#1 Albums of 1984: Side-by-Side Charts

Week	Billboard	Cash Box	Rolling Stone
January 7	Thriller Michael Jackson	Thriller Michael Jackson	Synchronicity The Police
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4			What's New Linda Ronstadt
February 11
February 18			90125 Yes
February 25
March 3			What's New Linda Ronstadt
March 10
March 17			Thriller Michael Jackson
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14			Learning to Crawl The Pretenders
April 21	Footloose Soundtrack
April 28		Footloose Soundtrack	1984 Van Halen
May 5
May 12			Thriller Michael Jackson
May 19
May 26			Footloose Soundtrack
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30	Sports Huey Lewis & The News	Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
July 7	Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
July 14
July 21
July 28		Purple Rain Prince & The Revolution
August 4	Purple Rain Prince & The Revolution
August 11
August 18			Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29			Purple Rain Prince & The Revolution
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15
December 22		Like a Virgin Madonna
December 29
Week	Billboard	Cash Box	Rolling Stone

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