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Highest Rated Albums of 1984

Year

1984
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Genre

All
- - All
  - Alternative Rock
  - Art Pop
  - Art Rock
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Folk
  - Hard Rock
  - Heavy Metal
  - Indie Pop
  - Industrial
  - Jangle Pop
  - Metal
- - New Wave
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Post-Punk
  - Progressive Rock
  - Punk
  - Punk Rock
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Sophisti-Pop
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Thrash Metal

1. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow

The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow

November 12, 1984

Alternative Rock

Score

100

2. The Judds - Why Not Me

The Judds - Why Not Me

October 15, 1984

Score

100

3. The Replacements - Let It Be

The Replacements - Let It Be

October 2, 1984

Alternative Rock

Score

100

4. George Strait - Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

George Strait - Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

September 24, 1984

Score

100

5. Motörhead - No Remorse

Motörhead - No Remorse

September 15, 1984

Score

100

6. Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa

Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa

September 1, 1984

Modern Classical

Score

100

7. Metallica - Ride the Lightning

Metallica - Ride the Lightning

July 27, 1984

Score

100

8. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

July 1, 1984

Score

100

9. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade

Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade

July 1, 1984

Score

100

10. Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

June 26, 1984

Score

100

11. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

June 25, 1984

Score

100

12. Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?

Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?

June 19, 1984

Score

100

13. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.

June 4, 1984

Score

100

14. Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

May 8, 1984

Score

100

15. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

May 8, 1984

Score

100

16. R.E.M. - Reckoning

R.E.M. - Reckoning

April 9, 1984

Alternative Rock

Score

100

17. Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II

April 1, 1984

Alternative Rock

Score

100

18. James Blood Ulmer - Odyssey

James Blood Ulmer - Odyssey

April 1, 1984

Score

100

19. Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.

March 27, 1984

Score

100

20. The Smiths - The Smiths

The Smiths - The Smiths

February 20, 1984

Score

100

21. Van Halen - 1984

Van Halen - 1984

January 9, 1984

Score

100

22. Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze

Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze

January 1, 1984

Score

100

23. Pretenders - Learning to Crawl

Pretenders - Learning to Crawl

January 1, 1984

Score

100

24. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4

Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4

January 1, 1984

Score

100

25. Roger Hodgson - In the Eye of the Storm

Roger Hodgson - In the Eye of the Storm

December 7, 1984

Score

90

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1984.

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