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By: Bailey
  • 10. Here Come The Brides by Brides of Destruction
    Awesome! I love Guns and Sixx. Nikki is always the rocker of the millenium!
  • 9. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N Roses
    Pure rock, it's awesome. The best Guns N Roses ever!
  • 8. Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue
    Brilliant.
  • 7. Diver Down by Van Halen
    I love it! Van Halen is awesome!
  • 6. Flesh & Blood by Poison
    Great CD.
  • 5. Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue
    Really, Really brilliant, a masterpiece for all ages.
  • 4. Girls Girls Girls by Motley Crue
    Leather, Motorcycles and..... The Crue! Nikki and Vince are so hott!
  • 3. Too Fast For Love by Motley Crue
    I love the old stuff, it's great. Compare it to Dr Feelgood, and it's not worse, it has it's own style, I Love it!
  • 2. Open Up And Say...AHH! by Poison
    Glam, glittery and girly, Poison can wear makeup and still be hot!
  • 1. Theatre Of Pain by Motley Crue
    What is there to say? Nikki Sixx is pure genius!
Hey you guys, Motley Crue is the best, hottest, sexiest, bad assed group on the planet! They live it and breath it(and sometimes sleep with it and smoke it!). I just wanted to say, if you don't have all the Crue albums yet, you better get em' cause the Crue is the best group ever, and most of the albums are out of print now! Long live the Crue!
By: SteveO
  • 10. Where's The Party? by Eddie Money
    With lyrics like 'Her t**s were shaking till the middle of the night', how can you not put in the top ten?
  • 9. Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
    Come on and admit it. When you're in the car alone and 'Keep On Lovin' You' comes on the radio - you turn the volume up and sing.
  • 8. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
    The first time I heard 'Runaway' on the radio I told all my friends that Bon Jovi would become the biggest thing in rock. This record proved me right.
  • 7. The River by Bruce Springsteen
    Forget 'Born in the USA', this record has it all. I still get shivers down my spine when I hear the harmonica on the title track.
  • 6. Pyromaia by Def Leppard
    The 2nd greatest party record ever recorded.
  • 5. Back in Black by ACDC
    The greatest party record ever recorded.
  • 4. Don't Say No by Billy Squire
    A true guilty pleasure. Too bad Billy had to kill his career with the video for 'Rock Me Tonight'!
  • 3. Appetite for Destruction by Guns and Roses
    The opening guitar riff to 'Welcome to the Jungle' will be burned into my brain forever. Side note: Ever see the original artwork for this record?
  • 2. London Calling by The Clash
    The greatest album cover in the history of music (and the songs ain't bad either).
  • 1. Let's Dance by David Bowie
    Let's Dance, China Girl, Modern Love, and don't forget Putting Out Fire(The Theme from Cat People).
By: Saul Hudson
By: Randy Dickinson
  • 10. Metal Health by Quiet Riot
    The first album released in the US and Canada by Quiet Riot, including classic covers and old songs that were written when Randy Rhoads was still in the band!
  • 9. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
    By the time this album hit stores, the two previous Bon Jovi albums were impossible to find. This album defined who Jon and the guys were and what they were interested in doing with their careers!
  • 8. Metal Queen by Lee Aaron
    The album that announced to the world who this founded-by-Rik Emmett rocker was! Gaining the title of the "metal queen" by fans, this album inspired more hits like "Bodyrock" and "Some Girls Do"!
  • 7. Shout at the Devil by Motley Crue
    The second album released, and only by then did people realize how awesome Motley Crue were!
  • 6. Lita by Lita Ford
    One of the best examples of a metal rocker chick, and the only Lita Ford album I had heard of when I first heard of her. Even features Ozzy on it, and produces two hits, but a few more excellent songs!
  • 5. Crimes of Passion by Pat Benatar
    I've seen the record so many places, over and over, and not until I heard it did I actually know how great it was. Why would anyone give this away? It's at every thrift store!
  • 4. Pyromania by Def Leppard
    Many say that "Hysteria" was the best, but when I think of Def Leppard, I look back to this, seeing as it was the first Def Leppard album I had ever heard and heard of!
  • 3. Thunder Seven by Triumph
    Truimph had many hits before this, but none of their album are even as good as Thunder Seven. Somehow, that one just blew me away!
  • 2. The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden
    The first album that saw Bruce Dickinson as their lead singer, and one of the greatest metal albums of all time!
  • 1. Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne
    Ozzy's work does not even compare to that of his first album, and Ozzy himself does not even compare to Randy Rhoads, who was transferred into a guitar legend on this album!
As well, some other good albums would've been "Screaming for Vengance" by Judas Priest, "Like a Prayer" by Madonna, "Appetite for Destruction" by Guns n' Roses, "Somewhere in Time" by Iron Maiden, "Night Songs" by Cinderella, "1984" by Van Halen, "Winger" by Winger, "Back in Black" by AC/DC, "Diary of a Madman" by Ozzy Osbourne, "Open Up and Say...Ahhhh!" by Poison and more, but it's a top ten! But give honorable mention to these artists for producing great albums like the ones in the top ten and the ones here!
By: miguel angel
By: Ken
  • 10. The Bears by The Bears
    Adrian Belew from King Crimson put together this great little pop band in the late 80's and they didn't catch on...
  • 9. In The Dark by Grateful Dead
  • 8. So by Peter Gabriel
  • 7. Combat Rock by The Clash
  • 6. ABACAB by Genesis
  • 5. Joshua Tree by U2
  • 4. Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
  • 3. Cosmic Thing by B-52's
  • 2. Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police
    I don't know if I liked this one or Ghost In The Machine better...
  • 1. Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
Again...so many are left off...
By: James H.
  • 10. Japan by Gentleman take Polaroids
    A beginning band which set the stage for new wave and synth pop.
  • 9. Mirror Moves by The Psychedellic Furs
    An often overlooked song which didn't get as much popularity was "The Ghost In You".
  • 8. Dare by Human League
    The popularity of the single "Don't You Want Me" gave alot of credit to the band.
  • 7. The Hurting by Tears for Fears
    "Change", along with "Pale Shelter" both were a secretive success.
  • 6. Shake it Up by The Cars
    Their later album, it fit well for the 80s.
  • 5. Antics in the Forbidden Zone by Adam Ant
    A compilation of all of there best singles, including "Stand and Deliver" and "Car Trouble".
  • 4. Forever Young by Alphaville
    Released in 1984, the success of "Big in Japan" and "Sounds like a Melody" were huge.
  • 3. Freedom of Choice by Devo
    With the popularity of "Whip it", not in the least their best song.
  • 2. Psychocandy by Jesus and the Mary Chain
    Very original and unique for the 80s, well ahead of its time.
  • 1. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
    Overall out of all there albums including Violatar, the definite best. Big singles such as "A Question of Lust" and "Stripped".
By: Mo Robinson
  • 10. Every Breath You Take - The Singles by The Police
    Just simply awesome!
  • 9. Escape by Journey
    One of the best albums made!
  • 8. Spreading the Disease by Anthrax
    I love these guys!
  • 7. True Blue by Madonna
    The girl got skills!
  • 6. Songs From the Big Chair by Tears for Fears
    This is probably their best album!
  • 5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
    Mike is just the man no doubt about it!
  • 4. Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
    These Guys are off-the-hook!
  • 3. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
    Awesome!
  • 2. Raising Hell by Run - D.M.C.
    They're just great!
  • 1. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
    One of the best rap groups during their time!
By: Johnno
  • 10. Ghost in the Machine by The Police
    Nice. Yeah The Police have been flogged to death on AOR radio, but you must admit they were good. This album seems to be the least thrashed, mainly due to it being just a little bit "different". If I hear "Every Breath You Take" once more I'll scream.
  • 9. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
    There was a movie and the soundtrack, sort of a greatest hits package done live, with Byrne in his "big man suit". Remain in Light was pretty cool too.
  • 8. ZOOLOOK by Jean Michel Jarre
    French dude Jarre takes samples of various languages and mixes it with synth stuff. Amazing........ I'd put Oxygene here but it was made in '76, however it was "ahead of it time" so who knows? :-)
  • 7. Wild Planet by B-52's
    FUN!
  • 6. Primitive Man by Icehouse
    Iva Davies' second album. Icehouse and Man of Colours were good too but this is my fave.
  • 5. Stoneage Romeos by Hoodoo Gurus
    The Gurus debut album with lots of surf/punk influences. Necrophilia, kamikazee pilots, deathships etc all rolled into one.
  • 4. Architecture and Morality by Orchestral Manauvers in the Dark OMD
    The first album I heard that actually put warmth into synth music without it sounding tinny or robotic. Some lovely dreamy tunes. OMD even admit it was their best.
  • 3. Closer by Joy Division
    Want to know why Ian Curtis killed himself? Listen to this, the perfect album for angst ridden teens in the 80s.
  • 2. Doolittle by The Pixies
    I bought this (again) a few weeks ago. Awesome. Glad to see they have sorted out their differences and reformed.
  • 1. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 by Midnight Oil
    Midnight Oil when they were a group of 5 really ANGRY young men. This was on the Aussie charts for more than two years, mainly by word of mouth. Forget Diesel and Dust, this is the sh*t!!!!!!!
The top 5 on my list are pretty well interchangeable. There seems to be 10 rather middle of the road lists for every interesting one. There again, this sums up the 80s perfectly! I'm surprised with so much poodle rock, corporate crap, made for MTV and AOR banality listed that ZZ Top's Eliminator is not favored more often.
By: Nicki McCallister
We were so lucky to grow up in the 80s. Our music has truly stood the test of time!

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