The pop charts in 1984 were not impressive in my humble opinion. In retrospect, I wasn’t listening to “pop” other than what I stumbled across via MTV or someone else’s radio. My boombox was tuned to KJET 1600 and my Walkman contained cassette tapes from The Smiths and Inxs for example.
Here are three of my all time favorite records/songs from 1985. 1985 was a powerful year in music no matter what you listened to. I was listening to alternative rock. We have come to a crossroads. Please make a note of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Across_a_Crowded_Room
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Armoury_Show
Be sure to listen to these records. Yes indeed alternative rock was my favorite music genre for many years constituting the most impressionable years of my life. I was an aspiring rock star in 1985 with three whole years of guitar playing under my belt no less. At least I could hear the guitar in so-called rock music.
I’m already familiar with rap and hip hop in 1985. It didn’t make a strong first impression on me at all.