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 | 2 | |
9 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | 2 | |
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 | 7 | |
14 | We All Stand Together | Paul McCartney & the Frog Chorus | 3 | |
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 | 3 | |
19 | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | Phil Collins | 2 | |
20 | What's Love Got To Do With It? | Tina Turner | 3 | |
21 | I Should Have Known Better | Jim Diamond | 1 | |
22 | No More Lonely Nights | Paul McCartney | 2 | |
23 | I Want To Break Free | Queen | 3 | |
24 | Hole In My Shoe | Neil | 2 | |
25 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | 3 | |
26 | Radio Ga Ga | Queen | 2 | |
27 | Together In Electric Dreams | Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey | 3 | |
28 | When Doves Cry | Prince | 4 | |
29 | Doctor, Doctor | The Thompson Twins | 3 | |
30 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | 5 | |
31 | The War Song | Culture Club | 2 | |
32 | Girls Just Want To Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | 2 | |
33 | The Wild Boys | Duran Duran | 2 | |
34 | I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | Nik Kershaw | 2 | |
35 | Like To Get To Know You Well | Howard Jones | 4 | |
36 | Nellie The Elephant | The Toy Dolls | 4 | |
37 | Pride (In The Name Of Love) | U2 | 3 | |
38 | Automatic | The Pointer Sisters | 2 | |
39 | Joanna | Kool & the Gang | 2 | |
40 | That's Living Alright | Joe Fagin | 3 |
[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