is the superhero from Tromaville?

    8. Name the device that allows an object to pass through solid matter in Buckaroo Banzai.

    9. What was the commercial name that only aired once from Apple Computer during Super Bowl XVII?

    10. What was the name of the Chicago Morning Show that eventually kicked off Oprah’s career?

    The Answers:

    84 Trivia Answers For 1984 History

    1. Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby were all characters on what Children’s television show?
    Thomas (& Friends)

    2. Who did Hulk Hogan defeat to win his first World Wrestling Federation Championship?
    The Iron Sheik

    3. The final original episode of Captain Kangaroo was on December 8, 1984. Who played the role of Captain Kangaroo?
    Bob Keeshan

    4. Bob Keeshan previously worked as a clown on another children’s program. Name the clown or the show.
    Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy Doody Show.

    5. Who were the NBA Champions in 1984?
    Boston Celtics

    6. Technology, Entertainment, and Design Conferences began in 1984. What are they commonly called?
    TED Talks

    7. Name the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You get one point for each.
    Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo

    8. Who was the Turtles’ sensei?
    Splinter

    9. Launched on February 1, 1984, this basic cable channel features programming geared toward women or featuring women in lead roles. What channel?
    Lifetime

    10. Name the 80s television show that featured the characters “Sonny” Crockett and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs.
    Miami Vice

    11. Who wrote the Miami Vice Theme?
    HINT: It was a #1 hit in 1985
    Jan Hammer

    12. The first film in this comedy franchise included Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, and G. W. Bailey.
    HINT: Law Enforcement
    Police Academy

    13. Name the comedy film that gave us the phrase “Up to eleven.”
    This Is Spinal Tap (also “these go to eleven”)

    14. The phrase “Wikki wikki wikki wikki” came from a well-known song. Name that tune.
    Jam on It (also Jam-On’s Revenge) by Newcleus

    15. In 1984, the band Yes created 18 different versions of the music video for their latest song, which was played in a marathon on MTV. Name that tune.
    Leave It

    16. During a Space Shuttle mission on February 7, 1984, who made the first untethered spacewalk as he flew some 300 feet from the Shuttle?
    Astronaut Bruce McCandless

    17. Name the ring announcer who owns the phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!”
    Michael Buffer

    18. Where were the 1984 Summer Olympics held?
    Los Angeles, California

    19. This sitcom starred Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced mothers who decide to live together in the same home.
    Kate & Allie

    20. What is the name of the pizza delivery company founded by John Schnatter?
    Papa John’s

    21. Who was the President in 1984?
    Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)

    22. On TV, according to the theme song, who was in charge “of our days and our nights”?
    HINT: and “our wrongs and our rights.”
    Charles, from Charles in Charge

    23. What was the name of Bruce Springsteen’s 7th album?
    Born in the U.S.A.

    24. Springsteen’s biggest hit peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts. What was it?
    Dancing In The Dark

    25. Prince’s 6th album came out on 1984. What was it called?
    Purple Rain

    26. Purple Rain produced two number-one hits. You get one point for each you can name.
    When Doves Cry and Let’s Go Crazy

    27. Who are the “good guy” Transformers?
    Autobots, led by Optimus Prime

    28. Who are the “bad guy” Transformers?
    Decepticons, led by Megatron

    29. What primetime television show featured Clair, Cliff, Denise, Sondra, Theodore, and Rudy?
    HINT: Huxtable
    The Cosby Show

    30. Who’s hair caught fire while recording a commercial for Pepsi?
    Michael Jackson

    31. Name the computer listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest-selling single-computer model of all time.
    Commodore 64

    32. Who were the original four Ghostbusters?
    HELP: First names will do
    Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore

    33. In 1984, the U.S. Army gave a carton character an honorable discharge in honor of his military service for appearances in WWII cartoons. Name that character.
    HINT: He’s a Disney castmember
    Donald Duck

    34. This 1984 film, starring Robert Redford, was loosely based on the shooting incident and subsequent comeback of Philadelphia Phillies player Eddie Waitkus. Name that film.
    The Natural

    35. Who was NOT born in 1984?
    Paris Hilton, America Ferrera, Olivia Wilde, or Mark Zuckerberg
    Paris Hilton (born February 17, 1981)

    36. This Ron Howard film involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. Name it.
    Splash

    37. Played by Daryl Hannah, what was the mermaid’s chosen name?
    Madison

    38. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous was a program hosted by whom?
    Robin Leach (later with Shari Belafonte)

    39. Who did Republican President Ronald Reagan defeat in the 1984 Presidential election?
    Former Vice President Walter Mondale

    40. What was the price of a first-class postage stamp in 1984?
    20 cents

    41. What was the name of the IBM PC-compatible home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack stores in 1983?
    Tandy 1000

    42. This romantic comedy (and adventure) film featured Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Name that film.
    Romancing the Stone

    43. Name the Autobiography, the best-selling non-fiction book of 1984.
    Iacocca by Lee Iacocca and William Novak

    44. Who was the original mogwai in Gremlins?
    Gizmo (Stripe was the primary antagonist)

    45. You get one point for each thing you should NOT do with a Mogwai.
    1. do not expose the creature to light, especially sunlight, which will kill it
    2. do not let it come in contact with water;
    3. above all, never feed it after midnight

    46. Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom are responsible for an addition to the MPAA movie rating system. What did they cause?
    The PG-13 rating

    47. What was the first major film to get the PG-13 rating?
    Red Dawn

    48. Name the actor who portrayed the 6th Doctor on Doctor Who.
    Colin Baker.

    49. What was Duran Duran’s first number-one single in the US?
    The Reflex

    50. Name the Space Shuttle that landed the first shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center.
    Challenger

    51. Who is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama?
    Goku

    52. Although this show only lasted 13 episodes on NBC, it was Jim Carrey’s first lead role in a Hollywood production. Name that show.
    The Duck Factory

    53. This Saturday morning cartoon featured Nanny watching over Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Dog, and Gonzo. Name that show.
    Muppet Babies

    54. This film tells the story of Ren McCormack, a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town that bans dancing. Name the film.
    Footloose.

    55. Who played the role of Ren McCormack in Footloose?
    Kevin Bacon

    56. Who played the role of Rev. Shaw Moore in Footloose?
    John Lithgow

    57. This 12-issue Marvel comic book series was tied with a similarly-named toy line from Mattel and a role-playing game from TSR. What was it called?
    Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (aka Secret Wars)

    58. Name the hit coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall.
    HINT: It launched all of their careers. Happy Birthday.
    16 Candles

    59. What film was John Hughes’ directorial debut?
    16 Candles

    60. This television sitcom featured characters like Harry T. Stone, Bull Shannon and Dan Fielding. Name that show.
    Night Court

    61. What team won the Super Bowl in 1984?
    Los Angeles Raiders

    62. This daytime soap opera revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family in California. Name it.
    Santa Barbara.

    63. The fictitious movie AI Skynet created The Terminator, but who created Skynet?
    Cyberdyne Systems (under the direction of Dr. Miles Dyson)

    64. In this 1984 cult sci-fi classic film, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems in New Jersey caused havoc, thanks to Dr. Emilio Lizardo.
    Bonus point for the whole name
    Buckaroo Bonzai (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)

    65. Although he never earned it, who coined the phrase EGOT, an acronym for winning the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.
    Philip Michael Thomas

    66. Who famously said, “You like me… right now… you like me!” at the Oscars?
    Sally Field

    67. Who introduced the phrase “Shrimp on the Barbie”?
    Paul Hogan via the Australian Tourism Commission

    68. This 1984 film featured characters like Lewis Skolnik, Booger Dawson, Gilbert Lowe, and Lamar Latrelle. Name that film
    Revenge of the Nerds

    69. Name the charity recording to raise money to combat the famine in Ethiopia.
    Do They Know It’s Christmas?

    70. This show featured Angela Lansbury as a mystery writer and amateur detective. Name the show and her character.
    Murder, She Wrote (Jessica Fletcher)

    71. Who was the Pope in 1984?
    John Paul II (October 16, 1978 – April 2, 2005)

    72. Name the supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund.
    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    73. A Nightmare on Elm Street included the feature film debut of a 1990s and 2000s film star. Name that actor.
    HINT: He later played a popular pirate
    Johnny Depp

    74. Name the actor in the title role of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer.
    Stacey Keach

    75. Mike Hammer’s title theme was an old jazz classic written in 1939. What was it?
    Harlem Nocturne

    76. Who were the Stanley Cup Champions in 1984?
    Edmonton Oilers

    77. A World’s Fair was held in New Orleans. What was it called?
    The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition (aka Expo 84, over 7 million people attended)

    78. Who was the Vice-President in 1984?
    George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)

    79. Michael Jackson’s Thriller album had two songs reaching number one. Name them.
    Billie Jean and Beat It

    80. Who was the biggest musical artist of 1984?
    Prince and the Revolution

    81. What did Clara Peller ask for Wendy’s?
    “Where’s the beef?”

    82. Who won the World Series in 1984?
    Detroit Tigers

    83. Name the film that originated the phrase “I reject your reality and substitute my own.”
    The Dungeonmaster

    84. Who was the leader of the Dinobots?
    Grimlock

    Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

    1. Transformers leader Optimus Prime had another name when he was younger. What was it?
    Orion Pax

    2. Reed Richards is the leader of the Fantastic Four. Who is Reed’s father?
    Nathaniel Richards

    3. Name the pair who hosted the first MTV Video Music Awards at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. You get one point for each, which you can name.
    Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler

    4. Who was the first American woman to perform a space walk?
    Kathryn D. Sullivan

    5. Mike Hammer’s TV title theme was an old jazz classic written in 1939. What was it?
    Harlem Nocturne

    6. Name the last European country to grant women the right to vote.
    Liechtenstein

    7. Who is the superhero from Tromaville?
    The Toxic Avenger

    8. Name the device that allows an object to pass through solid matter in Buckaroo Banzai.
    oscillation over thruster

    9. What was the commercial name that only aired once from Apple Computer during Super Bowl XVII?
    1984

    10. What was the name of the Chicago Morning Show that eventually kicked off Oprah’s career?
    A.M. Chicago

  • 25 Biggest Songs of the 1980s

    25 Biggest Songs of the 1980s

     

    Biggest Billboard Hits of the 1980s

    The biggest billboard hits of the 1980s were marked by a new sound that combined electronic dance, new wave, punk and post-punk with a focus on style and visual identity. This combination helped define the decade and set it apart from other decades in terms of the music produced and how it was marketed and presented to audiences.

    One of the most notable differences was the introduction of electronic dance and synthesized pop music, which became a defining characteristic of the decade’s music scene. This style was characterized by synthesizers, drum machines, and computerized production techniques, which gave artists and producers more control over the sound and helped create a new type of highly energetic and danceable music.

    Another difference was the influence of new wave, punk, and post-punk music, which brought a more experimental and eclectic approach to pop music. This style was characterized by its use of unconventional instruments, such as keyboards and synthesizers, and avant-garde and futuristic sounds, often with a political or social edge.

    Top 25 Songs 1980-1989

    1. Physical – Olivia Newton-John
    2. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
    3. Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
    4. Every Breath You Take – The Police
    5. I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
    6. Ebony And Ivory – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
    7. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
    8. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
    9. Flashdance – What A Feeling – Irene Cara
    10. Lady – Kenny Rogers
    11. Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
    12. Centerfold – The J. Geils Band
    13. Call Me – Blondie
    14. Like A Virgin – Madonna
    15. (Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon
    16. When Doves Cry – Prince
    17. Jump – Van Halen
    18. Upside Down – Diana Ross
    19. All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie
    20. Maneater – Daryl Hall & John Oates
    21. Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) – Pink Floyd
    22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
    23. Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
    24. Down Under – Men At Work
    25. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  • 1984 Number One Hits

    1984 Number One Hits

    1984 Billboard Number One Hits:

    December 10, 1983 – January 20, 1984:
    Say Say Say – Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson
    January 21 – February 3:
    Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes
    February 4 – February 24:
    Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
    February 25 – March 20:
    Jump – Van Halen
    March 31 – April 20:
    Footloose – Kenny Loggins
    April 21 – May 11:
    Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) – Phil Collins
    May 12 – May 25:
    Hello – Lionel Richie
    May 26 – June 8:
    Let’s Hear It For the Boy – Deniece Williams
    June 9 – June 22:
    Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
    June 23 – July 6:
    The Reflex – Duran Duran
    July 7 – August 10:
    When Doves Cry – Prince
    August 11 – August 31:
    Ghostbusters – Ray Parker, Jr.
    September 1 – September 21:
    What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
    September 22 – September 28:
    Missing You – John Waite
    September 29 – October 12:
    Let’s Go Crazy – Prince & The Revolution
    October 13 – November 2:
    I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
    November 3 – November 16:
    Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) – Billy Ocean
    November 17 – December 7:
    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
    December 8 – December 21:
    Out of Touch – Hall & Oates
    December 22, 1984 – February 1, 1985:
    Like a Virgin – Madonna

    (Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

  • 1984 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

    1984 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

    1984 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

    Quick Facts from 1984:

    • World Changing Event: Apple Computer Inc. unveiled the Macintosh personal computer for $1,995, selling almost 250,000 in 1984.
    • The Top Song was Like A Virgin by Madonna
    • Influential Songs include: White Horse by Laid Back, Better Be Good to Me by Tina Turner, Jam on It by Newcleus and Thriller by Michael Jackson
    • The Movies to Watch include Gremlins, Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, 16 Candles, Footloose, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Red Dawn, The Natural, Purple Rain, This is Spinal Tap, The Gods Must Be Crazy and Amadeus
    • The Most Famous Person in The World was probably Bob Geldof
    • US Life Expectancy: Males: 71.1 years, Females: 78.2 years
    • Notable books include You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay and What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Arlene Eisenberg & Heidi Murkoff
    • Price of a Panasonic VCR in 1984: $419 to 499.00
      120-minute JVC videotape: $9.99
      Health Club membership: $99.00/year
    • The Funny Band was Spinal Tap
      The Funny Musician was: Weird Al Yankovic
      The Funny Lady was Joan Rivers
    • The Question: “Where’s The Beef?” – Clara Peller, in a Wendy’s advertisement.
    • The Conversation/Mystery: Did performance artist/comedian Andy Kaufman die at age 34?

    Top Ten Baby Names of 1984:

    Jennifer, Jessica, Ashley, Amanda, Sarah, Michael, Chris, Topher, Matthew, Joshua, David

    Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:

    Loni Anderson, Catherine Bach, Kim Basinger, Jacqueline Bisset, Linda Blair, Christie Brinkley, Phoebe Cates, Joan Collins, Lydia Cornell, Sybil Danning, Bo Derek, Farrah Fawcett, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Ireland, Grace Jones, Nastassja Kinski, Jessica Lange, Heather Langenkamp, Kelly LeBrock, Heather Locklear, Madonna, Kelli Maroney, Dolly Parton, Paulina Porizkova, Victoria Principal, Helen Slater, Suzanne Somers, Brinke Stevens, Catherine Mary Stewart, Heather Thomas, Mary Woronov

    Leading Men and Hollywood Heartthrobs:

    Mel Gibson, Michael Hutchence, Christopher Reeve, Patrick Swayze, Robert Redford

    “The Quotes”

    “Where’s the Beef?”
    – Clara Peller, Wendy’s commercial

    “I’ll be back.”
    – Arnold Schwarzenegger, in The Terminator

    At the height of the Cold War in 1984, President Reagan was about to appear on a radio interview and, as a soundcheck, said, “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”

    Time Magazine’s Man of the Year:

    Peter Ueberroth

    Miss America:

    Vanessa Williams (9/17/83-7/23/84) (Millwood, NJ)
    Suzette Charles (7/23/84-9/15/84) (Mays Landing, NJ)

    Miss USA:

    Mai Shanley (New Mexico)

    The Scandals:

    VanessaWilliamsPH

    On December 3rd, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, began leaking 27 tons of the deadly gas methyl isocyanate. The poisonous gas leak was found at 11:45 pm, immediately before the Bhopal disaster that killed thousands; a decision was made to do something about it after the 12:15 am tea break. 20,000 people were killed, and an additional 120,000 suffered ailments from this disaster later. 

    Fantasy Records sued John Fogarty for copyright infringement because his 1984 hit The Old Man Down The Road sounded too much like CCR’s 1970 hit Run Through The Jungle, a song that Fogarty wrote and produced.

    Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, lost her crown because some ‘artsy’ nude photos taken several years earlier were published in Penthouse magazine… It was also the first time a male (George Burns) appeared on the cover. Since an underage Traci Lords was the centerfold, no one is allowed to own this particular issue either. Vanessa went on to become one of the most successful Miss Americas ever.

    Singer Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was shot and killed by his father on the day before his 45th birthday.

    Pop Culture Facts & History:

    In Minnesota, Ronald Reagan was 3,761 votes shy of winning every state in the 1984 Presidential Election. He won 49 states and 525 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election, the most in history.

    In July 1984, President Ronald Reagan called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food” and established National Ice Cream Month.

    In 1984, a young boy named Andy Smith wrote a letter to Ronald Reagan asking for federal funds to clean his bedroom after his mother called it a “disaster area.”

    The New Zealand Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, of the National Party, got drunk and decided to call a general election, which he lost spontaneously.

    The US Federal law enacted in July 1984, which established the national minimum drinking age as 21 years old, allowed the government to withhold Federal aid to highways from States that did not quickly adapt.

    The United States severed direct diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1867 in the wake of rumors of Catholic implications in the Lincoln assassination. Direct relations were reestablished in 1984.

    Bruce McCandless floated in space utterly unattached to anything, 320 feet away from the space shuttle with only a nitrogen jetpack back in 1984.

    Apple’s infamous “1984” ad for the Macintosh computer was secretly aired once on local television in Twin Falls, Idaho, in December 1983, a month before its national premier during Super Bowl XVIII. This allowed it to qualify for the 1984 Clio Advertising Awards.

    The famous “Keyboard Cat” video was originally filmed in 1984, and its star, Fatso, died in 1987, twenty years before it was posted on YouTube.

    SEGA was founded as an American company in 1953 as Service Games, and it wasn’t until 1984 that it became a Japanese company through a corporate buyout.

    It took 12 years before Alexy Pajitnov, creator of Tetris in 1984, received any royalties because the rights to the game were the property of his Soviet government.

    English grandmother Jane Snowball ordered groceries with her TV remote, sending them to her local store through her phone line. She was the first person ever to shop online.

    Michael Dell started selling Dell Computers, targeting small businesses and households instead of high-end consumers like his competitors (IBM, Apple, Compaq).

    Molecular biologist Alec Jeffreys developed DNA testing.

    John Wayne Gacy’s former attorney, Sam Amirante, who heard Gacy’s original confession to over 30 murders, later went on to author the Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984, which removed the 72-hour waiting period to begin the search for a missing child.

    The Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams Beer, was founded.

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream was invented by ‘Ben and Jerry’s’ in 1984 after a fan anonymously listed it as an idea on their ‘flavor board.’

    The ‘EGOT’ – an acronym used to designate people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony – was coined in 1984 by newly-famous Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who stated a desire to achieve EGOT status within five years. He has never been nominated for any of the EGOT awards.

    In 1984, the U.S. Army gave Donald Duck an honorable discharge in honor of his military service for appearances in Disney WWII cartoons and WWII mascots embodied in combat units of various U.S. military branches.

    Bill Murray coined the modern use of the phrase “you’re toast” by ad-libbing a line in Ghostbusters.

    When Dune (1984) was originally released in theaters, some locations gave out “cheat sheets” for people confused with the terminology of the Dune universe.

    “Madison” was nearly unheard of as a girl’s name until 1984. In the film Splash, Daryl Hannah’s character names herself Madison after reading a street sign. Tom Hanks’ character tells her that Madison isn’t a real name.

    The first movie rated PG-13 was 1984’s Red Dawn, starring Patrick Swayze.

    Marvel Comics G.I. Joe #21 (1984) was a completely silent issue. Writer/Artist Larry Hama told a complete story: beginning, middle, end, conflict, characterization, action, and solid resolution, without word balloons, captions, or sound effects.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first appeared in comic books. In 1987, the first TMNT cartoons appeared.

    Only eight actors voiced all 66 characters with speaking roles in the 1984 cartoon series ThunderCats.

    Ringo Starr was the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine from 1984 to 1990.

    British comedian Tommy Cooper had a heart attack and died on live television. The audience assumed it was part of his act and laughed/applauded during his final moments.

    Weird Al Yankovic’s single “Eat It” reached number 1 in Australia. It outranked the song that it was making a parody of, Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” which only reached number 3.

    Freddie Mercury took a nasty fall and severely hurt his leg midway through a show. He and the band decided it wouldn’t be fair to fans to end it, so he performed Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You & We Are the Champions, seated at his piano.

    In 1984, the band Yes created 18 different versions of the music video for their song Leave It, which was played in a marathon on MTV.

    American Kim Coberly Hula-Hooped for 72 hours in October 2004.

    The 1984 World Chess Championship was abandoned with no winner after 48 games over five months, with 40 of the games ending in draws.

    Gary Player played the lowest PGA score of 63.

    Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein, was named Chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee in 1984. Athletes who disappointed him were subject to torture and imprisonment.

    Mcdonald’s introduced the McDLT, which sold in a specially designed two-sided container that kept the hamburger “hot” while keeping the lettuce, tomato, cheese, pickles, and sauces “cool.” It was discontinued in the early 90s as McDonald’s removed polystyrene packaging.

    During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Mcdonalds ran a nationwide promotion offering free products every time a US athlete won a medal. It turned into their most costly promotion ever when the Soviet Union, the powerhouse team of the time, boycotted the event, letting the USA win many more medals than expected.

    Javelin thrower Uwe Hohn threw a distance of 104.8m and became the first and only athlete in history to break the 100m barrier. Shortly afterwards some changes in the design of javelins were implemented and the records had to be restarted, turning his mark into an “eternal world record”.

    Cost of a Super Bowl ad in 1984: $368,000

    Doomsday Clock:

    3 minutes to midnight, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
    1984: “U.S.-Soviet relations reach their iciest point in decades. Dialogue between the two superpowers virtually stops. “Every channel of communications has been constricted or shut down; every form of contact has been attenuated or cut off. And arms control negotiations have been reduced to a species of propaganda,” a concerned Bulletin informs readers. The United States seems to flout the few arms control agreements in place by seeking an expansive, space-based anti-ballistic missile capability, raising worries that a new arms race will begin.”

    The Habit:

    Playing Trivial Pursuit, listening to a sex therapist and expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928), and watching Robin Leach’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

    1st Appearances & 1984’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:

    Cabbage Patch Kids (again), Trivial Pursuit (specialty editions), Transformers

    Do They Know It’s Christmas was released.

    Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, it was produced by Trevor Horn to help people in Ethiopia. The band was named “Band-Aid” and recorded the song and raw video footage within a day. The band included:

    Adam Clayton (U2)
    Phil Collins (Genesis)
    Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
    Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
    Chris Cross (Ultravox)
    John Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Paul Young
    Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
    Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
    Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
    Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
    Marilyn
    Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
    Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
    Jody Watley (Shalamar)
    Bono (U2)
    Paul Weller (The Style Council)
    James “J.T.” Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
    George Michael (Wham!)
    Midge Ure (Ultravox)
    Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
    John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
    Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
    Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Sarah Dallin (Bananarama)
    Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
    Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
    Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
    Robert ‘Kool’ Bell (Kool & the Gang)
    Dennis J. T. Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
    Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Jon Moss (Culture Club)
    Sting (The Police)
    Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
    Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
    Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
    David Bowie
    Boy George (Culture Club)
    Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
    Paul McCartney
    Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
    Bruce Watson (Big Country)
    Tony Butler (Big Country)
    Mark Brzezicki (Big Country)

    **Wham! donated all the royalties from “Last Christmas”—released December 1984—to Ethiopia famine aid.**

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 1984:

    “…And Ladies of the Club” by Helen Hooven Santmyer
    The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum
    The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
    First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer
    First Lady from Plains by Rosalynn Carter
    The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
    Full Circle by Danielle Steel
    Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert
    The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
    Iacocca: an Autobiography by Lee Iacocca with William Novak
    In Search of Excellence by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr.
    The Kennedys: an American Drama by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
    The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz by Joan Rivers
    Lincoln by Gore Vidal
    Love and War by John Jakes
    Loving Each Other by Leo Buscaglia
    Mayor by Edward I. Koch with William Rauch
    Money by Martin Amis
    Motherhood: the Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck
    Neuromancer by William Gibson
    The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
    The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
    Thinner by Stephen King
    The Wasp Family by Iain Banks
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundra
    Who Killed the Robins Family? by Thomas Chastain

    Best Film Oscar Winner:

    Terms of Endearment (presented in 1984)

    The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)

    1. Beverly Hills Cop
    2. Ghostbusters
    3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    4. Gremlins
    5. The Karate Kid
    6. Police Academy
    7. Footloose
    8. Romancing The Stone
    9. Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
    10. Splash

    1984 Most Popular TV Shows:

    1. Dynasty (ABC)
    2. Dallas (CBS)
    3. The Cosby Show (NBC)
    4. 60 Minutes (CBS)
    5. Family Ties (NBC)
    6. The A-Team (NBC)
    7. Simon & Simon (CBS)
    8. Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
    9. Knots Landing (CBS)
    10. Falcon Crest (CBS)

    1984 Billboard Number One Songs

    December 10, 1983 – January 20, 1984:
    Say Say Say – Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson

    January 21 – February 3:
    Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes

    February 4 – February 24:
    Karma Chameleon – Culture Club

    February 25 – March 20:
    Jump – Van Halen

    March 31 – April 20:
    Footloose – Kenny Loggins

    April 21 – May 11:
    Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) – Phil Collins

    May 12 – May 25:
    Hello – Lionel Richie

    May 26 – June 8:
    Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Deniece Williams

    June 9 – June 22:
    Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper

    June 23 – July 6:
    The Reflex – Duran Duran

    July 7 – August 10:
    When Doves Cry – Prince

    August 11 – August 31:
    Ghostbusters – Ray Parker, Jr.

    September 1 – September 21:
    What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

    September 22 – September 28:
    Missing You – John Waite

    September 29 – October 12:
    Let’s Go Crazy – Prince & The Revolution

    October 13 – November 2:
    I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

    November 3 – November 16:
    Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) – Billy Ocean

    November 17 – December 7:
    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!

    December 8 – December 21:
    Out of Touch – Hall & Oates

    December 22, 1984 – February 1, 1985:
    Like a Virgin – Madonna

    Sports:

    World Series Champions:     Detroit Tigers
    Super Bowl XVIII Champions:     Los Angeles Raiders
    NBA Champions:     Boston Celtics
    Stanley Cup Champs:     Edmonton Oilers
    U.S. Open Golf     Fuzzy Zoeller
    U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies)     John McEnroe/Martina Navratilova
    Wimbledon (Men/Women):     John McEnroe/Martina Navratilova
    NCAA Football Champions:     BYU
    NCAA Basketball Champions:     Georgetown
    Kentucky Derby:     Swale

    More 1984 Facts and History Resources:

    Most Popular Baby Names (BabyCenter.com)
    Popular and Notable Books (popculture.us)
    Broadway Shows that Opened in 1984X
    1984 Calendar, courtesy of Time and Date.com
    Everything 80s Podcast 1984
    Fact Monster
    Back In Time 1980s Timeline Thoughtco.com
    1980s, Infoplease.com World History
    Millennial Generation (1981-1996)
    1984 in Movies (according to IMDB)
    1984 Top Movies (according to BoxOfficeMojo)
    Retrowaste Vintage Culture
    80s Facts About the 80s(Mental Floss)
    1980s Slang
    1984 Events BestlifeOnline
    Wikipedia 1984

  • 1984 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

    1984 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

    1984 Music Hits Chart

    1. Thriller – Michael Jackson
    2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
    3. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
    4. Like A Virgin – Madonna
    5. Holiday – Madonna
    6. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Heart
    7. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
    8. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
    9. Jam On It – Newcleus
    10. Legs – ZZ Top
    11. It’s A Miracle – Culture Club
    12. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
    13. Lucky Star – Madonna
    14. What’s Love Got To Do With It – Tina Turner
    15. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
    16. She Bop – Cyndi Lauper
    17. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Denise Williams
    18. Against All Odds – Phil Collins
    19. Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2
    20. Purple Rain – Prince
    21. I Will Follow – U2
    22. Miss Me Blind – Culture Club
    23. I Feel For You – Chaka Kahn
    24. Heart Of Rock and Roll – Huey Lewis and the News
    25. Let’s Stay Together – Tina Turner
    26. I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
    27. Borderline – Madonna
    28. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister
    29. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
    30. Let The Music Play – Shannon
    31. Cover Me – Bruce Springsteen
    32. Holding Out For A Hero – Bonnie Tyler
    33. Runaway – Bon Jovi
    34. Rock You Like A Hurricane – Scorpions
    35. Jump – Van Halen
    36. 99 Luftballons – Nena
    37. Eat It – Wierd Al Yankovic
    38. I Can’t Drive 55 – Sammy Hagar
    39. Cruel Summer – Bananarama
    40. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
    41. I Want A New Drug – Huey Lewis and the News
    42. Bang Your Head (Mental Health) – Quiet Riot
    43. White Horse – Laid Back
    44. Mama We’re All Crazee Now – Quiet Riot
    45. Remember The Nights – The Motels
    46. Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean
    47. I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister
    48. Jump (For My Love) – Pointer Sisters
    49. Ya Mo Be There – James Ingram
    50. Rebel Yell – Billy Idol
    51. Better Be Good To Me – Tina Turner
    52. Sister Christian – Night Ranger
    53. Illegal Alien – Genesis
    54. It’s My Life – Talk Talk
    55. Look At That Cadillac – Stray Cats
    56. Hard Habit To Break – Chicago
    57. When Doves Cry – Prince
    58. High Energy – Evelyn Thomas
    59. On The Dark Side – John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
    60. Missing You – John Waite
    61. Stay With Me Tonight – Jeffrey Osborne
    62. Run Runaway – Slade
    63. Hot For Teacher – Van Halen
    64. Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me – Luthor Vandross
    65. The Longest Time – Billy Joel
    66. Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Elton John
    67. 17 – Rick James
    68. You’re The Best Thing – The Style Council
    69. 10-9-8 – Face to Face
    70. To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
    71. State of Shock – Jacksons and Mick Jagger
    72. No Parking (On The Dance Floor) – Midnight Star
    73. Freakshow On The Dancefloor – Bar-Kays
    74. Love Kills – Freddie Mercury
    75. Sex Shooter – Apollonia 6
    76. Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder
    77. Stuck On You – Lionel Richie
    78. Teacher, Teacher – 38 Special
    79. Taking It All Too Hard – Genesis
    80. Give It Up – KC
    81. I Can Dream About You – Dan Hartman
    82. Midnight Maniac – Krokus
    83. Desert Moon – Dennis DeYoung
    84. Pink Houses – John Cougar Mellencamp
    85. A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) – Romeo Void
    86. Magic – The Cars
    87. Come Back and Stay – Paul Young
    88. The Politics of Dancing – Re-Flex
    89. Running With The Night – Lionel Richie
    90. No More Words – Berlin
    91. Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins
    92. Blue Light – David Gilmour
    93. All Through The Night – Cyndi Lauper
    94. Looks That Kill – Motley Crue
    95. I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On – Cherrelle
    96. Go Insane – Lindsey Buckingham
    97. The Only Flame In Town – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
    98. Two Tribes – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
    99. Pretty Mess – Vanity
    100. Original Sin – INXS
  • 40th Anniversary of D-Day Speech by Ronald Reagan

    40th Anniversary of D-Day Speech by Ronald Reagan

    “40th Anniversary of D-Day”
    Speech by Ronald Reagan, on June 6, 1984, in Pointe du Hoc, France

    We’re here to mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For 4 long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation. Europe was enslaved, and the world prayed for its rescue. Here in Normandy the rescue began. Here the Allies stood and fought against tyranny in a giant undertaking unparalleled in human history.

    We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of France. The air is soft, but 40 years ago at this moment, the air was dense with smoke and the cries of men, and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and the roar of cannon. At dawn, on the morning of the 6th of June, 1944, 225 Rangers jumped off the British landing craft and ran to the bottom of these cliffs. Their mission was one of the most difficult and daring of the invasion: to climb these sheer and desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns. The Allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here and they would be trained on the beaches to stop the Allied advance.

    The Rangers looked up and saw the enemy soldiers- the edge of the cliffs shooting down at them with machineguns and throwing grenades. And the American Rangers began to climb. They shot rope ladders over the face of these cliffs and began to pull themselves up. When one Ranger fell, another would take his place. When one rope was cut, a Ranger would grab another and begin his climb again. They climbed, shot back, and held their footing. Soon, one by one, the Rangers pulled themselves over the top, and in seizing the firm land at the top of these cliffs, they began to seize back the continent of Europe. Two hundred and twenty-five came here. After 2 days of fighting, only 90 could still bear arms.

    Behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the Ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs. And before me are the men who put them there.

    These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war.

    Gentlemen, I look at you and I think of the words of Stephen Spender’s poem. You are men who in your “lives fought for life … and left the vivid air signed with your honor.”

    I think I know what you may be thinking right now- thinking “we were just part of a beggir effort; everyone was brave that day.” Well, everyone was. Do you remember the story of Bill Millin of the 51st Highlanders? Forty years ago today, British troops were pinned down near a bridge, waiting desperately for help. Suddenly, they heard the sound of bagpipes, and some thought they were dreaming. Well, they weren’t. They looked up and saw Bill Millin with his bagpipes, leading the reinforcements and ignoring the smack of the bullets into the ground around him.

    Lord Lovat was with him- Lord Lovat of Scotland, who calmly announced when he got to the bridge, “Sorry I’m a few minutes late,” as if he’d been delayed by a traffic jam, when in truth he’d just come from the bloody fighting on Sword Beach, which he and his men had just taken.

    There was the impossible valor of the Poles who threw themselves between the enemy and the rest of Europe as the invasion took hold, and the unsurpassed courage of the Canadians who had already seen the horrors of war on this coast. They knew what awaited them there, but they would not be deterred. And once they hit Juno Beach, they never looked back.

    All of these men were part of a rollcall of honor with names that spoke of a pride as bright as the colors they bore: the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Poland’s 24th Lancers, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, the Screaming Eagles, the Yeomen of England’s armored divisions, the forces of Free France, the Coast Guard’s “Matchbox Fleet” and you, the American Rangers.

    Forty summers have passed since the battle that you fought here. You were young the day you took these cliffs; some of you were hardly more than boys, with the deepest joys of life before you. Yet, you risked everything here. Why? Why did you do it? What impelled you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs? What inspired all the men of the armies that met here? We look at you, and somehow we know the answer. It was faith and belief; it was loyalty and love.

    The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next. It was the deep knowledge- and pray God we have not lost it- that there is a profound, moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest. You were here to liberate, not to conquer, and so you and those others did not doubt your cause. And you were right not to doubt.

    You all knew that some things are worth dying for. One’s country is worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. All of you loved liberty. All of you were willing to fight tyranny, and you knew the people of your countries were behind you.

    The Americans who fought here that morning knew word of the invasion was spreading through the darkness back home. They fought- or felt in their hearts, though they couldn’t know in fact, that in Georgia they were filling the churches at 4 a.m., in Kansas they were kneeling on their porches and praying, and in Philadelphia they were ringing the Liberty Bell.

    Something else helped the men of D-day: their rockhard belief that Providence would have a great hand in the events that would unfold here; that God was an ally in this great cause. And so, the night before the invasion, when Colonel Wolverton asked his parachute troops to kneel with him in prayer he told them: Do not bow your heads, but look up so you can see God and ask His blessing in what we’re about to do. Also that night, General Matthew Ridgway on his cot, listening in the darkness for the promise God made to Joshua: “I will not fail thee nor forsake thee.”

    These are the things that impelled them; these are the things that shaped the unity of the Allies.

    When the war was over, there were lives to be rebuilt and governments to be returned to the people. There were nations to be reborn. Above all, there was a new peace to be assured. These were huge and daunting tasks. But the Allies summoned strength from the faith, belief, loyalty, and love of those who fell here. They rebuilt a new Europe together.

    There was first a great reconciliation among those who had been enemies, all of whom had suffered so greatly. The United States did its part, creating the Marshall plan to help rebuild our allies and our former enemies. The Marshall plan led to the Atlantic alliance- a great alliance that serves to this day as our shield for freedom, for prosperity, and for peace.

    In spite of our great efforts and successes, not all that followed the end of the war was happy or planned. Some liberated countries were lost. The great sadness of this loss echoes down to our own time in the streets of Warsaw, Prague, and East Berlin. Soviet troops that came to the center of this continent did not leave when peace came. They’re still there, uninvited, unwanted, unyielding, almost 40 years after the war. Because of this, allied forces still stand on this continent. Today, as 40 years ago, our armies are here for only one purpose- to protect and defend democracy. The only territories we hold are memorials like this one and graveyards where our heroes rest.

    We in America have learned bitter lessons from two World Wars: It is better to be here ready to protect the peace, than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. We’ve learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent.

    But we try always to be prepared for peace; prepared to deter aggression; prepared to negotiate the reduction of arms; and, yes, prepared to reach out again in the spirit of reconciliation. In truth, there is no reconciliation we would welcome more than a reconciliation with the Soviet Union, so, together, we can lessen the risks of war, now and forever.

    It’s fitting to remember here the great losses also suffered by the Russian people during World War II: 20 million perished, a terrible price that testifies to all the world the necessity of ending war. I tell you from my heart that we in the United States do not want war. We want to wipe from the face of the Earth the terrible weapons that man now has in his hands. And I tell you, we are ready to seize that beachhead. We look for some sign from the Soviet Union that they are willing to move forward, that they share our desire and love for peace, and that they will give up the ways of conquest. There must be a changing there that will allow us to turn our hope into action.

    We will pray forever that some day that changing will come. But for now, particularly today, it is good and fitting to renew our commitment to each other, to our freedom, and to the alliance that protects it.

    We are bound today by what bound us 40 years ago, the same loyalties, traditions, and beliefs. We’re bound by reality. The strength of America’s allies is vital to the United States, and the American security guarantee is essential to the continued freedom of Europe’s democracies. We were with you then; we are with you now. Your hopes are our hopes, and your destiny is our destiny.

    Here, in this place where the West held together, let us make a vow to our dead. Let us show them by our actions that we understand what they died for. Let our actions say to them the words for which Matthew Ridgway listened: “I will not fail thee nor forsake thee.”

    Strengthened by their courage, heartened by their value [valor], and borne by their memory, let us continue to stand for the ideals for which they lived and died.

    Thank you very much, and God bless you all.

  • 1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards

    1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards

    1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: April 9, 1984
    • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
    • Host: Johnny Carson
    • Eligibility Year: 1983

    Trivia

    • The evening was dominated by Terms of Endearment. It won Best Picture, Best Director for James L. Brooks, and Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine.
    • Sally Field’s famous speech, “You like me, you really like me!” took place during this ceremony. She won Best Actress for Places in the Heart.
    • Flashdance…What a Feeling from Flashdance won Best Original Song. This track became an ’80s anthem.
    • An honorary award was presented to film industry titan Hal Roach, known for producing Laurel and Hardy films.
    • “The Right Stuff” bagged four technical awards—Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Art Direction.
    • Yentl, directed and starring Barbra Streisand, won Best Original Score. Streisand became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director, but was overlooked in the Oscars’ director category.
    • Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman, took home the Best Foreign Language Film, and it was Sweden’s first win in the category since 1961’s Through a Glass Darkly.
    • “God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it. I deserve this.”
      – Shirley MacLaine, Best Actress, Terms of Endearment
    • Take the PCM Hollywood Sign Quiz!

    1984 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks, producer (WINNER)
    The Big Chill – Michael Shamberg, producer
    The Dresser – Peter Yates, producer
    The Right Stuff – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
    Tender Mercies – Philip S. Hobel, producer
    Best Director:
    James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment (WINNER)
    Peter Yates – The Dresser
    Ingmar Bergman – Fanny and Alexander
    Mike Nichols – Silkwood
    Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies
    Best Actor:
    Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies as Mac Sledge (WINNER)
    Michael Caine – Educating Rita as Prof. Frank Bryant
    Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben as Gowan McGland
    Tom Courtenay – The Dresser as Norman
    Albert Finney – The Dresser as Sir
    Best Actress:
    Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment as Aurora Greenway (WINNER)
    Jane Alexander – Testament as Carol Wetherly
    Meryl Streep – Silkwood as Karen Silkwood
    Julie Walters – Educating Rita as Susan “Rita” White
    Debra Winger – Terms of Endearment as Emma Greenway-Horton
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment as Garrett Breedlove (WINNER)
    Charles Durning – To Be or Not to Be as S.S. Colonel Erhardt
    John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment as Sam Burns
    Sam Shepard – The Right Stuff as Chuck Yeager
    Rip Torn – Cross Creek as Marsh Turner
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously as Billy Kwan (WINNER)
    Cher – Silkwood as Dolly Pelliker
    Glenn Close – The Big Chill as Sarah Cooper
    Amy Irving – Yentl as Hadass Vishkower
    Alfre Woodard – Cross Creek as Beatrice “Geechee”
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
    Tender Mercies – Horton Foote (WINNER)
    The Big Chill – Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek
    Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
    Silkwood – Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen
    WarGames – Lawrence Lasker and Walter Parkes
    Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
    Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks based on the novel by Larry McMurtry (WINNER)
    Betrayal – Harold Pinter based on his play
    The Dresser – Ronald Harwood based on his play
    Educating Rita – Willy Russell based on his play
    Reuben, Reuben – Julius J. Epstein based on the play Spofford by Herman Shumlin
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Fanny and Alexander (Sweden) (WINNER)
    The Ball (Algeria)
    Carmen (Spain)
    Entre Nous (France)
    The Revolt of Job (Hungary)
    Best Documentary Feature:
    He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ – Emile Ardolino (WINNER)
    Children of Darkness – Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan
    First Contact – Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson
    The Profession of Arms – Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen
    Seeing Red – James Klein and Julia Reichert
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    Flamenco at 5:15 – Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky (WINNER)
    In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? – Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann
    Sewing Woman – Arthur Dong
    Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph – Robert Eisenhardt
    You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei) – Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Boys and Girls – Janice L. Platt (WINNER)
    Goodie-Two-Shoes – Ian Emes
    Overnight Sensation – Jon N. Bloom
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Sundae in New York – Jimmy Picker (WINNER)
    Mickey’s Christmas Carol – Burny Mattinson
    Sound of Sunshine – Sound of Rain – Eda Godel Hallinan
    Best Original Score:
    The Right Stuff – Bill Conti (WINNER)
    Cross Creek – Leonard Rosenman
    Return of the Jedi – John Williams
    Terms of Endearment – Michael Gore
    Under Fire – Jerry Goldsmith
    Best Original Song: Score or Adaptation Score
    Yentl – Song Score by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
    The Sting II – Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
    Trading Places – Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
    Best Original Song:
    “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from Flashdance – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (WINNER)
    “Maniac” from Flashdance – Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
    “Over You” from Tender Mercies – Music and Lyrics by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
    “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    “The Way He Makes Me Feel” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    Best Sound:
    The Right Stuff – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom and David MacMillan (WINNER)
    Never Cry Wolf – Alan Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom and David Parker
    Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom and Tony Dawe
    Terms of Endearment – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and James R. Alexander
    WarGames – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton
    Best Sound Effects Editing:
    The Right Stuff – Jay Boekelheide (WINNER)
    Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt
    Best Art Direction:
    Fanny and Alexander – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Anna Asp (WINNER)
    Return of the Jedi – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole and James L. Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford
    The Right Stuff – Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell and Peter R. Romero; Set Decoration: Jim Poynter and George R. Nelson
    Terms of Endearment – Art Direction: Polly Platt and Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo and Anthony Mondello
    Yentl – Art Direction: Roy Walker and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies
    Best Costume Design:
    Fanny and Alexander – Marik Vos (WINNER)
    Cross Creek – Joe I. Tompkins
    Heart Like a Wheel – William Ware Theiss
    The Return of Martin Guerre – Anne-Marie Marchand
    Zelig – Santo Loquasto
    Best Cinematography:
    Fanny and Alexander – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
    Flashdance – Donald Peterman
    The Right Stuff – Caleb Deschanel
    WarGames – William A. Fraker
    Zelig – Gordon Willis
    Best Film Editing:
    The Right Stuff – Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, and Douglas Stewart (WINNER)
    Blue Thunder – Frank Morriss and Edward M. Abroms
    Flashdance – Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery
    Silkwood – Sam O’Steen
    Terms of Endearment – Richard Marks
    Honorary Academy Award:
    Hal Roach
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    M. J. Frankovich
    Special Achievement Academy Award:
    Return of the Jedi – Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett for Visual Effects
  • 1984 Grammy Award Winners

    1984 Grammy Award Winners

    1984 Grammy Award Winners

    Winners Announced: February 28, 1984
    Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
    Host: John Denver
    Eligibility Year: October 1, 1982 – September 30, 1983

    A Closer Look at the 1984 Grammy Awards

    • John Denver’s Hosting: John Denver returned as the host for the 1984 Grammy Awards, continuing his association with the Grammys.
    • Thriller Dominates: Michael Jackson’s album Thriller was the show’s star, winning eight Grammys, including Album of the Year, setting a record for one of the most awarded albums in Grammy history.
    • Country Legend: Willie Nelson won Best Country Vocal Performance for his Always On My Mind rendition.
    • The Police Shine: The song Every Breath You Take by The Police took home the Song of the Year award, while their album Synchronicity bagged Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
    • Emerging Talent: Culture Club snagged the Best New Artist award, confirming Boy George’s eclectic mix of style and music had hit the mainstream.
    • Comedy Grammys: Eddie Murphy: Comedian secured the award for Best Comedy Album.
    • Eclectic Wins: Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar earned her the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, showcasing the diverse musical genres celebrated that year.
    • Instrumental Accolades: Yoda’s Theme, composed by John Williams for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
    • Gospel Glory: Sailin’ on the Sea of Your Love by Shirley Caesar earned her the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female.

    1984 Grammy Winners

    Record of the Year:
    Beat It – Michael Jackson
    Album of the Year:
    Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic/CBS)
    Song of the Year:
    Every Breath You Take – Sting, songwriter
    Best New Artist:
    Culture Club
    Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
    Thriller, Michael Jackson
    Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
    Flashdance: What a Feeling – Irene Cara
    Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    Every Breath You Take – Police
    Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
    Being With You – George Benson
    Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
    Beat It – Michael Jackson
    Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
    Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar
    Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    Synchronicity, Police
    Best New Rhythm and Blues Song:
    Billie Jean – Michael Jackson, songwriter
    Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
    Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
    Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
    Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan
    Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    Ain’t Nobody – Rufus and Chaka Khan
    Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
    Rockit – Herbie Hancock
    Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
    Top Drawer, Mel Tormé
    Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
    The Best Is Yet to Come, Ella Fitzgerald
    Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
    Why Not! – Manhattan Transfer
    Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
    Think of One, Wynton Marsalis
    Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
    At the Vanguard, Phil Woods Quartet
    Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
    All in Good Time, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
    Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
    Travels, Pat Metheny Group
    Best New Country Song:
    Stranger in My House – Mike Reid, songwriter
    Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
    I.O.U. – Lee Greenwood
    Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
    A Little Good News – Anne Murray
    Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    The Closer You Get, Alabama
    Best Country Instrumental Performance:
    Fireball – New South (Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe and Todd Phillips)
    Best Gospel Performance, Male:
    Walls of Glass, Russ Taff
    Best Gospel Performance, Female:
    Ageless Medley – Amy Grant
    Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
    More Than Wonderful – Sandi Patti and Larnelle Harris
    Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
    I’ll Rise Again, Al Green
    Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
    We Sing Praises, Sandra Crouch
    Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
    I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today – Bobby Jones with Barbara Mandrell
    Best Latin Pop Performance:
    Me Enamore, José Feliciano
    Best Tropical Latin Performance:
    On Broadway, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble
    Best Inspirational Performance:
    He’s a Rebel – Donna Summer
    Best Traditional Blues Recording:
    Blues ‘n Jazz, B.B. King (MCA)
    Best Mexican-American Performance:
    Anselma – Los Lobos
    Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
    I’m Here, Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band (Alligator)
    Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
    Summer Sketches ’82 – Dave Grusin, arranger
    Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
    What’s New – Nelson Riddle, arranger
    Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
    Be Bop Medley – Arif Mardin and Chaka Khan, arrangers
    Best Instrumental Composition:
    Love Theme From Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder, composer
    Best Cast Show Album:
    Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording), Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer (Geffen/Warner Bros.)
    Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
    Flashdance, Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara, Shandi Sinnamon, Ronald Magness, Douglas Cotler, Richard Gilbert, Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Kim Carnes, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf and Dennis Matkosky, songwriters (Casablanca/Polygram)
    Best Classical Album:
    Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London)
    Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
    Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)
    Best Chamber Music Performance:
    Brahms, Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38 and Sonata in F Major, Op. 99, Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin
    Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
    Haydn, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major; L. Mozart, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D Major; Hummel, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Wynton Marsalis; Raymond Leppard conducting National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
    Beethoven, Sonata for Piano No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 and No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1, Glenn Gould
    Best Opera Recording (tie):
    Mozart, Le Nozzi de Figaro, Sir Georg Solti conducting London Philharmonic; solos: Kanawa, Popp, Ramey, Allen, Moll and von Stade (London)
    Verdi, La Traviata (Original Soundtrack), James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Stratas, Domingo and MacNeil (Elektra)
    Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
    Haydn, The Creation, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus
    Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
    Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne in Concert at The Met, Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne; James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    Best Comedy Recording:
    Eddie Murphy, Comedian, Eddie Murphy (The Entertainment Co./Columbia)
    Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
    Copland, A Lincoln Portrait, William Warfield (Mercury/Philips)
    Best Recording for Children:
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Michael Jackson, narration and vocals (MCA)
    Best Album Package:
    Speaking in Tongues, Robert Rauschenberg, art director (Sire/Warner Bros.)
    Best Album Notes:
    The Interplay Sessions, Orrin Keepnews, annotator (Milestone)
    Best Historical Album:
    The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini Symphonies Vol. I, Arturo Toscanini (Franklin Mint)
    Best Video, Short Form:
    Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran
    Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
    Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson
    Classical Producers of the Year:
    Marc J. Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz
  • 1983 Grammy Award Winners

    1983 Grammy Award Winners

    1983 Grammy Award Winners

    • Winners Announced: February 23, 1983
    • Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
    • Host: John Denver
    • Eligibility Year: October 1, 1981 – September 30, 1982

    1983 Grammys Trivia and Noteworthy Moments

    1. King of Pop’s Reign: Michael Jackson’s Thriller snagged eight awards, setting a record for most wins by an artist in a single year.
    2. Toto’s Triumph: The band Toto nabbed several awards, including Record of the Year for “Rosanna.”
    3. Classical Crossover: “Nadia’s Theme,” primarily known as a piece of classical music, won for Best Instrumental Arrangement.
    4. Early Hip-Hop: The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight was one of the first rap songs to be nominated, although it didn’t win.
    5. Female Power: Pat Benatar won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for “Shadows of the Night,” paving the way for more women in rock.
    6. Double Country Win: Willie Nelson won both Best Country Vocal Performance, Male and Best Country Song for “Always On My Mind.”
    7. Latin Influence: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Performance, a testament to the growing recognition of Latin genres in mainstream music.

    1983 Grammy Winners

    Record of the Year:
    Rosanna – Toto
    Album of the Year:
    Toto IV, Toto (Columbia)
    Song of the Year:
    Always on My Mind – Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwriters
    Best New Artist:
    Men at Work
    Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
    Truly – Lionel Richie
    Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
    You Should Hear How She Talks About You – Melissa Manchester
    Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
    Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
    Chariots of Fire Theme (dance version), Ernie Watts
    Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
    Hurts So Good – John Cougar
    Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
    Shadows of the Night – Pat Benatar
    Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
    Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
    D.N.A. – A Flock of Seagulls
    Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
    Turn Your Love Around – Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather and Bill Champlin, songwriters
    Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
    Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
    Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Female:
    And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going – Jennifer Holliday
    Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal (tie):
    Let It Whip – Dazz Band
    Wanna Be With You – Earth, Wind and Fire
    Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
    Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
    Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
    An Evening With George Shearing and Mel Tormé, Mel Tormé
    Best Vocal Jazz Performance, Female:
    Gershwin Livel, Sarah Vaughan
    Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
    Route 66 – Manhattan Transfer
    Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
    We Want Miles, Miles Davis
    Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
    More Live, Phil Woods Quartet
    Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
    Warm Breeze, Count Basie and His Orchestra
    Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
    Offramp, Pat Metheny Group
    Best Country Song:
    Always on My Mind – Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwriters
    Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
    Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
    Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
    Break It to Me Gently – Juice Newton
    Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
    Mountain Music, Alabama
    Best Country Instrumental Performance:
    Alabama Jubilee – Roy Clark
    Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
    Age to Age, Amy Grant
    Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
    I’m Following You, Blackwood Brothers
    Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
    Higher Plane, Al Green
    Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
    Precious Lord, Al Green
    Best Latin Recording:
    Machito and His Salsa Big Band ’82, Machito (Timeless)
    Best Inspirational Performance:
    He Set My Life to Music, Barbara Mandrell
    Best Traditional Blues Recording:
    Alright Again, Clarence Gatemouth Brown (Rounder)
    Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
    Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour, Queen Ida (GNR/Crescendo)
    Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording:
    Flying – John Williams, arranger
    Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
    Rosanna – Jerry Hey, David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, arrangers
    Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
    Rosanna – David Paich, arranger
    Best Instrumental Composition:
    Flying (Theme From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), John Williams, composer
    Best Cast Show Album:
    Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger, composer; Tom Eyen, lyricist (Geffen/Warner Bros.)
    Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Williams, composer (MCA)
    Best Classical Album:
    Bach, The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould (CBS)
    Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
    Mahler, Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
    Best Chamber Music Performance:
    Brahms, The Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, Richard Stoltzman and Richard Goode
    Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
    Elgar, Concerto for Violin in B Minor, Itzhak Perlman; Daniel Barenboim conducting Chicago Symphony
    Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
    Bach, The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould
    Best Opera Recording:
    Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Pierre Boulez conducting Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; solos: Jones, Altmeyer, Wenkel, Hofmann, Jung, Jerusalem, Zednik, Mclntrye, Salminen and Becht (Philips)
    Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
    Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, chorus director, Chicago Symphony Chorus
    Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
    Leontyne Price Sings Verdi, Leontyne Price; Zubin Mehta conducting Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
    Best Comedy Recording:
    Live on the Sunset Strip, Richard Pryor (Warner Bros.)
    Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
    Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record (Columbia)
    Best Recording for Children:
    In Harmony 2, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, Carly and Lucy Simon, Teddy Pendergrass, Crystal Gayle, Lou Rawls, Deniece Williams, Janis Ian and Dr. John (CBS)
    Best Album Package:
    Get Closer, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors (Elektra/Asylum)
    Best Album Notes:
    Bunny Berigan (Giants of Jazz), John Chilton and Richard Sudhalter, art directors (Time-Life)
    Best Historical Album:
    The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions vols. 1, 2 and 3 (RCA)
    Video of the Year:
    Olivia Physical – Olivia Newton-John
    Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
    Toto
    Classical Producer of the Year:
    Robert Woods