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Poll--The Weakest Link: BEST SELLING RECORDS OF THE 1980s Round 1

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
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Welcome to another episode of THE WEAKEST LINK. 

We will play to determine the Best Album from the BEST SELLING RECORDS OF THE 1980s.

For anyone new to the game:
You are going to pick the album that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the two albums with the most votes.
We will then move on to Round 2. - Remember you are voting to eliminate albums from contention.

Lets have fun with this. Remember debating and discussing why your right and others are wrong is always fun.  

FULL LIST
1980 - Pink Floyd, The Wall
1981 - REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
1982 - Asia, Asia
1983/1984 - Michael Jackson, Thriller
1985 - Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A.
1986 - Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
1987 - Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet
1988 - George Michael, Faith
1989 - Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel

Poll--The Weakest Link: BEST SELLING RECORDS OF THE 1980s Round 1 32 votes

Pink Floyd, The Wall
0%
REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
9%
Ponciertbergsdankind 3 votes
Asia, Asia
46%
mcgruff10Gibsonmfc2006mickeyratpledgeagrievanceJimmyVTim SimmonsjoberschlakejjflashRP112579ed243421eeriepadavebrianluxHobbestempo_n_groove 15 votes
Michael Jackson, Thriller
3%
F Me In The Brain 1 vote
Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A.
0%
Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
3%
Abe Froman 1 vote
Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet
3%
BIGDaddyWil 1 vote
George Michael, Faith
6%
BLACK35rgambs 2 votes
Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel
28%
Ledbetterman10DukeSpiritjosevolutioncutzerebusGlowGirleddiecPapSmallestOceans 9 votes

Comments

  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,491
    Asia, Asia
    I'm holding out for Thriller as the best of these.

    Bobby Brown was a big seller?  No Shit?
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,388
    Michael Jackson, Thriller
    No way I am supporting Michael Jackson in this lifetime.  Sorry, I know this will bend people up but I would not bypass the opportunity to vote against him.

    I do have to listen fully to a few of these, sure I know songs from them but not enough to vote if it is close.

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 39,350
    Asia, Asia
    surely its The Wall...
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  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,068
    Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet
    Asia rocks!!!!
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,876
    REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
    This is a surprising list.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,491
    edited April 2021
    Asia, Asia
    I found another list different to this and it has GNR, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Purple Rain and a live Bruce album.
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,491
    Asia, Asia
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I found another list different to this and it has GNR, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Purple Rain and a live Bruce album.
    https://rateyourmusic.com/list/abyss89/the_100_biggest_selling_albums_of_the_80s__usa_/

    Asia is listed in the 90's?
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
    edited April 2021
    tempo_n_groove said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I found another list different to this and it has GNR, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Purple Rain and a live Bruce album.
    https://rateyourmusic.com/list/abyss89/the_100_biggest_selling_albums_of_the_80s__usa_/

    Asia is listed in the 90's?
    Yea, the list I have is worldwide by year.
    Post edited by MedozK on
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,319
    Asia, Asia
    Oh my god, no wonder people talk about how the 80's sucked!  Look what incredible albums are missing from this list:

    Dinosaur Jr:  You're Living All Over Me
    The Replacements, Let it Be and Tim
    R.E.M. Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant
    The Dream Syndicate, Medicine Show
    Spacemen Three: The Perfect Prescription
    The Dead Kennedy's, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
    Talking Heads, Remain in Light
    Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
    Mission of Burma, Vs.
    Neil Young, Freedom
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hard Promises
    David Bowie, Scary Monsters
    The Psychedelic Furs,  Selt-titled, Talk Talk Talk
    Lou Reed, The Blue Mask, New York

    I'm sure there are more- these are just titles I picked scanning through my records.  I would put every one of these records up against anything on the best selling list.  What a frustrating decade that was!
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,153
    edited April 2021
    Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel
    brianlux said:
    Oh my god, no wonder people talk about how the 80's sucked!  Look what incredible albums are missing from this list:

    Dinosaur Jr:  You're Living All Over Me
    The Replacements, Let it Be and Tim
    R.E.M. Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant
    The Dream Syndicate, Medicine Show
    Spacemen Three: The Perfect Prescription
    The Dead Kennedy's, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
    Talking Heads, Remain in Light
    Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
    Mission of Burma, Vs.
    Neil Young, Freedom
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hard Promises
    David Bowie, Scary Monsters
    The Psychedelic Furs,  Selt-titled, Talk Talk Talk
    Lou Reed, The Blue Mask, New York

    I'm sure there are more- these are just titles I picked scanning through my records.  I would put every one of these records up against anything on the best selling list.  What a frustrating decade that was!
    As we know all too well - best selling doesn't always mean best. In my opinion it usually doesn't.

  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,319
    Asia, Asia
    GlowGirl said:
    brianlux said:
    Oh my god, no wonder people talk about how the 80's sucked!  Look what incredible albums are missing from this list:

    Dinosaur Jr:  You're Living All Over Me
    The Replacements, Let it Be and Tim
    R.E.M. Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant
    The Dream Syndicate, Medicine Show
    Spacemen Three: The Perfect Prescription
    The Dead Kennedy's, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
    Talking Heads, Remain in Light
    Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
    Mission of Burma, Vs.
    Neil Young, Freedom
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hard Promises
    David Bowie, Scary Monsters
    The Psychedelic Furs,  Selt-titled, Talk Talk Talk
    Lou Reed, The Blue Mask, New York

    I'm sure there are more- these are just titles I picked scanning through my records.  I would put every one of these records up against anything on the best selling list.  What a frustrating decade that was!
    As we know all too well - best selling doesn't always mean best. In my opinion it usually doesn't.


    So true.  I guess I need to be reminded of that once in awhile.  :lol: 
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
    brianlux said:
    GlowGirl said:
    brianlux said:
    Oh my god, no wonder people talk about how the 80's sucked!  Look what incredible albums are missing from this list:

    Dinosaur Jr:  You're Living All Over Me
    The Replacements, Let it Be and Tim
    R.E.M. Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant
    The Dream Syndicate, Medicine Show
    Spacemen Three: The Perfect Prescription
    The Dead Kennedy's, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
    Talking Heads, Remain in Light
    Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
    Mission of Burma, Vs.
    Neil Young, Freedom
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hard Promises
    David Bowie, Scary Monsters
    The Psychedelic Furs,  Selt-titled, Talk Talk Talk
    Lou Reed, The Blue Mask, New York

    I'm sure there are more- these are just titles I picked scanning through my records.  I would put every one of these records up against anything on the best selling list.  What a frustrating decade that was!
    As we know all too well - best selling doesn't always mean best. In my opinion it usually doesn't.


    So true.  I guess I need to be reminded of that once in awhile.  :lol: 
    It all comes down to radio play and top 10 hits for sales.
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,876
    REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
    Half the list doesn't surprise me. Big pop culture hits. I mean, MJ owned that decade. That Bon Jovi album was all over radio and still is. Bruce had 3 songs off that album that are still radio hits. Seems to be a common theme. They all had big radio success and were carried by a few massive singles.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,876
    REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
    Asia is a real head scratcher though. I just looked up that Bobby Brown album, wow, a lot of good songs on there. Classic grade school era R&B. Don't Be Cruel and My Prerogative are great songs.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
    edited April 2021
    tbergs said:
    Asia is a real head scratcher though. I just looked up that Bobby Brown album, wow, a lot of good songs on there. Classic grade school era R&B. Don't Be Cruel and My Prerogative are great songs.
    Asia was #1 on the Billboard 200 chart for 9 weeks in 1982, the only album that matched it that year was American Fool.

    With voting looking like it is, not a lot of "Heat of the Moment" fans out there..lol
    Post edited by MedozK on
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,319
    Asia, Asia
    MedozK said:
    brianlux said:
    GlowGirl said:
    brianlux said:
    Oh my god, no wonder people talk about how the 80's sucked!  Look what incredible albums are missing from this list:

    Dinosaur Jr:  You're Living All Over Me
    The Replacements, Let it Be and Tim
    R.E.M. Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant
    The Dream Syndicate, Medicine Show
    Spacemen Three: The Perfect Prescription
    The Dead Kennedy's, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
    Talking Heads, Remain in Light
    Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
    Mission of Burma, Vs.
    Neil Young, Freedom
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hard Promises
    David Bowie, Scary Monsters
    The Psychedelic Furs,  Selt-titled, Talk Talk Talk
    Lou Reed, The Blue Mask, New York

    I'm sure there are more- these are just titles I picked scanning through my records.  I would put every one of these records up against anything on the best selling list.  What a frustrating decade that was!
    As we know all too well - best selling doesn't always mean best. In my opinion it usually doesn't.


    So true.  I guess I need to be reminded of that once in awhile.  :lol: 
    It all comes down to radio play and top 10 hits for sales.

    It amazes me how many people miss out on great music!
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,181
    Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel

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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,876
    REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
    Pap said:

    That's your prerogative.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,170
    Asia, Asia
    tbergs said:
    Pap said:

    That's your prerogative.

    :lol:
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,952
    Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel
    God most of these just remind me of Coke’d up nights I can’t stand any of these albums.
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,876
    REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity
    josevolution said:
    God most of these just remind me of Coke’d up nights I can’t stand any of these albums.
    Bobby and Whitney probably did more coke than the rest of the list combined. They were not a good match for each other.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,319
    Asia, Asia
    Everybody in the 80's was coked up.  If you hadn't at least tried it, you probably lived in a convent. 
    Coke didn't make artists create mediocre records.  A mediocre listening public was responsible for that.
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,491
    Asia, Asia
    I thought Culture Club and The Police were bigger worldwide in the 80's?  Even U2 I'm surprised is not on here.  They were the biggest thing in the world at one time.  Joshua Tree I thought was up there.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,388
    Michael Jackson, Thriller
    All of this talking down about cocaine.
    A Chappelle/Rick James would say -- "Cocaine, a helluva drug!"
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I thought Culture Club and The Police were bigger worldwide in the 80's?  Even U2 I'm surprised is not on here.  They were the biggest thing in the world at one time.  Joshua Tree I thought was up there.
    1983 - Synchronicity (top album for 10 weeks) was overshadowed by Thriller (top album for 22 weeks)
    1987 - Joshua Tree was up against Slippery When Wet. (Teen girls buying albums was prolly the deciding factor there)
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
    Asia and Bobby Brown have been eliminated in Round 1
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,491
    Asia, Asia
    MedozK said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I thought Culture Club and The Police were bigger worldwide in the 80's?  Even U2 I'm surprised is not on here.  They were the biggest thing in the world at one time.  Joshua Tree I thought was up there.
    1983 - Synchronicity (top album for 10 weeks) was overshadowed by Thriller (top album for 22 weeks)
    1987 - Joshua Tree was up against Slippery When Wet. (Teen girls buying albums was prolly the deciding factor there)
    OK so they were hugely successful albums too just overshadowed.
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,210
    tempo_n_groove said:
    MedozK said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I thought Culture Club and The Police were bigger worldwide in the 80's?  Even U2 I'm surprised is not on here.  They were the biggest thing in the world at one time.  Joshua Tree I thought was up there.
    1983 - Synchronicity (top album for 10 weeks) was overshadowed by Thriller (top album for 22 weeks)
    1987 - Joshua Tree was up against Slippery When Wet. (Teen girls buying albums was prolly the deciding factor there)
    OK so they were hugely successful albums too just overshadowed.
    Yea, the years they were released you just happen to have bigger albums.
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,181
    edited April 2021
    Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel
    eeriepadave said:
    tbergs said:
    Pap said:

    That's your prerogative.
    :lol:
    :wink:
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