My Favorite Album Of Each Year (1980s)
Disclaimer: The honorable mentions are listed in no particular order. |
| 1 |  | AC/DC
Back In Black
1980
Honorable Mentions:
Judas Priest - British Steel
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Michael Schenker Group - The Michael Schenker Group |
| 2 |  | Def Leppard
High 'N' Dry
1981
Honorable Mentions:
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Journey - Escape
Accept - Breaker
Riot - Fire Down Under
Van Halen - Fair Warning |
| 3 |  | Judas Priest
Screaming For Vengeance
1982
Honorable Mentions:
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Scorpions - Blackout
Accept - Restless And Wild
Anvil - Metal On Metal
KISS - Creatures Of The Night |
| 4 |  | Dio
Holy Diver
1983
Honorable Mentions:
Metallica - Kill ‘Em All
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| 5 |  | Metallica
Ride The Lightning
1984
Honorable Mentions:
Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
Van Halen - 1984
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith |
| 6 |  | Anthrax
Spreading The Disease
1985
Honorable Mentions:
Helloween - Walls Of Jericho
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Kreator - Endless Pain
Destruction - Infernal Overkill
Accept - Metal Heart |
| 7 |  | Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
1986
Honorable Mentions:
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
Europe - The Final Countdown |
| 8 |  | Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction
1987
Honorable Mentions:
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys - Part I
Anthrax - Among The Living
Whitesnake - Whitesnake
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls
King Diamond - Abigail |
| 9 |  | Queensryche
Operation: Mindcrime
1988
Honorable Mentions:
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys - Part 2
Metallica - …And Justice For All
Bon Jovi - New Jersey
Death - Leprosy |
| 10 |  | Skid Row (US)
Skid Row
1989
Honorable Mentions:
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Alice Cooper - Trash
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
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