Best Albums of 1984

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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1984
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523
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1984
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499
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53.
Minor Threat 
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1984
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495
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1984
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491
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1984
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457
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1984
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437
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1984
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431
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Buy album United States
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1984
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422
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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416
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Buy album United States
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1984
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416
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100

Best Albums of 1984 composition

Country Albums %


United States 351 35%
United Kingdom 266 27%
Germany 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Japan 34 3%
Australia 29 3%
Canada 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 933 93%
Yes 68 7%
Live? Albums %
No 966 97%
Yes 35 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 25 2%
Popular  Charts
1. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
2. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
3. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
9. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
10. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
11. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
12. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
13. Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (2019)
14. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
15. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
16. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
17. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
18. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
19. Die besten Alben aller Zeiten by Rolling Stone Deutschland (2004)
20. Greatest Albums Of All Time by Hartbeat! (1996)
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