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Best hard rock albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best hard rock album of the 1980s is Back in Black by AC/DC, rated 4.6/5 by 9 listeners.

All genres, 1980s

  1. Back in Black cover№ 1Back in BlackAC/DC · 19804.69 ratings
  2. 2For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) coverFor Those About to Rock (We Salute You)AC/DC · 19814.32 ratings
  3. 3Kings of Metal coverKings of MetalManowar · 19884.51 rating
  4. 4Fly on the Wall coverFly on the WallAC/DC · 19854.01 rating
  5. 5Appetite for Destruction coverAppetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses · 19873.51 rating
  6. 6Helloween coverHelloweenHelloween · 19853.51 rating
  7. 7'74 Jailbreak cover'74 JailbreakAC/DC · 19843.01 rating
  8. 8Blow Up Your Video coverBlow Up Your VideoAC/DC · 19883.01 rating
  9. 9Priest... Live! coverPriest... Live!Judas Priest · 19873.01 rating
  10. 10Who Made Who coverWho Made WhoAC/DC · 19863.02 ratings
  11. 11Pump coverPumpAerosmith · 19892.01 rating
  12. 12Tribute coverTributeOzzy Osbourne · 19872.01 rating
  13. 13Flick of the Switch coverFlick of the SwitchAC/DC · 19831.51 rating
  14. 14Diary of a Madman coverDiary of a MadmanOzzy Osbourne · 19811.51 rating
  15. 151984 cover1984Van Halen · 1983
  16. 16The Final Countdown coverThe Final CountdownEurope · 1986
  17. 17Bark at the Moon coverBark at the MoonOzzy Osbourne · 1983
  18. 18The Ultimate Sin coverThe Ultimate SinOzzy Osbourne · 1986
  19. 19Fighting the World coverFighting the WorldManowar · 1987
  20. 20Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! coverKilling Is My Business... and Business Is Good!Megadeth · 1985
  21. 21Permanent Vacation coverPermanent VacationAerosmith · 1987
  22. 22G N' R Lies coverG N' R LiesGuns N' Roses · 1988
  23. 23Screaming for Vengeance coverScreaming for VengeanceJudas Priest · 1982
  24. 24No Rest for the Wicked coverNo Rest for the WickedOzzy Osbourne · 1988
  25. 25Perfect Strangers coverPerfect StrangersDeep Purple · 1984
  26. 26Love coverLoveThe Cult · 1985
  27. 27Point of Entry coverPoint of EntryJudas Priest · 1981
  28. 28Night Songs coverNight SongsCinderella · 1986
  29. 29Electric coverElectricThe Cult · 1987
  30. 30Sonic Temple coverSonic TempleThe Cult · 1989
  31. 31Fair Warning coverFair WarningVan Halen · 1981
  32. 32Diver Down coverDiver DownVan Halen · 1982
  33. 33Women and Children First coverWomen and Children FirstVan Halen · 1980
  34. 34OU812 coverOU812Van Halen · 1988
  35. 35Out of This World coverOut of This WorldEurope · 1988
  36. 36The Principle of Moments coverThe Principle of MomentsRobert Plant · 1983
  37. 37The House of Blue Light coverThe House of Blue LightDeep Purple · 1987
  38. 38Wild Frontier coverWild FrontierGary Moore · 1987
  39. 39Crimes of Passion coverCrimes of PassionPat Benatar · 1980
  40. 40Pride coverPrideWhite Lion · 1987
  41. 41Bent Out of Shape coverBent Out of ShapeRainbow · 1983
  42. 42Thunder and Lightning coverThunder and LightningThin Lizzy · 1983
  43. 43Done With Mirrors coverDone With MirrorsAerosmith · 1985
  44. 44Long Cold Winter coverLong Cold WinterCinderella · 1988
  45. 45Hits Out of Hell coverHits Out of HellMeat Loaf · 1984
  46. 46Dead Ringer coverDead RingerMeat Loaf · 1981
  47. 47Life coverLifeThin Lizzy · 1983
  48. 48Raised on Radio coverRaised on RadioJourney · 1986
  49. 49Departure coverDepartureJourney · 1980
  50. 50Pictures at Eleven coverPictures at ElevenRobert Plant · 1982

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