Masterpiece 80's Studio Albums

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ZODIAC MINDWARP AND THE LOVE REACTION-
TATTOOED BEAT MESSIAH released in 1988

Not sure if this album can be classed as a 'Masterpiece 80s studio album' but I like it and virtually every track on this album is a great 80s style of heavy rock track.

 

[That 70s Guy]

I'm gonna do 1 year at time cos there are sooo many greats albums that came out from the 80s. A wonderful time to grow up.

1980
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"Flush The Fashion" -Alice Cooper
"Back In Black" -AC/DC
"All Shook Up" -Cheap Trick
"Unmasked" -KISS
"Heaven And Hell" -Black Sabbath
"Blizzard Of Ozz" -Ozzy Osbourne
"Women And Children First" -Van Halen
"Hi Infidelity" -REO Speedwagon
"The Game" -Queen
"Tale Of The Tape" -Billy Squier
"Loverboy" -Loverboy
"Scream Dream" Ted Nugent
"British Steel" -Judas Priest

 

[SanguineRemedy]

From 1980 alone...

Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne
Back in Black - AC/DC
Animal Magnetism - Scorpions
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath
Remain in Light - Talking Heads
Ace of Spades - Motorhead
British Steel - Judas Priest
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Lightning to the Nations - Diamond Head
Blondie - Autoamerican


Perhaps not all I listed are masterpieces... but they're some of the greatest and most influential from that year

 

[That 70s Guy]

1981
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"The Mob Rules" -Black Sabbath
"Moving Pictures" -RUSH
"Tattoo You" -Rolling Stones
"Diary Of A Madman" -Ozzy Osbourne
"Fair Warning" -Van Halen
"Killers" -Iron Maiden
"For Those About To Rock" -AC/DC
"High And Dry" -Def Leppard
"Don't Say No" -Billy Squier
"Face Dances" -The Who
"Allied Forces" -Triumph
"Time"-ELO
"Standing Hampton" -Sammy Hagar
"Nature Of The Beast" -April Wine
"Special Forces" -Alice Cooper
"Get Lucky" -Loverboy
"4" - Foreigner

 

[That 70s Guy]

1982
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"Number Of The Beast" -Iron Maiden
"Creatures Of The Night" -KISS
"Screaming For Vengeance" -Judas Priest
"American Fool" -John Cougar Mellencamp
"Tug Of War"- Paul McCartney
"Zipper Catches Skin" -Alice Cooper
"2XS" - Nazareth
"One On One" -Cheap Trick
"Rock In A Hard Place" -Aerosmith
"Power Play" -April Wine

 

[That 70s Guy]

1983
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"Pyromnaia" -Def Leppard
"Metal Health" =Quiet Riot
"Piece Of Mind" -Iron Maiden
"Bark At The Moon" -Ozzy Osbourne
"Next Position Please" -Cheap Trick
"Born Again" -Black Sabbath
"DaDa" -Alice Cooper
"Midnight Madness" -Night Ranger

 

[That 70s Guy]

1984
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"1984" -Van Halen
"Powerslave" -Iron Maiden
"Perfect Strangers" -Deep Purple
"Tooth And Nail" -Dokken
"The Warning" -Queensryche
"Slide It In" -Whitesnake
"Bon Jovi" -Bon Jovi
"Reckless" -Bryan Adams

 

[TeleCat]

Steve Morse Band - The Introduction 1984. First solo album after The Dregs. Nice mix of styles, great production.

 

[That 70s Guy]

1985
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"Done With Mirrors" - Aerosmith
"Standing On The Edge" - Cheap Trick
"For The Working Class Man" -Jimmy Barnes

 

[That 70s Guy]

1986
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"Slippery When Wet" -Bon Jovi
"5150"- Van Halen
"Somewhere In Time" -Iron Maiden
"Eat Em And Smile" -David Lee Roth
"Third Stage"- Boston
"The Ultimate Sin" -Ozzy Osbourne
"Dancing Undercover" -Ratt
"Phantom Rocker & Slick" -Phantom Rocker & Slick
"Sport Of Kings" -Triumph
"Seventh Star" -Black Sabbath