AUSTRALIA'S (AMR:BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1984

No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month-Peak Position
  1 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON-FEBRUARY-1                                                                      3248  
  2 CAN'T SLOW DOWN-LIONEL RICHIE-June-1                                                        2210
  3 THE SWING-INXS-April-1	                                                                1332
  4 UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY-U2-February-2                                                         1152
  5 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET-MIDNIGHT OIL-November-1                                             1110
  6 1100 BEL AIR PLACE-JULIO IGLESIAS-October-2                                                 1074
  7 RODNEY RUDE LIVE-RODNEY RUDE-August-1                                                        942
  8 CHOOSE 1985-Various Artists-December-1                                                       776
  9 DIAMOND LIFE-Sade-December-6                                                                 746
 10 PURPLE RAIN SOUNDTRACK-Prince & Revolution-August-1                                          724
 11 Footloose Soundtrack-Various Artists-June-2                                                  700
 12 Breaking Hearts-Elton John-July-1                                                            700
 13 Touch-Eurythmics-February-4                                                                  690
 14 Legend-Bob Marley & Wailers-June-2                                                           686
 15 H'ts Huge '84-Various Artists-September-1                                                    662
 16 Thru The Roof '83-Various Artists-January-1                                                  662
 17 Live From Earth-Pat Benatar-February-2                                                       648
 18 Eliminator-ZZ Top-October-2                                                                  632
 19 H'its Hot 84/85-Various Artists-December-2                                                   608
 20 Throbbin' '84-Various Artists-May-1                                                          554
 21 The Unforgettable Fire-U2-November-1                                                         544
 22 Crawl File-Australian Crawl-December-2                                                       534
 23 Alchemy-Dire Straits-March-3                                                                 518
 24 Twenty Greatest Hits-Kenny Rogers-February-2                                                 492
 25 Phalanx-Australian Crawl-January-4                                                           470
 26 1984 Shakin'-Various Artists-March-1                                                         448
 27 Into The Gap-Thompson Twins-May-4                                                            434
 28 Bodyswerve-Jimmy Barnes-October-1                                                            432
 29 Twentieth Century-Cold Chisel-April-1                                                        412
 30 Madonna-Madonna-August-10                                                                    410
 31 1984:The Beat-Various Artists-June-2                                                         410
 32 This Island-Eurogliders-July-4                                                               408
 33 The Modern Bop-Mondo Rock-April-5                                                            374
 34 1984 ...The Music-Various Artists-September-2                                                360
 35 I Will Love You All My Life-Foster & Allen-May-4                                             336
 36 Track Record-Joan Armatrading-January-4                                                      334
 37 The Woman In Red Soundtrack-Stevie Wonder-November-4                                         322
 38 Sweet And Sour-TV Soundtrack-August-4                                                        288
 39 Tonight-David Bowie-October-4                                                                266
 40 Body And The Beat-Dragon-July-5                                                              262
 41 Waking Up With The House On Fire-Culture Club-November-2                                     252
 42 Rewind-The Rolling Stones-July-3                                                             250
 43 Milk & Honey-John & Yoko Ono Lennon-February-4                                               244
 44 Elvis Blue-Elvis Presley-March-6                                                             232
 45 1984-Van Halen-March-11                                                                      222
 46 The American Classics-Various Artists-July-3                                                 202
 47 Ghostbusters-Soundtrack-December-11                                                          196
 48 Julio Iglesias In Concert-Julio Iglesias-January-5                                           194
 49 Breakdance-Various Artists-July-4                                                            192
 50 Memories-Richard Clayderman-December-12                                                      186
 51 No Parlez-Paul Young-April-12                                                                180
 52 Breakdance-Soundtrack-July-6                                                                 178
 53 Sidewalk-Icehouse-July-8                                                                     148
 54 Rock 'n' Soul-Daryl Hall & John Oates-January-12                                             144
 55 Raiders Of The Pop Charts-Various Artists-January-13                                         144
 56 20 Golden Greats-The Shadows-February-6                                                      140
 57 Sizzling 70's-Various Artists-November-8                                                     130
 58 Give My Regards To Broad Street-Paul McCartney-November-10                                   122
 59 Arena-Duran Duran-November-8                                                                 122
 60 Victory-Jacksons-August-9                                                                    120
 61 Autumnal Park-Pseudo Echo-June-11                                                            114
 62 Dance Rap '84-Various Artists-June-13                                                        104
 63 Composer Series-Various Artists-July-12                                                       76
 64 Kissing To Be Clever-Culture Club-July-12                                                     72
 65 Emotion-Barbra Streisand-November-13                                                          72
 66 The Very Best Of Kim Wilde-Kim Wilde-October-13                                               70
 67 The Big Ones-Meat Loaf-September-14                                                           68
 68 Feelings-Various Artists-May-9                                                                44
 69 Street Beat '84-Various Artists-August-12                                                     38
 70 The Age Of Consent-Bronski Beat-November-12                                                   38
 71 Masterpieces-Sky-August-13                                                                    36
 72 Conflicting Emotions-Split Enz-March-13                                                       36
 73 Are You Old Enough-Dragon-February-14                                                         34