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October 27, 1984

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 24, 1984, covering October 27, 1984.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Purple Rain (Soundtrack) by Prince And The Revolution

    Purple Rain (Soundtrack)

    Prince And The Revolution

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

    Born In The U.S.A.

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  3. 3
    Album cover for Private Dancer by Tina Turner

    Private Dancer

    Tina Turner

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for Sports by Huey Lewis & The News

    Sports

    Huey Lewis & The News

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    56
  5. 5
    Album cover for 1100 Bel Air Place by Julio Iglesias

    1100 Bel Air Place

    Julio Iglesias

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Yi Jianlian

1984Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player[โ€ ]

Yi Jianlian is a Chinese former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, the New Jersey Nets, the Washington Wizards, and the Dallas Mavericks.

1984Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer[โ€ ]

Kostas Kapetanos is a Greek former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Kelly Osbourne

1984Kelly Osbourne, English television personality[โ€ ]

Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English television personality, singer, actress, and fashion designer. She is a daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, and came to prominence while appearing on the reality show The Osbournes (2002โ€“2005) with her family, for which they won a 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program. Her other television work includes hosting Project Catwalk (2007โ€“2008) and Fashion Police (2010โ€“2015), competing on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars (2009), and judging on Project Runway Junior (2015โ€“2017) and Australia's Got Talent (2016). She also played the voice role of Hildy Gloom in the Disney XD animated series The 7D (2014โ€“2016).

Brady Quinn

1984Brady Quinn, American football player[โ€ ]

Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Maxwell Award. Quinn was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Following three seasons in Cleveland, he was traded to the Denver Broncos, where he played for two seasons. Quinn spent his last three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Jets, and the St. Louis Rams for one year each.

Emilie Ullerup

1984Emilie Ullerup, Danish-Canadian actress[โ€ ]

Emilie Ullerup is a Danish actress. She is best known for playing Ashley Magnus on the television series Sanctuary and Bree O'Brien on the Hallmark Channel drama series Chesapeake Shores.

Historical Context for October 27, 1984

In 1984, the world population was approximately 4,782,175,519 people[โ€ ]