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Post by Shireblogger on Jan 10, 2014 17:15:36 GMT 1
What were your favourite albums from 1984 ?
One of the best years ever for me.
1. Bruce Springsteen -- Born In The U.S.A.
2. Bronski Beat -- The Age Of Consent
3. Sade -- Diamond Life
4. Cyndi Lauper -- She's So Unusual
5. Bluebells -- Sisters
6. Tina Turner -- Private Dancer
7. Frankie Goes To Hollywood -- Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
8. Psychedelic Furs -- Mirror Moves
9. Talk Talk -- It's My Life
10. Queen -- The Works
And no space in the Top 10 for good LPs from Prince, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Madonna, Human League, and others...
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 11, 2014 13:13:41 GMT 1
I didn't buy albums in 1984 but if I did these would be my choices
The Smiths - The Smiths
U2 -The Unforgettable Fire
Depeche Mode - Some Great Reward
The Blue Nile, A Walk Across the Rooftops
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Bryan Adams - Reckless
Madonna - Like A Virgin
I would agree with Bruce Springsteen,Cyndia Lauper and Talk Talk as well although I think Cyndi Lauper came out in 1983 yeh?
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jan 11, 2014 19:32:54 GMT 1
bearing in mind I was 11 days old when 1984 started I might struggle to find a top 10! will see what I come up with though
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 11, 2014 23:00:42 GMT 1
I bought many of those, some at the time and some later.
Thompson Twins - Into The Gap was an album I bought at the time and isn't on either of your lists. I liked their singles but didn't find the album that fascinating.
The Unforgettable Fire I bought around that time but I think I bought it in 1985.
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Post by wonderwall on Jan 11, 2014 23:42:18 GMT 1
Thompson twins kept the smiths off the top of the album chart on 1984
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 12, 2014 8:38:15 GMT 1
I nearly included Thompson Twins as I listened to it a bit at the time , at the time I probably played 'reckless' more than anything though
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 12, 2014 20:06:59 GMT 1
1984 was a fantastic year for singles, but not so special for albums IMHO.
My Top 15:
1. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
2. Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
3. REM - Reckoning
4. Husker Du - Zen Arcade
5. The Waterboys - A Pagan Place
6. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
7. Thompson Twins - Into The Gap
8. The Smiths - The Smiths
9. Wham! - Make It Big
10. Thomas Dolby - The Flat Earth
11. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
12. The Style Council - Cafe Bleu
13. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
14. Queen - The Works
15. Madonna - Like A Virgin
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 12, 2014 22:24:58 GMT 1
I know the Thompson Twins kept out the Smiths but that's no reason to hate them. The Smiths made a habit of peaking at #2 with their albums.
I know that Genesis - Invisible Touch kept The Queen Is Dead out. I don't remember what kept the others out.
At the time I considered 1985 one of the best years for albums even though it was not as good as the two previous years for singles. Of course Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA" was 1984, and Dancing In The Dark was even first a hit that year, but I always associate that album with 1985.
Hatful of Hollow was also 1984 and I prefer that to "The Smiths".
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Post by rubcale on Jan 14, 2014 19:40:45 GMT 1
Never really into albums - mainly singles.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jan 14, 2014 21:00:30 GMT 1
two stood out for me
1. The Smiths - The Smiths
2. R.E.M. - Reckoning
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3. Van Halen - 1984
4. Bryan Adams - Reckless
5. Queen - The Works
6. Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
7. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
8. Madonna - Like A Virgin
after that I am struggling so a top 8 will have to do
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Post by greendemon on Jan 15, 2014 12:22:51 GMT 1
two years before i was born, so i think i can be forgiven for only owning two: 'the smiths' and 'she's so unusual'. both very good albums.
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 15, 2014 18:52:55 GMT 1
two years before i was born, so i think i can be forgiven for only owning two: 'the smiths' and 'she's so unusual'. both very good albums. Except She's So Unusual came out in October 1983.  |
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Post by greendemon on Jan 15, 2014 18:57:30 GMT 1
two years before i was born, so i think i can be forgiven for only owning two: 'the smiths' and 'she's so unusual'. both very good albums. Except She's So Unusual came out in October 1983. oh.  i blame Shireblogger. still at least it makes my #1 of that year an obvious choice  |
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Post by Shireblogger on Jan 15, 2014 20:41:03 GMT 1
Cyndi Lauper didn't get her first single onto the UK charts until January 1984. I'd have been surprised if the album was released in the UK before that - it certainly didn't chart. So, on the basis that American release dates were irrelevant to me in the early 1980s (and, frankly, still are), I'm stubbornly going to insist that "She's So Unusual" is a 1984 album.  |
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Post by meister on Jan 16, 2014 11:58:09 GMT 1
Here's my Top 8... the Jackson siblings really tried to fill the gap between Thriller and Bad!  1. Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 2. La Toya Jackson - Heart Don't Lie 3. Julio Iglesias - 1100 Bel Air Place 4. Madonna - Like A Virgin 5. Janet Jackson - Dream Street 6. Rebbie Jackson - Centipede 7. Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite 8. The Jacksons - Victory |
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 16, 2014 16:18:00 GMT 1
Wow at a Jackson not topping your list but that is a great Nik Kershaw album
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Post by wonderwall on Jan 16, 2014 17:20:06 GMT 1
No one putting Frankie goes to Hollywood on there lists that was probably the most anticipated album of 1984
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 16, 2014 18:49:52 GMT 1
I only really like Two Tribes
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 16, 2014 20:07:38 GMT 1
Cyndi Lauper didn't get her first single onto the UK charts until January 1984. I'd have been surprised if the album was released in the UK before that - it certainly didn't chart. So, on the basis that American release dates were irrelevant to me in the early 1980s (and, frankly, still are), I'm stubbornly going to insist that "She's So Unusual" is a 1984 album. I went by my 5 CD Box set Cyndi Lauper – Original Album Classics which has She's So Unusual as a 1983 release .... so on my excel database I categorized it accordingly. However, it first charted in the UK the week ending 18/02/1984 and debuted at #51 in the Top 100, which suggests it did not climb from outside the Top 100 to chart. Incidentally the album at #100 that week was:  (Yes, it's that Arlene Phillips, choreographer of West End musicals, numerous 1980s pop videos and original judge on Strictly Come Dancing fame!)  |
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 16, 2014 20:10:05 GMT 1
No one putting Frankie goes to Hollywood on there lists that was probably the most anticipated album of 1984 It certainly was, but then it was released and the sinking realization hit the nation of music lovers that the 4 best tracks by far were the first 3 singles + the title track. |
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