Rolling Stone's 100 best albums of the '80s

[Earlshog]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/19/best.albums.of.the.eighties.rs/index.html


1. The Clash, "London Calling"
2. Prince and the Revolution, "Purple Rain"
3. U2, "The Joshua Tree"
4. Talking Heads, "Remain in Light"
5. Paul Simon, "Graceland"
6. Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the U.S.A."
7. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
8. R.E.M., "Murmur"
9. Richard and Linda Thompson, "Shoot Out the Lights"
10. Tracy Chapman, "Tracy Chapman"

[Earlshog]

how is pauls boutique not on this list?

[paulisded]

how is pauls boutique not on this list?

It's because that article was actually published in November, 1989. Why it's being brought up as news again is puzzling. You have to remember that at the time, Paul's Boutique was considered a flop, and it wasn't until a few years later that people discovered it's a classic.

[Furtherman]

It's because that article was actually published in November, 1989. Why it's being brought up as news again is puzzling. You have to remember that at the time, Paul's Boutique was considered a flop, and it wasn't until a few years later that people discovered it's a classic.

Right. I believe it was released in late 1989. And yea, I've seen this list before. I wonder why CNN even putting this out.

[underdog]

I'm patiently waiting CNN releasing the top stocks of 1929 list so I know where to invest my money!

[underdog]

CNN's top waterfront property of New Orleans list from 2004 is going to be great.

[underdog]

Top German Vacation Homes for Jews of the 1930s list is going to be fantastic.

[Dirtbag]

Fuck Rolling Stone up their metal-hating asses.

[fezident]

I don't see how a list from that era could possibly exclude pop-metal.
Pyromania was 2nd only to Thriller that year... and just a few years later, Hysteria went on to sell over 20 million copies.
And then there's Slippery When Wet & New Jersey. Bon Jovi has gone onto be one of thee most successful bands in history of music. (record sales, ticket sales, awards, prestige)

Duran Duran has sold over 60 million records.... and had probably 10 mega hits during that decade. MTV was firing on all cylinders.

The fact that we view these bands as "a joke" now, has no bearing here. These bands are synonomous with that decade. They owned it.

[Earlshog]

A few years ago they had the top 100 Guitarists of all time and had Eddie Van Halen in like the 80's and I think Kurt Cobain at like 17.


Maybe CNN will post that article as if it was from today ;-)

[realmenhatelife]

I'm sure even in 1989 people were like "Tracy Chapman? Fuckin kidding, right?"

[pennington]

http://info.detnews.com/dn/history/lindy/images/pageone.gif

[Chigworthy]

Did this come from Yahoo News?

[keithy_19]

They are right about their number 1.

[Earlshog]

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[Earlshog]

CNN breaking news....


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