15 ’80s Rock Albums with No Skips (From Start to Finish) - Page 9

My “no skips” series continues with 15 ’80s rock albums with no skips – from cover to cover. If you’d like to read about the inspiration behind this list and rock albums from the ’70s I deem worthy, check out the link below.

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This list isn’t the “15 greatest rock albums of the 1980s”: It’s 15 rock records from the decade that I grew loving or hold in high regard. When I hit “play” on these records, I never feel the urge to hit the “next” button on any of the songs.

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So dive in and enjoy some of my favorite records from the best decade in music history.

1. Back In Black (1980) – AC/DC

1. “Hells Bells”
2. “Shoot to Thrill”
3. “What Do You Do for Money Honey”
4. “Givin the Dog a Bone”
5. “Let Me Put My Love Into You”
6. “Back In Black”
7. “You Shook Me All Night Long”
8. “Have a Drink on Me”
9. “Shake a Leg”
10. “Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution”

2. Hi Infidelity (1980) – REO Speedwagon

1. “Don’t Let Him Go”
2. “Keep on Loving You”
3. “Follow My Heart”
4. “In Your Letter”
5. “Take It On the Run”
6. “Tough Guys”
7. “Out Of Season”
8. “Shakin’ It Loose”
9. “Someone Tonight”
10. “I Wish You Were There”

3. The Game (1980) – Queen

1. “Play The Game”
2. “Dragon Attack”
3. “Another One Bites The Dust”
4. “Need Your Loving Tonight”
5. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”
6. “Rock It (Prime Jive)”
7. “Don’t Try Suicide”
8. “Sail Away Sweet Sister”
9. “Coming Soon”
10. “Save Me”

4. Don’t Say No (1981) – Billy Squier

1. “In The Dark”
2. “The Stroke”
3. “My Kinda Lover”
4. “You Know What I Like”
5. “Too Daze Gone”
6. “Lonely Is The Night”
7. “Whadda You Want From Me”
8. “Nobody Knows”
9. “I Need You”
10. “Don’t Say No”

5. Foreigner 4 (1981) – Foreigner

1. “Night Life”
2. “Juke Box Hero”
3. “Break It Up”
4. “Waiting for a Girl Like You”
5. “Luanne”
6. “Urgent”
7. “I’m Gonna Win”
8. “Woman in Black”
9. “Girl on the Moon”
10. “Don’t Let Go”

6. Escape (1981) – Journey

1. “Don’t Stop Believin'”
2. “Stone in Love”
3. “Who’s Crying Now”
4. “Keep on Runnin'”
5. “Still They Ride”
6. “Escape”
7. “Lay It Down”
8. “Dead or Alive”
9. “Mother, Father”
10. “Open Arms”

7. Too Fast for Love (1981) – Mötley Crüe

1. “Live Wire”
2. “Come On And Dance”
3. “Public Enemy #1”
4. “Merry-Go-Round”
5. “Take Me To The Top”
6. “Piece Of Your Action”
7. “Starry Eyes”
8. “Too Fast For Love”
9. “On with the Show”
10. “Toast of The Town”
11. “Stick to Your Guns”
12. “Tonight”

8. Get Lucky (1981) – Loverboy

1. “Working for the Weekend”
2. “When It’s Over”
3. “Jump”
4. “Gangs In The Street”
5. “Emotional”
6. “Lucky Ones”
7. “It’s Your Life”
8. “Watch Out”
9. “Take Me To The Top”

9. 1984 (1984) – Van Halen

1. “1984”
2. “Jump”
3. “Panama”
4. “Top Jimmy”
5. “Drop Dead Legs”
6. “Hot for Teacher”
7. “I’ll Wait”
8. “Girl Gone Bad”
9. “House of Pain”

10. Tour de Force (1984) – 38 Special

1. “If I’d Been The One”
2. “Back Where You Belong”
3. “One Time For Old Times”
4. “See Me In Your Eyes”
5. “Twentieth Century Fox”
6. “Long Distance Affair”
7. “I Oughta Let Go”
8. “One Of The Lonely Ones”
9. “Undercover Lover”

11. Play Deep (1985) – The Outfield

1. “Say It Isn’t So”
2. “Your Love”
3. “I Don’t Need Her”
4. “Everytime You Cry”
5. “61 Seconds”
6. “Mystery Man”
7. “All the Love in the World”
8. “Talk To Me”
9. “Taking My Chances”
10. “Nervous Alibi”

12. Permanent Vacation (1987) – Aerosmith

1. “Heart’s Done Time”
2. “Magic Touch”
3. “Rag Doll”
4. “Simoriah”
5. “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)”
6. “St. John”
7. “Hangman Jury”
8. “Girl Keeps Coming Apart”
9. “Angel”
10. “Permanent Vacation”
11. “I’m Down”
12. “The Movie”

13. Appetite For Destruction (1987) – Guns N’ Roses

1. “Welcome To The Jungle”
2. “It’s So Easy”
3. “Nightrain”
4. “Out Ta Get Me”
5. “Mr. Brownstone”
6. “Paradise City”
7. “My Michelle”
8. “Think About You”
9. “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
10. “You’re Crazy”
11. “Anything Goes”
12. “Rocket Queen”

14. Hysteria (1987) – Def Leppard

1. “Women”
2. “Rocket”
3. “Animal”
4. “Love Bites”
5. “Pour Some Sugar On Me”
6. “Armageddon It”
7. “Gods Of War”
8. “Don’t Shoot Shot Gun”
9. “Run Riot”
10. “Hysteria”
11. “Excitable”
12. “Love And Affection”

15. The Great Radio Controversy (1989) – Tesla

1. “Hang Tough”
2. “Lady Luck”
3. “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)”
4. “Be A Man”
5. “Lazy Days, Crazy Nights”
6. “Did It For The Money”
7. “Yesterdaze Gone”
8. “Makin’ Magic”
9. “The Way It Is”
10. “Flight To Nowhere”
11. “Love Song”
12. “Paradise”
13. “Party’s Over”