Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police
Buy Zenyatta Mondatta Zenyatta Mondatta was the hinge album which fell right in the middle of The Police‘s short career as an active band. True to form, this third studio release by the […]
1980 Albums
Voices by Hall & Oates
Buy Voices Hall and Oates finally reached commercial pay dirt with their ninth studio album, Voices. Released in the summer of 1980, this record was on the Billboard album charts for over 100 […]
Turn of a Friendly Card
by Alan Parsons Project
Buy Turn of a Friendly Card Alan Parsons Project produced one of their more accessible albums with, Turn of a Friendly Card, a quasi-concept record which concludes with a sixteen-minute-plus title suite. The […]
The River by Bruce Springsteen
Buy The River Bruce Springsteen‘s fifth studio album, The River, is a massive album in both length and scope. Released in late 1980, this double album includes tracks that originated during the early […]
The Game by Queen
Buy The Game Queen reached their commercial peak in the U.S.A. with the 1980 release of their eighth studio album, The Game. This was the only album by the band to reach the […]
Remain In Light
by Talking Heads
Buy Remain In Light Remain In Light is far from your typical rock album. In fact, a case might be made that it is not really a rock album at all. However, this widely […]
Pretenders by The Pretenders
Buy Pretenders Pretenders, is the self-titled debut studio album by the British-American band of the same name. Released just weeks into the new decade of the eighties, this was one of the more […]
Permanent Waves by Rush
Buy Permanent Waves On the very first day of the new decade, Rush launched an evolved sound for the 1980s with Permanent Waves, their seventh studio album. The group approached this album differently […]
On Through the Night
by Def Leppard
Buy On Through the Night It is clear that Def Leppard had yet to refine their signature sound when they recorded their debut LP, On Through the Night. The album, which contains songs […]
Making Movies by Dire Straits
Buy Making Movies In 1980 Dire Straits made a theatrical rock masterpiece with their third studio album, Making Movies. This record features many extensive, personally themed compositions by Mark Knopfer with complex arrangements […]