Best Rock and Roll Artists of the 1980's
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1.
Van Halen
168 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
2.
Rush
159 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
3.
Dire Straights
138 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
4.
The Police
129 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
5.
Judas Priest
109 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
6.
Def Leppard
73 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
7.
Michael Jackson
Not even close. Jackson is truly the King of Pop.
71 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill - 1 comment
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Rock??
Added 10 years ago by ibew98, 17 points
8.
Talking Heads
69 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
9.
Iron Maiden
29 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
10.
Billy Joel
25 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
11.
Guns N' Roses
Brought straight ahead, angry rock and roll back to life in the decade of the hair band.
22 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
12.
U2
21 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
13.
Phil Collins
20 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
14.
Bruce Springsteen
19 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
15.
Prince
Rocks single most talented artist. He does it all.
18 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
16.
Bon Jovi
16 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
17.
Madonna
The Queen of Pop ruled the charts in the MTV era.
-5 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
18.
Public Enemy
Message rap when it was needed the most.
-6 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
19.
Run-DMC
-7 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
20.
Whitney Houston
-29 points - added 13 years ago by BradHemphill -
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