The Rolling Stone list is a solid one. I was disappointed to see that I only owned 27 of the 50 albums on the list, which means I have some shopping to do. Their list was also limited to the mid '80s to the early '90s, while mine stretched back to what I believe to be the start of the "Hair Band Era": the release of AC/DC's Back in Black in 1980. Their list also excluded Guns N' Roses "for transcending the form" and W.A.S.P. "for sounding too legitimately heavy." I would not exclude either of those bands, but to each his own. There are also some other exclusions from the Rolling Stone list that are not explained, such as no Van Halen, no Dr. Feelgood, and no New Jersey. At least we can all agree that Hysteria is the best hair band album ever.
With that, let's compare my list with Rolling Stone's list. First, here is my list, going from 10 down to 1, with the Rolling Stone ranking at the end:
10.
Warrant - Cherry Pie (1990) (#19)
9.
Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987) (#12)
8.
Skid Row - Skid Row (1989) (#5)
7.
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986) (#2)
6.
Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood (1989) (not on Rolling Stone's list)
5.
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) (#3)
4.
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) (not on Rolling Stone's list)
3.
AC/DC - Back in Black (1980) (not on Rolling Stone's list)
2.
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987) (not on Rolling Stone's list)
1.
Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987) (#1)
Here is Rolling Stone's full list. The 27 bolded ones are the albums I own in full (whether on tape, CD, vinyl, or digitally), and the 9 underlined ones are albums for which I own at least one song, but not the whole album. The remaining 14 albums are ones that I hope to one day own in whole or in part.
50.
Lord Tracy - Deaf Gods Of Babylon (1989)
49. Mr. Big - Lean Into It (1991)
48. Precious Metal - Right Here Right Now (1985)
47. Lita Ford - Lita (1988)
46.
Kik Tracee - No Rules (1991)
45. Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather Boyz With Electric
Toyz (1989)
44. Kiss - Lick It Up (1983)
43. Vixen - Vixen (1988)
42. D-A-D -No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims (1989)
41.
Winger - Winger (1988)
40. Stryper - To Hell With the Devil (1986)
39. Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Vinnie Vincent
Invasion (1986)
38. Britny Fox - Britny Fox (1988)
37.
Bang Tango - Psycho Café (1989)
36. Alice Cooper - Trash (1989)
35. Badlands - Badlands (1989)
34. Junkyard - Junkyard (1989)
33. Saigon Kick - The Lizard (1992)
32. Great White - ...Twice Shy (1989)
31. Slaughter - Stick It to Ya (1990)
30. BulletBoys - Freakshow (1991)
29. Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys (1989)
28. Black 'N Blue - Black 'N Blue (1984)
27. L.A. Guns - Cocked and Loaded (1989)
26. Poison - Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
25. David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile (1986)
24. Enuff Z'Nuff - Enuff Z'Nuff (1989)
23. Hanoi Rocks - Self Destruction Blues (1982)
22. White Lion - Pride (1987)
21. Dokken - Under Lock and Key (1985)
20. Love/Hate - Black Out in the Red Room (1990)
19. Warrant - Cherry Pie (1990)
18. Cinderella - Night Songs (1986)
17. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
16. Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry (1984)
15. Quiet Riot - Metal Health (1983)
14. Warrant - Dirty, Rotten, Filthy, Stinking
Rich (1989)
13.
Extreme - Extreme II: Pornograffiti
(1990)
12. Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987)
11. Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy (1989)
10. Cinderella - Long Cold Winter (1988)
9. Mötley Crüe - Too Fast for Love (1981)
8. Kix - Blow My Fuse (1988)
7. Faster Pussycat - Faster Pussycat (1987)
6. Ratt - Out of the Cellar (1984)
5. Skid Row - Skid Row (1989)
4. Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil (1983)
3. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
2. Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged in (1986)
1. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
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