CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1984*
No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 CAN'T SLOW DOWN-LIONEL RICHIE-MOTOWN-JANUARY 2 SPORTS-HUEY LEWIS & NEWS-CHRYSALIS-June 3 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON-EPIC-January 4 BORN IN THE USA-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Columbia-August 5 FOOTLOOSE-SOUNDTRACK-Columbia-May 6 PURPLE RAIN-PRINCE & REVOLUTION-Warner Brothers-November 7 SHE'S SO UNUSUAL-CYNDI LAUPER-Portrait-June 8 COLOUR BY NUMBER-Culture Club-Virgin-February 9 HEARTBEAT CITY-Cars-Elektra-July 10 PRIVATE DANCER-Tina Turner-Capitol-October 11 1984-VAN HALEN-Warner Brothers-March 12 An Innocent Man-Billy Joel-Columbia-January 13 Seven And The Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran-Capitol-June 14 Synchronicity-Police-A&M-January 15 90125-Yes-Atco-February 16 Learning To Crawl-Pretenders-Sire-March 17 Eliminator-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-March 18 1100 Bel Air Place-Julio Iglesias-Columbia-October 19 Out Of The Cellar-Ratt-Atlantic-August 20 Uh-Huh-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-February 21 Love At First Sting-Scorpions-Mercury-June 22 Touch-Eurythmics-RCA-April 23 Genesis-Genesis-Atlantic-January 24 Victory-Jacksons-Epic-August 25 Rebel Yell-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-July 26 Break Out-Pointer Sisters-Planet-October 27 The Woman In Red Soundtrack-Stevie Wonder-Motown-November 28 Rock 'n' Soul-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-January 29 Breakin'-Soundtrack-Polydor-July 30 Into The Gap-Thompson Twins-Arista-May 31 Volume I-Honeydrippers-Es Paranza-December 32 Ghostbusters-Soundtrack-Arista-August 33 Big Bam Boom-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-December 34 No Brakes-John Waite-EMI America-September 35 Metal Health-Quiet Riot-Pasha-January 36 What's New-Linda Rondstadt-Asylum-January 37 I Feel For You-Chaka Khan-Warner Brothers-December 38 Milk & Honey-John & Yoko Ono Lennon-Polydor-March 39 Tonight-David Bowie-EMI America-November 40 Street Talk-Steve Perry-Columbia-June 41 Madonna-Madonna-Sire-October 42 Chicago 17-Chicago-Full Moon/Warner Brothers-December 43 Signs Of Life-Billy Squire-Capitol-September 44 Grace Under Pressure-Rush-Mercury-May 45 Undercover-The Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones-January 46 The Unforgettable Fire-U2-Island-December 47 Yentl-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-January 48 Eddie & The Cruisers Soundtrack-John Cafferty-Scotti Brothers-October 49 Against All Odds Soundtrack-Atlantic-May 50 Stay Hungry-Twisted Sister-Atlantic-September 51 Phantoms-The Fixx-MCA-October 52 Body And Soul-Joe Jackson-A&M-May 53 Like A Virgin-Madonna-Sire-December 54 Warrior-Scandal-Columbia-September 55 Shout At The Devil-Motley Crue-Elektra-March 56 Talk Show-The Go-Go's-I.R.S.-May 57 Suddenly-Billy Ocean-Arista-November 58 Breaking Hearts-Elton John-Geffen-August 59 Valotte-Julian Lennon-Atlantic-December 60 Give My Regards To Broad Street-Paul McCartney-Columbia-December 61 Emotion-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-November 62 Midnight Madness-Night Ranger-Camel/MCA-June 63 Pipes Of Peace-Paul McCartney-Columbia-January 64 Hard To Hold Soundtrack-Rick Springfield-RCA-May 65 Arena-Duran Duran-Capitol-December 66 In Heat-The Romantics Romantics-Nemperor-February 67 Tropico-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-December 68 Eyes That See In The Dark-Kenny Rogers-RCA-January 69 Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated-January 70 In 3-D-Weird Al Yankovic-Rock & Soul/Scotti Brothers-May 71 Somebody's Watching Me-Rockwell-Motown-March 72 Twenty Greatest Hits-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-January 73 Windows And Walls-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-March 74 Jermaine Jackson-Jermaine Jackson-Arista-June 75 Powerslave-Iron Maiden-Capitol-October 76 Ammonia Avenue-The Alan Parsons Project-Arista-April 77 Ice Cream Castles-The Time-Warner Brothers-September 78 Defenders Of The Faith-Judas Priest-Columbia-March 79 Tour De Force-.38 Special-A&M-January 80 Pyromania-Def Leppard-Mercury-January 81 The Big Chill Soundtrack-Motown-February 82 The Last In Line-Dio-Warner Brothers-September 83 Make It Big-Wham!-Columbia-December 84 Beat Street-Soundtrack-Atlantic-July 85 The Works-Queen-Capitol-April 86 Infidels-Bob Dylan-Columbia-January 87 Under A Bloody Red Sky-U2-Island-January 88 Camouflage-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 89 Animalize-Kiss-Mercury-November 90 Waking Up With The House On Fire-Culture Club-Epic-December 91 Roll On-Alabama-RCA-March 92 The Flat Earth-Thomas Dolby-Capitol-April 93 Too Low For Zero-Elton John-Geffen-February 94 Two Of A Kind-Original Soundtrack-MCA-February 95 Without A Song-Willie Nelson-Columbia-April 96 Let's Hear It For The Boy-Deniece Williams-Columbia-June 97 Greatest Hits-Air Supply-Arista-January 98 Comedian-Eddie Murphy-Columbia-January 99 1999-Prince-Warner Brothers-January 100 Lionel Richie-Lionel Richie-Motown-January * As published in the December 29th,1984 issue of Cash Box Magazine.