1984 was a lot of things for music. “The ’80s” as we remember them were in full swing by mid-decade. MTV arguably had its greatest influence and effect on the pop charts. And many of the ...

a good measurement of how stacked 1984 was can be found in the fact that Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” is not one of the five best tunes of the year. ‘84 gave us a lot of soundtrack music ...

This week, we’re running a few articles that look back at the music of 1984, beginning with a sharp, well-reported piece by Ben Sisario about the way a number of ’70s rockers (ZZ Top ...

looking at 1984 - the year George Orwell predicted Big Brother, but it instead went the way of Boy George, Wham! and Duran Duran denting the Stateside consciousness, MTV, the Police breaking up ...

The indelible albums of 1984 were turning-point releases ... The eye-popping novelty of music videos, the dominance of major record labels and the cautious formats of radio stations still made ...

Read our entry below on why Prince was our Greatest Pop Star of 1984 — with our ’84 Honorable Mention runner-ups, Rookie of the Year and Comeback of the Year pop stars at the bottom — and ...