Happy early birthday, LM
!
I was born in 1984, so my birth year was definitely a big one for music. Van Halen's
1984, Bruce Springsteen's
Born in the U.S.A., Prince's
Purple Rain ("Let's Go Crazy" was the #1 song the week I was born, in fact), to name but a few biggies.
And
The Unforgettable Fire was released on October 1st, and I came along just a few short days later, on the 6th.
1984 here as well. In addition the ones you named, 1984 also has:
Metallica's "Ride The Lightning"
Queen's "The Works"(featuring Radio Ga Ga, Hammer To Fall, It's A Hard Life, and I Want To Break Free),
Husker Du's "Zen Arcade",
REM's "Reckoning",
Depeche Mode's "Some Great Reward"(featuring People Are People, Blasphemous Rumors, and Master And Servant)
The Smiths' Self-titled debut AND "Hatful Of Hollow"
Julian Lennon's "Valotte"
The Replacements' "Let It Be"(haven't heard this one myself)
Madonna's "Like A Virgin"(featuring the title track and Material Girl),
Also some iconic songs even if their respective albums might not be:
Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is",
REO Speedwagon's "I Can't Fight This Feeling",
Pat Benatar's "We Belong",
Nena's "99 Luftballons",
Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie",
Night Ranger's "Sister Christian",
Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It",
Scandal's "The Warrior",
An early version of A-ha's "Take On Me", though the final version everyone knows wasn't until 1985.,
Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" was a single in 1984, even though its album was in 1983,
Huey Lewis & The News' "The Heart Of Rock & Roll" was a single in 1984, even though its album was in 1983,
Eurythmics' "Here Comes The Rain Again" was a single in 1984, even though its album was in 1983
Some big movie songs too:
The Footloose theme,
the Ghostbusters theme,
Limahl's "NeverEnding Story" theme,
Joe Esposito's "You're The Best" from The Karate Kid
Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" from The Woman In Red
