And don’t get your scrunchies in a bunch: Some hair metal definite snuck in.

From genre-defining works of genius to ear-worm flights of fancy, these are the best songs of the 'Æ0s.

But mostly, we curated with maximum enjoyment in mind while limiting the list to one song per artist. But follow-up albums, although still quite good, just didn’t live up to the level of the. (This one is also released in 1989 but hit big in 1990) Steelheart Steelheart’s debut album sold quite well in 1990 thanks to airplay by MTV. In gathering our list of the ’80s very best, there was a lot to consider: Lasting impact, cultural relevance, actual musicianship, catchiness, coolness and, of course, nostalgia. Top 15 Underrated 90s Metal Albums The 90s was a weird time for metal/alternative albums, it produced some legends and some ratrocities in equal measures. Their subsequent albums are actually quite good and they are a best-kept secret for melodic metal lovers. And as the decade wore on, rap’s wave turned into a tsunami that changed the face of pop music. New Wave stalwarts like Talking Heads and Devo found new grooves while transcendent artists like Marvin Gaye and Paul Simon offered up some of the best work of their careers. Most Important Old School Death Metal Albums (80s - Early 90s) 1. Pop on most any ’80s playlist and you’re bound to hear the same cycle of kitchy, seemingly alien vintage pop: synthy goth songs, lite hip-hop, the occasional punk infusion and a whole lot of hair metal.īut the '80s sound was so much more than the sum of its eccentricities, and there's a huge difference between an ‘80s song’ and a ‘song from the 80s.’ This is the decade that gave us Prince and Madonna, MJ and NWA. ’80s nostalgia usually focuses on the decade at its most outlandish: big hair, Day-glo shirts, scrunchies, New Coke… call it the Stranger Thingseffect.

Best 90s metal albums