Best Albums of 1984

Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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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, Hüsker Dü and Cocteau Twins.
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1984
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121
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"Industrial... psychobilly...? Points for predicting electro-swing, but novelty aside, this record is frequently annoying. I enjoy a few of the less swing-oriented tracks (I'll Meet You in Poland Baby," "Cold Day in Hell") that point towards Reznor's early work, but the swing tracks are just insuf..."  [+]  Reply
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"Frankly the most undervalued band ever... probably because of the distribution. I definitely love their whole dischography. Perfect album from his first to his last second."  Reply
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"This album has all the raw passion and intensity of previous Astbury vehicles ( Death Cult) but with a marked shift toward the classic rock stylings that would characterize the second wave of gothic rock. It's more or less the missing link between positive punk tribalism and the dark rock the Sis..."  [+]  Reply
- LittleONegative | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1984
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120
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117
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