Top-rated songs of 1984
Listed below are the top-rated songs of 1984 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, a song must have had at least 10 member ratings.)
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1. | How Soon Is Now? Song from album: Hatful Of Hollow | The Smiths | |||||||
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2. | This Charming Man Song from album: The Smiths | The Smiths | |||||||
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| 3. | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Song from album: Hatful Of Hollow | The Smiths | |||||||
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4. | No Woman No Cry Song from album: Legend | Bob Marley And The Wailers | |||||||
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5. | Pride (In The Name Of Love) Song from album: The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | |||||||
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6. | The Killing Moon Song from album: Ocean Rain | Echo & The Bunnymen | |||||||
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7. | Fade To Black Song from album: Ride The Lightning | Metallica | |||||||
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8. | Purple Rain Song from album: Purple Rain | Prince & The Revolution | |||||||
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| 9. | When Doves Cry Song from album: Purple Rain | Prince & The Revolution | |||||||
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| 10. | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now Song from album: Hatful Of Hollow | The Smiths | |||||||
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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = mean average rating a track has currently received.
n = number of ratings a track has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for a track to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 20).
AV = the site mean average rating for a track (currently 78/100).
