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, Cocteau Twins and Iron Maiden.

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21.

E2-E4

Manuel Göttsching

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

1,371

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

210

Overall Rank:

1,297

Average Rating:

80 (129 votes)

Comments:

22.

Learning To Crawl

Pretenders

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,126

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

238

Overall Rank:

1,548

Average Rating:

76 (205 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Works

Queen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

1,125

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

239

Overall Rank:

1,549

Average Rating:

72 (336 votes)

Comments:

24.

Reckless

Bryan Adams

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

1,118

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

244

Overall Rank:

1,556

Average Rating:

72 (235 votes)

Comments:

25.

Defenders Of The Faith

Judas Priest

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

1,080

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

253

Overall Rank:

1,604

Average Rating:

76 (193 votes)

Comments:

26.

From Her To Eternity

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,037

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

261

Overall Rank:

1,666

Average Rating:

76 (264 votes)

Comments:

27.

Some Great Reward

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

1,026

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

263

Overall Rank:

1,685

Average Rating:

77 (259 votes)

Comments:

28.

It's My Life

Talk Talk

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

1,015

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

268

Overall Rank:

1,703

Average Rating:

76 (247 votes)

Comments:

29.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

907

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

291

Overall Rank:

1,876

Average Rating:

75 (177 votes)

Comments:

30.

Fugazi

Marillion

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

896

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

296

Overall Rank:

1,895

Average Rating:

76 (146 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	26	3%
Black Flag	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
メルツバウ [Merzbow]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	345	35%
	272	27%
	47	5%
	44	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

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