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Albums in the Year 1984

This page lists the top albums of 1984 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1984 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Bruce Springsteen	Born In The USA	1984	UK 1 - Jun 1984, US CashBox 1 of 1985, US 1 of 1985, Austria 1 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 1 - Jun 1984, Norway 1 - Apr 1984, Sweden 1 - Jun 1984, Italy 3 of 1985, France Best 3 of 1984, Global 7 - 27 M claimed, Melody Maker 9 of 1984, RIAA 18 - 15 M claimed, Fox101 25, Internet 31 - 24 M claimed 1984, UK Radio2 34, RYM 39 of 1984, NARM 56, Defin200 56, Guiness 70, WXPN 80, Rolling Stone 85, Acclaimed 148
2	Madonna	Like A Virgin	1984	UK 1 - Nov 1984, US CashBox 2 of 1985, US 3 of 1985, Austria 3 - Feb 1985, Switzerland 3 - Dec 1984, Sweden 3 - Nov 1984, Norway 6 - Feb 1985, Italy 7 of 1985, Melody Maker 13 of 1984, Internet 46 - 20 M claimed 1984, Global 47 - 18 M claimed, UK Radio2 47, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, RYM 144 of 1984, Defin200 164, Acclaimed 905
3	Prince	Purple Rain	1984	Sweden 3 - Aug 1984, Norway 4 - Sep 1984, US CashBox 6 of 1984, UK 7 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 7 - Aug 1984, France Best 7 of 1984, RYM 7 of 1984, Austria 8 - Jan 1985, Melody Maker 13 of 1984, NARM 16, Defin200 16, RIAA 32 - 13 M claimed, Global 41 - 19 M claimed, Guiness 44, Acclaimed 49, Internet 55 - 18 M claimed 1984, WXPN 64, Rolling Stone 72, Virgin 72
4	U2	The Unforgettable Fire	1984	UK 1 - Oct 1984, France Best 1 of 1984, Norway 6 - Oct 1984, Sweden 6 - Oct 1984, Melody Maker 8 of 1984, Virgin 15, Guiness 18, Switzerland 24 - Nov 1984, Italy 37 of 1985, US CashBox 46 of 1984, RYM 47 of 1984, UK Radio2 48, WXPN 93, Acclaimed 425
5	Wham!	Make It Big	1984	UK 1 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1984, Norway 1 - Nov 1984, Sweden 3 - Nov 1984, US 4 of 1985, Austria 4 - Dec 1984, US CashBox 5 of 1985, Italy 9 of 1985, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
6	Tina Turner	Private Dancer	1984	Austria 1 - Dec 1984, UK 2 - Jun 1984, Switzerland 3 - Jun 1984, US 5 of 1985, Norway 5 - Oct 1984, Sweden 7 - Jun 1984, US CashBox 9 of 1985, Guiness 25, Global 68 - 14 M claimed, RYM 95 of 1984, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 647
7	Sade	Diamond Life	1984	Austria 1 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 1 - Aug 1984, UK 2 - Jul 1984, Italy 7 of 1984, Melody Maker 10 of 1984, US CashBox 16 of 1985, Sweden 18 - Sep 1984, Norway 20 - Feb 1985, RYM 54 of 1984, Defin200 180, Acclaimed 1489
8	Van Halen	1984	1984	Sweden 4 - Jan 1984, Switzerland 7 - Feb 1984, US CashBox 11 of 1984, Norway 12 - Jan 1984, UK 15 - Feb 1984, Austria 15 - Apr 1984, Fox101 35, RYM 37 of 1984, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, Italy 78 of 1984, Defin200 102, WXPN 660, Acclaimed 775
9	Foreigner	Agent Provocateur	1984	UK 1 - Dec 1984, Switzerland 1 - Dec 1984, Norway 1 - Dec 1984, Sweden 1 - Jan 1985, Austria 12 - Mar 1985, US CashBox 14 of 1985
10	Original Soundtrack	Footloose	1984	Switzerland 1 - Jun 1984, Austria 2 - Jun 1984, Norway 2 - Jun 1984, US CashBox 5 of 1984, UK 7 - Apr 1984, Sweden 10 - Apr 1984, Italy 45 of 1984, RIAA 100 - 9 M claimed, Defin200 134
11	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	Welcome To The Pleasuredome	1984	UK 1 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 5 - Nov 1984, Austria 7 - Dec 1984, Sweden 7 - Nov 1984, Norway 8 - Nov 1984, Melody Maker 13 of 1984, RYM 74 of 1984, Italy 100 of 1985, UK Radio2 100, Acclaimed 934
12	Bryan Adams	Reckless	1984	US 2 of 1985, Norway 2 - Jul 1985, Sweden 5 - Nov 1984, US CashBox 6 of 1985, UK 7 - Mar 1985, Switzerland 10 - Dec 1984, RYM 77 of 1984, Global 82 - 12 M claimed, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 2116
13	Bob Marley	Legend, The Best Of Bob Marley	1984	UK 1 - May 1984, Austria 7 - Jun 1984, Norway 8 - Jul 1999, Sweden 21 - Jun 1984, Switzerland 23 - Jun 1984, Guiness 29, Rolling Stone 46, Virgin 60, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, Internet 83 - 15 M claimed 1984
14	Deep Purple	Perfect Strangers	1984	Switzerland 1 - Nov 1984, Norway 2 - Nov 1984, Sweden 3 - Nov 1984, UK 5 - Nov 1984, Austria 5 - Dec 1984, France Best 6 of 1984, Italy 68 of 1984, RYM 94 of 1984
15	Cyndi Lauper	She's So Unusual	1984	Norway 4 - Mar 1984, Austria 5 - Jan 1985, US CashBox 7 of 1984, Switzerland 8 - Jun 1984, UK 16 - Feb 1984, Sweden 22 - Mar 1984, RYM 48 of 1983, Italy 77 of 1984, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed, Rolling Stone 494, Acclaimed 874
16	Queen	The Works	1984	UK 2 - Mar 1984, Austria 2 - Apr 1984, Norway 2 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 3 - Mar 1984, Sweden 3 - Mar 1984, Italy 37 of 1984, US CashBox 85 of 1984, RYM 159 of 1984
17	Simple Minds	Sparkle In The Rain	1984	UK 1 - Feb 1984, Sweden 2 - Feb 1984, France Best 9 of 1984, Norway 14 - Feb 1984, Switzerland 19 - Mar 1984, Italy 41 of 1984, RYM 145 of 1984, Acclaimed 2810
18	The Alan Parsons Project	Ammonia Avenue	1984	Switzerland 1 - Mar 1984, Austria 5 - Apr 1984, Norway 5 - Mar 1984, Sweden 8 - Mar 1984, UK 24 - Mar 1984, Italy 35 of 1984, US CashBox 76 of 1984, RYM 186 of 1984
19	Duran Duran	Seven & The Ragged Tiger	1984	UK 1 - Dec 1983, Austria 11 - Jul 1984, US CashBox 13 of 1984, Norway 14 - Dec 1983, Switzerland 16 - Jul 1984, Sweden 19 - Dec 1983, Italy 50 of 1984, Global 153 - 7 M claimed
20	David Bowie	Tonight	1984	UK 1 - Oct 1984, Norway 3 - Oct 1984, Sweden 4 - Oct 1984, Austria 8 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 8 - Oct 1984, US CashBox 39 of 1984, Italy 59 of 1984
21	The Smiths	The Smiths	1984	UK 2 - Mar 1984, Melody Maker 2 of 1984, RYM 13 of 1984, Virgin 56, Guiness 75, Acclaimed 179, Rolling Stone 481, WXPN 520
22	Mike Oldfield	Discovery	1984	Switzerland 1 - Jul 1984, Austria 3 - Aug 1984, Norway 3 - Jul 1984, Sweden 3 - Aug 1984, UK 15 - Jul 1984, Italy 39 of 1984
23	Elton John	Breaking Hearts	1984	Switzerland 1 - Jul 1984, UK 2 - Jun 1984, Austria 4 - Sep 1984, Norway 7 - Jul 1984, Sweden 11 - Aug 1984, US CashBox 58 of 1984
24	Stevie Wonder & Dionne Warwick	The Woman In Red	1984	Norway 1 - Sep 1984, Sweden 1 - Sep 1984, Austria 2 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 2 - Oct 1984
25	Duran Duran	Arena	1984	Switzerland 4 - Dec 1984, Italy 4 of 1985, UK 6 - Nov 1984, Austria 8 - Jan 1985, Norway 16 - Dec 1984, Sweden 16 - Nov 1984, US CashBox 31 of 1985, Global 153 - 7 M claimed
26	Alphaville	Forever Young	1984	Norway 1 - Oct 1984, Sweden 1 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 4 - Oct 1984, Austria 16 - Dec 1984, RYM 62 of 1984
27	Iron Maiden	Powerslave	1984	UK 2 - Jun 1985, Norway 4 - Sep 1984, Sweden 5 - Sep 1984, RYM 8 of 1984, Switzerland 10 - Sep 1984, Austria 16 - Nov 1984, US CashBox 75 of 1984
28	Huey Lewis & The News	Sports	1984	US CashBox 2 of 1984, US 2 of 1984, Norway 6 - Nov 1984, UK 23 - Sep 1985, Sweden 40 - Dec 1984, RYM 119 of 1983, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
29	Julio Iglesias	1100 Bel Air Place	1984	Austria 2 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 4 - Sep 1984, Norway 8 - Sep 1984, Sweden 9 - Aug 1984, UK 14 - Sep 1984, US CashBox 18 of 1984, Italy 24 of 1984
30	The Jackson 5	Victory	1984	UK 3 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 4 - Jul 1984, Austria 6 - Aug 1984, Norway 6 - Jul 1984, Sweden 7 - Aug 1984, US CashBox 24 of 1984, Italy 58 of 1984
31	The Pretenders	Learning To Crawl	1984	Sweden 3 - Feb 1984, UK 11 - Jan 1984, US CashBox 16 of 1984, Norway 18 - Feb 1984, Switzerland 30 - Feb 1984, RYM 36 of 1984, WXPN 419, Acclaimed 979
32	John Lennon	Milk & Honey	1984	UK 3 - Feb 1984, Sweden 3 - Feb 1984, Norway 7 - Feb 1984, Austria 12 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 15 - Feb 1984, US CashBox 38 of 1984, Italy 64 of 1984
33	Alison Moyet	Alf	1984	UK 1 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 2 - Jan 1985, Norway 3 - Dec 1984, Sweden 11 - Nov 1984, Italy 89 of 1984
34	Chicago	Chicago 17	1984	Sweden 1 - May 1984, Switzerland 6 - Jun 1984, Norway 14 - Jun 1984, US CashBox 15 of 1985, UK 24 - Dec 1984, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
35	Talking Heads	Stop Making Sense	1984	Austria 13 - Mar 1985, Switzerland 13 - Feb 1985, RYM 18 of 1984, Sweden 26 - Oct 1984, UK 37 - Oct 1984, WXPN 112, Rolling Stone 345, Acclaimed 555
36	Matt Bianco	Whose Side Are You On	1984	Austria 1 - Feb 1985, Norway 10 - Sep 1984, Switzerland 12 - Sep 1984, UK 35 - Nov 1984, Sweden 39 - Sep 1984, Italy 96 of 1984
37	Nena	? (Fragezeichen)	1984	Austria 1 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 1 - Feb 1984, Sweden 11 - May 1984, Norway 17 - May 1984
38	The Scorpions	Love At First Sting	1984	France Best 4 of 1984, Switzerland 9 - Mar 1984, UK 17 - Mar 1984, Sweden 17 - Mar 1984, Austria 19 - Apr 1984, US CashBox 21 of 1984, RYM 52 of 1984
39	Dire Straits	Alchemy, Dire Straits Live	1984	UK 3 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 3 - Apr 1984, Norway 7 - Apr 1984, Austria 13 - Apr 1984, Sweden 19 - Apr 1984, RYM 55 of 1984
40	Chris de Burgh	Man On The Line	1984	Switzerland 1 - May 1984, Norway 6 - May 1984, Austria 9 - Jul 1984, UK 11 - May 1984, Sweden 12 - May 1984
41	Paul McCartney	Give My Regards To Broad Street	1984	UK 1 - Nov 1984, Norway 4 - Nov 1984, Sweden 9 - Nov 1984, US CashBox 60 of 1984, Italy 75 of 1984
42	Echo & The Bunnymen	Ocean Rain	1984	Melody Maker 1 of 1984, UK 4 - May 1984, RYM 12 of 1984, Sweden 22 - May 1984, Acclaimed 526
43	The Thompson Twins	Into The Gap	1984	UK 1 - Feb 1984, Switzerland 7 - Mar 1984, Sweden 14 - Mar 1984, Norway 16 - Apr 1984, US CashBox 30 of 1984
44	Big Country	Steeltown	1984	UK 1 - Oct 1984, Melody Maker 6 of 1984, Norway 12 - Nov 1984, Sweden 28 - Oct 1984, RYM 133 of 1984
45	Judas Priest	Defenders Of The Faith	1984	Sweden 2 - Jan 1984, Switzerland 12 - Feb 1984, Norway 17 - Feb 1984, UK 19 - Jan 1984, RYM 22 of 1984, US CashBox 78 of 1984
46	Depeche Mode	Some Great Reward	1984	UK 5 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 5 - Oct 1984, Sweden 7 - Oct 1984, France Best 8 of 1984, Austria 19 - Nov 1984, RYM 45 of 1984
47	Culture Club	Waking Up With The House On Fire	1984	UK 2 - Nov 1984, Norway 9 - Nov 1984, Sweden 19 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 21 - Nov 1984, Italy 60 of 1984, US CashBox 90 of 1984
48	Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus & Tim Rice	Chess	1984	Sweden 1 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 3 - Jan 1985, Norway 3 - Nov 1984, Austria 21 - Feb 1985
49	Rod Stewart	Camouflage	1984	Austria 5 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 7 - Jun 1984, Sweden 7 - Jun 1984, UK 8 - Jun 1984, Norway 16 - Jul 1984, US CashBox 88 of 1984
50	Spandau Ballet	Parade	1984	UK 2 - Jul 1984, Italy 5 of 1985, Norway 7 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 9 - Jul 1984, Sweden 9 - Aug 1984
51	Bronski Beat	The Age Of Consent	1984	UK 4 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 7 - Oct 1984, Melody Maker 7 of 1984, Italy 71 of 1984, RYM 135 of 1984, Acclaimed 2040
52	Kiss	Animalize	1984	Sweden 8 - Sep 1984, Switzerland 9 - Oct 1984, UK 11 - Oct 1984, Austria 14 - Nov 1984, Norway 14 - Sep 1984, US CashBox 89 of 1984
53	Limahl	Don't Suppose	1984	Norway 1 - Nov 1984, Sweden 5 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 6 - Oct 1984, Austria 10 - Nov 1984
54	Metallica	Ride The Lightning	1984	RYM 3 of 1984, Sweden 22 - Aug 1984, Norway 40 - Sep 2003, Defin200 138, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 1009
55	Howard Jones	Human's Lib	1984	UK 1 - Mar 1984, Sweden 5 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 12 - Mar 1984, Norway 13 - Apr 1984
56	Barbra Streisand	Emotion	1984	Norway 13 - Oct 1984, UK 15 - Oct 1984, Austria 17 - Dec 1984, Switzerland 17 - Nov 1984, Sweden 23 - Oct 1984, US CashBox 61 of 1984
57	Original Soundtrack	Ghostbusters	1984	Sweden 13 - Oct 1984, Norway 15 - Dec 1984, Switzerland 16 - Oct 1984, UK 24 - Sep 1984, US CashBox 32 of 1984, Italy 96 of 1985
58	Roger Waters	The Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking	1984	Sweden 3 - May 1984, Norway 4 - May 1984, Switzerland 12 - May 1984, UK 13 - May 1984, RYM 91 of 1984
59	The Cars	Heartbeat City	1984	US CashBox 9 of 1984, Switzerland 20 - Jan 1985, UK 25 - Jul 1985, Sweden 26 - May 1984, RYM 136 of 1984, Acclaimed 1989
60	Don Henley	Building The Perfect Beast	1984	UK 14 - Mar 1985, Norway 15 - Feb 1985, US CashBox 23 of 1985, Sweden 24 - Dec 1984, RYM 198 of 1984, Acclaimed 2170
61	Slade	The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome	1984	Sweden 1 - Jan 1984, Norway 2 - Feb 1984, Switzerland 5 - Feb 1984
62	Style Council	Cafe Bleu	1984	UK 2 - Mar 1984, Melody Maker 13 of 1984, Italy 94 of 1984, RYM 120 of 1984, Acclaimed 2215
63	Laura Branigan	Self Control	1984	Switzerland 2 - Jun 1984, Norway 3 - Sep 1984, Sweden 5 - May 1984, UK 16 - Aug 1984
64	Dio	The Last In Line	1984	UK 4 - Jul 1984, Sweden 6 - Aug 1984, Norway 7 - Aug 1984, RYM 49 of 1984, US CashBox 82 of 1984
65	Gianna Nannini	Puzzle	1984	Switzerland 1 - Mar 1984, Italy 2 of 1984, Austria 20 - Jun 1984
66	Minutemen	Double Nickels on the Dime	1984	RYM 1 of 1984, Acclaimed 273, Rolling Stone 411, WXPN 671
67	Barbra Streisand	Yentl	1984	Switzerland 4 - Apr 1984, Austria 7 - Jan 1984, UK 21 - Nov 1983, Sweden 29 - Dec 1983, US CashBox 47 of 1984
68	Twisted Sister	Stay Hungry	1984	Sweden 3 - Aug 1984, Norway 11 - Jun 1985, UK 34 - Jun 1984, US CashBox 50 of 1984, RYM 53 of 1984
69	Nik Kershaw	The Riddle	1984	Norway 5 - Dec 1984, UK 8 - Dec 1984, Sweden 11 - Feb 1985, Switzerland 23 - Dec 1984, RYM 197 of 1984
70	Diana Ross	Swept Away	1984	Norway 7 - Sep 1984, Sweden 10 - Sep 1984, Austria 15 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 17 - Oct 1984, UK 40 - Oct 1984
71	Whitesnake	Slide It In	1984	UK 9 - Feb 1984, Norway 11 - Feb 1984, Switzerland 12 - Feb 1984, Sweden 12 - Feb 1984, RYM 97 of 1984
72	David Gilmour	About Face	1984	Norway 10 - Mar 1984, Sweden 13 - Mar 1984, Switzerland 15 - Mar 1984, UK 21 - Mar 1984, RYM 181 of 1984
73	Joe Jackson	Body & Soul	1984	Switzerland 11 - Apr 1984, UK 14 - Apr 1984, US CashBox 52 of 1984, Italy 79 of 1984, RYM 86 of 1984
74	Original Soundtrack	Beat Street	1984	Norway 11 - Jul 1984, UK 30 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 30 - Sep 1984, Sweden 32 - Sep 1984, US CashBox 84 of 1984
75	Rondo Veneziano	Odissea veneziana	1984	Switzerland 1 - Dec 1984, Austria 8 - Jan 1986, Italy 33 of 1984
76	Billy Idol	Rebel Yell	1984	Switzerland 16 - Aug 1984, US CashBox 25 of 1984, UK 36 - Sep 1985, RYM 76 of 1983, Acclaimed 1461
77	Barclay James Harvest	Victims Of Circumstance	1984	Switzerland 1 - Apr 1984, Norway 13 - Apr 1984, UK 33 - Apr 1984
78	Talk Talk	It's My Life	1984	Switzerland 2 - Aug 1984, UK 35 - Feb 1984, Italy 67 of 1984, RYM 110 of 1984
79	Carola	Steg for steg	1984	Sweden 1 - May 1984, Norway 2 - May 1984
80	Marillion	Fugazi	1984	UK 5 - Mar 1984, France Best 5 of 1984, Sweden 23 - Apr 1984, RYM 43 of 1984
81	Nik Kershaw	Human Racing	1984	UK 5 - Mar 1984, Norway 7 - Aug 1984, Switzerland 12 - Apr 1984, Sweden 38 - Apr 1984
82	Ultravox	Lament	1984	UK 8 - Apr 1984, Sweden 8 - May 1984, Norway 10 - Apr 1984, RYM 148 of 1984
83	Bette Midler	No Frills	1984	Sweden 1 - Mar 1984, Norway 3 - Jul 1984
84	Toto	Isolation	1984	Norway 8 - Nov 1984, Sweden 8 - Nov 1984, Switzerland 15 - Nov 1984, Italy 92 of 1984
85	David Sylvian	Brilliant Trees	1984	UK 4 - Jul 1984, RYM 30 of 1984, Sweden 33 - Aug 1984, Acclaimed 1020
86	Rush	Grace Under Pressure	1984	UK 5 - Apr 1984, Sweden 18 - May 1984, US CashBox 44 of 1984, RYM 84 of 1984
87	Chaka Khan	I Feel For You	1984	Sweden 9 - Oct 1984, Switzerland 14 - Nov 1984, UK 15 - Oct 1984, US CashBox 37 of 1984
88	The Eurythmics	1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother)	1984	Sweden 6 - Dec 1984, Switzerland 18 - Jan 1985, UK 23 - Nov 1984, RYM 160 of 1984
89	The Replacements	Let It Be	1984	RYM 4 of 1984, WXPN 202, Acclaimed 220, Rolling Stone 239
90	Run DMC	Run DMC	1984	US CashBox 6 of 1986, RYM 19 of 1984, Rolling Stone 240, Acclaimed 651
91	Lloyd Cole & The Commotions	Rattlesnakes	1984	RYM 11 of 1984, UK 13 - Oct 1984, Sweden 25 - Jan 1985, Acclaimed 451
92	Andy Borg	Zartliche Lieder	1984	Austria 1 - Apr 1984, Switzerland 5 - Apr 1984
93	Ulf Lundell	Sweethearts	1984	Sweden 1 - Apr 1984, Norway 5 - Apr 1984
94	Pat Benatar	Tropico	1984	Sweden 19 - Dec 1984, Switzerland 21 - Dec 1984, UK 31 - Nov 1984, US CashBox 67 of 1984
95	Original Soundtrack	Against All Odds	1984	Switzerland 13 - Jun 1984, UK 29 - Apr 1984, US CashBox 49 of 1984, Italy 72 of 1984
96	Stevie Ray Vaughan	Couldn't Stand the Weather	1984	Norway 14 - Jun 1984, RYM 23 of 1984, Sweden 36 - Jun 1984, WXPN 600
97	Cocteau Twins	Treasure	1984	RYM 14 of 1984, UK 29 - Nov 1984, Sweden 32 - Dec 1984, Acclaimed 702
98	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	From Here To Eternity	1984	Melody Maker 13 of 1984, UK 40 - Jun 1984, RYM 51 of 1984, Acclaimed 1151
99	REM	Reckoning	1984	Melody Maker 13 of 1984, RYM 33 of 1984, WXPN 200, Acclaimed 587
100	Herrey's	Diggi Loo, Diggi Ley	1984	Sweden 1 - May 1984, Norway 11 - May 1984