Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1984 year summaryThe best artists of 1984 were Prince, Prince And The Revolution, The Smiths, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, The Replacements, Minutemen, Talking Heads, Cocteau Twins and Hüsker Dü.

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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,384 charts

Rank Score:

16,561

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Average Rating:

83 (1,598 votes)

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125

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

869 charts

Rank Score:

9,184

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Overall Rank:

176

Average Rating:

84 (1,314 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

939 charts

Rank Score:

8,756

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

8,374

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

800 charts

Rank Score:

7,771

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,759

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Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

86 (1,010 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

565 charts

Rank Score:

5,171

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Overall Rank:

347

Average Rating:

80 (625 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

459 charts

Rank Score:

4,419

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

488 charts

Rank Score:

4,269

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Overall Rank:

418

Average Rating:

79 (581 votes)

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10.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

4,258

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419

Average Rating:

82 (618 votes)

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Black Flag	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	348	35%
	267	27%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	936	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	35	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	976	97%
Yes	27	3%

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