Joshua tree voted the best album of the 80s

[Generalzod]

U2's Joshua Tree voted the best album of the 1980s
U2's The Joshua Tree has been named the best album of the 1980s.

Released in 1987, it made U2 one of the world's biggest bands, thanks to anthems like With Or Without You and Where The Streets Have No Name.

Now, listeners to BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s have chosen it as the decade's best record, in a poll marking National Album Day on Saturday.

Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms came second, followed by The Stone Roses' eponymous debut.

All but one of the top 20 are by male artists, with the exception being Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love - which lands at number 11.

Albums by Madonna, Janet Jackson, Tracy Chapman and Grace Jones feature further down the list.


https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54467937

 

[horrie hastings]

Good to see Dare by The Human League on the list, that album screams the 80's to me.

 

[Matua]

How many votes did U2 get?

Thriller should really top the list by some distance. Stone Roses shouldn't be top 10 in even a British list.

 

[YoHadrian]

How many votes did U2 get?

Thriller should really top the list by some distance. Stone Roses shouldn't be top 10 in even a British list.

Quincy Jones produced the sh*t out of that album however I recommend reading up on the role of Rod Temperton who was recruited by Quincy to work on that album as well as writing the Thriller song itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Temperton

 

[horrie hastings]

Quincy Jones produced the sh*t out of that album however I recommend reading up on the role of Rod Temperton who was recruited by Quincy to work on that album as well as writing the Thriller song itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Temperton

Not to mention Eddie Van Halens contribution to Beat It.

 

[horrie hastings]

How many votes did U2 get?

Thriller should really top the list by some distance. Stone Roses shouldn't be top 10 in even a British list.

From the top ten i have 2 albums , Thriller by Michael Jackson and Dare by Human League in the top 20 i have 2 more , Faith by George Michael and Actually by The Pet Shop Boys.

 

[YoHadrian]

Not to mention Eddie Van Halens contribution to Beat It.

In a bet with Quincy Jones he played the solo in Beat It in one take for a case of beer.

 

[horrie hastings]

And here is 11 to 40 on the list

11. Kate Bush – 'Hounds Of Love'
12. Duran Duran - 'Rio'
13. Tears For Fears - 'Songs From The Big Chair'
14. Bruce Springsteen - 'Born In The USA'
15. AC/DC - 'Back In Black'
16. Deacon Blue - 'Raintown'
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome'
18. INXS - 'Kick'
19. George Michael - 'Faith'
20. Pet Shop Boys - 'Actually'
21. Peter Gabriel - 'So'
22. Queen - 'The Works'
23. Bon Jovi – 'Slippery When Wet'
24. The Cure – 'Disintegration'
25. Tracy Chapman - 'Tracy Chapman'
26. Fleetwood Mac - 'Tango In The Night'
27. ABBA - 'Super Trouper'
28. David Bowie - 'Let's Dance'
29. a-ha - 'Hunting High & Low'
30. Wham! - 'Make It Big'
31. Madonna - 'True Blue'
32. Depeche Mode – 'Music For The Masses'
= 33. Soft Cell – 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret'
= 33. Whitney Houston - 'Whitney'
35. Phil Collins - 'No Jacket Required'
36. Sade - 'Diamond Life'
37. Public Enemy – 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions'
38. Spandau Ballet - 'True'
39. Soul II Soul - 'Club Classics Vol. One'
40. Kylie Minogue - 'Kylie'

From 20 to 40 I have
22- Queen -The Works
27- ABBA Super Trouper
31-Madonna True Blue
38-Spandau Ballet- true [vinyl ].

So seven of the top 40 on CD and 1 on vinyl.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Scary. I have 31 of those 40.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Do people still buy albums?

 

[horrie hastings]

Just went through the better half's collection and
33-Whitney
40- Kylie
were there .

Most of the artist mentioned i have albums from, just not the mentioned ones in the poll.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Do people still buy albums?

I do.

But most of the people I know don't. Stream everything, I believe.

 

[mongoose]

really hoped "Fore" by Huey Lewis and the News would be up there

 

[horrie hastings]

Do people still buy albums?

Like The Mad Hatter, i still buy albums too.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

really hoped "Fore" by Huey Lewis and the News would be up there

It'd fit with the general level of beige there

 

[Eelementary]

I respect U2, but I can't stand their music.

And as influential as "The Joshua Tree" may have been, how is it a better album than "Thriller", "Ride The Lightning", or "Synchronicity "?

 

[PJ]

Big fan or early U2, up to about Achting Baby, but Joshua Tree is nowhere near their best imo.

Happy to see Lexicon of Love in there. Very 80's but loved the album

 

[Generalzod]

Big fan or early U2, up to about Achting Baby, but Joshua Tree is nowhere near their best imo.

Happy to see Lexicon of Love in there. Very 80's but loved the album

Actung baby is my favourite U2 album one of the best albums of 90s with the Metallica’s black album.

 

[Matua]

I should mention that although I questioned Joshua Tree's place at the top I don't have an issue with it being top 10. It's a great album.

 

[hrundi99]

Stone Roses shouldn't be top 10 in even a British list.

Instant classic.

You're wrong muchacho.