The 20 Best albums of the '80s

AC/DC - Back in Black
(1980)

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
(1989)

Bon Jovi - Slippery when Wet
(1986)

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
(1984)

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
(1989)

Def Leppard - Hysteria
(1987)

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
(1985)

Duran Duran - Rio
(1982)

George Michael - Faith
(1987)

Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
(1987)

Michael Jackson - Thriller
(1982)

Paul Simon - Graceland
(1986)

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
(1985)

Prince - Purple Rain
(1984)

Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
(1988)

R.E.M. - Murmur
(1983)

The Police - Synchronicity
(1983)

 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
(1986)

U2 - The Joshua Tree
(1987)

Van Halen - 1984
(1984)