Ian Wade- 1984: The Year Pop Went QueerPublisher: Nine Eight Books Released 9 26 2025 In 1984, pop came out of the closet even if not all of the artists felt that they could and, in the process, charted the course of the rest of the decade. In 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer, writer and musician Ian Wade charts where these artists, including Queen, George Michael, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Madonna who all enjoyed chart success in 1984 were during that epoch

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released in 1974

Continental Fruit–    Dear Heart

originally released 1965