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.

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1.

Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,446 charts

Rank Score:

15,870

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

72

Average Rating:

 83 (1,671 votes)

Comments:

132

2.

Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

923 charts

Rank Score:

9,160

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 84 (1,384 votes)

Comments:

80

3.

Born In The U.S.A. 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

7,895

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

24

Overall Rank:

188

Average Rating:

 78 (1,342 votes)

Comments:

82

4.

The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

973 charts

Rank Score:

7,880

Rank in 1984:

4

Rank in 1980s:

25

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

 83 (1,489 votes)

Comments:

86

5.

Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

834 charts

Rank Score:

7,439

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

207

Average Rating:

 82 (944 votes)

Comments:

74

6.

Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

633 charts

Rank Score:

6,028

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 85 (1,050 votes)

Comments:

48

7.

Double Nickels On The Dime 

 Minutemen

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

589 charts

Rank Score:

4,644

Rank in 1984:

7

Rank in 1980s:

48

Overall Rank:

363

Average Rating:

 80 (643 votes)

Comments:

47

8.

Stop Making Sense 
Live soundtrack

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

484 charts

Rank Score:

4,279

Rank in 1984:

8

Rank in 1980s:

54

Overall Rank:

393

Average Rating:

 83 (708 votes)

Comments:

32

9.

Zen Arcade 

 Hüsker Dü

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

4,143

Rank in 1984:

9

Rank in 1980s:

55

Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

 79 (601 votes)

Comments:

33

10.

Treasure 

 Cocteau Twins

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

4,024

Rank in 1984:

10

Rank in 1980s:

58

Overall Rank:

418

Average Rating:

 82 (653 votes)

Comments:

38

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	21	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Black Flag	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Touré Kunda	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	350	35%
	265	26%
	46	5%
	41	4%
	35	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	934	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	28	3%