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...But Seriously
...But Seriously, Phil Collins' fourth solo studio album (late 1989), mixes message songs like "Another Day in Paradise" about homelessness with relationship ballads; it topped charts worldwide, was the UK's biggest seller of 1990, and won Record of the Year at the 33rd Grammys.
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man is a 1983 Billy Joel studio album, a tribute to the pop and doo-wop of his youth, featuring "Uptown Girl" and "Tell Her About It".
Bad (album)
Bad is a 1987 studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones and the first album with five Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.
Bella Donna (album)
Bella Donna (album) is Stevie Nicks's 1981 debut solo album, produced by Jimmy Iovine on Modern Records, a Billboard 200 number 1 with "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "Edge of Seventeen", and "Leather and Lace", certified quadruple platinum. Distinct from the bugatti Fashion perfume and other artists named Bella Donna.
Chicago 17
Chicago 17 (1984) is Chicago's fourteenth studio album, produced by David Foster on Full Moon/Warner Bros. It peaked at #4 on Billboard, went 6x platinum, and became the band's best-selling album.
Face Value (album)
Face Value is Phil Collins' debut solo album, released February 13, 1981 on Virgin. Written after his divorce, it features "In the Air Tonight" and the gated reverb drum sound, reached UK number 1, and sold over 5 million copies.
Faith (George Michael album)
Faith is George Michael's 1987 debut solo album on Epic, self-written, produced and performed, with four US No. 1 singles (Faith, Father Figure, One More Try, Monkey), about 25 million copies sold, and the 1989 Grammy for Album of the Year, distinguishing it from other albums titled Faith.
Fantastic (Wham! album)
Fantastic is the 1983 debut studio album by the English pop duo Wham!, of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, which went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Flowers in the Dirt
Flowers in the Dirt is Paul McCartney's 1989 studio album, a UK number 1 featuring four Elvis Costello co-writes including My Brave Face, recorded at Hog Hill Mill and reissued in 2017.
Glass Houses (album)
Glass Houses is Billy Joel's seventh studio album (Columbia, March 12, 1980), a New Wave-influenced rock turn produced by Phil Ramone, featuring "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," his first No. 1 hit, and a 7x Platinum, Grammy-winning record.
Hello, I Must Be Going! (album)
Hello, I Must Be Going! is Phil Collins' second solo studio album, released 5 November 1982 by Virgin and Atlantic. Peaking at UK No. 2 and US No. 8, it featured "You Can't Hurry Love", his first UK number-one single.
Kick (INXS album)
Kick is the sixth studio album by the Australian rock band INXS, released in October 1987 and featuring the hit singles "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensation".
Kylie (album)
Kylie (1988) is Kylie Minogue's debut album, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman on PWL/Mushroom. Six weeks at UK number 1, Britain's best-selling 1988 album, 5x Platinum, with four top-two singles.
Let's Dance (David Bowie album)
Let's Dance is the fifteenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in April 1983 on EMI. Co-produced with Nile Rodgers, it became his best-selling album.
Like a Prayer (album)
Like a Prayer is Madonna's fourth studio album, released March 21, 1989, produced with Patrick Leonard, featuring Prince and the Andraé Crouch Choir; it sold over 15 million copies and topped charts worldwide.
Like a Virgin (album)
Like a Virgin is Madonna's second studio album, released November 12, 1984 on Sire Records, produced by Nile Rodgers at the Power Station. It gave Madonna her first #1 album and single and sold over 21 million copies.
Make It Big
Make It Big is the 1984 second album by English pop duo Wham! on Epic, written and produced mainly by George Michael, recorded at Studio Miraval, topping UK and US album charts and selling over 10 million copies.
McCartney II
McCartney II (1980) is Paul McCartney's second solo album, recorded alone in 1979 on synths at his Sussex and Scottish farms; it hit No. 1 in the UK and its single 'Coming Up' reached US No. 1.
Mirage (Fleetwood Mac album)
Mirage (1982) is Fleetwood Mac's thirteenth studio album, its first Billboard 200 No. 1 since Rumours, produced by Buckingham, Dashut, and Caillat, with singles Hold Me, Gypsy, Love in Store, and Oh Diane.
Mr. Bad Guy
Mr. Bad Guy is Freddie Mercury's only solo studio album, released April 1985 on CBS/Columbia, recorded at Musicland Studios Munich with producer Reinhold Mack; eleven Mercury-written songs, UK No. 6, later source of Queen's Made in Heaven material.
Music from the Edge of Heaven
Music from the Edge of Heaven is the 1986 Columbia album, Wham!'s final studio LP, produced by George Michael and recorded at Sarm West; its UK counterpart was the compilation The Final.
No Jacket Required
No Jacket Required is Phil Collins' 1985 third solo studio album, co-produced with Hugh Padgham, featuring the hits Sussudio, One More Night, Don't Lose My Number, and Take Me Home, and winning the 1986 Grammy for Album of the Year.
Pipes of Peace
Pipes of Peace is Paul McCartney's fourth solo studio album, released 31 October 1983, produced by George Martin, largely from Tug of War sessions, with Michael Jackson duets "Say Say Say" (US number one) and "The Man"; UK number 4, US number 15.
Reckless (Bryan Adams album)
Reckless (1984) is Bryan Adams' fourth studio album, produced with Bob Clearmountain and written with Jim Vallance; it hit #1 on Billboard in 1985, sold about 12 million copies, and launched "Summer of '69" and "Heaven".
She's So Unusual
She's So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper's 1983 debut album on Portrait Records, produced four top-five US singles including Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time, went six-times platinum, and won her the 1985 Best New Artist Grammy.
Storm Front (album)
Storm Front (1989) is Billy Joel's eleventh studio album on Columbia, co-produced with Foreigner's Mick Jones, his first since 1977 without Phil Ramone. It hit #1 on the Billboard 200, went 4x Platinum in the US, and yielded the #1 single "We Didn't Start the Fire."
Super Trouper (album)
Super Trouper is ABBA's seventh studio album, released 3 November 1980 on Polar Music. Recorded at Polar Music Studios, it yielded "The Winner Takes It All" and "Super Trouper" and was the UK's best-selling album of 1980.
Tango in the Night
Tango in the Night is Fleetwood Mac's 1987 studio album, the last by the classic Buckingham/Nicks/McVie/McVie/Fleetwood lineup. Produced mainly by Lindsey Buckingham at his home studio, it sold 15 million copies and yielded four Top-20 singles.
The Beach Boys (album)
The Beach Boys (1985) is the band's self-titled studio album on Caribou Records, produced by Steve Levine, their first digital recording, with the Top 40 single "Getcha Back."
The Bridge (Billy Joel album)
The Bridge, Billy Joel's ninth studio album (July 1986, Columbia), produced by Phil Ramone, with Ray Charles, Cyndi Lauper, and Steve Winwood guests; 2x Platinum in the US, UK peak No. 38.