Last month, BBC Radio 2 asked their listeners to vote for the Ultimate 80s Albums and the top 10 has been revealed!
Michael Jackson’s Thriller album came 4th in the list. Ok, this is not the first place we wanted but considering BBC Radios have muted Michael Jackson during a good part of 2019 (no worries, Michael is back on most radio programmes, not as much as it used to be but it is a start!), coming 4th is still a winner!
Not to mention that the radio has given 50 albums to chose from and from what we understand, the top 10 came very close to each other!
Here the full top 10 Ultimate 80s Albums:
| # | Artists | album |
| 1) | U2 | The Joshua Tree |
| 2) | Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
| 3) | The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses |
| 4) | Michael Jackson | thriller |
| 5) | Guns N ‘Roses | Appetite For Destruction |
| 6) | The Human League | Dare! |
| 7) | The Smiths | The Queen Is Dead |
| 8) | Paul Simon | Graceland |
| 9) | ABC | Lexicon Of Love |
| 9) | Prince | Purple Rain |
A little disappointing to not see “BAD” in the list as the 2nd Michael’s 80s album did not make the cut, even in the top 40.
11. Kate Bush – ‘Hounds Of Love’
12. Duran Duran – ‘Rio’
13. Tears For Fears – ‘Songs From The Big Chair’
14. Bruce Springsteen – ‘Born In The USA’
15. AC/DC – ‘Back In Black’
16. Deacon Blue – ‘Raintown’
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – ‘Welcome To The Pleasuredome’
18. INXS – ‘Kick’
19. George Michael – ‘Faith’
20. Pet Shop Boys – ‘Actually’
21. Peter Gabriel – ‘So’
22. Queen – ‘The Works’
23. Bon Jovi – ‘Slippery When Wet’
24. The Cure – ‘Disintegration’
25. Tracy Chapman – ‘Tracy Chapman’
26. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Tango In The Night’
27. ABBA – ‘Super Trouper’
28. David Bowie – ‘Let’s Dance’
29. a-ha – ‘Hunting High & Low’
30. Wham! – ‘Make It Big’
31. Madonna – ‘True Blue’
32. Depeche Mode – ‘Music For The Masses’
= 33. Soft Cell – ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’
= 33. Whitney Houston – ‘Whitney’
35. Phil Collins – ‘No Jacket Required’
36. Sade – ‘Diamond Life’
37. Public Enemy – ‘It Takes A Nation Of Millions’
38. Spandau Ballet – ‘True’
39. Soul II Soul – ‘Club Classics Vol. One’
40. Kylie Minogue – ‘Kylie’
2019 fashion was based on the 80s, while most High Street shops offered T-shirts of the above artists, Michael Jackson’s merchandise was pretty much erased from the shops’ shelves due to the fake documentary. Musically, the trend was 80s pop-rock based which justify U2’s first place.
Despite all those factors, “Thriller” still made it to the top 10 and shows that Michael Jackson is still present in the general public’s hearts! Clearly Danny Boy didn’t manage to mute Michael!
Like a zombie crawling out of a tomb, “Thriller” will be back in the chart this month to celebrate Halloween… sorry, THRILLERWEEN!
SOURCE: BBC Radio 2
The only reason why Thriller is in the top10 is the fact they cant ignore Thriller, I personally dont believe in such polls.
Ppl voting would have chosen BAD in the top40.
Thriller and BAD are on the 10 best sellers lists in the UK, and ppl wouldnt have voted for BAD?
ok.