For our Growing Up 80s podcast & series we thought “Hey, why not go back and do the annual list that officially started in 2010 & go back to a time when there was no internet & give our fave records from our fave decade the same treatment. Enjoy!
Punk Rock
5) Bad Brains/Rock For Light
4) Suicidal Tendencies – S/T
3) Sonic Youth/Confusion Is Sex
2) Misfits/Earth A.D/Wolfs Blood
1) Minor Threat/Out Of Step
Heavy Metal
10) Pantera/Metal Magic
9) Twister Sister/You Can’t Stop Rock N Roll
8) Iron Maiden/Piece Of Mind
7) Motorhead/Another Perfect Day
6) Ozzy Osbourne/Bark At The Moon
5) DIO/Holy Diver
4) Slayer/Show No Mercy
3) Metallica/Kill Em All
2) Quiet Riot/Metal Health
1) Motley Crue/Shout At The Devil
30) P-Funk All Stars/Urban Dance Floor Guerillas
29) Donna Summer/She Works Hard For The Money
28) Big Country/ The Crossing
27) Kajagoogoo/White Feathers
26) Bryan Adams/Cuts Like A Knife
25) Nena – S/T
24) The Fixx/Reach The Beach
23) Kenny Rogers/Eyes That See In The Dark
22) Weird Al Yankovic – S/T
21) Billy Joel/An Innocent Man
20) STYX/Killroy Was Here
19) U2/War
18 Stevie Ray Vaughn/Texas Flood
17) Journey/Frontiers
16) Stray Cats/Rant N Rave
15) Herbie Hancock/Future Shock
14) Lionel Ritchie/Can’t Slow Down
13) Night Ranger/Midnight Madness
12) The Pointer Sisters/ Break Out
11) Eurythmics/Sweet Dreams & Touch
10) ZZ Top/Eliminator
9) Huey Lewis & The News/Sports
8) Madonna – S/T
7) Violent Femmes – S/T
6) Talking Heads/Speaking In Tongues
5) The Police Synchronicity
4) David Bowie/Let’s Dance
3) Duran Duran/Seven 7 & The Ragged Tiger
2) Billy Idol/Rebel Yell
1) Def Leppard/Pyromania