In 1984, there were but five Number One Albums on the Billboard chart here in the US; still a record low nearly thirty-two years later. Over in the UK, there were eighteen different Number One Albums for the year. Like everyone else I knew, I had all five of the US hits at the time - only Michael Jackson's Thriller also topped the UK chart - back then I had eleven of the UK chart-topping albums in my vinyl collection, some of which are still on The Vinyl Wall today. How many of these big sellers did/do you have? When was the last time you listened to one of them?| week | US | UK |
7 January 1984
| Now That's What I Call Music | |
| various artists | ||
14 January 1984
| No Parlez | |
| Paul Young | ||
21 January 1984
| Now That's What I Call Music | |
| various artists | ||
28 January 1984
| Thriller | |
| Michael Jackson | ||
4 February 1984
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| Touch | ||
11 February 1984
| Eurythmics | |
18 February 1984
| Sparkle in the Rain | |
| Simple Minds | ||
25 February 1984
| Thriller | |
| Michael Jackson | ||
3 March 1984
| Into the Gap | |
| Thompson Twins | ||
10 March 1984
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17 March 1984
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| Human's Lib | ||
24 March 1984
| Howard Jones | |
31 March 1984
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| Can't Slow Down | ||
7 April 1984
| Lionel Richie | |
14 April 1984
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21 April 1984
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28 April 1984
| Now That's What I Call Music II | |
| various artists | ||
5 May 1984
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12 May 1984
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19 May 1984
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| Footloose | ||
26 May 1984
| soundtrack | |
2 June 1984
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9 June 1984
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16 June 1984
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23 June 1984
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| Legend | ||
30 June 1984
| Sports | Bob Marley & the Wailers |
| Huey Lewis & the News | ||
7 July 1984
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14 July 1984
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| Born In The U.S.A. | ||
21 July 1984
| Bruce Springsteen | |
28 July 1984
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4 August 1984
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11 August 1984
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18 August 1984
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25 August 1984
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1 September 1984
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| Now That's What I Call Music III | ||
8 September 1984
| various artists | |
15 September 1984
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22 September 1984
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29 September 1984
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6 October 1984
| Tonight | |
| David Bowie | ||
13 October 1984
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| Purple Rain | The Unforgettable Fire | |
20 October 1984
| Prince and the Revolution | U2 |
27 October 1984
| Steeltown | |
| Big Country | ||
3 November 1984
| Give My Regards to Broad Street | |
| Paul McCartney | ||
10 November 1984
| Welcome to the Pleasuredome | |
| Frankie Goes To Hollywood | ||
17 November 1984
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| Make It Big | ||
24 November 1984
| Wham! | |
1 December 1984
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8 December 1984
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15 December 1984
| The Hits Album | |
| various artists | ||
22 December 1984
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29 December 1984
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Like you, I had all five of the number 1 US albums - four on vinyl, one on cassette. All five were monster successes with many hit singles. They each remain some of my favorites of the 80's decade even today.
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