Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Cocteau Twins and Hüsker Dü.

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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,378 charts

Rank Score:

16,451

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Average Rating:

83 (1,593 votes)

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125

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

9,208

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Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

84 (1,308 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

8,638

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

8,263

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

7,892

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,811

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Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

86 (1,005 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

565 charts

Rank Score:

5,198

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Overall Rank:

343

Average Rating:

80 (623 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

457 charts

Rank Score:

4,470

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

4,289

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Overall Rank:

416

Average Rating:

82 (617 votes)

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10.

Zen Arcade

Hüsker Dü

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

4,287

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Overall Rank:

417

Average Rating:

79 (580 votes)

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Black Flag	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Touré Kunda	3	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	348	35%
	265	27%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	33	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	933	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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