Top UK Albums - Year-end 1984

The best selling album in 1984 in United Kingdom was CAN'T SLOW DOWN by LIONEL RICHIE which sold 1,150,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
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