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What are your top ten favorite albums from the 80s?

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By: garty joseph
  • 10. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
  • 9. Closer by Joy Division
  • 8. Kicking Against The Pricks by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
  • 7. Let It Be by The Replacements
  • 6. Disintegration by The Cure
  • 5. It'll End In Tears by This Mortal Coil
  • 4. Strangeways , Here We Come by The Smiths
  • 3. Substance by New Order
  • 2. Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello
  • 1. Raindogs by Tom Waits
By: DEREK
  • 10. Hysteria by Def Leppard
  • 9. Reckless by Bryan Adams
  • 8. Pyschotic Supper by Tesla
  • 7. The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla
  • 6. Mechanical Resonance by Tesla
  • 5. Misplaced Childhood by Marillion
  • 4. The Joshua Tree by U2
  • 3. Sweet Dreams by Sword
  • 2. Metalized by Sword
  • 1. Back In Black by AC~DC
By: Brittany
  • 10. Insecticide by Nirvana
    The last one of the decade, and a pure one!
  • 9. Diver Down by Van Halen
    None of the songs never really made the cut of big hits, but to me, it's golden!
  • 8. Back in Black by AC/DC
    A very good one! One of the most famous!
  • 7. Whiplash Smile by Billy Idol
    A nicely done one, hot cover and huge-hit songs!
  • 6. Vital Idol by Billy Idol
    A huge success of hits creates this!
  • 5. Tin Machine by Tin Mahcine
    Not so popular, but in my eyes, gold!
  • 4. Billy Idol by Billy Idol
    A nice way to start your solo career, with some huge hits!
  • 3. Appetite for Destruction by Guns n' Roses
    One of the best, including three great hits!
  • 2. 1984 by Van Halen
    The last one with David Lee Roth, one of the very bests!
  • 1. Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
    A nice one!
There were some others I would've added, like ALICE COOPER, SEX PISTOLS, KISS, DAVID BOWIE and such, but I didn't know where exactly on the list they'd be. Thanks for reading!
By: Chris Melton
  • 10. Back For The Attack by Dokken
    We're the Dream Warriors!!! And Maybe Tonight You'll Be Gone.
  • 9. Whitesnake by Whitesnake
    Here I Go Again!!!!!!
  • 8. Long Cold Winter by Cinderella
    Doesn't include their greatest song (Nobody's Fool) but none the less a great album
  • 7. Love at First Sting by Scorpions
    ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 6. Open Up and Say ...Ahh! by Poison
  • 5. Dancing Undercover by Ratt
  • 4. Look What the Cat Dragged In by Posion
    Talk Dirty to Me, C.C. pick up that guitar and talk to me.
  • 3. Out of the Cellar by Ratt
    Round and Round!! Love will Find a way just give it Time.
  • 2. Pyromania by Def Leppard
    Another great album full of concise and rocking songs, from the opening "Rock Rock('til you drop)" to the closing "Billy's got a Gun" it is superb. Oh yeah it contains the greatest song of all time "Photograph", this is the song that will sell your heart and soul to Metal.
  • 1. Hysteria by Def Leppard
    All killer no filler, every track is strong, and exciting its as close to perfect as anyone has ever got, the greatest album of any kind of music, and the last album with the two greatest guitarists of all time (Steve Clark,and Phil Collen, the terror twins).
Really need more room there are so many great albums from the 80's.
By: Missirlis
By: Swaroop Madduri
  • 10. Street Songs by Rick James
    The King of Funk himself makes history with the big #1 hit "Superfreak", along with the better-defined "Give It To Me Baby"!
  • 9. Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
    Another great album by Pat Benatar. "Shadows of the Night" definitely defines Pat's roots as well as her other music.
  • 8. Precious Time by Pat Benatar
    Pat Benatar creates success with her 1981 album, "Precious Time"! The best track off the album is "Promises in the Dark," followed by the well-defined "Fire and Ice".
  • 7. Crimes of Passion by Pat Benatar
    Pat Benatar is definitely the queen of rock of the 80s! She scored huge with "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," along with a better-defined "Treat Me Right"!
  • 6. Emerald City by Teena Marie
    Teena Marie keeps on going. For a white lady, she sure knows how to work the R&B grooves!
  • 5. Starchild by Teena Marie
    Lady T does it again. She scores another big hit with "Lovergirl"!
  • 4. Robbery by Teena Marie
    Another great album by Lady T herself! Especially the love ballad, "Dear Lover," is very touching. I also love the song "Robbery." The video was a work of art too.
  • 3. It Must Be Magic by Teena Marie
    Teena keeps on struttin' with the jam "Square Biz"!
  • 2. Irons In The Fire by Teena Marie
    Another jammin' album by Miss Ivory Soul Queen. Her hit, "I Need Your Lovin" is definitely one of a kind!
  • 1. Lady T by Teena Marie
    Teena Marie was the ivory queen of soul music. I mean, she could really groove, especially with her hit "Behind the Groove"!
By: jim boyd
By: Sandro
  • 10. Joy Division by Closer
  • 9. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
  • 8. From The Lion's Mouth by The Sound
  • 7. Doolitle by Pixies
  • 6. Joshua Tree by U2
  • 5. Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd
  • 4. Garlands by Cocteau Twins
  • 3. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
  • 2. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
    Rage , Guilty , Hate , Dispair , Horror , Suicide , Loss ... That's What You Get from this one
  • 1. Disintegration / Pornography by The Cure
    Masterpiece. This is as good as you'll ever get
Except The cure in 1st the others are ramdomly selected
By: Joe Kurland
  • 10. Abigail by King Diamond
    King Diamond is a madman with incredible genius in his music writing and falseto voice.
  • 9. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
    The first metal album i ever heard and the reason i came to love metal. (too bad they are terrible now!)
  • 8. Ultimate Sin by Ozzy Osbourne
    You can't go wrong when Ozzy and Jake E. Lee make an album together.
  • 7. Hall Of The Mountain King by Savatage
    Melodic and mystifying in every way. (R.I.P. Criss Oliva)
  • 6. Thundersteel by Riot
    Out of nowhere this album will kick your butt!
  • 5. Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I by Helloween
    Kai Hanson rules!
  • 4. Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden
    Another classic Iron Maiden album. Maiden Rules!
  • 3. Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II by Helloween
    The most influencial album for powermetal bands and (in my opinion), the beginning of the genre of powermetal.
  • 2. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
    Egypt at its best.
  • 1. Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden
    This will always be the greatest album of all time! Maybe the greatest experience for the mind of all time!
Although I love just about any music from the eighties, heavy metal kicks the crap out of everything else. "Heavy metal is more than a religion, it's the only way to live!" -Joey Demaio
By: James

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