CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1984*

No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
  1 CAN'T SLOW DOWN-LIONEL RICHIE-MOTOWN-JANUARY
  2 SPORTS-HUEY LEWIS & NEWS-CHRYSALIS-June 
  3 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON-EPIC-January
  4 BORN IN THE USA-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Columbia-August
  5 FOOTLOOSE-SOUNDTRACK-Columbia-May
  6 PURPLE RAIN-PRINCE & REVOLUTION-Warner Brothers-November
  7 SHE'S SO UNUSUAL-CYNDI LAUPER-Portrait-June
  8 COLOUR BY NUMBER-Culture Club-Virgin-February
  9 HEARTBEAT CITY-Cars-Elektra-July
 10 PRIVATE DANCER-Tina Turner-Capitol-October
 11 1984-VAN HALEN-Warner Brothers-March 
 12 An Innocent Man-Billy Joel-Columbia-January
 13 Seven And The Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran-Capitol-June
 14 Synchronicity-Police-A&M-January
 15 90125-Yes-Atco-February
 16 Learning To Crawl-Pretenders-Sire-March
 17 Eliminator-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-March
 18 1100 Bel Air Place-Julio Iglesias-Columbia-October
 19 Out Of The Cellar-Ratt-Atlantic-August
 20 Uh-Huh-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-February
 21 Love At First Sting-Scorpions-Mercury-June
 22 Touch-Eurythmics-RCA-April
 23 Genesis-Genesis-Atlantic-January
 24 Victory-Jacksons-Epic-August
 25 Rebel Yell-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-July
 26 Break Out-Pointer Sisters-Planet-October
 27 The Woman In Red Soundtrack-Stevie Wonder-Motown-November
 28 Rock 'n' Soul-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-January
 29 Breakin'-Soundtrack-Polydor-July
 30 Into The Gap-Thompson Twins-Arista-May
 31 Volume I-Honeydrippers-Es Paranza-December
 32 Ghostbusters-Soundtrack-Arista-August
 33 Big Bam Boom-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-December
 34 No Brakes-John Waite-EMI America-September
 35 Metal Health-Quiet Riot-Pasha-January
 36 What's New-Linda Rondstadt-Asylum-January
 37 I Feel For You-Chaka Khan-Warner Brothers-December
 38 Milk & Honey-John & Yoko Ono Lennon-Polydor-March
 39 Tonight-David Bowie-EMI America-November
 40 Street Talk-Steve Perry-Columbia-June
 41 Madonna-Madonna-Sire-October
 42 Chicago 17-Chicago-Full Moon/Warner Brothers-December
 43 Signs Of Life-Billy Squire-Capitol-September
 44 Grace Under Pressure-Rush-Mercury-May
 45 Undercover-The Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones-January
 46 The Unforgettable Fire-U2-Island-December
 47 Yentl-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-January
 48 Eddie & The Cruisers Soundtrack-John Cafferty-Scotti Brothers-October
 49 Against All Odds Soundtrack-Atlantic-May
 50 Stay Hungry-Twisted Sister-Atlantic-September
 51 Phantoms-The Fixx-MCA-October
 52 Body And Soul-Joe Jackson-A&M-May
 53 Like A Virgin-Madonna-Sire-December
 54 Warrior-Scandal-Columbia-September
 55 Shout At The Devil-Motley Crue-Elektra-March
 56 Talk Show-The Go-Go's-I.R.S.-May
 57 Suddenly-Billy Ocean-Arista-November
 58 Breaking Hearts-Elton John-Geffen-August
 59 Valotte-Julian Lennon-Atlantic-December
 60 Give My Regards To Broad Street-Paul McCartney-Columbia-December
 61 Emotion-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-November
 62 Midnight Madness-Night Ranger-Camel/MCA-June
 63 Pipes Of Peace-Paul McCartney-Columbia-January
 64 Hard To Hold Soundtrack-Rick Springfield-RCA-May
 65 Arena-Duran Duran-Capitol-December
 66 In Heat-The Romantics Romantics-Nemperor-February
 67 Tropico-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-December
 68 Eyes That See In The Dark-Kenny Rogers-RCA-January
 69 Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated-January
 70 In 3-D-Weird Al Yankovic-Rock & Soul/Scotti Brothers-May
 71 Somebody's Watching Me-Rockwell-Motown-March
 72 Twenty Greatest Hits-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-January
 73 Windows And Walls-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-March
 74 Jermaine Jackson-Jermaine Jackson-Arista-June
 75 Powerslave-Iron Maiden-Capitol-October
 76 Ammonia Avenue-The Alan Parsons Project-Arista-April
 77 Ice Cream Castles-The Time-Warner Brothers-September
 78 Defenders Of The Faith-Judas Priest-Columbia-March
 79 Tour De Force-.38 Special-A&M-January
 80 Pyromania-Def Leppard-Mercury-January
 81 The Big Chill Soundtrack-Motown-February
 82 The Last In Line-Dio-Warner Brothers-September
 83 Make It Big-Wham!-Columbia-December
 84 Beat Street-Soundtrack-Atlantic-July
 85 The Works-Queen-Capitol-April
 86 Infidels-Bob Dylan-Columbia-January
 87 Under A Bloody Red Sky-U2-Island-January
 88 Camouflage-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August
 89 Animalize-Kiss-Mercury-November
 90 Waking Up With The House On Fire-Culture Club-Epic-December
 91 Roll On-Alabama-RCA-March
 92 The Flat Earth-Thomas Dolby-Capitol-April
 93 Too Low For Zero-Elton John-Geffen-February
 94 Two Of A Kind-Original Soundtrack-MCA-February
 95 Without A Song-Willie Nelson-Columbia-April
 96 Let's Hear It For The Boy-Deniece Williams-Columbia-June
 97 Greatest Hits-Air Supply-Arista-January
 98 Comedian-Eddie Murphy-Columbia-January
 99 1999-Prince-Warner Brothers-January
100 Lionel Richie-Lionel Richie-Motown-January

* As published in the December 29th,1984 issue of Cash Box Magazine.