US Top 25 Singles For The Week Ending February 4, 1984. Pick Your Favourites

That's true with some other songs that made the Hot 100 in the past. "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple (studio b/w live on the 45).

 

From what I understand, "Twist..." was her last to make the Top 10. Next year's "Soul Kiss" missed it by that much. But yeah, after that . . .

 

The Coug and nothing else.

 

1984 was such an epic year for pop, maybe the best year since at least 1960, that you really can't go wrong with a chart from any week of the year. Great memories!

 

This was the song parody about the breakup of the phone company, right? Where did it peak on the chart? Heard it quite a bit, back then.

 

I’ve never heard it. Obviously it didn’t apply in the UK.

 

Right you are.

 

I agree the Nina Hagen one is harsh, and unwarranted. She's an acquired taste for some, but I love her stuff.

The Kajagoogoo review was a nice surprise. I love both the Limahl and the Nick Beggs-led eras.

Scathing review of the original version of "Obsession." I wonder what the writer thought of the Animotion version?

 

I looked it up. It peaked at #70.

 

Duran Duran & Nena.

I bought 99 Luftballons on a 12" single from Asda in Pudsey, West Yorkshire. I still play it fairly regularly.

 

Pretty good chart. I voted for 11 songs.
Probably the first time ever that I passed on two Paul McCartney songs. "Pipes Of Peace" should have been the single (it was in the UK and hit #1) and "The Man" is a much better Michael Jackson collaboration.

 

Yes I read it, pretensios pair of idiots..

 

The early 70's and the early 80's were brilliant for pop music, and not just because of the fantastic clothes and make up....

 

Pink Houses

 

Karma Chameleon
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Let the Music Play
99 Luftballons
Girls Just Want to Get Done, er, I mean, Have Fun

from the lower and off charts:

Fields of Fire
Send Me an Angel
Here Comes the Rain Again

Nothing I absolutely adore here, but fairly some solid stuff.

 

Another fan of Nina! Happy to hear it. There are not many of us around! I have been a huge fan since the late 1980s and have all her records. When I lived in Germany I was lucky enough to see her live and she didn’t disappoint. Yes she is an acquired taste and not for everyone.

 

Poor Olivia struggling with 29 votes... It’s one of her best later records. Everything after this was downhill.

 

I agree! I really don't dislike anything, but I'm not a "Think of Laura" kind-of-guy! Ride Like The Wind, yes!!!

 

Think Of Laura is kind of weedy. I rather like Another Page, but I wouldn’t have picked that as a single from it... In my opinion, side 2 has the best material.

 

It might not have been a single and/or a hit if it hadn't been for its inclusion on "General Hospital". On the other hand, it did have that Early 80's Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary sound down to a tee, (evidenced by its 4 week stay at #1 on the AC Chart), so who knows?

 

Much more better than the crap from today...

 

I never mentioned my picks in this poll.

They were "Karma Chameleon", "Owner of a Lonely Heart", "Talking in Your Sleep", "That's All", "Pink Houses", "Jump", "Say Say Say", "Let the Music Play", "Holiday", "Twist of Fate", "99 Luftballoons", "Middle of the Road", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Nobody Told Me", "So Bad" and "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues".