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The Best Pop Rock Albums of 1984 by User Score
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1980s
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Pop Rock
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1984
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1
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Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25th, 1984
Synth Funk
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
91
3,218 ratings
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2
.
Charly García - Piano Bar
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
83
110 ratings
Amazon
3
.
Dire Straits - Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
March 16th, 1984
Rock
,
Soft Rock
,
Blues Rock
USER SCORE
83
26 ratings
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4
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Various Artists - Footloose
January 31st, 1984
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
81
20 ratings
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5
.
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
May 29th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
Soul
USER SCORE
81
165 ratings
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6
.
The Waterboys - A Pagan Place
June 1st, 1984
Pop Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Heartland Rock
USER SCORE
80
20 ratings
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7
.
Kid Abelha e os Abóboras Selvagens - Seu Espião
February 7th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
79
32 ratings
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8
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The Cars - Heartbeat City
March 13th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
78
122 ratings
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9
.
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
October 1st, 1984
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
78
351 ratings
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10
.
Titãs - Titãs
August 5th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
,
Ska
USER SCORE
77
30 ratings
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11
.
Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain
February 6th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
76
22 ratings
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12
.
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl
January 13th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
,
Punk
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
75
45 ratings
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13
.
Aztec Camera - Knife
January 1st, 1984
Jangle Pop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
73
17 ratings
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14
.
Bangles - All Over the Place
May 23rd, 1984
Pop Rock
,
Power Pop
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
73
25 ratings
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15
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Laura Branigan - Self Control
March 31st, 1984
Pop Rock
,
AOR
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
73
31 ratings
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16
.
Bryan Adams - Reckless
November 5th, 1984
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
72
100 ratings
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17
.
REO Speedwagon - Wheels Are Turnin'
November 5th, 1984
Pop Rock
,
AOR
USER SCORE
71
14 ratings
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18
.
Pat Benatar - Tropico
November 1st, 1984
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
71
12 ratings
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19
.
Lou Reed - New Sensations
April 0th, 1984
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
70
50 ratings
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20
.
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves
August 21st, 1984
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
70
39 ratings
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21
.
The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue
February 7th, 1984
Progressive Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Symphonic Rock
USER SCORE
70
31 ratings
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22
.
Soda Stereo - Soda Stereo
August 27th, 1984
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
,
Ska Punk
USER SCORE
69
145 ratings
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23
.
Survivor - Vital Signs
August 1st, 1984
AOR
,
Pop Rock
,
Hard Rock
USER SCORE
69
13 ratings
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24
.
Queen - The Works
February 27th, 1984
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
68
456 ratings
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25
.
Thompson Twins - Into the Gap
February 17th, 1984
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
67
31 ratings
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