Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Bathory

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

168

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112.

The Warning

Queensrÿche

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

167

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113.

Cop

Swans

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

163

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Metal Church

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

162

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Steeltown

Big Country

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

162

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The Magazine

Rickie Lee Jones

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

160

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Into The Gap

Thompson Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

160

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Shades Of Liberty

Silent Running

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

159

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The Las Vegas Story

The Gun Club

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

158

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120.

Alf

Alison Moyet

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

52 charts

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154

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Black Flag	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Touré Kunda	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	350	35%
	265	26%
	47	5%
	42	4%
	35	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	935	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	28	3%

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