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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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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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,438 charts

Rank Score:

15,918

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

918 charts

Rank Score:

9,215

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Overall Rank:

154

Average Rating:

84 (1,374 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

976 charts

Rank Score:

7,954

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1984

Appears in:

930 charts

Rank Score:

7,853

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

833 charts

Rank Score:

7,493

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

5,990

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Overall Rank:

277

Average Rating:

85 (1,046 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

4,754

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356

Average Rating:

80 (641 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

4,307

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1984

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

4,155

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404

Average Rating:

79 (601 votes)

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10.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

569 charts

Rank Score:

4,012

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422

Average Rating:

82 (649 votes)

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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%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
The Residents	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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