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| 1981 |
| | | Karlheinz Stockhausen's Thursday from Light, the first of a seven-part opera cycle, is performed in Milan | |
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| 1982 |
| | | Michael Jackson's releases the album Thriller, which goes on to sell 40 million copies in ten years | |
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| 1983 |
| | | The US system MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) becomes the industry standard for electronic communication in music | |
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| 1983 |
| | | Philips and Sony jointly introduce a new device, the compact disc | |
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| 1983 |
| | | Olivier Messiaen's opera St Francis of Assisi has its premiere in Paris | |
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| 1984 |
| | | Luciano Berio's opera Un re in ascolto has its premiere in Salzburg | |
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| 1984 |
| | | Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone) releases her second album, Like a Virgin, that goes on to sell millions | |
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| 1984 |
| | | The opera Akhnaten, by US composer Philip Glass, has its first performance in Stuttgart | |
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| 1984 |
| | | Bob Geldof forms Band Aid and releases for Ethiopian famine relief the best-selling UK single Do they know its Christmas? | |
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| 1985 |
| | | Live Aid, an all-day concert for famine relief in Africa, is held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia | |
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