RIAA Top 100 albums of the 80's

[estranged4life]

According to the RIAA, here is a list of the top 100 selling albums of the 80's in America.

(Note, Compilation and Greatest Hits albums were not included on this list)

1. Michael Jackson- "Thriller" (29,300,000)
2. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (19,100,000)
3. Bruce Springsteen - "Born In the U.S.A." (15,900,000)
4. Guns and Roses - "Appetite For Distruction" (15,600,000)
5. Whitney Houston - "Whitney Houston" (14,200,000)
6. Phil Collins - "No Jacket Required" (13,800,000)
7. Prince - "Purple Rain" (13,600,000)
8. Bruce Springsteen - "Live/1975-85" (13,100,000)
9. Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms" (12,900,000)
10. Def Leppard - "Hysteria" (12,600,000)
11. "Dirty Dancing Original Soundtrack" (12,500,000)
12. Bon Jovi - "Slippery When Wet" (12,100,000)
13. Michael Jackson - "Bad" (11,900,000)
14. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (11,800,000)
15. George Michael - "Faith" (11,200,000)
16. Madonna - "Like a Virgin" (10,900,000)
17. Lionel Richie - "Can't Slow Down" (10,900,000)
18. Whitney Houston - "Whitney" (10,800,000)
19. Van Halen - "1984" (10,100,000)
20. "Top Gun Original Soundtrack" (9,600,000)
21. Madonna - "True Blue" (9,100,000)
22. "Footloose Original Soundtrack" (9,100,000)
23. Def Leppard - "Pyromania" (9,100,000)
24. REO Speedwagon - "Hi Infidelity" (9,100,000)
25. Garth Brooks - "Garth Brooks" (9,000,000)
26. Beastie Boys - "Licensed to Ill" (9,000,000)
27. Journey - "Escape" (9,000,000)
28. ZZ Top - "Eliminator" (8,900,000)
29. The Police - "Synchronicity" (8,300,000)
30. New Kids On the Block - "Hang Tough" (8,100,000)
31. Billy Joel - "An Innocent Man" (7,900,000)
32. Bon Jovi - "New Jersey" (7,600,000)
33. Bobby Brown - "Don't Be Cruel" (7,600,000)
34. Paula Abdul - "Forever Your Girl" (7,300,000)
35. Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman" (7,200,000)
36. Genesis - "Invisible Touch" (7,200,000)
37. The Eagles - "Eagles Live" (7,100,000)
38. Aerosmith - "Pump" (7,100,000)
39. Metallica - "...And Justice For All" (7,100,000)
40. Huey Lewis and the News - "Sports" (7,100,000)
41. Billy Joel - "Glass Houses" (7,000,000)
42. INXS - "Kick" (6,900,000)
43. Paul Simon - "Graceland" (6,500,000)
44. Phil Collins - "Face Value" (6,500,000)
45. Phil Collins - "But Seriously" (6,400,000)
46. Janet Jackson - "Rhythm Nation 1814" (6,300,000)
47. Whitesnake - "Whitesnake" (6,300,000)
48. U2 - "Rattle and Hum" (6,200,000)
49. Metallica - "Master of Puppets" (6,100,000)
50. Chicago - "Chicago 17" (6,100,000)
51. Cyndi Lauper - "She's So Unusual" (6,000,000)
52. Foreigner - "4" (6,000,000)
53. Quiet Riot - "Metal Health" (6,000,000)
54. Journey - "Frontiers" (6,000,000)
55. "The Big Chill Original Soundtrack" (6,000,000)
56. Peter Gabriel - "So" (5,900,000)
57. Tears For Fears - "Songs From the Big Chair" (5,800,000)
58. Anita Baker - "Rapture" (5,400,000)
59. Janet Jackson - "Control" (5,300,000)
60. ZZ Top - "Afterburner" (5,300,000)
61. Madonna - "Madonna" (5,300,000)
62. Men At Work - "Business As Usual" (5,300,000)
63. Neil Diamond - "The Jazz Singer" (5,300,000)
64. Christopher Cross - "Christopher Cross" (5,300,000)
65. Madonna - "Like A Prayer" (5,200,000)
66. Enya - "Watermark" (5,200,000)
67. Sade - "Diamond Life" (5,200,000)
68. Wham - "Make It Big" (5,100,000)
69. Don Henley - "The End Of The Innocence" (5,100,000)
70. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever" (5,100,000)
71. Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It's True" (5,100,000)
72. Guns and Roses - "G N' R Lies" (5,100,000)
73. Aerosmith - "Permanent Vacation" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
76. "Flashdance Original Soundtrack" (5,100,000)
77. Bruce Springsteen - "The River" (5,100,000)
78. Bonnie Ratt - "Nick of Time" (5,000,000)
79. AC/DC - "Who Made You" (5,000,000)
80. John Cougar Mellencamp - "Scarecrow" (5,000,000)
81. John Cougar Mellencamp - "American Fool" (5,000,000)
82. Alabama - "Mountain Music" (5,000,000)
83. Barbara Streisand - "Memories" (5,000,000)
84. Bob Seger - "Against the Wind" (5,000,000)
85. Bryan Adams - "Reckless" (4,900,000)
86. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (4,900,000)
87. Culture Club - "Colour By Numbers" (4,900,000)
88. Lionel Richie - "Dancing On The Ceiling" (4,700,000)
89. Sade - "Promise" (4,600,000)
90. Lionel Richie - "Lionel Richie" (4,300,000)
91. Poison - "Open Up and Say...Ahhh" (4,100,000)
92. Tiffany - "Tiffany" (4,100,000)
93. Boston - "Third Stage" (4,100,000)
94. Van Halen - "5150" (4,100,000)
95. "Miami Vice Original Soundtrack" (4,100,000)
96. Prince - "1999" (4,100,000)
97. Asia - "Asia" (4,100,000)
98. AC/DC - "For Those About To Rock We Salute You" (4,100,000)
99. Rolling Stones - "Tattoo You" (4,100,000)
100. Ozzy Osbourne - "Blizzard Of Ozz" (4,000,000)

[DrummerDeanna]

:laugh: :laugh: @ #30. Sad that's higher than Tango :lol:

[Rickypt]

:laugh: :laugh: @ #30. Sad that's higher than Tango :lol:

Even sadder is #71. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

My, there is a truckload of crapola on that list.

[danax6]

1. Michael Jackson- "Thriller" (29,300,000)
3. Bruce Springsteen - "Born In the U.S.A." (15,900,000)
4. Guns and Roses - "Appetite For Distruction" (15,600,000)
5. Whitney Houston - "Whitney Houston" (14,200,000)
7. Prince - "Purple Rain" (13,600,000)
9. Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms" (12,900,000)
11. "Dirty Dancing Original Soundtrack" (12,500,000)
14. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (11,800,000)
16. Madonna - "Like a Virgin" (10,900,000)
29. The Police - "Synchronicity" (8,300,000)
31. Billy Joel - "An Innocent Man" (7,900,000)
35. Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman" (7,200,000)
43. Paul Simon - "Graceland" (6,500,000)
48. U2 - "Rattle and Hum" (6,200,000)
65. Madonna - "Like A Prayer" (5,200,000)
66. Enya - "Watermark" (5,200,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
83. Barbara Streisand - "Memories" (5,000,000)
85. Bryan Adams - "Reckless" (4,900,000)
86. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (4,900,000)
99. Rolling Stones - "Tattoo You" (4,100,000)

And these are the ones I actually own. The Dirty Dancing soundtrack sold 12.5 million copies? Yikes.

[DrummerDeanna]

Even sadder is #71. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

My, there is a truckload of crapola on that list.

:lol: :lol: I didn't see that one...that is even worse...dear God WHY!?! :laugh:

[skcin]

1. Michael Jackson- "Thriller" (29,300,000)
2. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (19,100,000)
4. Guns and Roses - "Appetite For Distruction" (15,600,000)
10. Def Leppard - "Hysteria" (12,600,000)
12. Bon Jovi - "Slippery When Wet" (12,100,000)18. Whitney Houston - "Whitney" (10,800,000)
19. Van Halen - "1984" (10,100,000)
21. Madonna - "True Blue" (9,100,000)
32. Bon Jovi - "New Jersey" (7,600,000)
38. Aerosmith - "Pump" (7,100,000)
39. Metallica - "...And Justice For All" (7,100,000)
47. Whitesnake - "Whitesnake" (6,300,000)
49. Metallica - "Master of Puppets" (6,100,000)
51. Cyndi Lauper - "She's So Unusual" (6,000,000)
53. Quiet Riot - "Metal Health" (6,000,000)
59. Janet Jackson - "Control" (5,300,000)
68. Wham - "Make It Big" (5,100,000)
72. Guns and Roses - "G N' R Lies" (5,100,000)
73. Aerosmith - "Permanent Vacation" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
87. Culture Club - "Colour By Numbers" (4,900,000)
91. Poison - "Open Up and Say...Ahhh" (4,100,000)
92. Tiffany - "Tiffany" (4,100,000)
93. Boston - "Third Stage" (4,100,000)



I had all of the above on some point & time in my life. Now I only have the bolded ones.

[estranged4life]

1. Michael Jackson- "Thriller" (29,300,000)
2. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (19,100,000)
3. Bruce Springsteen - "Born In the U.S.A." (15,900,000)
4. Guns and Roses - "Appetite For Distruction" (15,600,000)
8. Bruce Springsteen - "Live/1975-85" (13,100,000)
9. Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms" (12,900,000)
10. Def Leppard - "Hysteria" (12,600,000)
12. Bon Jovi - "Slippery When Wet" (12,100,000)
14. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (11,800,000)
19. Van Halen - "1984" (10,100,000)
23. Def Leppard - "Pyromania" (9,100,000)
27. Journey - "Escape" (9,000,000)
28. ZZ Top - "Eliminator" (8,900,000)
29. The Police - "Synchronicity" (8,300,000)
32. Bon Jovi - "New Jersey" (7,600,000)
34. Paula Abdul - "Forever Your Girl" (7,300,000)
37. The Eagles - "Eagles Live" (7,100,000)
38. Aerosmith - "Pump" (7,100,000)
39. Metallica - "...And Justice For All" (7,100,000)
47. Whitesnake - "Whitesnake" (6,300,000)
48. U2 - "Rattle and Hum" (6,200,000)
49. Metallica - "Master of Puppets" (6,100,000)
53. Quiet Riot - "Metal Health" (6,000,000)
54. Journey - "Frontiers" (6,000,000)
60. ZZ Top - "Afterburner" (5,300,000)
70. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever" (5,100,000)
72. Guns and Roses - "G N' R Lies" (5,100,000)
73. Aerosmith - "Permanent Vacation" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
91. Poison - "Open Up and Say...Ahhh" (4,100,000)
93. Boston - "Third Stage" (4,100,000)
94. Van Halen - "5150" (4,100,000)
99. Rolling Stones - "Tattoo You" (4,100,000)
100. Ozzy Osbourne - "Blizzard Of Ozz" (4,000,000)

[PsychCat]

I didn't think they could even find 100 semi-worthy albums from the '80's.
Looks like I was right.... :eek:

The ones I would still listen to 20+ years later (track skipping allowed):

9. Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms" (12,900,000)
14. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (11,800,000)
25. Garth Brooks - "Garth Brooks" (9,000,000)
26. Beastie Boys - "Licensed to Ill" (9,000,000)
27. Journey - "Escape" (9,000,000)
29. The Police - "Synchronicity" (8,300,000)
31. Billy Joel - "An Innocent Man" (7,900,000)
36. Genesis - "Invisible Touch" (7,200,000)
37. The Eagles - "Eagles Live" (7,100,000)
41. Billy Joel - "Glass Houses" (7,000,000)
42. INXS - "Kick" (6,900,000)
51. Cyndi Lauper - "She's So Unusual" (6,000,000)
54. Journey - "Frontiers" (6,000,000)
55. "The Big Chill Original Soundtrack" (6,000,000)
56. Peter Gabriel - "So" (5,900,000)
57. Tears For Fears - "Songs From the Big Chair" (5,800,000)
59. Janet Jackson - "Control" (5,300,000)
66. Enya - "Watermark" (5,200,000)
67. Sade - "Diamond Life" (5,200,000)
69. Don Henley - "The End Of The Innocence" (5,100,000)
70. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
78. Bonnie Ratt - "Nick of Time" (5,000,000)
86. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (4,900,000)
89. Sade - "Promise" (4,600,000)

[goldustsongbird]

I had all of the above on some point & time in my life. Now I only have the bolded ones.

You owned a Tiffany album? :laugh:

[michelle2677]

:laugh: :laugh: @ #30. Sad that's higher than Tango :lol:

I had this one!!! :o


The Dirty Dancing soundtrack sold 12.5 million copies? Yikes.

and this one....


Even sadder is #71. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

My, there is a truckload of crapola on that list.


I didn't have this one...but I wanted it... :lol:

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

Oh I had it too...I didn't mention that? Nope..guess I didn't...:lol: A minor omission...I did have it...and had a NKOTB night shirt, t-shirt, sweater, buttons, posters....I never got the dolls :mad:

I didn't have the Dirty Dancing soundtrack but my best friend did - we'd listen to it while playing Barbies...and boyhowdy could our barbies dirty dance :lol:

[michelle2677]

^^

Oh I had it too...I didn't mention that? Nope..guess I didn't...:lol: A minor omission...I did have it...and had a NKOTB night shirt, t-shirt, sweater, buttons, posters....I never got the dolls :mad:

I didn't have the Dirty Dancing soundtrack but my best friend did - we'd listen to it while playing Barbies...and boyhowdy could our barbies dirty dance :lol:



:laugh: :laugh: ditto to everything you just said...:lol: except I had DD soundtrack....

I wanted to go to NKOTB concert but I was too young and no one else wanted to go with me!!

I still have hanging tough and please, don't go girl on my iPod. I bust it out every once in awhile when I'm feeling nostalgic...

and when I'm REALLY in the mood...I do the "the dance"... :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

:laugh: :laugh: ditto to everything you just said...:lol: except I had DD soundtrack....

I wanted to go to NKOTB concert but I was too young and no one else wanted to go with me!!

I still have hanging tough and please, don't go girl on my iPod. I bust it out every once in awhile when I'm feeling nostalgic...

and when I'm REALLY in the mood...I do the "the dance"... :laugh:

:lol: "the dance" wow..you're hard core :p

NKOTB was my first concert..my sister and brother in law took me and STILL rag on me about it to this day - I guess they took me so that they could in turn make fun of me for the rest of my life about it :laugh:

I don't even remember the concert, I do remember being at the restaurant beforehand and a big tour bus passed by and every girl under age 15 in the joint went NUTS (myself included) :rolleyes:

So who was your favorite New Kid??

lol...man and you have some of their songs in iPod...I haven't even attempted to download their songs..I should just for sh*ts and giggles :laugh:

[michelle2677]

^^ yeah, I do it just to crack myself up..:laugh:

oh...let's see. Probably donnie because he was the "bad boy"

that seems to be the type I always fall for...:rolleyes:



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[michelle2677]

:laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:

[DrummerDeanna]

:laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:

Yeah..that's what I'm doing over here...omg...how cheesy - and how in love with them I was :lol:

My favorite was Joe....and did ANYONE like Danny!?! Even now I think he's so gross....

[michelle2677]

Yeah..that's what I'm doing over here...omg...how cheesy - and how in love with them I was :lol:

My favorite was Joe....and did ANYONE like Danny!?! Even now I think he's so gross....

I swear I just watched that and I am CRYING!!!! :lol:

ew..I hated danny. sick-o.

the rest were alright. Joe was too sweet :laugh: but I still had a crush on him.

donnie and jordan were my top two.

[DrummerDeanna]

I KNOW!!! I'm dying as well...it's so bad...:lol:

Are you tough enough!?!


:lol:

My best friend was the Jordan lover - I stuck with Joe - didn't really have a two - and now looking at them I can't even imagine finding any of them attractive :laugh:

[Wild_Heart03]

You owned a Tiffany album? :laugh:

I STILL own Tiffany's first album. haters. :p

[goldustsongbird]

I STILL own Tiffany's first album. haters. :p

Suckaaaaaa.

Eh, I liked Debbie Gibson. :shocked:

[Wild_Heart03]

Suckaaaaaa.

Eh, I liked Debbie Gibson. :shocked:

Now you're speaking my language.

Electric Youth was my anthem in 10th grade. :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

same here - I like Tiffany, but never owned her album - Debbie Gibson? I adored her!

I met Tiffany a few years ago...she was trying a comeback or something and was playing (for free) at my college lol...a bunch of us went to re-live childhood fantasies...then we stayed to meet her :laugh:

[goldustsongbird]

Now you're speaking my language.

Electric Youth was my anthem in 10th grade. :laugh:

I'm not the only one who learned the Electric Youth dance, am I?

[DrummerDeanna]

I had the Electric Youth perfume :laugh:

http://www.99perfume.com/image/ELECTRIC_YOUTH_W.jpg

[Wild_Heart03]

I'm not the only one who learned the Electric Youth dance, am I?

Learned it, AND performed it for our Drama class dance unit in 12th grade. I still get people asking me where I learned how to dance like that.

I had the Electric Youth perfume :laugh:

I almost bought some of that at the height of my Debbie obsession. Then I lost the auction on eBay and hadn't thought of it since.

[Nixxxed]

The ones I own...

34. Paula Abdul - "Forever Your Girl" (7,300,000)


Ummmmmm....Brian? :shrug:

[goldustsongbird]

Learned it, AND performed it for our Drama class dance unit in 12th grade. I still get people asking me where I learned how to dance like that.


Please tell me someone videotaped that. :lol: I'd move the furniture in the rec room and watch the video over and over and over...

[DrummerDeanna]

I never danced to Debbie - but my friend and I would always do dance routines to Paula Abdul :laugh: We were bad ass.

[Wild_Heart03]

Please tell me someone videotaped that. :lol: I'd move the furniture in the rec room and watch the video over and over and over...

God, I wish. I'd love to see if I did it any justice.

This so makes me want to put the song on and see if I still remember it.

[goldustsongbird]

God, I wish. I'd love to see if I did it any justice.

This so makes me want to put the song on and see if I still remember it.

I have the actual single... somewhere out in the garage or some place. ****, where is that thing?

I think I'll go practise, too. :p

[Wild_Heart03]

I have the actual single... somewhere out in the garage or some place. ****, where is that thing?

I think I'll go practise, too. :p

omg you do? does it have the remixes and stuff? I've wanted those forever. The only one I could ever find was the Deep House Mix.

[Nixxxed]

1. Michael Jackson- "Thriller" (29,300,000) *actually purchased in the '90s
2. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (19,100,000)
7. Prince - "Purple Rain" (13,600,000)
15. George Michael - "Faith" (11,200,000)
16. Madonna - "Like a Virgin" (10,900,000)
19. Van Halen - "1984" (10,100,000)
21. Madonna - "True Blue" (9,100,000)
22. "Footloose Original Soundtrack" (9,100,000)
23. Def Leppard - "Pyromania" (9,100,000)
24. REO Speedwagon - "Hi Infidelity" (9,100,000)
26. Beastie Boys - "Licensed to Ill" (9,000,000)
28. ZZ Top - "Eliminator" (8,900,000)
35. Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman" (7,200,000)
42. INXS - "Kick" (6,900,000)
46. Janet Jackson - "Rhythm Nation 1814" (6,300,000)
48. U2 - "Rattle and Hum" (6,200,000)
51. Cyndi Lauper - "She's So Unusual" (6,000,000)
54. Journey - "Frontiers" (6,000,000) *the one with "Separate Ways"???
58. Anita Baker - "Rapture" (5,400,000)
59. Janet Jackson - "Control" (5,300,000)
61. Madonna - "Madonna" (5,300,000)
65. Madonna - "Like A Prayer" (5,200,000)
66. Enya - "Watermark" (5,200,000)
67. Sade - "Diamond Life" (5,200,000)
68. Wham - "Make It Big" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
76. "Flashdance Original Soundtrack" (5,100,000)
78. Bonnie Ratt - "Nick of Time" (5,000,000)
79. AC/DC - "Who Made You" (5,000,000)
86. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (4,900,000)
89. Sade - "Promise" (4,600,000)
96. Prince - "1999" (4,100,000)

I'm sad Bella Donna just missed the list. Also, I didn't notice any Duran Duran - which is strange, since I know I purchased at least a million myself (between albums, 12" singles, singles, etc etc :laugh: ).

[Rickypt]

I was a Debbie fan as well. She is now Deborah Gibson and I saw her a few months ago at an AIDS benefit in San Francisco. She sang a duet with Jordan Knight (swoon), and looked/sounded great. She walked right past me and I shook her hand. Not quite the same experience as shaking Stevie's, but nice.

Joey from NKOTB is a total hottie these days, btw.

[Wild_Heart03]

omg, this is too good to not share. I went a-browsing on eBay and look what I found. :laugh:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRIC-YOUTH-PERFUME-DEBBIE-GIBSON-REVLON-GIFT-SET_W0QQitemZ140064036500QQihZ004QQcategoryZ29612QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[goldustsongbird]

omg you do? does it have the remixes and stuff? I've wanted those forever. The only one I could ever find was the Deep House Mix.

yeah, it had like, 5 mixes on there or something, plus another song. I wish I could rip from vinyl!

[carrie721]

omg, this is too good to not share. I went a-browsing on eBay and look what I found. :laugh:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRIC-YOUTH-PERFUME-DEBBIE-GIBSON-REVLON-GIFT-SET_W0QQitemZ140064036500QQihZ004QQcategoryZ29612QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

:lol:

that's what america sue wants for xmas!

[estranged4life]

Ummmmmm....Brian? :shrug:

disc is Deb's, not mine...But it is a part of the vast collection I own.

Hate to admit it, I used to own the Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth" album!!!!

[wondergirl9847]

I was a New Kids fanatic too. Still have all of my crap too. I need to put 99.9% of it on Ebay. I'm keeping the dolls though.

Joe was my fave. I met Jordan when he made that solo album at a record signing. Left work early that day to get in line. I wore my Jordan NKOTB buttons, which just THRILLED him to pieces. :rolleyes: Yeah, he was not friendly at all. It could have been the buttons, but the girl behind me didn't wear any and he wasn't nice to her either.

I love Debbie Gibson's music.

HA! Separate Ways by Journey just came on my iTunes! YES!!!!!! The 80's totally rule.

[carrie721]

I was a New Kids fanatic too. Still have all of my crap too. I need to put 99.9% of it on Ebay. I'm keeping the dolls though.

christy, it scares the **** out of me that the dolls are only .1% of your collection. :lol:

[Nixxxed]

disc is Deb's, not mine...But it is a part of the vast collection I own.

Hate to admit it, I used to own the Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth" album!!!!
Ok. Deb's copy. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre. ;)

I actually didn't mind Debbie Gibson. She at least wrote her own songs, played real instruments, and sang her songs. I say the jury's still out on whether Paula Abdul did any of that.

And now the voices in my head are totally singing "Out of the Blue". I hope you people are happy. :laugh:

[Wild_Heart03]

yeah, it had like, 5 mixes on there or something, plus another song. I wish I could rip from vinyl!

Wow, that is awesome. I always meant to get Debbie's stuff on vinyl, but I only have Out Of The Blue thus far.

:lol:

that's what america sue wants for xmas!

lol, well maybe Santa will deliver! :laugh:

[estranged4life]

I actually didn't mind Debbie Gibson.

her nude pictures I saw online this past summer :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

[wondergirl9847]

You have no idea how much crap I have. It's sickening really. LOL The magazine posters alone were scary enough. I think I threw out most of them not long ago. I have videos, CD's, tapes, posters, toys, the house shoes, the bedspread/sheets, and on and on and on.

I do still listen to some of their songs. I LOVE Funny Feeling from Step by Step. It's my favorite song on that album. Joe and Jordan sounded great together....the best singers in the group. I get nostalgic when I think of them. They were my first concert and I remember the awe of walking into Reunion Arena for the first time ever. It was LOUD with the screaming and music...I was overwhelmed at 13. The Cover Girls were the opening act. "Weeeee can't go wrong..." Me and my best friend, at the time, were going to do a lip sync contest at the mall for front row tickets and backstage passes...but I chickened out when we got to the mall. I FREAKED. :laugh: She ended up doing a routine for Games with two girls we met that day who were also best friends and reminded me of Laurel and Hardy. I am NOT joking. :shocked: We had a dance for the song all made up and everything! I am a jerk for leaving her high and dry, but I got stage fright.

Sigh...memories. :o

[DrummerDeanna]

Ok...thanks to this thread I've just downloaded some old Debbie Gibson and Paula Abdul favorites....can't bring myself to do the NKOTB thing....I gotta keep some dignity ;)

[goldustsongbird]

Ok...thanks to this thread I've just downloaded some old Debbie Gibson and Paula Abdul favorites....can't bring myself to do the NKOTB thing....I gotta keep some dignity ;)

Ugh, Paula. Do not want, thank you. But, for a time, I did like Straight Up and Cold Hearted. c-c-c-cold hearted... sssssnaaaaaake. Oh, dear. :rolleyes:

[Wild_Heart03]

I still have some Paula Abdul stuff too, "Promise Of A New Day" was always my fave song of hers. NKOTB I won't touch with a stick -- that one is a bit TOO cheesy for me, sry2say.

[DrummerDeanna]

I still have some Paula Abdul stuff too, "Promise Of A New Day" was always my fave song of hers. NKOTB I won't touch with a stick -- that one is a bit TOO cheesy for me, sry2say.

I thought about it - but seeing the video Michelle posted confirmed that it'd be a baaad idea :p

[Wild_Heart03]

I thought about it - but seeing the video Michelle posted confirmed that it'd be a baaad idea :p

"Hangin' Tough" was pretty bad, but "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" is even worse. I look at that now and I'm like, why did I ever like them? :rolleyes:

Of course, I say the same thing whenever I look at an *N Sync video. :laugh:

[Miss Vicky]

6. Phil Collins - "No Jacket Required" (13,800,000)
14. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (11,800,000)
36. Genesis - "Invisible Touch" (7,200,000)
42. INXS - "Kick" (6,900,000)
44. Phil Collins - "Face Value" (6,500,000)
57. Tears For Fears - "Songs From the Big Chair" (5,800,000)
70. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
84. Bob Seger - "Against the Wind" (5,000,000)

I own all of the above.

And am proud to say that I've never owned nor liked anything from NKOTB or Milli Vanilli.

[foxyluva]

2. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (19,100,000)
14. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (11,800,000)
35. Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman" (7,200,000)
65. Madonna - "Like A Prayer" (5,200,000)
66. Enya - "Watermark" (5,200,000)
67. Sade - "Diamond Life" (5,200,000)
70. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
84. Bob Seger - "Against the Wind" (5,000,000)
86. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (4,900,000)
97. Asia - "Asia" (4,100,000)


I own the above from that list - not too many is it :shocked:

Actually, I got rid of that Asia one last week - they are appauling. And the ACDC one is my brothers, but we share albums, so I count it as one I own...

[sparky]

2. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (19,100,000)
4. Guns and Roses - "Appetite For Distruction" (15,600,000)
7. Prince - "Purple Rain" (13,600,000)
12. Bon Jovi - "Slippery When Wet" (12,100,000)
15. George Michael - "Faith" (11,200,000)
16. Madonna - "Like a Virgin" (10,900,000)
19. Van Halen - "1984" (10,100,000)
21. Madonna - "True Blue" (9,100,000)
29. The Police - "Synchronicity" (8,300,000)
32. Bon Jovi - "New Jersey" (7,600,000)
35. Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman" (7,200,000)
42. INXS - "Kick" (6,900,000)
47. Whitesnake - "Whitesnake" (6,300,000)
51. Cyndi Lauper - "She's So Unusual" (6,000,000)
57. Tears For Fears - "Songs From the Big Chair" (5,800,000)
58. Anita Baker - "Rapture" (5,400,000)
65. Madonna - "Like A Prayer" (5,200,000)
67. Sade - "Diamond Life" (5,200,000)
69. Don Henley - "The End Of The Innocence" (5,100,000)
70. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever" (5,100,000)
72. Guns and Roses - "G N' R Lies" (5,100,000)
73. Aerosmith - "Permanent Vacation" (5,100,000)
74. Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night" (5,100,000)
75. Heart - "Heart" (5,100,000)
78. Bonnie Ratt - "Nick of Time" (5,000,000)
86. Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" (4,900,000)
87. Culture Club - "Colour By Numbers" (4,900,000)
89. Sade - "Promise" (4,600,000)
97. Asia - "Asia" (4,100,000)
99. Rolling Stones - "Tattoo You" (4,100,000)


I am shocked by how many there are here that I have. And so few are humiliating. Asia being the top shame album.
The number of albums sold by Lionel Richie and Phil Collins is astonishing. They got loaded making schlock !

[foxyluva]

Asia being the top shame album.

Aren't Asia total ****! I bought their new album on a whim a while ago, along with the one listed above - and it was horrible.

[Miss Vicky]

The number of albums sold by Lionel Richie and Phil Collins is astonishing. They got loaded making schlock !

Lionel Richie I can't stand (except for "All Night Long") but I love me some Phil Collins!

[foxyluva]

Lionel Richie I can't stand (except for "All Night Long") but I love me some Phil Collins!

OMG, I cannot believe I am saying this - but I agree :eek:

I HATE Lionel Richie with a passion - I mean, I have serious hate for his music - there are some artists who should have retired a long time ago, Lionel Richie is one of them...

As for Phil Collins - I love him! His greatest hits is a must for any collection...

[Miss Vicky]

OMG, I cannot believe I am saying this - but I agree :eek:

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

We agree?? Holy crap.

As for Phil Collins - I love him! His greatest hits is a must for any collection...


:thumbsup:

Absolutely. And whenever I bring my cds to work with me, my coworkers insist that Phil gets played at least once.

[foxyluva]

:thumbsup:

Absolutely. And whenever I bring my cds to work with me, my coworkers insist that Phil gets played at least once.

He is nothing more than a bit of fun. We love playing his greatest hits at work - everybody knows all the songs and can sing along - 'Against All Odds' is my fav. :D

[sparky]

Lionel Richie I can't stand (except for "All Night Long") but I love me some Phil Collins!

I do like "In The Air Tonight" and maybe two others. But "Sussudio" kind of cancels all the good out. WTF is Sussudio anyway? It sounds like either an exotic Italian meat dish or an STD.

I suppose though, if that song cancels out the good PC songs, than "Desert Angel", "Silver Girl" and "Jane" can collectively cancel out all the good songs done by Stevie and all past and present FM members combined.

[Miss Vicky]

He is nothing more than a bit of fun. We love playing his greatest hits at work - everybody knows all the songs and can sing along - 'Against All Odds' is my fav. :D

My favorite is and always will be "In the Air Tonight"

When that drum kicks in it always sends chills up my spine. But really, I love all of his stuff, and I think I need to complete my collection.

[foxyluva]

My favorite is and always will be "In the Air Tonight"

When that drum kicks in it always sends chills up my spine. But really, I love all of his stuff, and I think I need to complete my collection.

I don't like him as much as you obviously - he has too much cheese factor...

Anyway, what the hell are you doing replying to this thread - Im sitting here waiting for you to reply to my PM!!! :laugh:

[Miss Vicky]

WTF is Sussudio anyway?

Beats me. :shrug: :laugh:
But I like it anyway.

I suppose though, if that song cancels out the good PC songs, than "Desert Angel", "Silver Girl" and "Jane" can collectively cancel out all the good songs done by Stevie and all past and present FM members combined.

Yeah, I can't let one bad song spoil it for me. If I did that, then my Lindsey fanhood would've ended as soon as I heard "Oh Diane" for the first time. Ugh.

[Miss Vicky]

I don't like him as much as you obviously - he has too much cheese factor...

Anyway, what the hell are you doing replying to this thread - Im sitting here waiting for you to reply to my PM!!! :laugh:

Yessir! (salutes)

[goldustsongbird]

My favorite is and always will be "In the Air Tonight"

When that drum kicks in it always sends chills up my spine. But really, I love all of his stuff, and I think I need to complete my collection.

Yay! I always get funny looks when I tell people I like Phil. :shrug: I think the Disney soundtrack thing might be why. But seriously, he's good stuff.

[PsychCat]

Yay! I always get funny looks when I tell people I like Phil. :shrug: I think the Disney soundtrack thing might be why. But seriously, he's good stuff.

I love me some Phil Collins! More Genesis than his solo stuff, to be honest.
Being a drummer myself, I love to listen to his playing. :wavey:

[DrummerDeanna]

I love me some Phil Collins! More Genesis than his solo stuff, to be honest.
Being a drummer myself, I love to listen to his playing. :wavey:

Hey! I didn't know you were a drummer! Sweet....do you currently play?

I miss drumming...so much!

[Rickypt]

LOL, Miss Vicky thinks TISL is crap but loves Sussudio. :laugh:

[goldustsongbird]

I love me some Phil Collins! More Genesis than his solo stuff, to be honest.
Being a drummer myself, I love to listen to his playing. :wavey:

Yes! I love Genesis. Solo Phil is my fave, though. I was hooked the first time I saw the Take me Home video. :shrug:

[BTFLCHLD]

WTF is Sussudio anyway? It sounds like either an exotic Italian meat dish or an STD.

Appearing on VH1's Storytellers, Collins has said that "Sussudio" is an imaginary girl's name.
The song is about having a crush on someone when young.
He used "Sussudio" as a name to symbolize any girl.
<img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/37-1.gif" border="0">

[foxyluva]

LOL, Miss Vicky thinks TISL is crap but loves Sussudio. :laugh:

:lol: do we need to say more?