On last night to celebrate todays National Albums Day,
'Stadium rockers, pop megastars, New Romantics, synth-pop pioneers, indie gods, hip hop heroes, and beyond... the 80s had it all, in spades. We whittled them down (and believe us, it was tough!) to a shortlist of 50 of the most celebrated albums of the decade, and asked you to vote for your favourite.
The final 50 were selected by a panel of music experts, based on the best-selling albums of the decade, alongside those that have endured to this day, as well as some slow-burners that are now considered classics of the era, allowing just one album per artist.'
ABBA - Super Trouper
ABC - The Lexicon Of Love
AC/DC – Back In Black
a-ha - Hunting High & Low
Bob Marley & The Wailers– Uprising
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers
The Cure – Disintegration
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Deacon Blue - Raintown
De La Soul – 3 Feet High And Rising
Depeche Mode – Music For The Masses
Diana Ross - Diana
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Duran Duran - Rio
Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
George Michael - Faith
Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
Guns N' Roses – Appetite For Destruction
The Human League - Dare
INXS - Kick
Janet Jackson – Control
Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
Kylie Minogue - Kylie
Madonna - True Blue
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Paul Simon - Graceland
Pet Shop Boys - Actually
Peter Gabriel - So
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
Prince – Purple Rain
Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions
Queen - The Works
Sade - Diamond Life
Simply Red - A New Flame
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol. One
Spandau Ballet - True
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Terence Trent D’Arby - Introducing the Hardline According to…
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Wham! - Make It Big
Whitney Houston - Whitney
Then order voted by the listeners,
1. U2 - 'The Joshua Tree'
2. Dire Straits - 'Brothers In Arms'
3. The Stone Roses - 'The Stone Roses'
4 . Michael Jackson - 'Thriller'
5. Guns N’ Roses - 'Appetite For Destruction'
6. The Human League - 'Dare'
7. The Smiths - 'The Queen Is Dead'
8. Paul Simon - 'Graceland'
9. ABC - 'The Lexicon Of Love'
10. Prince - 'Purple Rain'
11. Kate Bush - 'Hounds Of Love'
12. Duran Duran - 'Rio'
13. Tears For Fears - 'Songs From The Big Chair'
14. Bruce Springsteen - 'Born In The USA'
15. AC/DC - 'Back In Black'
16. Deacon Blue - 'Raintown'
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome'
18. INXS - 'Kick'
19. George Michael - 'Faith'
20. Pet Shop Boys - 'Actually'
21. Peter Gabriel - 'So'
22. Queen - 'The Works'
23. Bon Jovi – 'Slippery When Wet'
24. The Cure – 'Disintegration'
25. Tracy Chapman - 'Tracy Chapman'
26. Fleetwood Mac - 'Tango In The Night'
27. ABBA - 'Super Trouper'
28. David Bowie - 'Let's Dance'
29. a-ha - 'Hunting High & Low'
30. Wham! - 'Make It Big'
31. Madonna - 'True Blue'
32. Depeche Mode – 'Music For The Masses'
= 33. Soft Cell – 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret'
= 33. Whitney Houston - 'Whitney'
35. Phil Collins - 'No Jacket Required'
36. Sade - 'Diamond Life'
37. Public Enemy – 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions'
38. Spandau Ballet - 'True'
39. Soul II Soul - 'Club Classics Vol. One'
40. Kylie Minogue - 'Kylie'
BBC Radio 2 (UK) - Ultimate '80s Albums
BBC Radio 2 (UK) - Ultimate '80s Albums
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Re: BBC Radio 2 (UK) - Ultimate '80s Albums
If the album sales were a significant criteria in narrowing the nominations down, I don't know if it'd be eligible.
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Re: BBC Radio 2 (UK) - Ultimate '80s Albums
I had the same thought.StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:25 pm If the album sales were a significant criteria in narrowing the nominations down, I don't know if it'd be eligible.
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Re: BBC Radio 2 (UK) - Ultimate '80s Albums
Would've thought there's enough cult classics in there (Nation Of Millions, Queen is Dead, Stone Roses, Disintegration...)
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