1984 was a lot of things for music. "The '80s" as we remember them were in full swing by mid-decade. MTV arguably had its greatest influence and effect on the pop charts. And many of the decade's, if ...

Although MTV was barely two years old at the start of 1984, the channel had already completely flipped the music industry on its head. Whether they wanted to or not, rock's biggest stars now needed to ...

The Pointer Sisters, Minutemen and more sounds from a landmark year in pop music. By Lindsay Zoladz If you’re halfway decent at math, you know that it is currently the 40-year anniversary of 1984 — ...