Best Albums of 1984
Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"Normally I prefer studio versions, but some of the songs here (e.g. Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road) are so great that I never play the studio versions anymore. Mark Knopfler at his best!" Reply
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"For all you "smooth rock" fans out there, this is essentially the British equivalent of Yacht Rock. Whereas the 70s American yacht rock was breezy & upbeat, the New Romantics were somber & arty. Owes a sizable debt to Roxy Music. fave track: Backwaters" Reply
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"Absolutely brilliant and utterly unique - the lyrics may not make much sense but they are ingenious nonetheless!" Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Really great album. Contains 3 Cohen classics, "Hallelujah", "If it be your will" and "Dance me to the end of love". All other tracks are good as well with some great poetry; the lyrics to "Night Comes On" especially resonate with me. I'm surprised it isn't regarded higher by more reviewers. A mu..." [+] Reply
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1984
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"An absolute masterpiece of mediterranean? music. An orgy of sounds, instruments, vocals (genoa dialectal)and genius. Fabrizio De André ¡what name! is a fabulous singer-songwriter but here is beyond any label or way at his best. (Also a favorite of Wim Wenders)." Reply
"Solid heavy metal album, but I think Melissa is just better than this one." Reply
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Jasonconfused | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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"authentic and native heavy metal album. if you like this kind of music (pure heavy metal), you will adore this one quite likely. dio has a fantastic hardrock voice - maybe the best? imo much more intense than judas priest's shot." Reply
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"Along with Blag Flag and Bad Brains, Minor Threat helped create one of the most intense and heartfelt genres. Hard Core! Although the musicianship isn't completely there yet, this band deserves a nice score for creating a genre that spawned some of the greatest bands ever." Reply
"The first cinematic and neon lit masterpiece from the Blue Nile. Like it's successor, hats, it's that perfect late night album, at the time between midnight and dawn. Romantic and lovely." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
Best Albums of 1984 composition
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| Various Artists | 22 | 2% | |
| Black Flag | 4 | 0% | |
| The Milkshakes | 4 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 0% | |
| Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Kazumi Watanabe | 3 | 0% | |
| Touré Kunda | 3 | 0% | |
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348 | 35% | |
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264 | 26% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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| Best Artists of 2011 | |
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| 1. Fleet Foxes | |
| 2. Bon Iver | |
| 3. PJ Harvey | |
| 4. The Beach Boys | |
| 5. Radiohead | |
| 6. The Black Keys | |
| 7. Destroyer | |
| 8. M83 | |
| 9. Adele | |
| 10. St. Vincent |
