The 200 Best Musicians of the 1980s (part 2)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 “Age to Age” (1982)

“Straight Ahead” (1984)

“Unguarded” (1985)

“Lead Me On” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Run-D.M.C.” (1984)

“King of Rock” (1985)

“Raising Hell” (1986)

“Tougher Than Leather” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Pretenders II” (1981)

“Learning to Crawl” (1984)

“Get Close” (1986)

“Packed!” (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Autumn” (1980)

“Winter into Spring” (1982)

“December” (1982)

“Summer” (1983)

“Autumn Changes” (1984)

“December II: A Windham Hill Collection” (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 “Green Light” (1982)

“Tongue & Groove” (1983)

“Nine Lives” (1986)

“Nick of Time” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Pictures at Eleven (1982)

The Principle of Moments (1983)

Shaken ‘n’ Stirred (1985)

Now and Zen (1988)

Manic Nirvana (1990)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Out of the Blue (1987)

Electric Youth (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 Candy Girl (1983)

New Edition (1984)

All for Love (1985)

Under the Blue Moon (1986)

Heart Break (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Life in a Day (1980)

Real to Real Cacophony (1980)

Empires and Dance (1981)

Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)

New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) (1982)

Sparkle in the Rain (1984)

Once Upon a Time (1985)

Live in the City of Light (1987)

Street Fighting Years (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Murmur (1983)

Reckoning (1984)

Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)

Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)

Document (1987)

Dead Letter Office (1987)

Eponymous (1988)

Green (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980)

Eye in the Sky (1982)

Ammonia Avenue (1984)

Vulture Culture (1985)

Stereotomy (1986)

Gaudi (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Midnight Love (1982)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 Lynyrd Skynyrd (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Skid Row (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Full Moon (1980)

Windows (1982)

Powder Keg (1987)

Homesick Heroes (1988)

Simple Man (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Hard Promises (1981)

Long After Dark (1982)

Southern Accents (1985)

Let Me Up (1987)

Full Moon Fever (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s 

Asia (1982)

Alpha (1983)

Astra (1985)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Tiffany (1987)

Hold an Old Friend’s Hand (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 Drama (1980)

90125 (1983)

Big Generator (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Tennis (1980)

Chris Rea (1982)

Water Sign (1983)

Wired to the Moon (1984)

Shamrock Diaries (1985)

On the Beach (1986)

Dancing with Strangers (1987)

The Road to Hell (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

The Tale of the Tape (1980)

Don’t Say No (1981)

Emotions in Motion (1982)

Signs of Life (1984)

Enough Is Enough (1986)

Hear & Now (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Celebrate! (1980)

Something Special (1981)

As One (1982)

In the Heart (1983)

Emergency (1984)

Forever (1986)

Sweat (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 Speak & Spell (1981)

A Broken Frame (1982)

Construction Time Again (1983)

Some Great Reward (1984)

Black Celebration (1986)

Music for the Masses (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Night Songs (1986)

Long Cold Winter (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Double Fantasy (1980)

Milk and Honey (1984 – posthumous)

Menlove Ave. (1986 – posthumous)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1981)

Collected Works (1981)

The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: (1981)

The Simon and Garfunkel Collection (1984)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Physical (1981)

Soul Kiss (1985)

The Rumour (1988)

Warm and Tender (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 Elvis: The Legend Lives On (1981)

The Elvis Presley Collection: Rock ‘N’ Roll (1984)

The Top Ten Hits (1987)

The Number One Hits (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)

Hold Me in Your Arms (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 “Toto IV” (1982)

“Isolation” (1984)

“Fahrenheit” (1986)

“The Seventh One” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“British Steel” (1980)

“Point of Entry” (1981)

“Screaming for Vengeance” (1982)

“Defenders of the Faith” (1984)

“Turbo” (1986)

“Priest… Live!” (1987)

“Ram It Down (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 “Metal Health” (1983)

“Condition Critical” (1984)

“QRIII” (1986)

“Quiet Riot Greatest Hits” (1986)

“QR” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“City Limit” (1980)

“Nights” (1981)

“Inner Feelings” (1982)

“Suddenly” (1984)

“Love Zone” (1986)

“Tear Down These Walls” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Miami Sound Machine” (1980)

“Eyes of Innocence” (1984)

“Primitive Love” (1985)

“Let It Loose” (1987)

“Anything for You” (1988)

“Greatest Hits Vol. 2” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Europe” (1983)

“Wings of Tomorrow” (1984)

“The Final Countdown” (1986)

“Out of This World” (1988)

“The Final Countdown & Other Hits” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Signing Off (1980)

Present Arms (1981)

Present Arms in Dub (1981)

UB44 (1982)

Labour of Love (1983)

Geffery Morgan (1984)

Baggariddim (1985)

Rat in the Kitchen (1986)

UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow (1987)

The Best of UB40 – Volume One (1987)

UB40 (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

All or Nothing (1988)

Girl You Know It’s True (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Remain in Light (1980)

The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)

Speaking in Tongues (1983)

Stop Making Sense (1984)

Once in a Lifetime (1984)

Little Creatures (1985)

True Stories (1986)

Naked (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Unmasked (1980)

Music from “The Elder” (1981)

Killers (1982)

Creatures of the Night (1982)

Lick It Up (1983)

Animalize (1984)

Asylum (1985)

Crazy Nights (1987)

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988)

Hot in the Shade (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Coconut Telegraph (1980)

Volcano (1980)

Somewhere over China (1981)

One Particular Harbour (1983)

Riddles in the Sand (1984)

Last Mango in Paris (1985)

Floridays (1986)

Feeding Frenzy (1987)

Hot Water (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Seventeen Seconds (1980)

Faith (1981)

Happily Ever After (1981)

Pornography (1982)

Japanese Whispers (1983)

The Top (1984)

Head on the Door (1985)

Standing on a Beach (1986)

Staring at the Sea: The Singles (1986)

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)

Disintegration (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Wynonna & Naomi (1984)

Rockin’ with the Rhythm (1985)

Heartland (1987)

Christmas Time with The Judds (1987)

The Judds Greatest Hits (1988)

River of Time (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Billy Idol (1982)

Rebel Yell (1983)

Vital Idol (1985)

Whiplash Smile (1986)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Peter Gabriel 3 (1980)

Peter Gabriel 4 (1982)

Plays Live (1983)

Birdy (1985)

So (1986)

Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Richard Marx (1987)

Repeat Offender (1989)

Richard Marx’s Greatest Hits (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 The Songstress (1983)

Rapture (1986)

The Best of Anita Baker (1986)

Sweet Love: The Very Best of Anita Baker (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Texas Flood (1983)

Couldn’t Stand the Weather (1984)

Soul to Soul (1985)

Live Alive (1986)

In Step (1989)

The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

The Beatles Ballads (1980)

Rarities (1980)

The Beatles’ First (1982)

20 Greatest Hits (1982)

Reel Music (1982)

The Beatles Collection (1982)

The Beatles Box Set (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Somebody’s Waiting (1980)

Anne Murray’s Greatest Hits (1980)

Anne Murray’s Greatest Hits Volume II (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

King of Stage (1986)

Don’t Be Cruel (1988)

Dance!…Ya Know It! (1989)

Bobby Brown’s Greatest Hits (1989)