The #1 R&B song on August 6, 1984

When Doves Cry

By Prince

Other #1 songs on August 6, 1984
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

That's the Thing About Love

Don Williams

#1 dance track

Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us

Ollie & Jerry

#1 song in the UK

Two Tribes

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

#1 song

Ghostbusters

Ray Parker Jr.

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 6, 1984

Ghostbusters

Directed by Ivan Reitman

Notable August 6 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Leslie Odom Jr.

Actor, Singer and Songwriter

Garrett Weber-Gale

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