These iconic albums will take you back to the 80s, a decade when music culture was defined by an array of genres: punk rock, hard rock, hair bands, pop stars, and teased, neon-sprayed hair.
We curated some of the most iconic 80s albums that we still know and love today. Let’s do this…
AC/DC: BACK IN BLACK (1980)
HALL & OATES: PRIVATE EYES (1981)
JOURNEY: ESCAPE (1981)
THE CLASH: COMBAT ROCK (1982)
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE: THE MESSAGE (1982)
MICHAEL JACKSON: THRILLER (1982)
BILLY IDOL: REBEL YELL (1983)
CYNDI LAUPER: SHE’S SO UNUSUAL (1983)
ZZ TOP: ELIMINATOR (1983)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: BORN IN THE USA (1984)
MADONNA: LIKE A VIRGIN (1984)
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: PURPLE RAIN (1984)
VAN HALEN: 1984 (1984)
TEARS FOR FEARS: SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR (1985)
BEASTIE BOYS: LICENSE TO ILL (1986)
BON JOVI: SLIPPERY WHEN WET (1986)
DEF LEPPARD: HYSTERIA (1986)
FLEETWOOD MAC: TANGO IN THE NIGHT (1987)
GEORGE MICHAEL: FAITH (1987)
GUNS N’ ROSES: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (1987)
INXS: KICK (1987)
TIFFANY: TIFFANY (1987)
WHITNEY HOUSTON: WHITNEY (1987)
N.W.A.: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (1988)
PAULA ABDUL: FOREVER YOUR GIRL (1988)
ROXETTE: LOOK SHARP (1988)
JANET JACKSON: RHYTHM NATION 1814 (1989)
TOM PETTY: FULL MOON FEVER (1989)
