Best Albums of 1984

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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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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,423 charts

Rank Score:

16,515

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Average Rating:

83 (1,637 votes)

Comments:

127

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

903 charts

Rank Score:

9,366

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Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

84 (1,351 votes)

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The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

967 charts

Rank Score:

8,288

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

922 charts

Rank Score:

8,154

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

820 charts

Rank Score:

7,498

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,358

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Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

86 (1,038 votes)

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Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

4,915

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Overall Rank:

356

Average Rating:

80 (633 votes)

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Stop Making Sense
Live soundtrack

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

472 charts

Rank Score:

4,353

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

4,274

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Overall Rank:

406

Average Rating:

79 (592 votes)

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10.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

559 charts

Rank Score:

4,088

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Overall Rank:

433

Average Rating:

82 (639 votes)

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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%
The Residents	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Kazumi Watanabe	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	353	35%
	264	26%
	45	4%
	42	4%
	36	4%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	937	93%
Yes	67	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	97%
Yes	27	3%

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