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: 2 hours ago).
"Book of Brilliant Things, Waterfront and Up on the Catwalk are all excellent tracks but there are some more forgettable tracks on this release compared with New Gold Dream and Once Upon a Time. I still class this one a part of the 80's trilogy of Simple Minds at their most creative." Reply
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"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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"After having one of the most productive years of his song writing career, releasing a ton of classic songs willy-nilly as non-album singles, b-sides and eps, Weller suffered extreme writers block. The resulting album, Cafe Blue, was scraped together from jam sessions and pointless re-recorded ver..." [+] Reply
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"While this is still an artist finding his groove, there is a ton of ambition in a few tracks, notably Red Army Blues, which begins with layered acoustic guitar and moves through a seven minute epic lyric. The title track closer is a beauty that completely prefigures everything he accomplished on ..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is a great album and very underated, once you hear it you say "oh that song" and so on, it's kinda strange how it doesn't get the same kind of ratings or fame as kick, the album is good in the regard that it has some very well known tracks, you could say it's a hidden gem of Inxs albums." Reply
"Bit too basic for my tastes - Hard Times, Wake Up and 30 Days aren't particularly impressive showcases of rapping or beats. There are some highlights though, Rock Box has some pretty great guitar work to compliment the energetic vocals, and Jay's Game is a classic example of 80's turntablism." Reply
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alelsupreme | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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"Includes the only song I know that mentions home of the inbreds - Montrose. Lovely album." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Twisted Sister are a good time band, ultimately at their best live. This is one of their better studio albums. Enjoy them for what they are...fun !" Reply
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Myke1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"“Knocking at Your Back Door” is so rousing! The title track stands out too. Really not a bad song on the album. This is the best work they’d done in years." Reply
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Best Albums of 1984 composition
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| Various Artists | 21 | 2% | |
| Black Flag | 4 | 0% | |
| The Milkshakes | 4 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 0% | |
| Touré Kunda | 3 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
| Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
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349 | 35% | |
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264 | 26% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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