In addition to the usual progression of rock and pop acts, college rock and glam-metal found increasing support across the world, as you will see in the below list of the Top 50 Albums of 1984.

1984 was another stellar year for music ... From Prince to Queen, Metallica to Tina Turner, these are the 10 iconic albums celebrating their 40th anniversary that will get your hi-fi firing ...

Van Halen was a band about to splinter, the differences between its lead singer and its guitarist simply too vast to bridge. Those differences actually helped to make 1984, the album the band released ...

Here are the 11 best metal albums of 1984. When it comes to metal, 1984 saw some of the biggest names solidify their spots alongside those who we still consider among the greatest today.