Best Albums of 1984

Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Year of Release:
1984
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67
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1984
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Buy album United States
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1984
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67
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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66
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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66
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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65
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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63
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 23 of 100

Best Albums of 1984 composition

Country Albums %


United States 350 35%
United Kingdom 264 26%
Germany 45 5%
Mixed Nationality 42 4%
Japan 36 4%
Australia 31 3%
France 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 933 93%
Yes 67 7%
Live? Albums %
No 966 97%
Yes 34 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Best Artists of 1978
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Blondie
3. The Cars
4. Elvis Costello
5. Kraftwerk
6. Van Halen
7. Kate Bush
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Steve Reich
10. Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits
12. Rush
13. Pere Ubu
14. Big Star
15. The Police
16. Wire
17. The Jam
18. Devo
19. AC/DC
20. Magazine
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