It’s not surprising that one of The Beatles’ best songwriters is on our list of 1980s rock albums that were ahead of their time. McCartney didn’t have the easiest time in the 1970s, as he was ...

The 1980s was a singular era in rock and roll. The decade ushered in the advent—and renaissance—of a number of genres, including post-punk, heavy metal, dance rock, and thrash metal. Even the hard and ...

In October 1979, US rock magazine Creem published a cover feature asking the provocative question ‘Is Heavy Metal Dead?’, and concluded that the writing was on the wall for the genre. Their judgment ...

Debut albums are both some of the most highly praised and underrated types of albums. Highly praised, given that the artist who made them created an enormous splash in the business with their release.

The 1980s might be the easiest decade to caricature. But the best ’80s albums prove that the decade wasn't just about big hair, big shoulder pads, and even bigger mobile phones—and that the era's ...

Test your '80s music knowledge! That decade exploded with legendary albums, each boasting cover art as iconic as the hits within. Can you identify these classics from their album covers alone? From ...

Here's the best pop-punk album from very year of the 1980s. Genres don’t appear overnight. They are the result of a natural evolution, where musical styles collide to create something new and dynamic.

In 1980, one album session proved exhaustive and even potentially life-threatening for New York punk pioneers the Ramones.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Stanley is not a huge fan of the KISS album Unmasked. The legendary singer and guitarist singled out the 1980 album as his ...

Simply put, Rush were on fire as the decade turned to the 1980s. But in this week's Chuck's Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show, we want to know which you think is the better Rush album — ...

More than four decades after its release, AC/DC's Back in Black is still doing something few albums ever achieve: attracting new listeners while cementing its place as one of the biggest records in ...

We all have a special connection to the music of our youth, but what about the tunes that filled the air before our earliest memories? Take a trip back in time and explore the top Billboard albums ...