The best selling album in 1984 in United Kingdom was CAN'T SLOW DOWN by LIONEL RICHIE which sold 1,150,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
CAN'T SLOW DOWN |
1,150,000 |
1983 |
| 2 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
THE HITS ALBUM |
1,130,000 |
1984 |
| 3 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
1,100,000 |
1984 |
| 4 |
WHAM! |
MAKE IT BIG |
960,000 |
1984 |
| 5 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 3 |
940,000 |
1984 |
| 6 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
910,000 |
1982 |
| 7 |
SADE |
DIAMOND LIFE |
800,000 |
1984 |
| 8 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 4 |
800,000 |
1984 |
| 9 |
BILLY JOEL |
AN INNOCENT MAN |
780,000 |
1983 |
| 10 |
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD |
WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME |
750,000 |
1984 |
| 11 |
ULTRAVOX |
THE COLLECTION |
720,000 |
1984 |
| 12 |
THE THOMPSON TWINS |
INTO THE GAP |
720,000 |
1984 |
| 13 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 2 |
680,000 |
1984 |
| 14 |
QUEEN |
THE WORKS |
650,000 |
1984 |
| 15 |
ALISON MOYET |
ALF |
560,000 |
1984 |
| 16 |
HOWARD JONES |
HUMAN'S LIB |
530,000 |
1984 |
| 17 |
ZZ TOP |
ELIMINATOR |
500,000 |
1983 |
| 18 |
TINA TURNER |
PRIVATE DANCER |
440,000 |
1984 |
| 19 |
BLACK LACE |
PARTY PARTY |
380,000 |
1984 |
| 20 |
SPANDAU BALLET |
PARADE |
370,000 |
1984 |
| 21 |
U2 |
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE |
350,000 |
1984 |
| 22 |
NIK KERSHAW |
HUMAN RACING |
340,000 |
1984 |
| 23 |
SHAKIN' STEVENS |
GREATEST HITS |
340,000 |
1984 |
| 24 |
PAUL YOUNG |
NO PARLEZ |
340,000 |
1983 |
| 25 |
DIRE STRAITS |
ALCHEMY |
340,000 |
1984 |
| 26 |
EURYTHMICS |
TOUCH |
340,000 |
1983 |
| 27 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (OST) |
340,000 |
1984 |
| 28 |
U2 |
UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY |
300,000 |
1983 |
| 29 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 1 |
280,000 |
1983 |
| 30 |
STEVIE WONDER |
THE WOMAN IN RED (SOUNDTRACK) |
270,000 |
1984 |
| 31 |
DURAN DURAN |
ARENA |
250,000 |
1984 |
| 32 |
CARPENTERS |
YESTERDAY ONCE MORE |
240,000 |
1984 |
| 33 |
ELTON JOHN |
BREAKING HEARTS |
240,000 |
1984 |
| 34 |
POINTER SISTERS |
BREAK OUT |
230,000 |
1983 |
| 35 |
CULTURE CLUB |
COLOUR BY NUMBERS |
230,000 |
1983 |
| 36 |
THE STYLE COUNCIL |
CAFE BLEU |
220,000 |
1984 |
| 37 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
BORN IN THE U.S.A. |
220,000 |
1984 |
| 38 |
THE SMITHS |
THE SMITHS |
210,000 |
1984 |
| 39 |
ELAINE PAIGE |
CINEMA |
200,000 |
1984 |
| 40 |
BIG COUNTRY |
THE CROSSING |
200,000 |
1983 |
| 41 |
ART GARFUNKEL |
THE ART GARFUNKEL ALBUM |
200,000 |
1984 |
| 42 |
NIK KERSHAW |
THE RIDDLE |
190,000 |
1984 |
| 43 |
PRINCE |
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) |
190,000 |
1984 |
| 44 |
DAVID BOWIE |
TONIGHT |
180,000 |
1984 |
| 45 |
UB40 |
LABOUR OF LOVE |
180,000 |
1983 |
| 46 |
SIMPLE MINDS |
SPARKLE IN THE RAIN |
180,000 |
1984 |
| 47 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS I |
170,000 |
1981 |
| 48 |
SOUNDTRACK |
FOOTLOOSE |
170,000 |
1984 |
| 49 |
STATUS QUO |
12 GOLD BARS VOL 2 (AND 1) |
170,000 |
1984 |
| 50 |
BRONSKI BEAT |
THE AGE OF CONSENT |
170,000 |
1984 |
| 51 |
SOUNDTRACK |
BREAKDANCE |
160,000 |
1984 |
| 52 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
AMERICAN HEARTBEAT |
160,000 |
1984 |
| 53 |
DURAN DURAN |
SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER |
160,000 |
1983 |
| 54 |
CULTURE CLUB |
WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE |
150,000 |
1984 |
| 55 |
BIG COUNTRY |
STEELTOWN |
150,000 |
1984 |
| 56 |
THE FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR |
GOLDEN DAYS |
150,000 |
1984 |
| 57 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
GREEN VELVET |
150,000 |
1983 |
| 58 |
CHAS & DAVE |
GREATEST HITS |
140,000 |
1984 |
| 59 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
OFF THE WALL |
140,000 |
1979 |
| 60 |
WHAM! |
FANTASTIC |
140,000 |
1983 |
| 61 |
RANDY CRAWFORD |
MISS RANDY CRAWFORD - THE GREATEST HITS |
140,000 |
1984 |
| 62 |
HUMAN LEAGUE |
HYSTERIA |
130,000 |
1984 |
| 63 |
MEAT LOAF |
BAT OUT OF HELL |
130,000 |
1977 |
| 64 |
FOSTER & ALLEN |
THE VERY BEST OF FOSTER AND ALLEN |
130,000 |
1984 |
| 65 |
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN |
OCEAN RAIN |
130,000 |
1984 |
| 66 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ALL BY MYSELF |
130,000 |
1984 |
| 67 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
PIPES OF PEACE |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 68 |
MEAT LOAF |
BAD ATTITUDE |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 69 |
HOWARD KEEL |
AND I LOVE YOU SO |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 70 |
CYNDI LAUPER |
SHE'S SO UNUSUAL |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 71 |
ULTRAVOX |
LAMENT |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 72 |
DIANA ROSS |
PORTRAIT |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 73 |
DES O'CONNOR |
DES O'CONNOR NOW |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 74 |
ELTON JOHN |
TOO LOW FOR ZERO |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 75 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THEN CAME ROCK 'N' ROLL |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 76 |
GENESIS |
GENESIS |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 77 |
MARVIN GAYE |
GREATEST HITS (1983) |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 78 |
THE SMITHS |
HATFUL OF HOLLOW |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 79 |
ELAINE PAIGE |
STAGES |
120,000 |
1983 |
| 80 |
STEVIE WONDER |
LOVE SONGS |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 81 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE VERY BEST OF MOTOWN LOVE SONGS |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 82 |
UB40 |
GEFFERY MORGAN |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 83 |
EDDY GRANT |
ALL THE HITS |
120,000 |
1984 |
| 84 |
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK |
JUNK CULTURE |
110,000 |
1984 |
| 85 |
IRON MAIDEN |
POWERSLAVE |
110,000 |
1984 |
| 86 |
SISTER SLEDGE |
WE ARE FAMILY |
100,000 |
1979 |
| 87 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
HITS HITS HITS - 18 SMASH ORIGINALS |
100,000 |
1984 |
| 88 |
CHAKA KHAN |
I FEEL FOR YOU |
100,000 |
1984 |
| 89 |
JOHN DENVER |
JOHN DENVER COLLECTION (16 CLASSIC SONGS) |
100,000 |
1984 |
| 90 |
MARILLION |
FUGAZI |
100,000 |
1984 |
| 91 |
HOWARD JONES |
THE 12 ALBUM |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 92 |
SHIRLEY BASSEY |
I AM WHAT I AM |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 93 |
DEEP PURPLE |
PERFECT STRANGERS |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 94 |
VAN HALEN |
1984 |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 95 |
RICHARD CLAYDERMAN |
MUSIC OF LOVE |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 96 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LOVE SONGS - 16 CLASSIC LOVE SONGS |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 97 |
ROD STEWART |
CAMOUFLAGE |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 98 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
HOOKED ON NUMBER ONES - 100 NON-STOP HITS |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 99 |
BLANCMANGE |
MANGE TOUT |
90,000 |
1984 |
| 100 |
EURYTHMICS |
1984 (FOR THE LOVE OF BIG BROTHER) |
90,000 |
1984 |
Source: Music Week
