Big News Headlines in 1984
On a Challenger mission, Navy Capt. Bruce McCandless and Army Lt. Col. Robert Stewart become the first humans to fly free of a spacecraft. Union Carbide insecticide plant in Bhopal, India seeps toxic gas killing over 2,000 and injuring 150,000. Penthouse magazine publishes nude photographs of Miss America Vanessa Williams. The Soviet Union boycotts the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Capitalizing on a strong economic recovery, Republican President Ronald Reagan won a landslide victory over the Democractic candidate, former Vice-President Walter Mondale. Bernie Goetz shoots four youths on the subway who he claims were trying to rob him. |
MLB - Detroit Tigers NFL - Los Angeles Raiders NBA - Boston Celtics NHL - Edmonton Oilers
Record of the Year - "What's Love Got to Do With it?" by Tina Turner Album of the Year - "Can't Slow Down" by Lionel Richie Song of the Year - "What's Love Got to Do With it?" by G.Lyle & T.Britten
Best Picture - Amadeus Best Director - Milos Forman for “Amadeus” Best Actress - Sally Field in “Places in the Heart” Best Actor - F. Murray Abraham in “Amadeus”
#1 Ghostbusters #2 Beverly Hills Cop #3 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom #4 Gremlins #5 The Karate Kid
#1 Hits of 1984 (US Pop Charts)
TITLE
Time after Time
Against All Odds
Karmam Chameleon
The Reflex
Let's Heart it For the Boy
Out of Touch
Like a Virgin
Ghostbusters
Footloose
Hello
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
Carribean Queen
I Just Called to Say I Love You
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
What's Love Got to Do With It
Jump
Missing You
ARTIST
Cyndi Lauper
Phil Collins
Culture Club
Duran Duran
Deniece Williams
Hall & Oates
Madonna
Ray Parker Jr.
Kenny Loggins
Lionel Richie
Prince
Prince
Billy Ocean
Stevie Wonder
Yes
Wham!
Tina Turner
Van Halen
John Waite