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: 7 hours ago).
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"Compared to his '70's output it really is hard to believe its the same artist, Blue Jean was a good lead off single, & Loving The Alien is vintage Bowie, but the rest is not worthy of his name." Reply
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1984
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Rank Score:
178
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"this album gives an interesting insight into what the bangles sounded like before they got a big-time record contract and the accompanying producers and co-writers. it's easily my favorite of their albums." Reply
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philbutrin | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Great record. Raw and very minimalist, it's a album of scorching songs of love and social and political comment. A real singer/songwriter's album. Very good." Reply
"Alan Parson has produced some excellent albums and this is one of his best with tracks like Don't Answer Me', 'You Don't Believe', 'Prime Time' and 'Ammonia Avenue'. Having worked as a Sound Engineer with The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies and Steven Wilson to name but a few, it is no surprise ..." [+] Reply
"OMG! Such a discovery for me! Mostly strummed acoustic guitar and Hitchcock's voice spewing weird and wonderful lyrics about creatures great and small, like furry green atom bowls, and looking at one's self in the shower. A beautiful twisty peek into a warped and whacky, kaleidoscopic mind of a d..." [+] Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The postal code has now changed but the music does not..." Reply
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Leonard | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is one of the best thrash metal albums around. I'm not sure if this is Metal Church's best overall album but it's the best thrash one they released. Key tracks: Beyond the Black, Metal Church, Gods of Wrath." Reply
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Jasonconfused | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1984 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 22 | 2% | |
| The Milkshakes | 4 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 0% | |
| Black Flag | 4 | 0% | |
| Kazumi Watanabe | 3 | 0% | |
| Touré Kunda | 3 | 0% | |
| Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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349 | 35% | |
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262 | 26% | |
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46 | 5% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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