List of UK top-ten albums in 1984 explained

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1984, as well as albums which peaked in 1983 and 1985 but were in the top 10 in 1984. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was Touch by Eurythmics. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number-one in 1984.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
bgcolor=lightblue	‡	Album peaked in 1983 but still in chart in 1984.
♦	Album released in 1984 but peaked in 1985.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	data-sort-type="number"	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1983
	76	Thriller ‡	Michael Jackson	1		9
	31	No Parlez ‡	Paul Young	1		5
	14	The Crossing ‡	Big Country	3		3
	17	Colour by Numbers ‡	Culture Club	1		5
	49	Can't Slow Down ‡	Lionel Richie	1		3
	7	Pipes of Peace ‡	Paul McCartney	4		1
	33	An Innocent Man	Billy Joel	2		1
	7	Stages ‡	Elaine Paige	2		1
	11	Touch	Eurythmics	1		2
	7	Under a Blood Red Sky ‡	U2	2		1
	11	Now That's What I Call Music! ‡	Various artists	1		5
	4	Chas'n'Dave's Knees Up Jamboree Bag No. 2 ‡	Chas & Dave	7		2
Albums in 1984
	2	Green Velvet – Sixteen Ballads of Peace and Love	Various artists	6		1
	3	Portrait – All Her Greatest Hits	Diana Ross	8		1
	2	Milk and Honey	John Lennon and Yoko Ono	3		1
	1	Slide It In	Whitesnake	9		1
	5	Sparkle in the Rain	Simple Minds	1		1
	2	Sometimes When We Touch	Various artists	8		1
	2	The Very Best of Motown Love Songs		10		2
	15	Into the Gap	Thompson Twins	1		3
	1	Declaration	The Alarm	6		1
	4	The Smiths	The Smiths	2		1
	2	Keep Moving	Madness	6		1
	25	The Works	Queen	2		2
	7	Human Racing	Nik Kershaw	5		1
	12	Human's Lib	Howard Jones	1		2
	4	Café Bleu	The Style Council	2		1
	7		Dire Straits	3		2
	2	Fugazi	Marillion	5		1
	12	Now That's What I Call Music! II	Various artists	1		5
	2	Lament	Ultravox	8		1
	1	Off the Wall	Michael Jackson	10		1
	2	Grace Under Pressure	Rush	5		1
	3	And I Love You So	Howard Keel	6		2
	6	Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture	Various artists	7		4
	2	Ocean Rain	Echo & the Bunnymen	4		1
	1	Junk Culture	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	9		1
	1	The Top	The Cure	10		1
	20	Legend	Bob Marley and the Wailers	1		12
	2	Hysteria	The Human League	3		1
	2	Mange Tout	Blancmange	8		1
	3	Hungry For Hits: 30 Killer Cuts	Various artists	4		1
	4	Then Came Rock 'n' Roll: 36 Original Rock 'n' Roll Classics		5		1
	35	Born in the U.S.A. ♦	Bruce Springsteen	1		5
	4	American Heartbeat	Various artists	4		1
	2	Camouflage	Rod Stewart	8		1
	2	Farewell My Summer Love	Michael Jackson	9		2
	5	Breaking Hearts	Elton John	2		1
	5	Breakdance: Original Soundtrack	Various artists	6		1
	10	Parade	Spandau Ballet	2		3
	1	Brilliant Trees	David Sylvian	4		1
	1	Goodbye Cruel World	Elvis Costello and The Attractions	10		1
	5	Break Out	The Pointer Sisters	9		3
	2	Victory	The Jacksons	3		1
	2	The Last in Line	Dio	4		1
	17	Private Dancer	Tina Turner	2		2
	30	Diamond Life	Sade	2		5
	1	Primitive	Neil Diamond	7		1
	13	Now That's What I Call Music! 3	Various artists	1		8
	2	Phil Fearon and Galaxy	Phil Fearon and Galaxy	8		1
	3	Powerslave	Iron Maiden	2		1
	22	Eliminator ♦	ZZ Top	3		1
	6	Purple Rain ♦	Prince and The Revolution	7		1
	6	The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick	2		3
	3	Tonight	David Bowie	1		1
	2	Some Great Reward	Depeche Mode	5		1
	2	We Are Family	Sister Sledge	7		2
	8	The Unforgettable Fire	U2	1		2
	2	Geffery Morgan	UB40	3		1
	9	The Age of Consent	Bronski Beat	4		2
	2	Hits, Hits, Hits: 18 Smash Originals	Various artists	6		2
	2	All By Myself: 28 Tender Love Songs		7		1
	3	Steeltown	Big Country	1		1
	5	Give My Regards to Broad Street	Paul McCartney	1		1
	2	Waking Up with the House on Fire	Culture Club	2		1
	1	Miss Randy Crawford – The Greatest Hits	Randy Crawford	10		1
	14	Welcome to the Pleasuredome	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	1		1
	13	The Collection	Ultravox	2		3
	2	Perfect Strangers	Deep Purple	5		1
	2	Bad Attitude	Meat Loaf	8		1
	16	Make It Big	Wham!	1		2
	25	Alf ♦	Alison Moyet	1		1
	1	Real to Reel	Marillion	8		1
	6	Arena	Duran Duran	6		1
	1	Hatful of Hollow	The Smiths	7		1
	7	Greatest Hits	Shakin' Stevens	8		4
	9	The Hits Album	Various artists	1		7
	1	The Riddle	Nik Kershaw	8		1
	8	Now That's What I Call Music! 4	Various artists	2		6
	5	Party Party – 16 Great Party Icebreakers	Black Lace	4		2
	1	Yesterday Once More – 26 Carpenters Classics	The Carpenters	10		1

See also

• 1984 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)

References

General

• Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 23 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .

Specific

External links

• 1984 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.