Best Years of Music in the 1980s
Keep in mind that an album may have been more popular in another year than the year that it was released.
The year 1984 holds a prominent place in literature due to George Orwell's dystopian novel of the same name. Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, a revolutionary personal computer with a graphical user interface. The Los Angeles Summer Olympics showcased sporting excellence and saw the emergence of gymnast Mary Lou Retton as a household name. Selected discography...
1984 - Van Halen, Ride The Lightning - Metallica, Purple Rain - Prince, Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen, Like A Virgin - Madonna, The Works - Queen, Love At First Sting - Scorpions, Sports - Huey Lewis and the News
Bathory's Self Titled Album, Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales, Iron Maiden - Powerslave
The best year for music indeed.
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi, Master of Puppets - Metallica, The Final Countdown - Europe, 5150 - Van Helen, A Kind of Magic - Queen, True Blue - Madonna, Promise - Sade
Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? , Somewhere in Time. Great year for metal.
Slayer - Reign in Blood, Kreator - Pleasure to Kill, Megadeth - Peace Sells
The best year in music history in the best decade in music history
1983 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. Slayer - Show No Mercy, Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac, Metallica - Kill Em All, Mercyful Fate - Melissa, Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
Selected discography...
Pyromania - Def Leppard, Frontiers - Journey, Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osborne, Kill Em' All - Metallica, Metal Health - Quiet Riot, Holy Diver - Dio, Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
+ good albums by Accept, Mercyful Fate and Rainbow
First Ministry album!
Obituary - Slowly We Rot, Pestillence - Consuming Impulse, Annihilator - Alice In Hell, Metal Church - Blessing In Disguise
Selected discography
Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue, Like A Prayer - Madonna, Pump - Aerosmith, But Seriously...-Phil Collins, Skid Row - Skid Row, Storm Front - Billy Joel, Repeat Offender - Richard Marx
The Stone Roses released their iconic first album, opening the world up to Madchester
How has nobody mentioned Doolittle by Pixies yet?
Oh did you forget what made 1985 THE year in music: Please allow me to introduce this: All I Need - Jack Wagner Enough said.
Its Joeysworld
Selected discography
Reckless - Bryan Adams, Songs From the Big Chair - Tears for Fears, Heart - Heart, Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits, Hounds of Love - Kate Bush, Rain Dogs - Tom Waits, Hunting High and Low - A-Ha, Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Possessed - Seven Churches, Slayer Hell Awaits, Razor - Evil Invaders
The Live Aid Queen performance will always be remembered!
In 1982, the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina highlighted geopolitical tensions. The debut of the Commodore 64 computer marked a significant milestone in home computing. The Michael Jackson album "Thriller" achieved unprecedented success, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. The bestselling album in the world - Thriller, Michael jackson, was released, along with the moonwalk, both incredible marking points in musical history
Venom - Black Metal, Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast, Anvil - Metal On Metal, Accept - Restless And Wild
Selected discography
Thriller - Michael Jackson, The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden, Asia - Asia, Signals - Rush, Toto IV - Toto, Hot Space - Queen, Rio - Duran Duran, Screaming for Vengance - Judas Priest
The Next Generation" television series premiered, carrying on the legacy of the original franchise. The Montreal Protocol was adopted to address ozone layer depletion, showcasing international cooperation on environmental issues. Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark, Testament - The Legacy, Candlemass - Nightfall, Voivod - Killing Technology, Death - Scream Bloody Gore.
This year was in my opinion the best or maybe the second best year for Metal of the 80s
Definitely a good year. Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation, Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and of course Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction.
Selected discography
Bad - Michael Jackson, Appetite For Destruction- Guns n Roses, Hysteria - Def Leopard, Among Living Things - Anthrax, Bad Animals - Heart, Whitesnake - Whitesnake, Whitney - Whitney Houston
Very strong year for hard rock - the albums by Guns n Roses, Whitesnake and Def Leppard stand out.
The year 1988 witnessed the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to address global environmental challenges. The Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Canada, showcasing world-class winter sports competition. NASA's space shuttle program continued with the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, contributing to advancements in space exploration. Bathory - Blood Fire Death, Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Death - Leprosy, Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II, Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked, Slayer - South of Heaven.
+ Ace of Spades by Motorhead, Animal Magnetism by Scorpions and British Steel by Judas Priest
+ Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (great album with Dio)
Two words: Going Underground.
Venom - Welcome To Hell, Black Sabbath - Mob Rules, Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush -Moving Pictures