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Contents
1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits
4 Published popular music 5 Classical music 6 Opera 7 Musical theater 8 Musical films 9 Births 10 Deaths 11 Awards
11.1 Grammy Awards 11.2 Country Music Association Awards 11.3 Eurovision Song Contest
12 Charts
12.1 List of No. 1 Hits 12.2 List of No. 1 Albums 12.3 KROQ
13 See also
Events January 21 - "Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.
January 27 - Michael Jackson 's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.
February 14 - Elton John marries studio engineer Renate Blauel .
February 16 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to federal authorities on charges of income tax evasion. Lewis is later acquitted.
February 29 - KMFDM 's first live performance.
March 1 - Sting plays his last concerts with The Police at the end of the Synchronicity tour; the band takes a "pause" after the tour and only play a few special events together after this, until 2007 , when they would organize a reunion tour.
Alice Cooper leaves the music industry, after touring continuously for over ten years. He would return in 1986.
April 1 - In Los Angeles, California , Marvin Gaye is shot and killed during an argument with his father.
May 1
May 2 - Lionel Richie 's hit "Hello" becomes Motown 's first ever UK million selling single.
May 5 - The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde marries Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr .
June 16 -August 11 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood spend nine weeks at the top of the UK singles chart with "Two Tribes".
July 1 - During his performance at the first ever Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois , Steve Taylor falls from the stage, breaking his ankle. Taylor hopped back on stage and finished his show. The next few shows on Taylor's tour were performed from a wheel chair.
August 31 - Canadian music video channel MuchMusic debuts. The first video played is Rush 's "The Enemy Within".
September 14 - The first annual MTV Video Music Awards are held in New York City .
At the VMAs, Madonna causes controversy during her performance of her hit single "Like a Virgin " when she rolls around on the stage, revealing lacy stockings and garters, and grinds her crotch against her veil.
October 1 - The Jesus and Mary Chain release their first single, "Upside Down".
October 19 - A-Ha 's career begins with the release of the "Take On Me" single in the UK.
December 1 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood become the first act to take their first three singles to the UK #1 position since Gerry and the Pacemakers in 1963 , when "The Power of Love" tops the chart.
December 3 - Bob Geldof and Band Aid release the single "Do They Know It's Christmas".
December 8 - Mötley Crüe member Vince Neil is involved in a serious car accident. He was drunk at the time, and Razzle (Nicholas Dingley) of Hanoi Rocks was killed in the accident.
December 31 - Def Leppard 's drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car wreck. He was in the hospital until the next year (1985 ).
Mantronix forms.
Menudo and Menudomania reach Asia . Ricky Martin substitutes Ricky Melendez in the group.
Soundgarden forms.
UK singles sales this year are the second highest ever, after 1978 .
Styx breaks up
Albums released Top hits dirty sands- durka durka
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1984
Christmas songs Published popular music Classical music Opera Musical theater Musical films Births
