| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984 |
| TOP 50 BLACK CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS (As published in the December 29, 1984, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | CAN’T SLOW DOWN – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 2 | PURPLE RAIN – Prince & The Revolution (Warner Bros.) |
| 3 | THRILLER – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 4 | BUSY BODY – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 5 | I’M IN LOVE AGAIN – Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 6 | PRIVATE DANCER – Tina Turner (Capitol) |
| 7 | STAY WITH ME TONIGHT – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 8 | SHE’S STRANGE – Cameo (Atlanta Artists) |
| 9 | DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER – Dennis Edwards (Gordy) |
| 10 | VICTORY – The Jacksons (Epic) |
| 11 | ICE CREAM CASTLE – The Time (Warner Bros.) |
| 12 | IN A SPECIAL WAY – DeBarge (Gordy) |
| 13 | SUDDENLY – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 14 | NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR – Midnight Star (Solar) |
| 15 | IN THE HEART – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 16 | JERMAINE JACKSON (Arista) |
| 17 | ON THE RISE – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 18 | THE WOMAN IN RED – Original Soundtrack/Stevie Wonder (Motown) |
| 19 | LADY – One Way (MCA) |
| 20 | YOU, ME AND HE – Mtume (Epic) |
| 21 | BREAK OUT – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 22 | THE GLAMOROUS LIFE – Sheila E. (Warner Bros.) |
| 23 | IT’S YOUR NIGHT – James Ingram (Qwest) |
| 24 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY – Shannon (Mirage) |
| 25 | THE POET II – Bobby Womack (Beverly Glen) |
| 26 | BREAKIN’ – Original Soundtrack (Polydor) |
| 27 | COLD BLOODED – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 28 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME – Rockwell (Motown) |
| 29 | DANGEROUS – The Bar-Kays (Mercury) |
| 30 | SEND ME YOUR LOVE – Kashif (Arista) |
| 31 | I FEEL FOR YOU – Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 32 | COLOUR BY NUMBERS – Culture Club (Virgin/Epic) |
| 33 | GAP BAND V – JAMMIN’ – The Gap Band (Total Experience) |
| 34 | FEVER – Con Funk Shun (Mercury) |
| 35 | RUN-D.M.C. (Profile) |
| 36 | LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY – Deniece Williams (Columbia) |
| 37 | BEAT STREET – Original Soundtrack (Atlantic) |
| 38 | LOOKIN’ FOR TROUBLE – Joyce Kennedy (A&M) |
| 39 | SWEPT AWAY – Diana Ross (RCA) |
| 40 | MADONNA (Sire) |
| 41 | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART – Peabo Bryson (Elektra) |
| 42 | PREPPIE – Cheryl Lynn (Columbia) |
| 43 | WILD ANIMAL – Vanity (Motown) |
| 44 | NOW – Patrice Rushen (Elektra) |
| 45 | NEW EDITION (MCA) |
| 46 | SOLID – Ashford & Simpson (Capitol) |
| 47 | I APPRECIATE – Alicia Myers (MCA) |
| 48 | STREET BEAT – The Deele (Solar) |
| 49 | BE MY LOVER – O’Bryan (Capitol) |
| 50 | CHANGE OF HEART – Change (Atlantic/RFC) |