The 200 Best Musicians of the 1980s (part 4)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Ready an’ Willing (1980)

Live…in the Heart of the City (1980)

Come an’ Get It (1981)

Saints & Sinners (1982)

Slide It In (1984)

Whitesnake (1987)

Slip of the Tongue (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Eagles Live (1980)

Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1982)

Hotel California (1982)

The Best of Eagles (1985)

The Legend of Eagles (1987)

The Very Best of the Eagles (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Private Dancer (1984)

Tina Turner’s Greatest Hits (1984)

Break Every Rule (1986)

Simply the Best (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

 Forever Your Girl (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

The Best of Cher (1980)

Black Rose (1980)

I Paralyze (1982)

Cher (1987)

Heart of Stone (1989)

Cher’s Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Bryan Adams (self-titled) (1980)

You Want It You Got It (1981)

Cuts Like a Knife (1983)

Reckless (1984)

Hits on Fire (1987)

Into the Fire (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Emotional Rescue (1980)

Tattoo You (1981)

Sucking in the Seventies (1981)

Undercover (1983)

Rewind (1971-1984) (1984)

Dirty Work (1986)

Steel Wheels (1989)

Singles Collection: The London Years (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

One-Trick Pony (1980)

Hearts and Bones (1983)

Graceland (1986)

Negotiations and Love Songs (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Arc of a Diver (1980)

Talking Back to the Night (1982)

Back in the High Life (1986)

Chronicles (1987)

Roll with It (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Diamond Life (1984)

Promise (1985)

Stronger Than Pride (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

INXS (self-titled) (1980)

Underneath the Colours (1981)

Shabooh Shoobah (1982)

Dekadance (1983)

The Swing (1984)

Listen Like Thieves (1985)

Kick (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

De Niña a Mujer (1981)

Momentos (1982)

Julio (1983)

1100 Bel Air Place (1984)

Emociones (1984)

Libra (1985)

Un Hombre Solo (1987)

Non Stop (1988)

Raíces (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Duke (1980)

Abacab (1981)

Three Sides Live (1982)

3 X 3 (1982)

Genesis – The Singles 1978-1982 (1982)

Genesis (1983)

Mama (1983)

Second Home by the Sea (1983)

Invisible Touch (1986)

Genesis – The Videos (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Strait Country (1981)

Strait from the Heart (1982)

Right or Wrong (1983)

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)

Something Special (1985)

Greatest Hits (1985)

#7 (1986)

Ocean Front Property (1987)

Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (1987)

If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’ (1988)

Beyond the Blue Neon (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Blizzard of Ozz (1980)

Mr. Crowley – Live EP (1980)

Diary of a Madman (1981)

Speak of the Devil (1982)

Bark at the Moon (1983)

The Ultimate Sin (1986)

Tribute (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

She’s So Unusual (1983)

True Colors (1986)

Cyndi Lauper in Paris (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Too Fast for Love (1981)

Shout at the Devil (1983)

Theatre of Pain (1985)

Mötley Crüe: Music to Crash Your Car To: Volume 1 (1985)

Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)

Dr. Feelgood (1989)

Raw Tracks (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

The Best of ZZ Top (1980)

El Loco (1981)

Eliminator (1983)

Afterburner (1985)

Six Pack (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Nothin’ Matters and What If It Did (1980)

American Fool (1982)

Uh-Huh (1983)

Scarecrow (1985)

The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)

Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits (1988)

Big Daddy (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

New Kids on the Block (1986)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Kissing to Be Clever (1982)

Colour by Numbers (1983)

Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984)

From Luxury to Heartache (1986)

This Time: The First Four Years (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Tracy Chapman (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Faith (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Janet Jackson (1982)

Dream Street (1984)

Control (1986)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Night in the Ruts (1980)

Rock in a Hard Place (1982)

Done with Mirrors (1985)

Classics Live! (1986)

Classics Live! II (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 (1980)

Hi Infidelity (1980)

Good Trouble (1982)

Wheels Are Turnin’ (1984)

Best Foot Forward (1985)

Life as We Know It (1987)

The Hits (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Lionel Richie (1982)

Back to Front (1982)

Can’t Slow Down (1983)

Dancing on the Ceiling (1986)

Key Albums in the 1980s

Chances Are (1981)

Confrontation (1983)

Legend (1984)

Rebel Music (1986)

Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1987)

Talkin’ Blues (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Mirage” (1982)

“Tango in the Night” (1987

“Greatest Hits” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits” (1980)

“Gideon” (1980)

“Share Your Love” (1981)

“Love Will Turn You Around” (1982)

“We’ve Got Tonight” (1983)

“Eyes That See in the Dark” (1983)

“What About Me?” (1984)

“The Heart of the Matter” (1985)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Women and Children First” (1980)

“Fair Warning” (1981)

“Diver Down” (1982)

“1984” (1984)

“5150” (1986)

“OU812” – released on May 24, 1988

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Feels So Right” (1981)

“Mountain Music” (1982)

“The Closer You Get…” (1983)

“Roll On” (1984)

“40-Hour Week” (1985)

“Greatest Hits” (1986)

“The Touch” (1986)

“Greatest Hits Vol. II” (1987)

“Just Us” (1987)

“Southern Star” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Kill ‘Em All” (1983)

“Ride the Lightning” (1984)

“Master of Puppets” (1986)

“The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited” (1987)

“And Justice for All” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Zenyatta Mondatta” (1980)

“Ghost in the Machine” (1981)

“Synchronicity” (1983)

“Every Breath You Take: The Singles” (1986)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Guilty” (1980, with Barry Gibb)

“Memories” (1981)

“Wet” (1985)

“Emotion” (1984)

“Till I Loved You” (1988)

“A Collection: Greatest Hits… and More” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide” (1986)

“G N’ R Lies” (1988)

“Live from the Jungle” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Bon Jovi” (1984)

“7800° Fahrenheit” (1985)

“Slippery When Wet” (1986)

“New Jersey” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“On Through the Night” (1980)

“High ‘n’ Dry” (1981)

“Pyromania” (1983)

“Hysteria” (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Dirty Mind” (1980)

“Controversy” (1981)

“1999” (1982)

“Purple Rain” (1984)

“Around the World in a Day” (1985)

“Parade” (1986)

“Sign o’ the Times” (1987)

“Lovesexy” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Whitney Houston” (1985)

“Whitney” (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Making Movies” (1980)

“Love Over Gold” (1982)

“Brothers in Arms” (1985)

“Money for Nothing” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“The Game” (1980)

“Greatest Hits” (1981)

“Hot Space” (1982)

“The Works” (1984)

“A Kind of Magic” (1986)

“The Miracle” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Glass Houses” (1980)

“The Nylon Curtain” (1982)

“An Innocent Man” (1983)

“Greatest Hits Volume I & II” (1985)

“The Bridge” (1986)

“Storm Front” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“The River” (1980)

“Nebraska” (1982)

“Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)

“Live/1975-85” (1986)

“Tunnel of Love” (1987)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Departure” (1980)

“Escape” (1981)

“Frontiers” (1983)

“Raised on Radio” (1986)

“Greatest Hits” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Face Value” (1981)

“Hello, I Must Be Going!” (1982)

“No Jacket Required” (1985)

“But Seriously” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Boy” (1980)

“October” (1981)

“War” (1983)

“The Unforgettable Fire” (1984)

“The Joshua Tree” (1987)

“Rattle and Hum” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Back in Black” (1980)

“For Those About to Rock We Salute You” (1981)

“Flick of the Switch” (1983)

“Fly on the Wall” (1985)

“Who Made Who” (1986)

“Blow Up Your Video” (1988)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Madonna” (1983)

“Like a Virgin” (1984)

“True Blue” (1986)

“Like a Prayer” (1989)

Key Albums in the 1980s

“Thriller” (1982)

“Bad” (1987)