Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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21.

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Keith Jarrett / Gidon Kremer; Dennis Russell Davies / Staatsorchester Stuttgart; The 12 Cellists Of The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saulius Sondeckis / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra / Alfred Schnittke

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

1,243

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

223

Overall Rank:

1,400

Average Rating:

80 (172 votes)

Comments:

22.

It's My Life

Talk Talk

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

1,189

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

230

Overall Rank:

1,460

Average Rating:

76 (265 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Works

Queen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,090

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

244

Overall Rank:

1,586

Average Rating:

72 (364 votes)

Comments:

24.

Reckless

Bryan Adams

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,062

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

250

Overall Rank:

1,620

Average Rating:

71 (250 votes)

Comments:

25.

Defenders Of The Faith

Judas Priest

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

1,059

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

251

Overall Rank:

1,623

Average Rating:

77 (220 votes)

Comments:

26.

Learning To Crawl

Pretenders

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

1,035

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,655

Average Rating:

76 (220 votes)

Comments:

27.

From Her To Eternity

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

989

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

267

Overall Rank:

1,719

Average Rating:

75 (284 votes)

Comments:

28.

Some Great Reward

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

968

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

273

Overall Rank:

1,747

Average Rating:

77 (291 votes)

Comments:

29.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

945

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,787

Average Rating:

75 (196 votes)

Comments:

30.

Heartbeat City

The Cars

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

181 charts

Rank Score:

856

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

298

Overall Rank:

1,951

Average Rating:

75 (219 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Touré Kunda	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	351	35%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	41	4%
	36	4%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	933	93%
Yes	68	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	27	3%

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