Reunion DJ Playlist
Posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 01:49 PM

The DJ has asked for requests for the reunion playlist. Anyone can feel free to add to it, but, since I'm a big music historian (remember, my Dad's "side hustle" was being a mobile DJ in our high school years), I'll start by refreshing everyone's memory with the Billboard Top 20 songs of 1984:

  1. When Doves Cry - Prince
  2. What's Love Got to Do with It - Tina Turner
  3. Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
  4. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
  5. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins**
  6. Jump - Van Halen
  7. Hello - Lionel Richie
  8. Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
  9. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
  10. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
  11. Missing You - John Waite
  12. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
  13. Let's Hear It for the Boy - Deniece Williams
  14. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
  15. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
  16. The Reflex - Duran Duran
  17. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper+
  18. Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
  19. Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics
  20. Self Control - Laura Brannigan

** Our senior prom song
+ Billboard #1 song the week of our graduation


I'd add to this list "Out Here On My Own" by Irene Cara, which was performed at our graduation by the late Jacli Primo (nee Leslie Flattes). Also personally notable: The Cars' highest charting single, "Drive", was released that year, peaking at #3.