“Far Out“ magazine put together a list of 10 albums from the 1980s that changed rock history. Here they are, in no particular order:
1. “Born in the U.S.A.”, Bruce Springsteen. Includes “Born in the U.S.A.”, “Dancing in the Dark”, and “Glory Days”.
2. “Moving Pictures”, Rush. Includes “Tom Sawyer”, “Limelight”, and “YYZ”.
3. “The Stone Roses”, The Stone Roses. Includes “I Wanna Be Adored”, “She Bangs the Drums”, and “Waterfall”.
4. “Disintegration”, The Cure. Includes “Lovesong”, “Pictures of You”, and “Lullaby”.
5. “Hounds of Love”, Kate Bush. Includes “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)”, “Hounds of Love”, and “The Big Sky”.
6. “Master of Puppets”, Metallica. Includes “Master of Puppets”, “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”, and “Battery”.
7. “Murmur”, R.E.M. Includes “Radio Free Europe”, “Talk About the Passion”, and “Perfect Circle”.
8. “Appetite for Destruction”, Guns N’ Roses. Includes “Sweet Child o’ Mine”, “Paradise City”, “Welcome to the Jungle”, and “Mr. Brownstone”.
9. “Purple Rain”, Prince. Includes “When Doves Cry”, “Let’s Go Crazy”, “I Would Die 4 U”, and “Baby I’m a Star”.
10. “The Joshua Tree”, U2. Includes “With or Without You”, “Where the Streets Have No Name”, and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”.
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