Best 80's Songs And Album

Get Happy!! - Elvis Costello Album

2009-03-20T03:57:00.000-07:00

Get Happy!!

This Studio album by Elvis Costello is from 80s. It is the fourth album from New wave, punk, 2 Tone, blue-eyed soul artist. Get Happy!! is notable for being a dramatic break in tone from Elvis' last "trilogy" of commercially successful albums, and for being heavily influenced by R&B and soul music.

My favorite songs from this 80s great album is "Love for Tender". Other tracks are "Opportunity", "The Imposter", "Secondary Modern", "King Horse", "Possession", "Men Called Uncle", "Clowntime Is Over", "New Amsterdam", "High Fidelity", "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down" (Homer Banks, Allen Jones), "Black & White World", "5ive Gears in Reverse", "B Movie", "Motel Matches", "Human Touch", "Beaten to the Punch", "Temptation", "I Stand Accused" (Tony Colton, Ray Smith), and "Riot Act".

Master of Puppets Album by Metallica

2009-03-04T22:36:00.000-08:00

Master of Puppets

This rock album is from the 80s. It is the third studio album by Metallica. The heavy metal rock band from Los Angeles, California, USA released Master of Puppets Album under Elektra Records. The 1986 album was consider as Metallica's masterpiece album.

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It met high critical reception upon release. Master of puppets is now considered a classic heavy metal album by fans, critics, and the band members themselves alike.
This great album reached #29 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and was Metallica's first Gold record for leads of 500,000 copies. My favorite songs from the album are "Battery", "The Thing That Should Not Be", and "Disposable Heroes". Other 80s top rock songs from the album are "Leper Messiah", "Orion", and "Damage, Inc.".

The Joshua Tree Album by U2

2009-02-26T02:49:00.000-08:00

The Joshua Tree

U2 had many hit and top songs from the 80s. Fourteen of their top songs are on this collection. This great album is the fifth studio album from U2. The Irish rock band released The Joshua Tree Album on March 9, 1987 under Island Records.

The 80s album features the band's exploration of roots rock with their music exhibiting influences from blues, folk rock, country music and gospel music. My favorite songs are "Where the Streets Have No Name", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", and "With or Without You". Other 80s songs from the album are "Bullet the Blue Sky", "Running to Stand Still", "Red Hill Mining Town", "In God's Country", "Trip Through Your Wires", "One Tree Hill", "Exit", and "Mothers of the Disappeared".

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Album

2009-02-22T22:24:00.000-08:00

Appetite for Destruction

This 80s album is the debut studio album of Guns N' Roses. The American hard rock band released this top album on 1987.

Appetite for Destruction has sold in excess of 28M copies. It also reached number #1 in the U.S. Billboard 200.

This great album from 80s still remains the fastest-selling debut album in history. Indeed, the album was also been certified diamond by the RIAA. My favorite songs here are "Welcome to the Jungle", "It's So Easy", and "Nightrain". Other great tracks are "Out ta Get Me", "Mr. Brownstone", "Paradise City", "My Michelle", "Think About You", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "You're Crazy", "Anything Goes", and "Rocket Queen".

Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (Album)

2009-02-19T04:05:00.000-08:00

Purple Rain

This is an album from 80s. A great rock album by Prince and The Revolution that was released on June 25, 1984. This is the sixth album of Prince and The Revolution which is under Warner Bros. Records.
Purple Rain became the soundtrack of the film of the same name. It rank high as one of the best albums in rock music history.

All of the songs from the album were written by Prince. My favorites are "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy", and "Computer Blue". Other great tracks are "Take Me with U", "The Beautiful Ones", "Darling Nikki", "When Doves Cry", "I Would Die 4 U" and "Baby I'm a Star".

Michael Jackson - Thriller Album

2009-02-18T04:32:00.000-08:00

Thriller Album is consider as the best music album from 80s. The sixth studio album by American entertainer and total performer Michael Jackson was released on November 30, 1982. Thriller explores same genres to those of Off the Wall, including funk, disco, soul, soft rock, R&B and pop. My favorite songs are "Beat It" and "Billie Jean". Other songs here are "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Baby Be Mine" (Rod Temperton), "The Girl Is Mine", "Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro), "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (James Ingram, Quincy Jones), and "The Lady in My Life" (Temperton).

In 2003, the Michael jackson album ranked number twenty on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It was also listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers at number three in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time.

Styx - Greatest Hits Album

2009-02-16T04:38:00.000-08:00

Styx - Greatest Hits is one of the best music album from the 80s. It is a compilation album by the American rock group Styx. The 80s album was released on August 22, 1995 by A&M Records. The greatest hits album is part of A&M's Digitally Remastered Classics series. The 80s hit song "Mr. Roboto" is my favorite in this band album. Other songs are "Lady '95", "Lorelei", "Too Much Time on My Hands", "Babe", "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)", "Show Me the Way", "Renegade", "Come Sail Away", "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)", "The Grand Illusion", "Crystal Ball", "Suite Madame Blue", "Miss America", and "Don't Let It End".