(or, more accurately, my favorite albums released in 1984)
Sparkle in the Rain
Simple Minds
Billboard peak: 64
CashBox peak: 81
Rolling Stone peak: 36
Top 40 pop singles: none
Top track: "Waterfront"
Talk Show
The Go-Go's
Billboard peak: 18
CashBox peak: 14
Rolling Stone peak: 14
Top 40 pop singles: "Head Over Heels" (#11), "Turn to You" (#32)
Top track: "Head Over Heels"
Tonight
David Bowie
Billboard peak: 11
CashBox peak: 6
Rolling Stone peak: 5
Top 40 pop singles: "Blue Jean" (#8)
Top track: "Loving the Alien"
Valotte
Julian Lennon
Billboard peak: 17
CashBox peak: 10
Rolling Stone peak: 6
Top 40 pop singles: "Valotte" (#9), "Too Late for Goodbyes" (#5)
Top track: "Too Late for Goodbyes"
The Magazine
Rickie Lee Jones
Billboard peak: 44
CashBox peak: 26
Rolling Stone peak: 16
Top 40 pop singles: none
Top track: "Juke Box Fury"
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Top 40 pop singles: none
Top track: "Rattlesnakes"
All Over the Place
The Bangles
Billboard peak: 80
CashBox peak: 64
Top 40 pop singles: none
Top track: "Hero Takes a Fall"
Points on the Curve
Wang Chung
Billboard peak: 30
CashBox peak: 31
Rolling Stone peak: 24
Top 40 pop singles: "Don't Let Go" (#38), "Dance Hall Days" (#16)
Top track: "The Waves"
(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise!
The Art of Noise
Billboard peak: 85
CashBox peak: 97
Top 40 pop singles: none
Top track: "Close (To the Edit)"
Parade
Spandau Ballet
Billboard peak: 50
CashBox peak: 35
Rolling Stone peak: 45
Top 40 pop singles: "Only When You Leave" (#34)
Top track: "Round and Round"
These are my personal top 50 albums released in 1984. The following criteria was used on a very slippery sliding scale:
- How often I enjoyed the album at the time of release
- How often I've enjoyed the album in the years since release
- Overall quality of the album
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