Best Albums of 1984

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Listed below are the best albums of 1984 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,401 charts

Rank Score:

16,302

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Average Rating:

83 (1,619 votes)

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127

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

9,266

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Overall Rank:

170

Average Rating:

84 (1,337 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

958 charts

Rank Score:

8,510

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

905 charts

Rank Score:

8,245

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

814 charts

Rank Score:

7,779

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

617 charts

Rank Score:

6,578

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Overall Rank:

263

Average Rating:

86 (1,029 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

572 charts

Rank Score:

5,023

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Overall Rank:

350

Average Rating:

80 (629 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

470 charts

Rank Score:

4,449

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

496 charts

Rank Score:

4,333

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Overall Rank:

409

Average Rating:

79 (590 votes)

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10.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

552 charts

Rank Score:

4,171

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Overall Rank:

425

Average Rating:

82 (634 votes)

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Best Albums of 1984 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
The Milkshakes	4	0%
Black Flag	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Touré Kunda	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	353	35%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	933	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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