Yaaassss to Straight Outta Compton. A classic for sure. **** the Police doesn't have a music video, didn't chart in any official chart in ANY country, and got virtually NO radio play, but it's still iconic (in both the ATRL meaning and the actual meaning). Their ****ing power!!
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You have her in your signature though
Never got what people see in ABBA or Cher at all
And Murmur deserves WAY higher
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released in April 1988 by Def Jam Recordings. Public Enemy set out to make the hip hop equivalent to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, an album noted for its strong social commentary. Recording sessions took place during 1987 at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Sabella Studios in New York City. Noting the enthusiastic response toward their live shows, Public Enemy intended with Nation of Millions to make the music of a faster tempo than the previous album for performance purposes.
The album charted for 49 weeks on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 42. By August 1989, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of one million copies in the United States. The album was very well received by music critics, who hailed it for its production techniques and the socially and politically charged lyricism of lead MC Chuck D. It also appeared on many publications' year-end top album lists for 1988, and was the runaway choice as the best album of 1988 in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll, a poll of the leading music critics in the US.
This is a very influential and important album! It's a bit abrasive and I think they improved their sound/niche later on though.
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The Game is the eighth studio album by British rock band Queen released on 27 June 1980. It was the only Queen album to reach No. 1 in the US and became Queen's best selling studio album in the US with four million copies sold to date, tying News of the World's US sales tally. The album received very favourable reviews. Notable songs on the album include the bass-driven "Another One Bites the Dust" and the rockabilly "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", both of which reached No. 1 in the US. The Game was the first Queen album to use a synthesiser (an Oberheim OB-X).
Well I really like Another One Bites the Dust.... The other singles are nice but not my favorites. I hear Crazy Little Thing Called Love on the radio all the time.
Violent Femmes is the debut album by Violent Femmes. Mostly recorded in July 1982, the album was released by Slash Records on vinyl and on cassette in April 1983, and on CD in 1987 with two extra tracks "Ugly" and "Gimme the Car".
Violent Femmes is the band's most successful album to date and went platinum eight years after its release. The album achieved what is believed to be a unique feat by going gold, four years after its release, without having yet made an appearance on Billboard's Top 200 album chart.
I like this album a lot. I grew up on a lot of the songs and there are definitely multiple alt-rock classics on this album. Blister in the Sun especially
The Smiths is the debut album by English alternative rock band The Smiths, released on 20 February 1984. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying on the chart for 33 weeks. After the original production by Troy Tate was felt to be inadequate, John Porter rerecorded the album in both London and Manchester during breaks in the band's UK tour during September 1983. The album was well received by the critics as well as the public, and it established The Smiths as a prominent band in the 1980s music scene in the United Kingdom.
I'm not as familiar with this album as their others tbh.
Rapture is the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (of which 5 million in the US) and earning her two Grammy Awards.
The album's first track, "Sweet Love", was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award.
The music video for the track "Same Ole Love" was filmed and recorded at Baker's Keyboard Lounge.
In 1989, Rapture was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.
I really like her voice and I know she made quite a huge impact on R&B at the time, so I'm glad this is here even though I haven't heard it in full.
