Top 45 Music Albums of 1984
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Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 09/29/2025 07:15
- (Created: 07/23/2017 13:02).
- Chart size: 45 albums.
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Best indie pop jangle pop album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best UK album of the year
"Does the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body?
I don't know"
I was a teenager in the 80s listening to alternative music so it sort of goes without saying how impactful on me, and how influential this album was. To this day I still try to get my mind to rule my body. The power of positive thinking.
10/10 songs: Still Ill, Reel Around The Fountain, Hand In Glove, What Difference Does It Make? [First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Best debut album of the year
Best UK album of the year
"Does the body rule the mind
Or does the mind rule the body?
I don't know"
I was a teenager in the 80s listening to alternative music so it sort of goes without saying how impactful on me, and how influential this album was. To this day I still try to get my mind to rule my body. The power of positive thinking.
10/10 songs: Still Ill, Reel Around The Fountain, Hand In Glove, What Difference Does It Make? [First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,952
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Best film soundtrack pop rock album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,913
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Best jangle pop compilation album of the year
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
5,988
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Best live album of the year
"I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don't know what I look like!"
My introduction to Talking Heads and a gateway to them being one of my first obsessions, and an early influence on the development of my musical appreciation. One of the best live albums with in most cases superior versions mainly because of their talent in performing live.
10/10 song: Psycho Killer [First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
"I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don't know what I look like!"
My introduction to Talking Heads and a gateway to them being one of my first obsessions, and an early influence on the development of my musical appreciation. One of the best live albums with in most cases superior versions mainly because of their talent in performing live.
10/10 song: Psycho Killer [First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,305
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Best singer/songwriter album of the year
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
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Best EBM synthpop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
941
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Best folk punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 09/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
793
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Best alternative rock post-punk album of the year
Best Australian album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/16/2025]
Best Australian album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/16/2025]
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Best experimental rock post-punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
968
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Best Celtic punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 09/11/2017]
Total albums: 45. Page 1 of 5
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1984 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
| Swans | 2 | 4% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 2% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 1 | 2% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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20 | 44% | |
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14 | 31% | |
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3 | 7% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1984 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rd Young God by Swans |
| Down 1 from 43rd to 44th Tales Of Terror by Tales Of Terror |
| Down 1 from 44th to 45th Satie: 3 Gymnopédies & Other Piano Works by Pascal Rogé |
| New entries |
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| Now That's What I Call Music II by Various Artists |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
