RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1984*

Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month
 1 HEARTBEAT CITY-CARS-ELEKTRA-MAY
 2 SPORTS-HUEY LEWIS & NEWS-CHRYSALIS-June
 3 BORN IN THE USA-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-COLUMBIA-June
 4 1984-VAN HALEN-Warner Brothers-March
 5 MIDNIGHT MADNESS-NIGHT RANGER-Camel/MCA-June
 6 REBEL YELL-BILLY IDOL-Chrysalis-July
 7 90125-YES-Atco-February
 8 LOVE AT FIRST STING-Scorpions-Mercury/Polygram-June 
 9 STREET TALK-Steve Perry-Columbia-June
10 N0 BRAKES-John Waite-EMI America-September
11 Warrior-Scandal-Columbia-September
12 Learning To Crawl-Pretenders-Sire-March
13 Out Of The Cellar-Ratt-Atlantic-August
14 Uh-Huh-John Cougar Mellencamp-A&M-February
15 Tour De Force-.38 Special-A&M-January
16 Genesis-Genesis-Atlantic-January
17 Somewhere In Afrika-Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Arista-January
18 VOA-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-August
19 Nuclear Furniture-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-June
20 Grace Under Pressure-Rush-Polygram-May
21 Eddie & The Cruisers Soundtrack-John Cafferty-CBS-October
22 Footloose-Soundtrack-Columbia-May
23 Eliminator-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-March
24 Signs Of Life-Billy Squier-Capitol-September
25 Phantoms-The Fixx-MCA-October
26 Lights Out-Peter Wolf-EMI America-August
27 Shout At The Devil-Motley Crue-Elektra-January
28 Purple Rain-Prince & The Revolution-Warner Brothers-November
29 Into The Gap-Thompson Twins-Arista-May
30 Some Tough City-Tony Carey-MCA-April
31 Vital Signs-Survivor-CBS-October
32 Jungle-Dwight Twilly-EMI America-March
33 Seven And The Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran-Capitol-June
34 About Face-David Gilmour-Columbia-March
35 Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply-Slade-CBS Associated-May
36 NO NUMBER 36 POSTED IN THE MAGAZINE!!!!!
37 Stay Hungry-Twisted Sister-Atlantic-August
38 Tonight-David Bowie-EMI America-November
39 Teachers-Soundtrack-Capitol-October
40 Against All Odds Soundtrack-Atlantic-May 
41 Streets Of Fire-Soundtrack-MCA-June
42 Honeymoon Suite-Honeymoon Suite-Warner Brothers-August
43 Undercover-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones-January
44 Breaking Hearts-Elton John-Geffen-August
45 Slide It In-Whitesnake-Geffen-July
46 The Unforgettable Fire-U2-Island-December
47 In Heat-Romantics-Nemperor-February
48 Go Insane-Lindsay Buckingham-Elektra-September
49 Camouflage-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-July
50 The Last In Line-Dio-Warner Brothers-August
51 Volume I-Honeydrippers-Es Paranza-December
52 Ammonia Avenue-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-March
53 Windows & Walls-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-February
54 The Blitz-Krokus-Arista-September
55 Man On The Line-Chris DeBurgh-A&M-July
56 In The Eye Of The Storm-Roger Hodgson-A&M-November
57 Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS/Associated-January
58 She's So Unusual-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-June
59 First Offense-Corey Hart-EMI America-July
60 Two Of A Kind-Soundtrack-MCA-January
61 Bon Jovi-Bon Jovi-Polygram-March
62 Body & Soul-Joe Jackson-A&M-May
63 Russ Ballard-Russ Ballard-EMI America-June
64 Points On The Curve-Wang Chung-Geffen-April
65 Milk And Honey-John & Yoko Ono Lennon-Polydor-March
66 A Night In Heaven-Soundtrack-A&M-February
67 Through the Fire-Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve-Geffen-April
68 Girls With Guns-Tommy Shaw-A&M-October
69 Touch-Eurythmics-RCA-April
70 Orion The Hunter-Orion The Hunter-Portrait-May
71 Couldn't Stand The Weather-Stevie Ray Vaughan-Epic-July
72 The Works-Queen-Capitol-March
73 Defenders Of The Faith-Judas Priest-Columbia-February
74 Valotte-Julian Lennon-Atlantic-November
75 Big Bam Boom-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-December
76 Reckless-Bryan Adams-A&M-November
77 Box Of Frogs-Box Of Frogs-Epic-August
78 The Revolution By Night-Blue Oyster Cult-Columbia-January
79 Righteous Anger-Van Stephenson-MCA-June
80 Metropolis-Soundtrack-Columbia-September
81 Chicago 17-Chicago-Warner Brothers-October
82 The Allnighter-Glenn Frey-MCA-August
83 Right By You-Stephen Stills-Atlantic-September
84 Instincts-Romeo Void-415-October

* As published in the December 14,1984 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.