CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1984 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1984 Charts! |
| 1984 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 7 | Thriller - Michael Jackson (Frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 14 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 170. I Don’t Speak The Language - Matthew Wilder |
| January 21 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 153. ‘Life’—Live - Thin Lizzy |
| January 28 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 20. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) - Van Halen |
| February 4 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 26. Learning To Crawl - Pretenders |
| February 11 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 28. Milk And Honey (A Heart Play) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
| February 18 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 49. Windows And Walls - Dan Fogelberg |
| February 25 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 157. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi |
| March 3 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 168. Mother’s Spiritual - Laura Nyro |
| March 10 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 88. The Flat Earth - Thomas Dolby |
| March 17 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 53. Love At First Sting - Scorpions |
| March 24 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 73. Against All Odds - Original Soundtrack/ |
| March 31 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 57. Heartbeat City - Cars |
| April 7 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 67. Talk Show - Go-Go’s |
| April 14 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 168. Dangerous - Bar-Kays |
| April 21 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 81. Caught In The Act – Live - Styx |
| April 28 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
56. Street Talk - Steve Perry |
| May 5 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
48. Grace Under Pressure - Rush |
| May 12 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
152. Rejoicing - Pat Methany with Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins |
| May 19 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
51. Jermaine Jackson - Jermaine Jackson |
| May 26 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
95. Mirror Moves - Psychedelic Furs |
| June 2 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
82. Chicago 17 - Chicago |
| June 9 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
119. Let’s Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams |
| June 16 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
80. Private Dancer - Tina Turner |
| June 23 | Footloose - Original Soundtrack/ |
10. Born In The U. |
| June 30 | Born In The U. |
66. Camouflage - Rod Stewart |
| July 7 | Born In The U. |
79. Goodbye Cruel World - Elvis Costello & Attractions |
| July 14 | Born In The U. |
161. No Brakes - John Waite |
| July 21 | Born In The U. |
13. Victory - Jacksons |
| July 28 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 115. Ice Cream Castles - The Time |
| August 4 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 68. Condition Critical - Quiet Riot |
| August 11 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 92. Lights Out - Peter Wolf |
| August 18 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 86. Primitive - Neil Diamond |
| August 25 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 131. Reflections - Rick James |
| September 1 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 60. 1100 Bel Air Place - Julio Iglesias |
| September 8 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 59. Phantoms - The Fixx |
| September 15 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 166. Instincts - Romeo Void |
| September 22 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 75. Stop Making Sense - Original Soundtrack/ |
| September 29 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 130. Riddles In The Sand - Jimmy Buffett |
| October 6 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 89. The Magazine - Rickie Lee Jones |
| October 13 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 55. Tonight - David Bowie |
| October 20 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 75. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 |
| October 27 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 15. Big Bam Boom - Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| November 3 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 36. Emotion - Barbra Streisand |
| November 10 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 40. Give My Regards To Broad Street - Paul McCartney |
| November 17 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 110. High Crime - Al Jarreau |
| November 24 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 35. Waking Up With The House On Fire - Culture Club |
| December 1 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 28. Like A Virgin - Madonna |
| December 8 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 69. Lush Life - Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra |
| December 15 | Purple Rain - Prince & Revolution | 140. Emergency - Kool & Gang |
| December 22 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 138. Real Live - Bob Dylan |
| December 29 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 33. Agent Provocateur - Foreigner |
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