MotownSubdivision said:

luvsexy4all said:

do u have a list of albums released those years--i cant put it into perspective unless i see a list

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_in_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_in_music

ill go with 1984

TonyVanDam said:

This is a tough call. But my vote goes to 1983.

Me too I love 1984,but I just feel like 1983 was a more important year.So many groundbreaking things were happening in 1983.I think of '83 as the year when the 80s finally became "the 80s"...you know what I mean? That year paved the way for everything that came later.

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SoulAlive said:

TonyVanDam said:

This is a tough call. But my vote goes to 1983.

Me too I love 1984,but I just feel like 1983 was a more important year.So many groundbreaking things were happening in 1983.I think of '83 as the year when the 80s finally became "the 80s"...you know what I mean? That year paved the way for everything that came later.

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1983 was the year when Michael, Prince, & (the rookie/novice debut of) Madonna forced everyone to step their game up right from the jump.

SIDE NOTES:

a. Michael's Thriller video was the inspiration for Kool & The Gang's Misled video.

b. When every artist from the 1980's - 2010's mention the MPLS sound, they're really talking about Prince's 1999 album. And don't get me started about all of the Prince clones & wannabes (Ready For The World, anyone?) that came along after 1983.

Initially I would have said 1984. But after reading this thread, the choice isn't so clear! A lot of you have made persuasive arguments for 1983.

I'm probably biased toward 1984 simply because that was the year I graduated H.S.!