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. 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 SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1983 but still in chart in 1984.♦Album released in 1984 but peaked in 1985.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1983 76Thriller ‡Michael Jackson 1 9 31No Parlez ‡Paul Young 1 5 14The Crossing ‡Big Country 3 3 17Colour by Numbers ‡Culture Club 1 5 49Can't Slow Down ‡Lionel Richie 1 3 7Pipes of Peace ‡Paul McCartney 4 1 33An Innocent ManBilly Joel 2 1 7Stages ‡Elaine Paige 2 1 11TouchEurythmics 1 2 7Under a Blood Red Sky ‡U2 2 1 11Now That's What I Call Music! ‡Various artists 1 5 4Chas'n'Dave's Knees Up Jamboree Bag No. 2 ‡Chas & Dave 7 2Albums in 1984 2Green Velvet – Sixteen Ballads of Peace and LoveVarious artists 6 1 3Portrait – All Her Greatest HitsDiana Ross 8 1 2Milk and HoneyJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono 3 1 1Slide It InWhitesnake 9 1 5Sparkle in the RainSimple Minds 1 1 2Sometimes When We TouchVarious artists 8 1 2The Very Best of Motown Love Songs 10 2 15Into the GapThompson Twins 1 3 1DeclarationThe Alarm 6 1 4The SmithsThe Smiths 2 1 2Keep MovingMadness 6 1 25The WorksQueen 2 2 7Human RacingNik Kershaw 5 1 12Human's LibHoward Jones 1 2 4Café BleuThe Style Council 2 1 7Alchemy: Dire Straits LiveDire Straits 3 2 2FugaziMarillion 5 1 12Now That's What I Call Music! IIVarious artists 1 5 2LamentUltravox 8 1 1Off the WallMichael Jackson 10 1 2Grace Under PressureRush 5 1 3And I Love You SoHoward Keel 6 2 6Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion PictureVarious artists 7 4 2Ocean RainEcho & the Bunnymen 4 1 1Junk CultureOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 9 1 1The TopThe Cure 10 1 20LegendBob Marley and the Wailers 1 12 2HysteriaThe Human League 3 1 2Mange ToutBlancmange 8 1 3Hungry For Hits: 30 Killer CutsVarious artists 4 1 4Then Came Rock 'n' Roll: 36 Original Rock 'n' Roll Classics 5 1 35Born in the U.S.A. ♦Bruce Springsteen 1 5 4American HeartbeatVarious artists 4 1 2CamouflageRod Stewart 8 1 2Farewell My Summer LoveMichael Jackson 9 2 5Breaking HeartsElton John 2 1 5Breakdance: Original SoundtrackVarious artists 6 1 10ParadeSpandau Ballet 2 3 1Brilliant TreesDavid Sylvian 4 1 1Goodbye Cruel WorldElvis Costello and The Attractions 10 1 5Break OutThe Pointer Sisters 9 3 2VictoryThe Jacksons 3 1 2The Last in LineDio 4 1 17Private DancerTina Turner 2 2 30Diamond LifeSade 2 5 1PrimitiveNeil Diamond 7 1 13Now That's What I Call Music! 3Various artists 1 8 2Phil Fearon and GalaxyPhil Fearon and Galaxy 8 1 3PowerslaveIron Maiden 2 1 22Eliminator ♦ZZ Top 3 1 6Purple Rain ♦Prince and The Revolution 7 1 6The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackStevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick 2 3 3TonightDavid Bowie 1 1 2Some Great RewardDepeche Mode 5 1 2We Are FamilySister Sledge 7 2 8The Unforgettable FireU2 1 2 2Geffery MorganUB40 3 1 9The Age of ConsentBronski Beat 4 2 2Hits, Hits, Hits: 18 Smash OriginalsVarious artists 6 2 2All By Myself: 28 Tender Love Songs 7 1 3SteeltownBig Country 1 1 5Give My Regards to Broad StreetPaul McCartney 1 1 2Waking Up with the House on FireCulture Club 2 1 1Miss Randy Crawford – The Greatest HitsRandy Crawford 10 1 14Welcome to the PleasuredomeFrankie Goes to Hollywood 1 1 13The CollectionUltravox 2 3 2Perfect StrangersDeep Purple 5 1 2Bad AttitudeMeat Loaf 8 1 16Make It BigWham! 1 2 25Alf ♦Alison Moyet 1 1 1Real to ReelMarillion 8 1 6ArenaDuran Duran 6 1 1Hatful of HollowThe Smiths 7 1 7Greatest HitsShakin' Stevens 8 4 9The Hits AlbumVarious artists 1 7 1The RiddleNik Kershaw 8 1 8Now That's What I Call Music! 4Various artists 2 6 5Party Party – 16 Great Party IcebreakersBlack Lace 4 2 1Yesterday Once More – 26 Carpenters ClassicsThe Carpenters 10 1
See also 1984 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)
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External links 1984 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)