1984 in British music
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This is a summary of 1984 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
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[edit] Charts
[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1984
| Position | Song Title | Artist | Sales | Highest Position |
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| 1 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band Aid | 1 | |
| 2 | I Just Called to Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | 1 | |
| 3 | Relax | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | |
| 4 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | |
| 5 | Careless Whisper | George Michael | 1 | |
| 6 | Last Christmas / Everything She Wants (Remix) | Wham! | 2 | |
| 7 | Hello | Lionel Richie | 1 | |
| 8 | Agadoo | Black Lace | ||
| 9 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | ||
| 10 | Freedom | Wham! | 1 | |
| 11 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | 1 | |
| 12 | I Feel For You | Chaka Khan | 1 | |
| 13 | White Lines (Don't Do It) | Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel | ||
| 14 | We All Stand Together | Paul McCartney & the Frog Chorus | ||
| 15 | 99 Red Balloons | Nena | 1 | |
| 16 | The Power Of Love | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | |
| 17 | The Reflex | Duran Duran | 1 | |
| 18 | Like A Virgin | Madonna | ||
| 19 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | Phil Collins | ||
| 20 | What's Love Got To Do With It? | Tina Turner | ||
| 21 | I Should Have Known Better | Jim Diamond | 1 | |
| 22 | No More Lonely Nights | Paul McCartney | ||
| 23 | I Want To Break Free | Queen | ||
| 24 | Hole In My Shoe | Neil | ||
| 25 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | ||
| 26 | Radio Ga Ga | Queen | ||
| 27 | Together In Electric Dreams | Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey | ||
| 28 | When Doves Cry | Prince | ||
| 29 | Doctor, Doctor | The Thompson Twins | ||
| 30 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | ||
| 31 | The War Song | Culture Club | ||
| 32 | Girls Just Want To Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | ||
| 33 | The Wild Boys | Duran Duran | ||
| 34 | I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | Nik Kershaw | ||
| 35 | Like To Get To Know You Well | Howard Jones | ||
| 36 | Nellie The Elephant | The Toy Dolls | ||
| 37 | Pride (In The Name Of Love) | U2 | ||
| 38 | Automatic | The Pointer Sisters | ||
| 39 | Joanna | Kool & the Gang | ||
| 40 | That's Living Alright | Joe Fagin |
[edit] Music awards
[edit] BRIT Awards
The 1984 BRIT Awards winners were:
- Best British producer: Steve Levine
- Best classical recording: Kiri Te Kanawa - "Songs of the Auvergne"
- Best international artist: Michael Jackson
- British breakthrough act: Paul Young
- British female solo artist: Annie Lennox
- British group: Culture Club
- British male solo artist: David Bowie
- Best Selling Single: Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
- Outstanding contribution: George Martin
- The Sony award for technical excellence: Spandau Ballet
