Genre
Glam Metal
Glam metal is the 1980s Sunset Strip formula: huge hooks, shredding solos, hairspray, and hedonism. Mötley Crüe, Poison, and Def Leppard ruled MTV with it until grunge ended the party overnight.
Glam Metal on Riffiter: 59 albums, 3 rated by the community, averaging 3.8/5, spanning 1973 to 2021, from 9 artists including Mötley Crüe, Black Veil Brides, Ratt.
Key artists
Albums

Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe · 1989
★ 4.0 · 1
The Dirt Soundtrack
Mötley Crüe · 2019
★ 3.5 · 1
Saints of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe · 2008
★ 4.0 · 1
Feel the Steel
Steel Panther · 2009

Set the World On Fire
Black Veil Brides · 2011

Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides · 2014

Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
Black Veil Brides · 2013

Vale
Black Veil Brides · 2018

New York Dolls
New York Dolls · 1973

Everybody Wants
The Struts · 2014

Balls Out
Steel Panther · 2011

We Stitch These Wounds
Black Veil Brides · 2010

New Tattoo
Mötley Crüe · 2000

Heavy Metal Rules
Steel Panther · 2019

Rebels
Black Veil Brides · 2011

All You Can Eat
Steel Panther · 2014

Ratt
Ratt · 1999

Girls, Girls, Girls
Mötley Crüe · 1987

Shout at the Devil
Mötley Crüe · 1983

Too Fast for Love
Mötley Crüe · 1981

The Phantom Tomorrow
Black Veil Brides · 2021

Invasion of Your Privacy
Ratt · 1985

Re‐Stitch These Wounds
Black Veil Brides · 2020

Theatre of Pain
Mötley Crüe · 1985

Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe · 1994

Lower the Bar
Steel Panther · 2017

Greatest Hits
Mötley Crüe · 1998

Winger
Winger · 1988

Out of the Cellar
Ratt · 1984

Generation Swine
Mötley Crüe · 1997

Dancing Undercover
Ratt · 1986

In the Heart of the Young
Winger · 1990

Detonator
Ratt · 1990

Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt
Ratt · 2007

Reach for the Sky
Ratt · 1988

Infestation
Ratt · 2010

XIII
TNT · 2018

Wild in the Night: Live Broadcast 1982
Mötley Crüe · 2014

British Invasion
Steel Panther · 2012

Engine
TNT · 2010

Greate$t Hit$
Mötley Crüe · 2009

Atlantis
TNT · 2008

The New Territory
TNT · 2007

All the Way to the Sun
TNT · 2005

Carnival of Sins
Mötley Crüe · 2005

Red, White & Crüe
Mötley Crüe · 2005

My Religion
TNT · 2004

Hole Patrol
Steel Panther · 2003

Transistor
TNT · 1999

Firefly
TNT · 1997

Collage
Ratt · 1997

Quaternary
Mötley Crüe · 1995

Realized Fantasies
TNT · 1992

Ratt & Roll 81-91
Ratt · 1991

Decade of Decadence '81-'91
Mötley Crüe · 1991

Intuition
TNT · 1989

Tell No Tales
TNT · 1987

Knights of the New Thunder
TNT · 1984

TNT
TNT · 1983
FAQ
- Who is the most popular glam metal artist?
- The most popular glam metal artist on Riffiter is Mötley Crüe, rated by 12 listeners.
- What is the best glam metal album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best glam metal album on Riffiter is Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe (4.0/5 from 1 rating). See the full best glam metal albums ranking.
- How many glam metal albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 59 albums, 3 rated by the community, averaging 3.8/5. Browse them all on the glam metal albums page.
- When was glam metal's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for glam metal on Riffiter is the 1980s. Its catalogue here spans 1973 to 2021.
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