Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,422 charts

Rank Score:

16,384

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Average Rating:

83 (1,637 votes)

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128

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

905 charts

Rank Score:

9,331

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Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

84 (1,351 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

968 charts

Rank Score:

8,258

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

924 charts

Rank Score:

8,100

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

823 charts

Rank Score:

7,613

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,335

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Overall Rank:

271

Average Rating:

86 (1,038 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

4,885

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Overall Rank:

355

Average Rating:

80 (633 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

475 charts

Rank Score:

4,382

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

504 charts

Rank Score:

4,267

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Overall Rank:

405

Average Rating:

79 (592 votes)

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10.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

559 charts

Rank Score:

4,061

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Overall Rank:

435

Average Rating:

82 (639 votes)

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	350	35%
	264	26%
	45	5%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	933	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	966	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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