Top 13 Music Albums of 1984 by Exist-en-ciel 
- Chart updated: 01/14/2025 01:45
- (Created: 09/02/2022 14:00).
- Chart size: 13 albums.
Member feedback is NOT allowed on this chart.
View the complete list of 56,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
New Wave, Post-Punk, Film Soundtrack
8.4/10
Best track: Once in a Lifetime
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Psycho Killer 8.5
2. Swamp 8
3. Slippery People 8
4. Burning Down the House 8.5
5. Girlfriend Is Better 8.5
6. Once in a Lifetime 9
7. What a Day That Was 8
8. Life During Wartime 8.5
9. Take Me to the River 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/20/2022]
8.4/10
Best track: Once in a Lifetime
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Psycho Killer 8.5
2. Swamp 8
3. Slippery People 8
4. Burning Down the House 8.5
5. Girlfriend Is Better 8.5
6. Once in a Lifetime 9
7. What a Day That Was 8
8. Life During Wartime 8.5
9. Take Me to the River 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,381
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
32
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Post-Punk
8.3/10
Track selection: How Soon Is Now? & This Charming Man
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. William, It Was Really Nothing 8.5
2. What Difference Does It Make? 8.5
3. These Things Take Time 8
4. This Charming Man 9
5. How Soon Is Now? 9
6. Handsome Devil 8
7. Hand in Glove 8.5
8. Still Ill 8.5
9. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 8.5
10. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 8.5
11. You've Got Everything Now 8
12. Accept Yourself 7.5
13. Girl Afraid 8
14. Back to the Old House 8
15. Reel Around the Fountain 8.5
16. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
8.3/10
Track selection: How Soon Is Now? & This Charming Man
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. William, It Was Really Nothing 8.5
2. What Difference Does It Make? 8.5
3. These Things Take Time 8
4. This Charming Man 9
5. How Soon Is Now? 9
6. Handsome Devil 8
7. Hand in Glove 8.5
8. Still Ill 8.5
9. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 8.5
10. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 8.5
11. You've Got Everything Now 8
12. Accept Yourself 7.5
13. Girl Afraid 8
14. Back to the Old House 8
15. Reel Around the Fountain 8.5
16. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,333
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Impressionism
8.3/10
Track selection: Gymnopedie No.1
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Gymnopédie No.1 9
2. Gymnopédie No.2 8.5
3. Gymnopédie No.3 8.5
4. Je te veux 8
5. 4 Préludes flasques 8
6. Prélude en tapisserie 8
7. 4ème Nocturne 8
8. Vieux sequins et vieilles cuirasses 8
9. Embryons desséchés 8
10. Gnossienne No. 1 8.5
11. Gnossienne No. 2 8.5
12. Gnossienne No. 3 8.5
13. Gnossienne No. 4 8.5
14. Gnossienne No. 5 8.5
15. Gnossienne No. 6 8
16. Sonatine bureaucratique 8
17. Le Picadilly 8 [First added to this chart: 10/01/2022]
8.3/10
Track selection: Gymnopedie No.1
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Gymnopédie No.1 9
2. Gymnopédie No.2 8.5
3. Gymnopédie No.3 8.5
4. Je te veux 8
5. 4 Préludes flasques 8
6. Prélude en tapisserie 8
7. 4ème Nocturne 8
8. Vieux sequins et vieilles cuirasses 8
9. Embryons desséchés 8
10. Gnossienne No. 1 8.5
11. Gnossienne No. 2 8.5
12. Gnossienne No. 3 8.5
13. Gnossienne No. 4 8.5
14. Gnossienne No. 5 8.5
15. Gnossienne No. 6 8
16. Sonatine bureaucratique 8
17. Le Picadilly 8 [First added to this chart: 10/01/2022]
4. (=)
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Minimalism, Modern Classical, Chamber Music
8.2/10
Track selection: Tabula rasa
-‐---------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Fratres 8
2. Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten 8.5
3. Fratres 8
4. Tabula rasa 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: Tabula rasa
-‐---------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Fratres 8
2. Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten 8.5
3. Fratres 8
4. Tabula rasa 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,217
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Romanticism, Symphony
8.2/10
Track selection: 4th movement (Allegro con fuoco)
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Adagio - Allegro molto 8
2. Largo 8.5
3. Molto vivace 8
4. Allegro con fuoco 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/14/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: 4th movement (Allegro con fuoco)
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Adagio - Allegro molto 8
2. Largo 8.5
3. Molto vivace 8
4. Allegro con fuoco 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/14/2022]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave
8.2/10
Track selection: Lorelei
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Ivo 8.5
2. Lorelei 9.5
3. Beatrix 8
4. Persephone 8
5. Pandora (For Cindy) 8
6. Amelia 8
7. Aloysius 8
8. Cicely 8
9. Otterley 7.5
10. Donimo 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: Lorelei
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Ivo 8.5
2. Lorelei 9.5
3. Beatrix 8
4. Persephone 8
5. Pandora (For Cindy) 8
6. Amelia 8
7. Aloysius 8
8. Cicely 8
9. Otterley 7.5
10. Donimo 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,060
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Synthpop, New Romantic, New Wave
8.1/10
Track selection: It's M'y Life
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Dum Dum Girl 8
2. Such a Shame 8.5
3. Renée 8
4. It's My Life 9
5. Tomorrow Started 8
6. The Last Time 8
7. Call in the Night Boy 8
8. Does Caroline Know? 7.5
9. It's You 8 [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]
8.1/10
Track selection: It's M'y Life
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Dum Dum Girl 8
2. Such a Shame 8.5
3. Renée 8
4. It's My Life 9
5. Tomorrow Started 8
6. The Last Time 8
7. Call in the Night Boy 8
8. Does Caroline Know? 7.5
9. It's You 8 [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,166
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Post-Punk
8.1/10
Track selection: Reel Around the Fountain
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Reel Around the Fountain 8.5
2. You've Got Everything Now 8
3. Miserable Lie 7 5
4. Pretty Girls Make Graves 8
5. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 8
6. Still Ill 8.5
7. Hand in Glove 8
8. What Difference Does It Make? 8.5
9. I Don't Owe You Anything 8
10. Suffer Little Children 8 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
8.1/10
Track selection: Reel Around the Fountain
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Reel Around the Fountain 8.5
2. You've Got Everything Now 8
3. Miserable Lie 7 5
4. Pretty Girls Make Graves 8
5. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 8
6. Still Ill 8.5
7. Hand in Glove 8
8. What Difference Does It Make? 8.5
9. I Don't Owe You Anything 8
10. Suffer Little Children 8 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,256
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Pop Rock, Film Soundtrack, Synth Funk
8/10
Track selection: When Doves Cry
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Let's Go Crazy 8
2. Take Me With U 8
3. The Beautiful Ones 8
4. Computer Blue 7.5
5. Darling Nikki 8
6. When Doves Cry 8.5
7. I Would Die 4 U 8
8. Baby I'm a Star 7.5
8. Purple Rain 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
8/10
Track selection: When Doves Cry
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Let's Go Crazy 8
2. Take Me With U 8
3. The Beautiful Ones 8
4. Computer Blue 7.5
5. Darling Nikki 8
6. When Doves Cry 8.5
7. I Would Die 4 U 8
8. Baby I'm a Star 7.5
8. Purple Rain 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,378
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Ambient, Minimalism, New Age
7.9/10
Best track: A Stream With Bright Fish
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Late October 8
2. A Stream With Bright Fish 8
3. The Silver Ball 8
4. Against the Sky 8
5. Lost in the Humming Air 7.5
6. Dark-Eyed Sister 8
7. Their Memories 8
8. The Pearl 7.5
9. Foreshadowed 8
10. An Echo of Night 8
11. Still Return 8 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2025]
7.9/10
Best track: A Stream With Bright Fish
‐----------‐----------------------------------------------------------
1. Late October 8
2. A Stream With Bright Fish 8
3. The Silver Ball 8
4. Against the Sky 8
5. Lost in the Humming Air 7.5
6. Dark-Eyed Sister 8
7. Their Memories 8
8. The Pearl 7.5
9. Foreshadowed 8
10. An Echo of Night 8
11. Still Return 8 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2025]
Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 13 Music Albums of 1984 composition
Top 13 Music Albums of 1984 chart changes
There have been no changes to this chart.Top 13 Music Albums of 1984 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other year charts by Exist-en-ciel
(from the 1980s)| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 11 Music Albums of 1989 | Exist-en-ciel | 1989 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 17 Music Albums of 1988 | Exist-en-ciel | 1988 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 11 Music Albums of 1987 | Exist-en-ciel | 1987 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 15 Music Albums of 1986 | Exist-en-ciel | 1986 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 15 Music Albums of 1985 | Exist-en-ciel | 1985 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 13 Music Albums of 1984 | Exist-en-ciel | 1984 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 20 Music Albums of 1983 | Exist-en-ciel | 1983 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 20 Music Albums of 1982 | Exist-en-ciel | 1982 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | Exist-en-ciel | 1981 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 20 Music Albums of 1980 | Exist-en-ciel | 1980 year chart | 2025 | |
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Member Levels | |
|---|---|
| TalkOfDeath | Level 5 |
| Pienk | Level 3 |
| acoustic-horn | Level 2 |
| arrogantmenace | Level 2 |
| New levels achieved over the last 7 days. Well done to all :) | |