Albums of the 80s: On the best-selling records of the decade...
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The best selling albums of the 80's are mostly pop hits by artists of sound like Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, ABBA... These records were a colossal success and had millions of copies! Their relevance has not disappeared after so many decades... Here is a selection of the best selling records of the 80s across the UK!
Super Trouper (1980)
It was the Super Trouper album that gave the world the hits "The Winner Takes It All" and "Super Trouper"! It was the best-selling record in the UK in 1980. Unsurprisingly, Super Trouper helped the band ABBA to increase their success in the global market...
Super Trouper was ABBA's sixth album to top the UK charts! For this release, the band decided to return to a more straightforward pop sound. As critics have suggested, this may have been due to the fact that the disco sound was by then beginning to be forgotten... It had been replaced by pop musicians who were now dominating the world charts.
Kings of the Wild Frontier (1981)
Kings of the Wild Frontier - such an interesting name was given to the second album of the English band Adam and the Ants. By the way: this very work diluted popular music with the sound of Burundi beat... The album became the leader of the British chart. It also introduced 3 cult hits: "Kings of the Wild Frontier", "Dog Eat Dog" and "Antmusic".
The record became the best-selling album of the early 80s. Thus, Kings of the Wild Frontier brought the band the 1982 Brit Awards.
Thriller (1983)
This record has long been legendary... "Thriller" is Michael Jackson's sixth studio album, one of the first to utilise music videos for commercial success! The album became the best-selling album in just 1 year! With Thriller, Jackson broke racial barriers that had previously reigned in the music business: his music videos for the hits "Thriller", "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" were regularly broadcast by MTV...
In 2012, the record hit the number one spot for albums of the 80s! And while Thriller itself went to the Library of Congress as a "culturally significant record", the music video of the same name was included in the National Film Registry! And to this day, the album remains at the peak of popularity...
Can't Slow Down (1984)
The second studio album of soul singer Lionel Richie was a leader in the United States, as well as 2 hit tracks from it: "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". This work brought the musician a Grammy Award....
The album was warmly received by listeners and music critics alike. Overall, Can't Slow Down stayed in the Billboard 200 for more than three years! In just a few years, the record sold over 15 million copies....
Brothers in Arms (1985)
Brothers in Arms was the fifth studio release by rock band Dire Straits. The record was released in May 1985: it stayed number one in the UK for about 14 weeks, in the US for about ten weeks, and in Australia for a staggering 34 weeks! It was Brothers in Arms that became the first album to go 10 times platinum in the UK! Today it is the best-selling album of the 80's with over 30 million copies sold....
This record brought Dire Straits a lot of prestigious awards! Today it is one of the best embodiments of the 80s rock scene....
True Blue (1986)
This wonderful record belongs to the charming pop singer Madonna... True Blue serves as a kind of musical book: here the singer shares her visions about love, career, dreams and disappointments... The source of inspiration was the artist's then-husband, Sean Penn. Yes, yes! The album is dedicated to him... If we look at the record musically, this time Madonna opted for more classical music. In this way she wanted to attract the attention of a more mature audience, which for a long time remained indifferent to the work of the blond diva....
The album quickly became an international success: True Blue was number one in 28 countries! It became a new record! With sales of more than 25 million copies worldwide, the record became a cult...
Bad (1987)
The main hit from the album Bad was the legendary "Dirty Diana" - a song that topped the American Billboard! If official sources are to be believed, the record sold a staggering 40 million copies worldwide....
Musically, Bad is full of a variety of genres: rhythm and blues, gospel, pop rock, funk... In autumn 1987, the artist went on a world tour in support of his release! As a result, the tour became the most successful of the entire decade. The album was Jackson's third and final collaboration with Quincy Jones...
Kylie (1988)
The album Kylie was the debut for the charming and so young Kylie Minogue... The record is filled with dance pop hits. When listening to "I Should Be So Lucky" and "The Loco-Motion", there is a clear influence of bubblegum pop. In addition, the album includes ballads (the track "I Miss You" is a prime example).
The record was received rather ambiguously by critics... Some of them literally admired Kylie, while others compared the work to Madonna's debut... However, all this did not prevent the album from becoming popular! Kylie topped the charts in several countries and its sales exceeded 500,000 copies. Thus, the album not only went gold, but 6 times platinum... To date, the record's sales are approaching 6 million copies.
Ten Good Reasons (1989)
Ten Good Reasons is the debut album by pop star Jason Donovan. The record became the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 1989. It also gave the world 2 first-class singles: "Too Many Broken Hearts" and "Sealed with a Kiss". In addition, the album features "Especially for You", a duet with Kylie Minogue.
By the way: the title of the record is taken from a line of the first track, "You give me one good reason to leave me, I'll give you ten good reasons to stay..."
