1984 ... Britse wave verovert Amerika.
Europop is hot: Italië en Duitsland doen mee.
Amerikaanse supersterren spoelen aan in Europa.

BE

MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
PAUL YOUNG love of the common people
QUEEN radio ga ga
GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
ROCKWELL somebody's watching me
PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield
LIONEL RICHIE hello
JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON to all the girls i've loved before
QUEEN i want to break free
DURAN DURAN the reflex
WHAM! wake me up before you go go
ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
STEVIE WONDER i just called to say i love you
PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
JERMAINE JACKSON & PIA ZADORA when the rain begins to fall
BAND AID do they know it's christmas

UK

PAUL McCARTNEY pipes of peace
FRANIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
WHAM! freedom
CHAKA KHAN i feel for you
JIM DIAMOND i should have known better
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD the power of love

NL

DOLLY DOTS love me just a little bit more
DANNY DE MUNK ik voel me zo verdomd alleen

DE

NINO DE ANGELO jenseits von eden
ALPHAVILLE big in japan
DEPECHE MODE people are people
REAL LIFE send me an angel
LAURA BRANIGAN self control
EVELYN THOMAS high energy
GIORGIO MORODER reach out
DURAN DURAN wild boys

US

YES owner of a lonely heart
VAN HALEN jump
KENNY LOGGINS footloose
PHIL COLLINS against all odds
DENIECE WILLIAMS let's hear it for the boy
CYNDI LAUPER time after time
PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it
JOHN WAITE missing you
PRINCE & REVOLUTION let's go crazy
BILLY OCEAN caribbean queen
MADONNA like a virgin

Ben eens benieuwd naar jullie lijstjes.

Mijn 18 favorieten zijn ...

PAUL YOUNG love of the common people
PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield
LIONEL RICHIE hello
QUEEN i want to break free
WHAM! wake me up before you go go
ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes
BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
BAND AID do they know it's christmas
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
CHAKA KHAN i feel for you
ALPHAVILLE big in japan
DEPECHE MODE people are people
YES owner of a lonely heart
VAN HALEN jump
CYNDI LAUPER time after time
PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it

(in willekeurige volgorde)

Al heeft Jenseits von Eden een behoorlijk mooi syntharrangement.

Ik maak er weer een top 10 van...

1. GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
2. DENIECE WILLIAMS let's hear it for the boy
3. STEVIE WONDER i just called to say i love you
4. DURAN DURAN the reflex
5. JERMAINE JACKSON & PIA ZADORA when the rain begins to fall
6. WHAM! wake me up before you go go
7. MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
8. WHAM! freedom
9. LIONEL RICHIE hello
10. YES owner of a lonely heart

Vind dit duidelijk een beter jaar dan de vorige:

1. MICHAEL JACKSON thriller 5*
2. PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
3. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
4. DURAN DURAN the reflex 4,5*
5. DURAN DURAN wild boys
6. YES owner of a lonely heart
7. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes 4*
8. ROCKWELL somebody's watching me
9. GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper 3,5*
10. JERMAINE JACKSON & PIA ZADORA when the rain begins to fall

1984 was voor mij het jaar dat ik begon met top 40 luisteren. Vind de meeste nummers die genoemd zijn bijna allemaal wel goed. Ik ken enkel Real Life niet.

1. PAUL YOUNG love of the common people 5*
2. CYNDI LAUPER time after time
3. GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
4. BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
5. JIM DIAMOND i should have known better 4*
6. PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
7. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
8. CHAKA KHAN i feel for you
9. TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it 3,5*
10. GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles

- De versie van Masquerade vind ik beter dan die van Nino de Angelo. Werd in Nederland ook klein top 10 hitje.

- Prince en George Michael (2x met Wham) waren het meest populair zie ik. Freedom bleef in Nederland steken op 2, net zoals Last Christmas.

- Verder geen echte verrassingen, alleen dat Billy Ocean in Amerika op 1 heeft gestaan met dat nummer, was ik wel even verbaasd over. En opvallend dat Belgie en Nederland gezamenlijk zoveel dezelfde nummer 1 hits hadden

Mijn 18 favoriete nr.1-hits van 1984 :

MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
PAUL YOUNG love of the common people
GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
ROCKWELL somebody's watching me
PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield
LIONEL RICHIE hello
QUEEN i want to break free
DURAN DURAN the reflex
WHAM! wake me up before you go go
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
BAND AID do they know it's christmas
GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
DEPECHE MODE people are people
YES owner of a lonely heart
CYNDI LAUPER time after time
TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it

PAUL YOUNG love of the common people
QUEEN radio ga ga
GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield
QUEEN i want to break free
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
CHAKA KHAN i feel for you
JIM DIAMOND i should have known better
ALPHAVILLE big in japan
DEPECHE MODE people are people
DURAN DURAN wild boys
PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it
PRINCE & REVOLUTION let's go crazy
MADONNA like a virgin

Mijn top-10:

1. JIM DIAMOND i should have known better
2. GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
3. PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
4. MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
5. GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
6. BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
7. ROCKWELL somebody's watching me
8. VAN HALEN jump
9. TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it
10. PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield

1. PRINCE & REVOLUTION let's go crazy
2. BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
3. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD the power of love
4. PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
5. ALPHAVILLE big in japan
6. DEPECHE MODE people are people
7. MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
8. PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
9. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
10. ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes

1. PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
2. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
3. YES owner of a lonely heart
4. CHAKA KHAN i feel for you
5. MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
6. QUEEN radio ga ga
7. BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
8. PRINCE & REVOLUTION let's go crazy
9. DURAN DURAN the reflex
10. DEPECHE MODE people are people
11. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
12. MADONNA like a virgin
13. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD the power of love
14. EVELYN THOMAS high energy
15. ROCKWELL somebody's watching me
16. PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield
17. DURAN DURAN wild boys
18. VAN HALEN jump

favoriete tiental

Depeche Mode - People are People
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
Golden Earring - When the Lady Smiles
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Prince & Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
Prince & Revolution - Purple Rain
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Queen - Radio Gaga (mijn eerste single )
Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in my Eyes

Mijn lijst van 1984:

1. ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes
2. ALPHAVILLE big in japan
3. REAL LIFE send me an angel
4. MADONNA like a virgin
5. CYNDI LAUPER time after time
6. BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
7. QUEEN radio ga ga
8. DEPECHE MODE people are people
9. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
10. LAURA BRANIGAN self control
11. PAT BENATAR love is a battlefield
12. JIM DIAMOND i should have known better
13. BAND AID do they know it's christmas
14. GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
15. QUEEN i want to break free
16. GEORGE MICHAEL careless whisper
17. PAUL YOUNG love of the common people
18. YES owner of a lonely heart

1 ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes
2 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
3 DURAN DURAN wild boys
4 DEPECHE MODE people are people
5 ALPHAVILLE big in japan
6 DURAN DURAN the reflex
7 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
8 QUEEN radio ga ga
9 BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
10 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD the power of love

MADONNA like a virgin
MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
QUEEN radio ga ga
GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
WHAM! wake me up before you go go
ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes
DEPECHE MODE people are people
YES owner of a lonely heart
VAN HALEN jump
CYNDI LAUPER time after time
PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
TINA TURNER what's love got to do with it

In willekeurige volgorde:

PAUL YOUNG: Love of the common people
BRONSKI BEAT: Smalltown boy
JIM DIAMOND: I should have known better
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD: The power of love
DOLLY DOTS: Love me just a little bit more
REAL LIFE: Send me an angel
LAURA BRANIGAN: Self control
DURAN DURAN: Wild boys
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD: Relax
PHIL COLLINS: Against all odds
PRINCE & REVOLUTION: Let's go crazy
GOLDEN EARRING: When the lady smiles
QUEEN: I want to break free
DEPECHE MODE: People are people
ULTRAVOX: Dancing with tears in my eyes

En je hebt gelijk: Jenseits von Eden is mooi, als de versie van Masquerade een nummer 1 hit was geweest had ik die zeker gekozen.

MICHAEL JACKSON thriller
GOLDEN EARRING when the lady smiles
ROCKWELL somebody's watching me
ULTRAVOX dancing with tears in my eyes
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD two tribes
BRONSKI BEAT smalltown boy
PRINCE & REVOLUTION purple rain
FRANIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD relax
CHAKA KHAN i feel for you
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD the power of love
DEPECHE MODE people are people
EVELYN THOMAS high energy
GIORGIO MORODER reach out
DURAN DURAN wild boys
YES owner of a lonely heart
VAN HALEN jump
PRINCE & REVOLUTION when doves cry
JOHN WAITE missing you
PRINCE & REVOLUTION let's go crazy
MADONNA like a virgin