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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21.

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Keith Jarrett / Gidon Kremer; Dennis Russell Davies / Staatsorchester Stuttgart; The 12 Cellists Of The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saulius Sondeckis / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra / Alfred Schnittke

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

1,323

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,323

Average Rating:

80 (169 votes)

Comments:

22.

Defenders Of The Faith

Judas Priest

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,100

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

241

Overall Rank:

1,567

Average Rating:

76 (209 votes)

Comments:

23.

It's My Life

Talk Talk

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,097

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

242

Overall Rank:

1,570

Average Rating:

76 (258 votes)

Comments:

24.

Reckless

Bryan Adams

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,089

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,577

Average Rating:

72 (244 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Works

Queen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,084

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

248

Overall Rank:

1,584

Average Rating:

72 (354 votes)

Comments:

26.

Learning To Crawl

Pretenders

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

1,042

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,642

Average Rating:

76 (214 votes)

Comments:

27.

From Her To Eternity

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,661

Average Rating:

75 (277 votes)

Comments:

28.

Some Great Reward

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

979

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

267

Overall Rank:

1,733

Average Rating:

77 (280 votes)

Comments:

29.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

975

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

270

Overall Rank:

1,743

Average Rating:

75 (189 votes)

Comments:

30.

Heartbeat City

The Cars

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

845

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,969

Average Rating:

75 (214 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Touré Kunda	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	348	35%
	265	27%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	33	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	933	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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