1984 was a year packed with pop culture gold. “Like a Virgin” by Madonna ruled the airwaves, while Prince made history with “Purple Rain.” At the box office, James Cameron’s “The Terminator” hit especially hard, with Arnold Schwarzenegger delivering his iconic “I’ll be back” line. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson moonwalked his way into history at the Grammy Awards show. As if that wasn’t enough, the world witnessed the first untethered spacewalk by astronaut Bruce McCandless.
To celebrate this iconic year in history, here is our 1984 playlist featuring all of the hits that were topping the charts exactly 40 years ago.
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