Are These The 25 Best Albums Of The 1980’s?
The ’80s are known for a lot of one-hit-wonders, but some ’80s ALBUMS were extraordinary.
“Ultimate Guitar” surveyed its readers, and came up with a list of what they believe are the 25 Best Albums of the ’80s. Naturally, it skews heavily toward ROCK (as it should).
Here’s the list:
1. “Master of Puppets”, Metallica, 1986
2. “Appetite for Destruction”, Guns N’ Roses, 1987
3. “Back in Black”, AC/DC, 1980
4. “The Number of the Beast”, Iron Maiden, 1982
5. “Moving Pictures”, Rush, 1981
6. “Blizzard of Ozz”, Ozzy Osbourne, 1981
7. “Thriller”, Michael Jackson, 1982
8. “Purple Rain”, Prince, 1984
9. “Brothers in Arms”, Dire Straits, 1985
10. “1984”, Van Halen, 1984
11. “Peace Sells . . . But Who’s Buying?”, Megadeth, 1986
12. “Ace of Spades”, Motorhead, 1980
13. “Reign in Blood”, Slayer, 1986
14. “Heaven and Hell”, Black Sabbath, 1980
15. “Texas Flood”, Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1983
16. “The Real Thing”, Faith No More, 1989
17. “Synchronicity”, The Police, 1983
18. “Screaming for Vengeance”, Judas Priest, 1982
19. “Operation: Mindcrime”, Queensryche, 1988
20. “Bleach”, Nirvana, 1989
21. “Fire of Unknown Origin”, Blue Oyster Cult, 1981
22. “Discipline”, King Crimson, 1981
23. “Pretty Hate Machine”, Nine Inch Nails, 1989
24. “Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 2”, Helloween, 1988
25. “So”, Peter Gabriel, 1986
What albums do you think are missing from the list?
