Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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, Iron Maiden and Cocteau Twins.

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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,339 charts

Rank Score:

17,369

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Average Rating:

83 (1,546 votes)

Comments:

118

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

845 charts

Rank Score:

9,645

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Overall Rank:

176

Average Rating:

84 (1,270 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

914 charts

Rank Score:

9,295

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

852 charts

Rank Score:

8,704

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

772 charts

Rank Score:

8,089

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

594 charts

Rank Score:

7,134

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Overall Rank:

258

Average Rating:

86 (972 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

549 charts

Rank Score:

5,341

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Overall Rank:

351

Average Rating:

80 (608 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

425 charts

Rank Score:

4,409

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

442 charts

Rank Score:

4,395

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Overall Rank:

428

Average Rating:

81 (681 votes)

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10.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

525 charts

Rank Score:

4,339

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Overall Rank:

430

Average Rating:

82 (594 votes)

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	27	3%
Black Flag	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Eurythmics	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	347	35%
	273	27%
	48	5%
	44	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	25	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	73	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	22	2%

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