auslander Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Here is my list of 101 essential hard rock/aor albums from the 80s by 101 artists. My rules: had to be released 1980-1989; no live albums or best ofs; only one album per artist (solo and band are ok of course eg. VH and DLR); and I have to own a physical copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 1. ACDC – Back in Black 1980 2. Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation 1987 3. Alice Cooper – Trash 1989 4. Autograph – Sign In Please 1984 5. Badlands – Badlands 1989 6. Bang Tango – Psycho Café 1989 7. Black N Blue – Black N Blue 1984 8. Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet 1986 9. Britny Fox – Britny Fox 1988 10. Bulletboys – Bulletboys 1988 11. Cinderella – Long Cold Winter 1988 12. The Cult – Electric 1987 13. D-A-D – No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims 1989 14. Danger Danger – Danger Danger 1989 15. Dangerous Toys – Dangerous Toys 1989 16. Def Leppard – Pyromania 1983 17. David Lee Roth – Eat Em and Smile 1986 18. Dokken – Under Lock and Key 1985 19. Electric Boys – Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride 1989 20. Enuff Z’Nuff – Enuff Z’Nuff 1989 21. Europe – The Final Countdown 1986 22. Faith No More – The Real Thing 1989 23. Faster Pussycat – Faster Pussycat 1987 24. Femme Fatale – Femme Fatale 1988 25. Foreigner – 4 1981 26. Giant – Last of the Runaways 1989 27. Giuffria – Giuffria 1984 28. Great White – Once Bitten 1987 29. Guns N Roses – Appetite for Destruction 1987 30. Hanoi Rocks – Two Steps from the Move 1984 31. Heart – Heart 1985 32. Helix – Walkin’ the Razor’s Edge 1984 33. House of Lords – House of Lords 1988 34. Icon – Night of the Crime 1985 35. Jetboy – Feel the Shake 1988 36. Journey – Escape 1981 37. Junkyard – Junkyard 1989 38. Keel – The Right to Rock 1985 39. Kick Axe – Vices 1984 40. King Kobra – Ready to Strike 1985 41. King’s X – Gretchen Goes to Nebraska 1989 42. Kingdom Come – Kingdom Come 1988 43. Kiss – Lick It Up 1983 44. Kix – Blow My Fuse 1988 45. Krokus – Head Hunter 1983 46. L.A. Guns – Cocked & Loaded 1989 47. Leatherwolf – Leatherwolf 1987 48. Lita Ford – Lita 1988 49. Living Colour – Vivid 1988 50. Loudness – Thunder in the East 1985 51. Loverboy – Get Lucky 1981 52. Michael Schenker Group – Assault Attack 1982 53. Michael Monroe – Not Fakin’ It 1989 54. Motley Crue – Too Fast for Love 1981 55. Night Ranger – Midnight Madness 1983 56. Nitro – O.F.R. 1989 57. Noiseworks – Noiseworks 1987 58. Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz 1980 59. Phantom Blue – Phantom Blue 1989 60. Poison – Open Up and Say… Ahh! 1988 61. Pretty Boy Floyd – Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz 1989 62. Pretty Maids – Future World 1987 63. Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime 1988 64. Quiet Riot – Metal Health 1983 65. Raging Slab – Raging Slab 1989 66. Ratt – Invasion of Your Privacy 1985 67. Romeo’s Daughter – Romeo’s Daughter 1988 68. Roxx Gang – Things You’ve Never Done Before 1988 69. Rush – Moving Pictures 1981 70. Saraya – Saraya 1989 71. Savatage – Gutter Ballet 1989 72. Scorpions – Love at First Sting 1984 73. Sea Hags – Sea Hags 1989 74. Shark Island – Law of the Order 1989 75. Shotgun Messiah – Shotgun Messiah 1989 76. Skid Row – Skid Row 1989 77. Sleeze Beez – Screwed, Blued & Tattooed 1989 78. Steve Stevens – Atomic Playboys 1989 79. Stryper – To Hell with the Devil 1986 80. Survivor – Eye of the Tiger 1982 81. Tesla – Mechanical Resonance 1986 82. Georgia Satellites – Georgia Satellites 1986 83. TNT – Tell No Tales 1987 84. Tora Tora – Surprise Attack 1989 85. Toto – Toto IV 1982 86. Treat – Dreamhunter 1987 87. Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry 1984 88. Vain – No Respect 1989 89. Van Halen – 1984 1984 90. Vandenberg – Vandenberg 1982 91. Vinnie Vincent Invasion – Vinnie Vincent Invasion 1986 92. Vixen – Vixen 1988 93. W.A.S.P. – The Last Command 1985 94. Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich 1989 95. White Lion – Pride 1987 96. Whitesnake – Whitesnake 1987 97. Winger – Winger 1988 98. XYZ – XYZ 1989 99. Y&T – Mean Streak 1983 100. Zebra – Zebra 1983 101. ZZ Top – Eliminator 1983 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Darkstone Posted July 16, 2021 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Very nice list. Not my list, but very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Very good list....only a few that I would not choose..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Hmm...I see my favourite album of all time didn't even make your top 101 of the decade and no Back For The Attack to name one...each to their own I suppose Edited July 16, 2021 by lettard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors nyoilers Posted July 16, 2021 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, lettard said: Hmm...I see my favourite album of all time didn't even make your top 101 of the decade Which is ...??? I glanced over the list and immediately saw 2 releases that I would've had on my list: Bad English-S/T Sammy Hagar-Standing Hampton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 9 hours ago, lettard said: Hmm...I see my favourite album of all time didn't even make your top 101 of the decade and no Back For The Attack to name one...each to their own I suppose It's not my top 101 🙂. It is 101 essential albums by 101 artists. I know, pedantic. I prefer Under Lock and Key for Dokken and I made the rule for myself to pick only one per artist. What's your favourite of all time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 9 hours ago, nyoilers said: Which is ...??? I glanced over the list and immediately saw 2 releases that I would've had on my list: Bad English-S/T Sammy Hagar-Standing Hampton Agree about Bad English. I only cut them right at the end. I regret that now. But I had to trim so many out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Very close to what I would have. For sure Rock City Angels would be in there for me. I'd probably swap Bad Aimals with Heart but they were both amazing albums. I'm also a big fan of the Bad English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 its quite amazing how many brilliant albums there were in the 80s. Also naturally the list is weighted towards 1989. what a year of music that was 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 5:22 PM, nyoilers said: Which is ...??? 18 hours ago, auslander said: What's your favourite of all time? Def Leppard - Hysteria (its on my stats down the side ...fav band fav cd ) Although you can't go wrong with Pyromania if you're only choosing 1 per artist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, lettard said: Def Leppard - Hysteria (its on my stats down the side ...fav band fav cd ) Although you can't go wrong with Pyromania if you're only choosing 1 per artist I almost broke the rule for Hysteria. But I had to think about how game changing Pyromania was. I was thinking "if I had to give a list to a newbie of 101 essential 80s albums from 101 artists..." still, some things killed, like leaving out Hysteria, Long Cold Winter etc. If there was no one album per artist rule... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 8 hours ago, auslander said: I almost broke the rule for Hysteria. But I had to think about how game changing Pyromania was. I was thinking "if I had to give a list to a newbie of 101 essential 80s albums from 101 artists..." still, some things killed, like leaving out Hysteria, Long Cold Winter etc. If there was no one album per artist rule... can we post our lists? Thought id ask before I invaded your thread lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Glen said: can we post our lists? Thought id ask before I invaded your thread lol Do it man! I'd love to see more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 lol, immediately regretted mixing myself up in this, but once I started I had to finish it as I noticed some absent gems on your list. Hardest part was figuring out who was already on the list in a higher spot. Oh, and I included EPs too; 1 Hot Boy - Barely Legal - 1989 2 Bonfire - Point Blank - 1989 3 Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - 1989 4 Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi - 1984 5 Treat - Organized Crime - 1989 6 Fate - A Matter Of Attitude - 1986 7 Vain - No Respect - 1989 8 Robin Beck - Trouble Or Nothin' - 1989 9 Aviator - Aviator - 1986 10 Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In - 1986 11 Blue Blud - The Big Noise - 1989 12 Stage Dolls - Stage Dolls - 1988 13 Alien - Alien - 1988 14 White Sister - White Sister - 1984 15 Outside Edge - Running Hot - 1986 16 Hurricane - Take What You Want EP - 1985 17 Melidian - Lost In The Wild - 1989 18 Icon - Night Of The Crime - 1985 19 Def Leppard - Hysteria - 1987 20 Rock Candy - Sucker For A Pretty Face - 1987 21 White Lion - Pride - 1987 22 Cher - Heart Of Stone - 1989 23 Diving For Pearls - Diving For Pearls - 1989 24 Baby Blu - Can't Stop Rock N' Roll EP - 1987 25 Craaft - Craaft - 1989 26 FM - Tough It Out - 1989 27 Michael Morales - Michael Morales - 1989 28 Aldo Nova - Twitch - 1985 29 Dokken - Under Lock & Key - 1985 30 Lillian Axe - Love & War - 1989 31 Heavy Pettin' - Big Bang - 1989 32 DaVinci - Back In Business - 1989 33 TNT - Tell No Tales - 1987 34 Kane Roberts - Kane Roberts - 1987 35 Danger Danger - Danger Danger - 1989 36 Shotgun Messiah - Shotgun Messiah - 1989 37 Great White - Once Bitten… - 1987 38 Phil Cristian - No Prisoner - 1988 39 Moritz - City Streets - 1988 40 Alice Cooper - Trash - 1989 41 Skid Row - Skid Row - 1989 42 Bad Habit - Young & Innocent EP - 1987 43 Dalton - Injection - 1989 44 Europe - Out Of This World - 1988 45 China - Sign In The Sky - 1989 46 Autograph - Missing Pieces - 1988 47 Ratt - Out Of The Cellar - 1984 48 Bad English - Bad English - 1989 49 Jeff Paris - Wired Up - 1987 50 XYZ - XYZ - 1989 51 Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy - 1989 52 Agent - Agent - 1986 53 LeMans - LeMans - 1985 54 Romeo's Daughter - Romeo's Daughter - 1988 55 Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before - 1988 56 Fastway - On Target - 1989 57 Signal - Loud & Clear - 1989 58 Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 1987 59 L.A. Guns - Cocked & Loaded - 1989 60 Rio - Borderland - 1985 61 Leatherwolf - Street Ready - 1989 62 Benny Mardones - Benny Mardones - 1989 63 House Of Lords - House Of Lords - 1988 64 Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich - 1989 65 Evenrude - One Size Fits All - 1989 66 Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell - 1989 67 Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood - 1989 68 Surrender - Better Late Than Never - 1989 69 White Heat - We Never Heart Of You Either - 1989 70 Bad Habit - After Hours - 1989 71 Strangeways - Native Sons - 1987 72 Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out - 1986 73 Dominoe - Keep In Touch - 1988 74 Heart - Bad Animals - 1987 75 Lion - Trouble In Angel City - 1989 76 Guardian Angels - Guardian Angels - 1987 77 Aidean - Promises - 1988 78 Vice - Hot… Just Looking At You - 1987 79 Mariah - Mariah - 1989 80 Y & T - Contagious - 1987 81 Pretty Boy - Metro Sessions - 1988 82 Shy - Excess All Areas - 1987 83 Winger - Winger - 1988 84 Babylon A.D. - Babylon A.D. - 1989 85 Bulletboys - Bulletboys - 1988 86 Brighton Rock - Take A Deep Breath - 1988 87 Giant - Last Of The Runaways - 1989 88 Lynn Allen - Panorama Park - 1989 89 Shanghai - Take Another Bite - 1989 90 220 Volt - Eye To Eye - 1989 91 Network - Crashin' Hollywood - 1989 92 Autograph - Loud & Clear - 1987 93 Honeymoon Suite - Racing After Midnight - 1988 94 Swedish Erotica - Swedish Erotica - 1989 95 Skagarack - Hungry For A Game - 1988 96 Rick Springfield - Living In Oz - 1983 97 Triumph - Surveillance - 1987 98 Stranger - No Rules - 1989 99 Survivor - Too Hot To Sleep - 1988 100 Dare - Out Of The Silence - 1988 101 Drive, She Said - Drive, She Said - 1989 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Geoff said: lol, immediately regretted mixing myself up in this, but once I started I had to finish it as I noticed some absent gems on your list. Hardest part was figuring out who was already on the list in a higher spot. Oh, and I included EPs too; 1 Hot Boy - Barely Legal - 1989 2 Bonfire - Point Blank - 1989 3 Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - 1989 4 Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi - 1984 5 Treat - Organized Crime - 1989 6 Fate - A Matter Of Attitude - 1986 7 Vain - No Respect - 1989 8 Robin Beck - Trouble Or Nothin' - 1989 9 Aviator - Aviator - 1986 10 Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In - 1986 11 Blue Blud - The Big Noise - 1989 12 Stage Dolls - Stage Dolls - 1988 13 Alien - Alien - 1988 14 White Sister - White Sister - 1984 15 Outside Edge - Running Hot - 1986 16 Hurricane - Take What You Want EP - 1985 17 Melidian - Lost In The Wild - 1989 18 Icon - Night Of The Crime - 1985 19 Def Leppard - Hysteria - 1987 20 Rock Candy - Sucker For A Pretty Face - 1987 21 White Lion - Pride - 1987 22 Cher - Heart Of Stone - 1989 23 Diving For Pearls - Diving For Pearls - 1989 24 Baby Blu - Can't Stop Rock N' Roll EP - 1987 25 Craaft - Craaft - 1989 26 FM - Tough It Out - 1989 27 Michael Morales - Michael Morales - 1989 28 Aldo Nova - Twitch - 1985 29 Dokken - Under Lock & Key - 1985 30 Lillian Axe - Love & War - 1989 31 Heavy Pettin' - Big Bang - 1989 32 DaVinci - Back In Business - 1989 33 TNT - Tell No Tales - 1987 34 Kane Roberts - Kane Roberts - 1987 35 Danger Danger - Danger Danger - 1989 36 Shotgun Messiah - Shotgun Messiah - 1989 37 Great White - Once Bitten… - 1987 38 Phil Cristian - No Prisoner - 1988 39 Moritz - City Streets - 1988 40 Alice Cooper - Trash - 1989 41 Skid Row - Skid Row - 1989 42 Bad Habit - Young & Innocent EP - 1987 43 Dalton - Injection - 1989 44 Europe - Out Of This World - 1988 45 China - Sign In The Sky - 1989 46 Autograph - Missing Pieces - 1988 47 Ratt - Out Of The Cellar - 1984 48 Bad English - Bad English - 1989 49 Jeff Paris - Wired Up - 1987 50 XYZ - XYZ - 1989 51 Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy - 1989 52 Agent - Agent - 1986 53 LeMans - LeMans - 1985 54 Romeo's Daughter - Romeo's Daughter - 1988 55 Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before - 1988 56 Fastway - On Target - 1989 57 Signal - Loud & Clear - 1989 58 Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 1987 59 L.A. Guns - Cocked & Loaded - 1989 60 Rio - Borderland - 1985 61 Leatherwolf - Street Ready - 1989 62 Benny Mardones - Benny Mardones - 1989 63 House Of Lords - House Of Lords - 1988 64 Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich - 1989 65 Evenrude - One Size Fits All - 1989 66 Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell - 1989 67 Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood - 1989 68 Surrender - Better Late Than Never - 1989 69 White Heat - We Never Heart Of You Either - 1989 70 Bad Habit - After Hours - 1989 71 Strangeways - Native Sons - 1987 72 Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out - 1986 73 Dominoe - Keep In Touch - 1988 74 Heart - Bad Animals - 1987 75 Lion - Trouble In Angel City - 1989 76 Guardian Angels - Guardian Angels - 1987 77 Aidean - Promises - 1988 78 Vice - Hot… Just Looking At You - 1987 79 Mariah - Mariah - 1989 80 Y & T - Contagious - 1987 81 Pretty Boy - Metro Sessions - 1988 82 Shy - Excess All Areas - 1987 83 Winger - Winger - 1988 84 Babylon A.D. - Babylon A.D. - 1989 85 Bulletboys - Bulletboys - 1988 86 Brighton Rock - Take A Deep Breath - 1988 87 Giant - Last Of The Runaways - 1989 88 Lynn Allen - Panorama Park - 1989 89 Shanghai - Take Another Bite - 1989 90 220 Volt - Eye To Eye - 1989 91 Network - Crashin' Hollywood - 1989 92 Autograph - Loud & Clear - 1987 93 Honeymoon Suite - Racing After Midnight - 1988 94 Swedish Erotica - Swedish Erotica - 1989 95 Skagarack - Hungry For A Game - 1988 96 Rick Springfield - Living In Oz - 1983 97 Triumph - Surveillance - 1987 98 Stranger - No Rules - 1989 99 Survivor - Too Hot To Sleep - 1988 100 Dare - Out Of The Silence - 1988 101 Drive, She Said - Drive, She Said - 1989 Nice list.....some excellent choices on there and only a few I wouldn't allow near my ears...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Heres my list. I'm an old bugger so a fair bit from the early 80s but mostly classics : 101 of the 80s1. AC/DC - Back in Black. 19802. Aerosmith - Pump 19893. Airrace - Shaft of Light 19844. Aldo Nova - s/t 19825. Alien - s/t 19896. Almighty - Blood Fire & Love 19897. Asia - s/t 19828. Aviator - s/t 19869. Babylon AD - s/t 198910. Bang Tango - Psycho Cafe 198911. Bad English - s/t 198912. Benny Mardones - s/t 198913. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell 198014. Bonfire - Point Blank 198915. Bon Jovi - s/t 198416. Boston - 3rd Stage 198617. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA 198418. Bryan Adams - Reckless 198419. The Creek - Storm the Gate 198920. Cult - Sonic Temple 198921. Dan Reed Network - s/t 198822. Danger Danger - s/t 198923. Dare - Out of the Silence 198824. Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers 198425. Def Leppard - Hysteria. 198726. Dio - Holy Diver 198327. DLR - Skyscraper 198828. Dokken - Back for the Attack 198729. Dire Straits - Making Movies 198030. Dirty Looks - Cool From The Wire 198831. Diving for Pearls - s/t 198932. Drive She Said - s/t 198933. Eric Martin Band - Sucker For a Pretty Face 198334. Enuff z Nuff - s/t 198935. Europe - Out of This World 1988 36. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night 198737. FM - Indescreet 198638. Foreigner - 4 198139. Genesis - Invisible Touch 198640. Giant - Last of The Runaways 198941. Gregg Rolie - s/t 198542. Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction 198743. Heart - s/t 198544. Honeymoon Suite - The Big Prize 198545. House of Lords - s/t 198846. HSAS - through the Fire 198447. Icon - Night of the Crime 198548. Iron Maiden - Number of The Beast 198249. I-Ten - Taking a Cold Look 198350. Jimmy Barnes - Freight Train Heart 198751. Journey - Escape 198152. Kiss - Crazy Nights 198753. LA Guns - s/t 198854. Lillian Axe - Love & War 198955. Marillion - Script For a Jesters Tear 198356. Magnum - Vigilante 198657. Mastodon - Its a Jungle 198958. Melidian - Lost in the Wild 198959. Metallica - Ride the Lightning 198460. Michael Bolton - Everybody's Crazy 198561. Motorhead - Ace of Spades 198062. Mr Big - s/t 198963. MSG - s/t 198164. Night Ranger - Big Life 198765. Ozzy Osborne - Bark at the Moon 198366. Pat Benetar - Crimes of Passion 198067. Poison - Open Up & Say Ahh 198868. Pretty Maids - Future World 198769. Queen - The Game 198070. Ratt - Out of the Cellar 198471. REO Speedwagon - Hi-Infidelity 198072. Robin Beck - Trouble or Nothin 198973. Saraya - s/t 198974. Saxon - Wheels of Steel 198075. Shark Island - Law of the Order 198976. Signal - s/t 198977. Silent Rage - Don't Touch Me There 198978. Skid Row - s/t 198979. Starship - Love Among The Cannibals 198980. Steve Perry - Street Talk 198481. Stevie Nicks - Rock a Little 198682. Strangeways - Walk in the Fire 198983. Styx - Paradise Theater 198184. Survivor - Too Hot to Sleep 198885. Terraplane - Black n White 198586. Tesla - Mechanical Resonance 198687. The Babys - Union Jacks 198088. Thin Lizzy - Chinatown 198089. Tora Tora - Surprise Attack 198990. Toto - IV 198291. Touch - s/t 198092. Treat - Organised Crime 198993. Triumph - Allied forces 198194. Vain - No Respect 198995. Van Halen - 198496. Van Zant - s/t 198597. White Sister - s/t 198498. Wildlife - s/t 198399. Winger - s/t 1988100. Witness - s/t 1988101. Y & T - Earthshaker 1981 And here's the spread : 1989 : 30 1980 : 11 1984 : 11 1988 : 11 1987 : 8 1986 : 7 1985 : 7 1981 : 6 1983 : 6 1982 : 4 So 1989 reigns supreme as I thought but glad to see 1980 claiming joint second as I still think that was one of the best years in music. I was 10 and everything felt magical. Such a special time in my life. All 11 of those albums are amazing and have been played to death over the last 40 years 😊 Only 4 from poor old 1982, but 3 of them would feature in my top 10 if I put them in order 😉👍 Of course my overall top 100 (or 101) would look very different as quite a few bands would have multiple entries like Journey, Night Ranger, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden & Marillion 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Geoff said: lol, immediately regretted mixing myself up in this, but once I started I had to finish it as I noticed some absent gems on your list. Hardest part was figuring out who was already on the list in a higher spot. Oh, and I included EPs too; 1 Hot Boy - Barely Legal - 1989 2 Bonfire - Point Blank - 1989 3 Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - 1989 4 Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi - 1984 5 Treat - Organized Crime - 1989 6 Fate - A Matter Of Attitude - 1986 7 Vain - No Respect - 1989 8 Robin Beck - Trouble Or Nothin' - 1989 9 Aviator - Aviator - 1986 10 Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In - 1986 11 Blue Blud - The Big Noise - 1989 12 Stage Dolls - Stage Dolls - 1988 13 Alien - Alien - 1988 14 White Sister - White Sister - 1984 15 Outside Edge - Running Hot - 1986 16 Hurricane - Take What You Want EP - 1985 17 Melidian - Lost In The Wild - 1989 18 Icon - Night Of The Crime - 1985 19 Def Leppard - Hysteria - 1987 20 Rock Candy - Sucker For A Pretty Face - 1987 21 White Lion - Pride - 1987 22 Cher - Heart Of Stone - 1989 23 Diving For Pearls - Diving For Pearls - 1989 24 Baby Blu - Can't Stop Rock N' Roll EP - 1987 25 Craaft - Craaft - 1989 26 FM - Tough It Out - 1989 27 Michael Morales - Michael Morales - 1989 28 Aldo Nova - Twitch - 1985 29 Dokken - Under Lock & Key - 1985 30 Lillian Axe - Love & War - 1989 31 Heavy Pettin' - Big Bang - 1989 32 DaVinci - Back In Business - 1989 33 TNT - Tell No Tales - 1987 34 Kane Roberts - Kane Roberts - 1987 35 Danger Danger - Danger Danger - 1989 36 Shotgun Messiah - Shotgun Messiah - 1989 37 Great White - Once Bitten… - 1987 38 Phil Cristian - No Prisoner - 1988 39 Moritz - City Streets - 1988 40 Alice Cooper - Trash - 1989 41 Skid Row - Skid Row - 1989 42 Bad Habit - Young & Innocent EP - 1987 43 Dalton - Injection - 1989 44 Europe - Out Of This World - 1988 45 China - Sign In The Sky - 1989 46 Autograph - Missing Pieces - 1988 47 Ratt - Out Of The Cellar - 1984 48 Bad English - Bad English - 1989 49 Jeff Paris - Wired Up - 1987 50 XYZ - XYZ - 1989 51 Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy - 1989 52 Agent - Agent - 1986 53 LeMans - LeMans - 1985 54 Romeo's Daughter - Romeo's Daughter - 1988 55 Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before - 1988 56 Fastway - On Target - 1989 57 Signal - Loud & Clear - 1989 58 Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 1987 59 L.A. Guns - Cocked & Loaded - 1989 60 Rio - Borderland - 1985 61 Leatherwolf - Street Ready - 1989 62 Benny Mardones - Benny Mardones - 1989 63 House Of Lords - House Of Lords - 1988 64 Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich - 1989 65 Evenrude - One Size Fits All - 1989 66 Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell - 1989 67 Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood - 1989 68 Surrender - Better Late Than Never - 1989 69 White Heat - We Never Heart Of You Either - 1989 70 Bad Habit - After Hours - 1989 71 Strangeways - Native Sons - 1987 72 Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out - 1986 73 Dominoe - Keep In Touch - 1988 74 Heart - Bad Animals - 1987 75 Lion - Trouble In Angel City - 1989 76 Guardian Angels - Guardian Angels - 1987 77 Aidean - Promises - 1988 78 Vice - Hot… Just Looking At You - 1987 79 Mariah - Mariah - 1989 80 Y & T - Contagious - 1987 81 Pretty Boy - Metro Sessions - 1988 82 Shy - Excess All Areas - 1987 83 Winger - Winger - 1988 84 Babylon A.D. - Babylon A.D. - 1989 85 Bulletboys - Bulletboys - 1988 86 Brighton Rock - Take A Deep Breath - 1988 87 Giant - Last Of The Runaways - 1989 88 Lynn Allen - Panorama Park - 1989 89 Shanghai - Take Another Bite - 1989 90 220 Volt - Eye To Eye - 1989 91 Network - Crashin' Hollywood - 1989 92 Autograph - Loud & Clear - 1987 93 Honeymoon Suite - Racing After Midnight - 1988 94 Swedish Erotica - Swedish Erotica - 1989 95 Skagarack - Hungry For A Game - 1988 96 Rick Springfield - Living In Oz - 1983 97 Triumph - Surveillance - 1987 98 Stranger - No Rules - 1989 99 Survivor - Too Hot To Sleep - 1988 100 Dare - Out Of The Silence - 1988 101 Drive, She Said - Drive, She Said - 1989 So many in that list I "cut". Not cause they weren't worthy as they are. Great list. A couple on there I don't have that I will track down now. Though some go for mega $ and I won't pay stupid prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Glen said: Heres my list. I'm an old bugger so a fair bit from the early 80s but mostly classics : 101 of the 80s1. AC/DC - Back in Black. 19802. Aerosmith - Pump 19893. Airrace - Shaft of Light 19844. Aldo Nova - s/t 19825. Alien - s/t 19896. Almighty - Blood Fire & Love 19897. Asia - s/t 19828. Aviator - s/t 19869. Babylon AD - s/t 198910. Bang Tango - Psycho Cafe 198911. Bad English - s/t 198912. Benny Mardones - s/t 198913. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell 198014. Bonfire - Point Blank 198915. Bon Jovi - s/t 198416. Boston - 3rd Stage 198617. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA 198418. Bryan Adams - Reckless 198419. The Creek - Storm the Gate 198920. Cult - Sonic Temple 198921. Dan Reed Network - s/t 198822. Danger Danger - s/t 198923. Dare - Out of the Silence 198824. Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers 198425. Def Leppard - Hysteria. 198726. Dio - Holy Diver 198327. DLR - Skyscraper 198828. Dokken - Back for the Attack 198729. Dire Straits - Making Movies 198030. Dirty Looks - Cool From The Wire 198831. Diving for Pearls - s/t 198932. Drive She Said - s/t 198933. Eric Martin Band - Sucker For a Pretty Face 198334. Enuff z Nuff - s/t 198935. Europe - Out of This World 1988 36. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night 198737. FM - Indescreet 198638. Foreigner - 4 198139. Genesis - Invisible Touch 198640. Giant - Last of The Runaways 198941. Gregg Rolie - s/t 198542. Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction 198743. Heart - s/t 198544. Honeymoon Suite - The Big Prize 198545. House of Lords - s/t 198846. HSAS - through the Fire 198447. Icon - Night of the Crime 198548. Iron Maiden - Number of The Beast 198249. I-Ten - Taking a Cold Look 198350. Jimmy Barnes - Freight Train Heart 198751. Journey - Escape 198152. Kiss - Crazy Nights 198753. LA Guns - s/t 198854. Lillian Axe - Love & War 198955. Marillion - Script For a Jesters Tear 198356. Magnum - Vigilante 198657. Mastodon - Its a Jungle 198958. Melidian - Lost in the Wild 198959. Metallica - Ride the Lightning 198460. Michael Bolton - Everybody's Crazy 198561. Motorhead - Ace of Spades 198062. Mr Big - s/t 198963. MSG - s/t 198164. Night Ranger - Big Life 198765. Ozzy Osborne - Bark at the Moon 198366. Pat Benetar - Crimes of Passion 198067. Poison - Open Up & Say Ahh 198868. Pretty Maids - Future World 198769. Queen - The Game 198070. Ratt - Out of the Cellar 198471. REO Speedwagon - Hi-Infidelity 198072. Robin Beck - Trouble or Nothin 198973. Saraya - s/t 198974. Saxon - Wheels of Steel 198075. Shark Island - Law of the Order 198976. Signal - s/t 198977. Silent Rage - Don't Touch Me There 198978. Skid Row - s/t 198979. Starship - Love Among The Cannibals 198980. Steve Perry - Street Talk 198481. Stevie Nicks - Rock a Little 198682. Strangeways - Walk in the Fire 198983. Styx - Paradise Theater 198184. Survivor - Too Hot to Sleep 198885. Terraplane - Black n White 198586. Tesla - Mechanical Resonance 198687. The Babys - Union Jacks 198088. Thin Lizzy - Chinatown 198089. Tora Tora - Surprise Attack 198990. Toto - IV 198291. Touch - s/t 198092. Treat - Organised Crime 198993. Triumph - Allied forces 198194. Vain - No Respect 198995. Van Halen - 198496. Van Zant - s/t 198597. White Sister - s/t 198498. Wildlife - s/t 198399. Winger - s/t 1988100. Witness - s/t 1988101. Y & T - Earthshaker 1981 And here's the spread : 1989 : 30 1980 : 11 1984 : 11 1988 : 11 1987 : 8 1986 : 7 1985 : 7 1981 : 6 1983 : 6 1982 : 4 So 1989 reigns supreme as I thought but glad to see 1980 claiming joint second as I still think that was one of the best years in music. I was 10 and everything felt magical. Such a special time in my life. All 11 of those albums are amazing and have been played to death over the last 40 years 😊 Only 4 from poor old 1982, but 3 of them would feature in my top 10 if I put them in order 😉👍 Of course my overall top 100 (or 101) would look very different as quite a few bands would have multiple entries like Journey, Night Ranger, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden & Marillion Awesome list too! (Though I think sneaking Fleetwood Mac and Genesis in there as AOR is... sneaky!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 17 hours ago, Dead Planet said: Nice list.....some excellent choices on there and only a few I wouldn't allow near my ears...lol lol. I'd be interested to know those ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 10 hours ago, auslander said: So many in that list I "cut". Not cause they weren't worthy as they are. Great list. A couple on there I don't have that I will track down now. Though some go for mega $ and I won't pay stupid prices. Yeah, it was tough going. Still plenty of great options well past the number 101. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Geoff said: lol. I'd be interested to know those ones. 4 hours ago, Geoff said: lol. I'd be interested to know those ones. On my second read through I must admit there are really only 3 that I would not at least consider for this list and they are Cher, Springfield and Survivor..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Dead Planet said: On my second read through I must admit there are really only 3 that I would not at least consider for this list and they are Cher, Springfield and Survivor..... what THTS ? are u joking. I consider one of the absolute finest albums of the 80s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Glen said: what THTS ? are u joking. I consider one of the absolute finest albums of the 80s Not a fan of Survivor or Toto or Asia or Journey or many other soft pop/rock bands from the 80s....I'd have a hard time finding 10 songs that I like from the entire discography of Survivor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dead Planet said: Not a fan of Survivor or Toto or Asia or Journey or many other soft pop/rock bands from the 80s....I'd have a hard time finding 10 songs that I like from the entire discography of Survivor.... maybe but surely that Survivor album is hard rock. So different to their other albums albums 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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