The best selling album in 1984 in New Zealand was AN INNOCENT MAN by BILLY JOEL.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 |
BILLY JOEL |
AN INNOCENT MAN |
1983 |
| 2 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. |
1984 |
| 3 |
U2 |
UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY |
1983 |
| 4 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
1982 |
| 5 |
THE CARS |
HEARTBEAT CITY |
1984 |
| 6 |
ZZ TOP |
ELIMINATOR |
1983 |
| 7 |
BILLY IDOL |
REBEL YELL |
1983 |
| 8 |
CULTURE CLUB |
COLOUR BY NUMBERS |
1983 |
| 9 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
1984 |
| 10 |
TALKING HEADS |
SPEAKING IN TONGUES |
1983 |
| 11 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
CAN'T SLOW DOWN |
1983 |
| 12 |
THE THOMPSON TWINS |
INTO THE GAP |
1984 |
| 13 |
SOUNDTRACK |
FOOTLOOSE |
1984 |
| 14 |
THE EXPONENTS |
PRAYERS BE ANSWERED |
1983 |
| 15 |
SADE |
DIAMOND LIFE |
1984 |
| 16 |
PAUL YOUNG |
NO PARLEZ |
1983 |
| 17 |
EURYTHMICS |
TOUCH |
1983 |
| 18 |
DURAN DURAN |
SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER |
1983 |
| 19 |
ELTON JOHN |
TOO LOW FOR ZERO |
1983 |
| 20 |
PRINCE |
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) |
1984 |
| 21 |
INXS |
THE SWING |
1984 |
| 22 |
JULIO IGLESIAS |
1100 BEL AIR PLACE |
1984 |
| 23 |
BILLY IDOL |
BILLY IDOL |
1982 |
| 24 |
DIRE STRAITS |
ALCHEMY |
1984 |
| 25 |
GENESIS |
GENESIS |
1983 |
| 26 |
BERLIN |
LOVE LIFE |
1984 |
| 27 |
TINA TURNER |
PRIVATE DANCER |
1984 |
| 28 |
U2 |
WAR |
1983 |
| 29 |
THE STYLE COUNCIL |
CAFE BLEU |
1984 |
| 30 |
FOSTER & ALLEN |
MAGGIE |
1982 |
| 31 |
BERLIN |
PLEASURE VICTIM |
1982 |
| 32 |
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN |
COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER |
1984 |
| 33 |
CYNDI LAUPER |
SHE'S SO UNUSUAL |
1983 |
| 34 |
U2 |
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE |
1984 |
| 35 |
VAN HALEN |
1984 |
1984 |
| 36 |
SIMPLE MINDS |
SPARKLE IN THE RAIN |
1984 |
| 37 |
MIDNIGHT OIL |
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
1982 |
| 38 |
KENNY ROGERS |
EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK |
1983 |
| 39 |
PSYCHEDELIC FURS |
MIRROR MOVES |
1984 |
| 40 |
ICEHOUSE |
SIDEWALK |
1984 |
| 41 |
MOCKERS |
SWEAR IT'S TRUE |
1984 |
| 42 |
SPLIT ENZ |
CONFLICTING EMOTIONS |
1983 |
| 43 |
THE POLICE |
SYNCHRONICITY |
1983 |
| 44 |
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS |
SPORTS |
1983 |
| 45 |
QUEEN |
THE WORKS |
1984 |
| 46 |
ELTON JOHN |
BREAKING HEARTS |
1984 |
| 47 |
HALL & OATES |
ROCK 'N' SOUL, PART I |
1983 |
| 48 |
STEVIE WONDER |
THE WOMAN IN RED (SOUNDTRACK) |
1984 |
| 49 |
JOE JACKSON |
BODY AND SOUL |
1984 |
| 50 |
BIG COUNTRY |
THE CROSSING |
1983 |
Source: Recorded Music New Zealand
