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The Best Music of 1984

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1984. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1984, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Black FlagMy War
Bon JoviBon Jovi
Bruce SpringsteenBorn In The U.S.A.
Bryan AdamsReckless
Celtic FrostMorbid Tales
Chaka KhanI Feel for You
Cocteau TwinsTreasure
Deep PurplePerfect Strangers
Depeche ModeSome Great Reward
DioThe Last in Line
Echo And The BunnymenOcean Rain
Ennio MorriconeOnce Upon a Time in America (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
ForeignerAgent Provocateur
George StraitDoes Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
Hüsker DüZen Arcade
Hall & OatesBig Bam Boom
Iron MaidenPowerslave
King CrimsonThree of a Perfect Pair
Kool & The GangEmergency
Leonard CohenVarious Positions
Los LobosHow Will the Wolf Survive?
MadonnaLike A Virgin
Mariya TakeuchiVariety
Meat PuppetsMeat Puppets II
Mercyful FateDon't Break the Oath
MetallicaRide the Lightning
MinutemenDouble Nickels on the Dime
Nick Cave And The Bad SeedsFrom Her to Eternity
Prince & the RevolutionPurple Rain
R.E.M.Reckoning
Rick SpringfieldHard to Hold
Run-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.
RushGrace Under Pressure
SadeDiamond Life
ScorpionsLove at First Sting
Simple MindsSparkle In the Rain
Siouxsie & the BansheesHyæna
Skinny PuppyRemission
Spinal TapThis Is Spinal Tap
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleCouldn't Stand the Weather
Talking HeadsStop Making Sense
The Art Of NoiseWho's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise
The CarsHeartbeat City
The Human LeagueHysteria
The PretendersLearning to Crawl
The ReplacementsLet It Be
The SmithsThe Smiths
The Style CouncilCafé Bleu
Tina TurnerPrivate Dancer
Toshiki KadomatsuAfter 5 Clash
Twisted SisterStay Hungry
U2The Unforgettable Fire
Van Halen1984
Various ArtistsFootloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
VenomAt War with Satan
Violent FemmesHallowed Ground
Weird Al YankovicWeird Al ​Yankovic in 3-D
Wham!Make It Big

Songs (?)Wikipedia
"Weird Al" YankovicEat It
A-HaTake on Me
AcceptBalls to the Wall
AlphavilleBig In Japan
AlphavilleForever Young
AnimotionObsession
Ashford & SimpsonSolid
AutographTurn Up the Radio
Band AidDo They Know It's Christmas?
BerlinNo More Words
Billy OceanCaribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
Black FlagMy War
Bon JoviRunaway
Bonnie TylerHolding Out for a Hero
Bronski BeatSmalltown Boy
Bruce CockburnLovers in a Dangerous Time
Bruce SpringsteenBorn in the U.S.A.
Bruce SpringsteenDancing in the Dark
Bruce SpringsteenGlory Days
Bruce SpringsteenI'm On Fire
Bruce SpringsteenCover Me
Bryan AdamsRun To You
Bryan AdamsSummer Of '69
Bryan AdamsHeaven
Bryan Adams & Tina TurnerIt's Only Love
Chaka KhanI Feel For You
Chaka KhanThrough the Fire
ChicagoYou're The Inspiration
Christine McVieGot a Hold on Me
Cocteau TwinsLorelei
Cyndi LauperShe Bop
Dan HartmanI Can Dream About You
Daryl Hall & John OatesOut of Touch
David BowieBlue Jean
Dead or AliveYou Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Deep PurplePerfect Strangers
Deniece WilliamsLet's Hear it for the Boy
Depeche ModePeople Are People
Depeche ModeBlasphemous Rumours
Depeche ModeMaster and Servant
DioThe Last in Line
DioMystery
DioWe Rock
Don HenleyThe Boys of Summer
Don HenleyAll She Wants to Do Is Dance
Echo & the BunnymenThe Killing Moon
Echo & The BunnymenNocturnal Me
Elton JohnSad Songs (Say So Much)
ForeignerI Want to Know What Love Is
Frankie Goes to HollywoodRelax
Frankie Goes to HollywoodTwo Tribes
George MichaelCareless Whisper
Glenn FreyThe Heat Is On
Hüsker DüPink Turns to Blue
Hank Williams Jr.All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
Harold FaltermeyerAxel F
Husker DuSomething I Learned Today
Husker DuTurn on the News
Iron Maiden2 Minutes to Midnight
Iron MaidenAces High
Iron MaidenRime of the Ancient Mariner
Jack WagnerAll I Need
John WaiteMissing You
Julian LennonToo Late for Goodbyes
Kenny LogginsFootloose
Killing JokeEighties
Kool & The GangFresh
Laura BraniganSelf Control
Leonard CohenHallelujah
LL Cool JI Need a Beat
Los LobosWill the Wolf Survive?
MadonnaLike a Virgin
MadonnaMaterial Girl
Mary Jane GirlsIn My House
Meat PuppetsPlateau
Meat PuppetsLake of Fire
MetallicaFade to Black
MetallicaFor Whom the Bell Tolls
MetallicaRide The Lightning
MetallicaCreeping Death
MinutemenCorona
MotörheadKilled by Death
Murray HeadOne Night in Bangkok
Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsFrom Here to Eternity
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkLocomotion
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSo in Love
Pat BenatarWe Belong
Patti LabelleNew Attitude
Patti LaBelleStir It Up
Pet Shop BoysWest End Girls
Phil CollinsAgainst All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Philip Bailey and Phil CollinsEasy Lover
Prince & the RevolutionLet's Go Crazy
Prince & the RevolutionPurple Rain
Prince & the RevolutionWhen Doves Cry
Prince and the RevolutionDarling Nikki
Prince and the RevolutionI Would Die 4 U
QueenRadio Ga Ga
QueenI Want to Break Free
QueensrycheTake Hold of the Flame
R.E.M.So. Central Rain
RattRound and Round
Ray Charles & Willie NelsonSeven Spanish Angels
Ray Parker, Jr.Ghostbusters
REO SpeedwagonCan't Fight This Feeling
Rick SpringfieldLove Somebody
RockwellSomebody's Watching Me
Rod StewartSome Guys Have All the Luck
Rod StewartInfatuation
Run-D.M.C.Rock Box
Ry CooderParis, Texas
SadeSmooth Operator
SadeYour Love is King
SadeHang On to Your Love
Sammy HagarI Can't Drive 55
Scandal featuring Patty SmythThe Warrior
ScorpionsRock You Like A Hurricane
ScorpionsBig City Nights
ScorpionsStill Loving You
Sheena EastonSugar Walls
Sheila E.The Glamorous Life
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleCold Shot
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleCouldn't Stand the Weather
Stevie WonderI Just Called To Say I Love You
Talk TalkIt's My Life
Tears for FearsShout
The Art of NoiseClose (To the Edit)
The CarsDrive
The CarsMagic
The CarsYou Might Think
The Go-Go'sHead Over Heels
The JuddsMama He's Crazy
The PretendersMy City Was Gone
The ReplacementsI Will Dare
The ReplacementsUnsatisfied
The SmithsHow Soon is Now?
The SmithsHeaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The SmithsWhat Difference Does It Make?
The SmithsWilliam, It Was Really Nothing
The SmithsPlease Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
The Style CouncilMy Ever Changing Moods
The Style CouncilShout To The Top!
The TimeJungle Love
Tina TurnerWhat's Love Got to Do With It
Tina TurnerPrivate Dancer
Tina TurnerBetter Be Good to Me
Tina TurnerI Can't Stand the Rain
Triumph Midsummer's Daydream
Twisted SisterWe're Not Gonna Take It
Twisted SisterI Wanna Rock
U2Pride (In the Name of Love)
Van HalenJump
Van HalenPanama
Van HalenHot For Teacher
Wang ChungDance Hall Days
Weird Al YankovicI Lost on Jeopardy
Wham!Last Christmas
Wham!Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham!Freedom

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