Top 25 College Radio Albums Of 1984
By Stewart MasonAs we all know, Top 40 radio achieved perfection in 1984 (thanks to Thriller's later singles, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Purple Rain, and many glorious one-hit wonders), but an equally magnificent wealth of new releases graced the stations on the left of the dial: here's 25 of the very best.
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 Hatful of HollowThe Smiths |
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 ReckoningR.E.M. |
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 I Often Dream of TrainsRobyn Hitchcock |
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 RattlesnakesLloyd Cole and the CommotionsLloyd Cole & the Commotions |
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 Let It BeThe Replacements |
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 Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemen |
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 TreasureCocteau Twins |
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 SwoonPrefab SproutA tremendously gifted songwriter gets all of his quirks out of his system in one go. >> |
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 Everything But The GirlEverything But The Girl |
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 Zen ArcadeHusker Du |
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 Walking in the Shadow of the Big ManGuadalcanal Diary |
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 HyenaSiouxsie and the Banshees |
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 Ocean RainEcho and the Bunnymen |
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 Walk Across the RooftopsThe Blue Nile |
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 From Her To EternityNick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
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Spring Hill FairThe Go-Betweens |
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 Meat Puppets IIMeat Puppets |
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 The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short StoriesFelt |
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(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise!The Art of Noise |
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 From the HipSection 25 |
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FriedJulian Cope |
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Stoneage RomeosThe Hoodoo Gurus |
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Red Sails In The SunsetMidnight Oil |
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 Mirror MovesThe Psychedelic Furs |
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Gone Fishin'Flipper |
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