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Top Albums 1984
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4/17/2025
Top Albums 1984
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We're counting down the best rock albums of 1984.
00:09
Our list includes legends and newcomers, thrash metal, and college rock.
00:14
At number 10 is Bon Jovi's self-titled debut.
00:16
Back then, they seemed like another pop-metal band.
00:19
Little did we know they'd still be headlining stadiums decades later.
00:22
The Scorpion's love at first sting was their ninth album, and our number nine.
00:26
But thanks to monster hits like Rock You Like a Hurricane, Big City Nights, and the ballad
00:30
Still Loving You, it made them superstars in the U.S.
00:34
Number eight is Queen's The Works, which, as its name implies, has a bit of everything.
00:39
Rockers like Hammer to Fall, and pop hits like I Want to Break Free and Radio Gaga.
00:43
The latter song inspired Lady Gaga's name.
00:46
The Cars' Heartbeat City comes in at number seven.
00:49
It had some of their biggest hits, including Hello Again, Magic, Drive, and You Might Think.
00:55
R.E.M. was one of the weirdest bands to get on the radio in 1984, but their album Reckoning
00:59
was undeniable.
01:01
Thanks to songs like So, Central Rain, and Don't Go Back to Rockville, it's our number
01:05
six album.
01:06
At number five is Rush's tenth album, Grace Under Pressure.
01:09
With songs like Distant Early Warning and Red Sector A, they showed that they were still
01:13
going strong after more than a decade.
01:16
U2 made the jump from alternative rockers to arena headliners with The Unforgettable
01:20
Fire, our number four album.
01:22
Pride in the Name of Love and Bad remain two of their biggest crowd pleasers at their shows.
01:27
Thrash Metal hadn't yet hit the mainstream, but Metallica began to change that in 1984
01:31
with Ride the Lightning.
01:32
For Whom the Bell Tolls and their first ballad Fade to Black were undeniably great and are
01:36
two reasons why the album is our number three.
01:40
Number two.
01:41
Van Halen was a huge rock band, but 1984 and Jump made them into pop superstars.
01:46
They didn't lose any rock crud though, nor should they have, with classics like Hot
01:49
for Teacher, Panama, and I'll Wait.
01:53
Bruce Springsteen also went from rock star to pop star in 84.
01:57
Our number one album of the year, Born in the USA, had something for everyone.
02:01
With classics like Cover Me, I'm on Fire, Dancing in the Dark, and of course the epic
02:04
title track.
02:07
That's our list!
02:08
What did we miss?
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