One of my favorite albums of the 80s is this:

Moody Blues ~ Long Distance Voyager

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Another one was this:

Genesis ~ Duke

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What were you favorite albums from the 80s?

One of my favourite 80s albums was not just 1 album, but an album series that came in a trilogy:  They were called Can't Stop Dancin' and were non stop dance mix albums released in Canada by CBS Direct and were based on popular dance songs that were played on the Montreal radio station CKMF 94.  Generally I don't like to include various artists collections among favourite album lists, but these were so well done, I am still a BIG fan.  I have the first 2 volumes on Vinyl, and all three on cassette and they sit proudly in my collection! 

CAN'T STOP DANCIN' VOLUME 1 <1983>

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Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
Just an Illusion - Imagination
Billie Jean/Do it Again - Brooklyn Express

I Ran (So Far Away) - Flock of Seagulls
Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham!
Knocking Down Love - Goldie Alexander http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Down Under - Men at Work

Der Kommissar - After the Fire
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Guilty - Lime http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Vivre Sur Video - Trans X http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg

Mickey - Toni Basil
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Perfect - The The
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Boys Town Gang


CAN'T STOP DANCIN' VOLUME 2 <1984>

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99 Red Balloons - Nena
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
A Woman Like That - Steven Tracey http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics

Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Let's Hear it For the Boy - Deniece Williams
I'm Only Shooting Love - Time Bandits
Starting at the End - Doris D. and the Pins

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
Killer on the Rampage - Glen Johansen http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Reggae Night - Jimmy Cliff
Sunshine Reggae - Nancy Martinez and Allen Harris http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg

Eat It - "Weird Al" Tankovic
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
Give it Up- KC
Dancing in the Sheets - Shalamar


CAN'T STOP DANCIN' VOLUME 3 <1986>

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I'm Your Man - Wham!
You're A Friend of Mine - Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy
You're All Played Out - L.I.F.E. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg

Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
Crying Over You - Platinum Blonde http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Flippin' to the 'A' Side - Cats Can Fly http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young

Conga - Miami Sound Machine
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive
Don't You Want My Love - Nicole http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg
Unexpected Lovers - Lime http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg

The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
Manic Monday - The Bangles
You're Only Human (Second Wind) - Billy Joel
(You're A) Strange Animal - Gowan http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/whistledog/Flag.jpg


* Nicole is not a Canadian artist.  Don't You Want My Love qualified for CANCON because it was written by Aldo Nova

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Here's one of mine.

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I just got back into Platinum Blonde since I wasn't really old enough the first time around.

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It had Big love, Family Man, Everywhere, Little Lies, Seven Wonders and one of my favorite Mac songs "You and I part two"

One of the last albums I ever bought.

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Bananarama (1984) featuring the hits Cruel Summer, Robert De Niro's Waiting, Rough Justice, Hot Line to Heaven and The Wild Life

Included - not because it was a personal favourite, but because I fancied myself as a bit of a DJ in them days. And so, I could just slap this on and go to the bar!  :D

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And here's Side 1 in its entirety (if you can stand it!)

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Slippery when Wet
New Jersey

Included - not because it was a personal favourite, but because I fancied myself as a bit of a DJ in them days. And so, I could just slap this on and go to the bar!  :D

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And here's Side 1 in its entirety (if you can stand it!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EvYRMMdLA


I have that same Hit Mix '86 on Vinyl, but it's missing one of the records in it LOL

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Released in 1984, this is Steeltown, the 2nd album (and my favourite) from Big Country.  It features the hits East of Eden, Where the Rose is Sown and Just A Shadow.  Also features a song called Flame of the West which I still think should have been a single.  I have this album on Vinyl, CD and Cassette.  The Remastered CD version contains an extended version of their hit Wonderland, a song that was previously only available on EP

Where the Rose is Sown is my favourite song from them.

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Who had this album?

Who had this album?


Quite possibly the whole world and his wife...but not me! I refused to be sucked into the soulless void that was Whitney!

But I did have this...

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And a damn fine first effort it was too!

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Rolling Stones ~ Tattoo you

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Toto - IV

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The Police ~ Zenyatta Mondatta

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Eddy Grant

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Eddy Grant


I love how you posted the cassette cover LOL

Did you like all of the songs on that album or just Electric Avenue?

That was never one of my favourite songs, but also on that album was the popular hit I Don't Wanna Dance that I also remember very well and that one I liked enough to own the cassette version of that album which I still have

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I love how you posted the cassette cover LOL

Did you like all of the songs on that album or just Electric Avenue?

That was never one of my favourite songs, but also on that album was the popular hit I Don't Wanna Dance that I also remember very well and that one I liked enough to own the cassette version of that album which I still have


I did like most of his songs on the cassette, had a bit of a reggae feel to them.

The Police ~ Ghost in the Machine

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Some albums(or CDs) I simply can't take a road trip without!

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Your Pal,
Doc
8)

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Your Pal,
Doc
8)

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1982 was maybe the worst year in the 1980s for music, so many terrible songs in the top 40. Didn't like much that year. Toto IV was OK..this album was alright.

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1982 was maybe the worst year in the 1980s for music, so many terrible songs in the top 40. Didn't like much that year. Toto IV was OK..this album was alright.



what songs were "worst"?  ???

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remember when Belinda Carlisle had the short hair?


Yes, but was that one of your favourite albums of the 80s?

Yes, but was that one of your favourite albums of the 80s?


Yes it was, They had a bunch of good hits on it.

Yes it was, They had a bunch of good hits on it.


It did.  I really liked Turn to You.  I remember thinking that song was from a movie because Rob Lowe was in the video, but turns out he was just an actor in the video lol

what songs were "worst"?  ???

I really can't agree with warped there, if anything the worst year was 1980, when punk was barely breathing and disco refused to go quietly. Frankly, I think 1982 is when the 80's sound truly came into its own.

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

It did.  I really liked Turn to You.  I remember thinking that song was from a movie because Rob Lowe was in the video, but turns out he was just an actor in the video lol


I also liked "We Got The Beat".

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I love this album and a lot of her songs on this album are definite hits to me.

I also liked "We Got The Beat".


But that wasn't on the Talk Show album

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The greatest Billy Joel album ever IMO.
Interesting story:  When his record label decided to release his 1985 collection "Greatest Hits Volume I and II", the Innocent Man album was still popular, which is why the tracks "Keeping the Faith" and "An Innocent Man" do not appear on that collection, but do appear on the 1997 release "Greatest Hits Volume III"

But that wasn't on the Talk Show album


What was on the Talk Show album?

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loads of my favorites from that album.

What was on the Talk Show album?


It's one of your favourite albums.  You tell us :P

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Herbie Hancock-Lite Me Up album

he had a couple of funky hits from this album

Lite Me Up
The Bomb
Motor Mouth
Can't Hide Your Love
Fun Tracks

It's one of your favourite albums.  You tell us :P


I guess only 2 songs I liked from that album Head Over Heels & Turn To You the others I have never heard yet. So I guess it wasn't after all.

The greatest Billy Joel album ever IMO.
Interesting story:  When his record label decided to release his 1985 collection "Greatest Hits Volume I and II", the Innocent Man album was still popular, which is why the tracks "Keeping the Faith" and "An Innocent Man" do not appear on that collection, but do appear on the 1997 release "Greatest Hits Volume III"


It's a very nice album, lots of 50s sounding songs, good tunes. I like it.

It's a very nice album, lots of 50s sounding songs, good tunes. I like it.


Back when 'The Longest Time' came out, I used to think it was an older song.  I didn't know it was new lol

Back when 'The Longest Time' came out, I used to think it was an older song.  I didn't know it was new lol


I thought it was from the 50's.

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I thought it was from the 50's.


No.  It was released by Billy Joel in 1984.  :)

This album is so sick:
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This record has my favorites Manic Monday, Walking Down Your Street & Walk Like An Egyptian

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This record has my favorites Manic Monday, Walking Down Your Street & Walk Like An Egyptian


What about If She Knew What She Wants.  That one was also good.  Different Light by Bangles is one of my favourites too.  I have it on vinyl, CD and cassette

What about If She Knew What She Wants.  That one was also good.  Different Light by Bangles is one of my favourites too.  I have it on vinyl, CD and cassette


There's also:

Hazy Shade of Winter
Manic Monday
Eternal Flame
Walk Like An Egyptian

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The Van Halen album from 1984 had a few great hits like Hot For Teacher, Jump, Panama & I'll Wait.

There's also:

Hazy Shade of Winter
Manic Monday
Eternal Flame
Walk Like An Egyptian


Hazy Shade of Winter and Eternal Flame were on different albums.  Howard and I were referring strictly to the Different Light album

To me, in order to consider an album a true favourite, you have to enjoy more than just the hits, and you also own said album.  Like every album I have posted in here so far, here are 3 more that I really enjoy ...

Linda Ronstadt - Get Closer (1982)
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Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
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Blvd. - Blvd. (1988)
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To me, in order to consider an album a true favourite, you have to enjoy more than just the hits, and you also own said album. 


Makes sense.

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Hazy Shade of Winter and Eternal Flame were on different albums.  Howard and I were referring strictly to the Different Light album


Oh okay.  :D

One of the most underrated metal albums ever:
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Makes sense.

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a load of good songs came from this album. Girls Just Want To Have Fun, She Bop, Money Changes Everything, Time After Time & All Through The Night.

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The Cars Heartbeat City album had a few good songs like Hello Again, You Might Think, Magic & Drive.

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I like every song on the album.

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What's Love Got to Do With It, Better Be Good To Me, Let's Stay Together & Private Dancer.

Two definitive classic examples of 80's electronica:
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Your Pal,
Doc
8)

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Only has 2 songs which are "Biko" and "Games Without Frontiers".