Year Released: 1981 Notable Songs: “Invisible Sun”, “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”, “Spirits in the Material World”, “Secret Journey” Album MVP: “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” Why I Loved It: There’s a handful of albums on this countdown in which their position will be questioned more than others, and this is … Read More
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Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#33) Toto – Toto IV
Year Released: 1982 Notable Songs: “Rosanna”, “Make Believe”, “Africa”, “I Won’t Hold Back”, “Waiting For Your Love” Album MVP: “Africa” Why I Loved It: It’s hard to put into words how much I love the single “Africa.” Let me put it to you this way – last year on this very blog I ran a … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#34) Def Leppard – Pyromania
Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Photograph”, “Rock of Ages”, “Foolin”, “Too Late for Love” Album MVP: “Rock of Ages” Why I Loved It: First and foremost when I recall this album I instantly think of its unforgettable cover. I was only around 12 years old when Pyromania came out and I vividly remember going with … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#35) Heart – Heart
Year Released: 1985 Notable Songs: “What About Love”, “Never”, “These Dreams”, “Nothin’ at All”, “If Looks Could Kill” Album MVP: “These Dreams” Why I Loved It: As I got older one of the things that bothered me about long time Heart fans is their accusations that the group became “sell-outs” with this album. I feel … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#36) Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet
Year Released: 1986 Notable Songs: “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin’ on a Prayer”, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive”, “Never Say Goodbye” Album MVP: “Livin’ on a Prayer” Why I Loved It: I can’t tell you how much I want to loathe Bon Jovi. Today it’s quite easy, especially if you’re a Buffalo Bills fan. … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#37) Bryan Adams – Reckless
Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “Run to You”, “Somebody”, “Heaven”, “Summer of ‘69”, “One Night Love Affair”, “It’s Only Love” Album MVP: “Heaven” Why I Loved It: I put Adams on the same pedestal as Bruce Springsteen and John Cougar (Mellancamp—I hate typing that) as male 80s hit machine rockers. Adams had already made a … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#38) Chicago – Chicago 17
Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “Stay the Night”, “Hard Habit to Break”, “You’re The Inspiration”, “Along Comes a Woman” Album MVP: “Hard Habit to Break” Why I Loved It: if you were a male in the 80s and wanted to what we’ll generously say show off your soft side, tracks from Chicago 17 was about … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#39) Culture Club – Colour By Numbers
Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Church of the Poison Mind”, “Karma Chameleon”, “Miss Me Blind”, “It’s a Miracle”, “Victims” Album MVP: “Karma Chameleon” Why I Loved It: Culture Club struck gold with Colour By Numbers, easily their best album both commercially and critically. Without question is it one of the most trendy albums of the … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#40) Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross
Year Released: 1979 (by days it’s technically not an 80’s album… Talk to my lawyer, pal) Notable Songs: “Sailing”, “Ride Like The Wind”, “Never Be The Same” Album MVP: “Sailing” Why I Loved It: This album was released at the end of December 1979 but didn’t have a single off it until 1980, so this … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#41) REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity
Year: 1980 Notable Tracks: “Keep On Loving You”, “Take It On The Run”, “Don’t Let Him Go”, “In Your Letter” Album MVP: “Keep On Loving You” Why I Loved It: REO Speedwagon was always unapologetically manufactured rock and roll completely produced for the mainstream masses, yet their tunes often had a genuine sense of emotion. … Read More