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Highest Rated Albums of 1984
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Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Études
Score
100
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2
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Yellowman - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
Dancehall
Score
100
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3
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Steve Roach - Structures From Silence
Space Ambient
Score
100
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4
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James Blood Ulmer - Odyssey
April 1, 1984
Score
100
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5
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Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze
January 1, 1984
Dancehall
Score
100
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6
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Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa
September 1, 1984
Modern Classical
Score
100
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7
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The Judds - Why Not Me
October 15, 1984
Score
100
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8
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Felt - The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories
October 26, 1984
Jangle Pop
Score
100
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9
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Pretenders - Learning to Crawl
January 1, 1984
Pop Rock
Score
100
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10
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Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
June 19, 1984
Electronic
Score
100
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11
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Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
May 4, 1984
Post-Punk
Score
100
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12
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Van Halen - 1984
January 9, 1984
Hard Rock
Score
100
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13
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George Strait - Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
September 24, 1984
Country
Score
100
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14
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Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4
January 1, 1984
Electronic
Score
100
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15
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Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
April 1, 1984
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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16
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Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
July 1, 1984
Hardcore Punk
Score
100
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17
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Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.
March 27, 1984
Hip Hop
Score
100
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18
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Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25, 1984
R&B
Score
100
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19
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Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
July 1, 1984
Post-Punk
Score
100
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20
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R.E.M. - Reckoning
April 9, 1984
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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21
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The Smiths - The Smiths
February 20, 1984
Jangle Pop
Score
100
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22
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Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
June 4, 1984
Rock
Score
100
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23
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The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2, 1984
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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24
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Metallica - Ride the Lightning
July 27, 1984
Thrash Metal
Score
100
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25
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King Sunny Adé - Vintage
Score
90
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1984.
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