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- 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 scalp is burnt during the filming of a Pepsi commercial and he remains calm. Around this time, Jackson also releases the final single from his monsterous '' Thriller '' album " Thriller ". The music video is considered to be the greatest ever created.
- February - After a successful recovery from the scalp burns, Michael is nominated for twelve Grammy awards and wins eight, breaking the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a single year. He wins seven for the critically acclaimed album '' and the other for a song featured in the movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial .
- 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
- --- Mick Fleetwood , of Fleetwood Mac , files for Bankruptcy in the United States.
- --- Tipper Gore forms the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) in response to the "filth" she hears on her daughter's Prince album '' Purple Rain ''.
- 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 jumps off 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.
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1984.
''See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits Of 1984 ''
- February 25 - Lovefoxxx , Cansei De Ser Sexy
- March 18 - Vonzell Solomon , US singer
- March 20 - Winta
- August 5 - Taylor Locke , Rooney
- April 10 - Mandy Moore
- April 24 - Tyson Ritter , The All-American Rejects
- June 29 - Han Ji-hye , Korean actress/singer
- June 30 - Fantasia Barrino , American singer
- July 24 - Dhani Lennevald , of the A-Teens
- July 26 - Alex Parks , singer
- August 21
- --- Alizée , singer
- --- Melissa Schuman , Singer Dream (Group)
- September 16 - Katie Melua , Georgian singer and musician
- September 23 - Louis Stephens , Rooney
- September 27 - Avril Lavigne , Canadian Rock Singer and Musician
- October 3 - Ashlee Simpson , singer
- October 4 - Elena Katina , Russian singer ( T.A.T.u. )
- October 10 - Stephanie Cheng , singer
- October 12 - Matthew Dewey , Australian Composer
- October 25 - Sara Helena Lumholdt , youngest of A-Teens
- October 27 - Kelly Osbourne , singer
- November 9 - Delta Goodrem , Australian singer and actress
- November 21 - Willy Mason
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