Coming up with my ten favorite albums of the 1980's is going to be much more difficult then it was coming up with my top ten for the 1990's because IMO the music of the 80's was overall much better. But I'm going to try.

1. Born in the USA-Bruce Springsteen (1984)
2. Power Windows-Rush (1985)
3. SO-Peter Gabriel (1986)
4. Hysteria-Def Leppard (1987)
5. Appetite For Destruction-Guns N' Roses (1987)
6. Flashdance-original motion picture soundtrack (1983)
7. 5150-Van Halen (1986)
8. ABACAB-Genesis (1981)
9. Tunnel of Love-Bruce Springsteen (1987)
10. Fame-original motion picture soundtrack (1980)

1. Like A Prayer-Madonna
2. Scary Monsters-David Bowie
3. Purple Rain-Prince And The Revolution
4. She's So Unusual-Cyndi Lauper
5. Sign O' The Times-Prince
6. Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814-Janet Jackson
7. 1999-Prince
8. True Blue-Madonna
9. Private Dancer-Tina Turner
10. Physical-Olivia Newton-John

What I listened to in the 80s was a lot more varied than what this list shows, but if I'm being honest, these were my ten favorites:

1.Sign peacesign: The Times - Prince
2.1999 - Prince
3.Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution
4.Introducing the Hardline According To Terence Trent D'arby - Terence Trent D'arby
5.Dirty Mind - Prince
6.Control - Janet Jackson
7.Thriller - Michael Jackson
8.Hearsay - Alexander O'Neal
9.Controversy - Prince
10.Ready For The World - Ready For The World

Moving Pictures - Rush (1981)
Tug of War - Paul McCartney (1982)
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen (1982)
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (1985)
Solitude Standing - Suzanne Vega (1987)
The Lonesome Jubilee - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987)