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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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:

148 charts

Rank Score:

1,310

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

214

Overall Rank:

1,337

Average Rating:

80 (170 votes)

Comments:

22.

It's My Life

Talk Talk

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,105

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

241

Overall Rank:

1,564

Average Rating:

76 (259 votes)

Comments:

23.

Defenders Of The Faith

Judas Priest

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,096

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

242

Overall Rank:

1,577

Average Rating:

76 (211 votes)

Comments:

24.

Reckless

Bryan Adams

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,095

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

243

Overall Rank:

1,579

Average Rating:

72 (245 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Works

Queen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,088

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

246

Overall Rank:

1,590

Average Rating:

72 (355 votes)

Comments:

26.

Learning To Crawl

Pretenders

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

1,038

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,649

Average Rating:

76 (215 votes)

Comments:

27.

From Her To Eternity

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,025

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,667

Average Rating:

75 (278 votes)

Comments:

28.

Some Great Reward

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

980

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

265

Overall Rank:

1,728

Average Rating:

77 (282 votes)

Comments:

29.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

975

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,741

Average Rating:

75 (189 votes)

Comments:

30.

Fugazi

Marillion

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

852

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

304

Overall Rank:

1,959

Average Rating:

76 (152 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Black Flag	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	348	35%
	267	27%
	46	5%
	42	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	935	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	35	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	976	97%
Yes	26	3%

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