Top Ten - 1985

Of the 54 albums I rated in 1985, only about 1/3 were by popular bands. This is reflected in the top ten as well, as only Saxon, Mötley Crüe, and Megadeth are the big names there. Not surprisingly, the lack of top talent meant lower ratings, with most bands scoring below 80. 1985 may just be the weakest year in rock and roll.



Top Ten - 1985
89.56 -- Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
87.89 -- Aria - Megalomania
86.42 -- Saxon - Innocence is No Excuse
86.20 -- Manilla Road - Open the Gates
85.90 -- Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain
84.93 -- Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone - Fighting Back
84.91 -- Blackmayne - Blackmayne
84.39 -- Overkill - Feel the Fire
84.05 -- Anthem - Anthem
83.91 -- Megadeth - Killing is My Business...and Business is Good!

Other 1985 releases:
83.11 -- Savatage - Power of the Night
82.03 -- Attacker - Battle at Helm's Deep
81.91 -- Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
81.86 -- Piledriver - Metal Inquisition
80.79 -- Dio - Sacred Heart
80.69 -- Aerosmith - Done with Mirrors
80.64 -- Rough Cutt - Rough Cutt
80.63 -- Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage
79.89 -- Avenger - Prayers of Steel
77.93 -- Exodus - Bonded by Blood
77.12 -- W.A.S.P. - The Last Command
76.49 -- 220 Volt - Mind Over Muscle
76.05 -- Blitzkrieg - A Time of Changes
75.99 -- Rottweiller - Screams of the Innocent
75.47 -- Ostrogoth - Too Hot
74.42 -- Kix - Midnight Dynamite
74.10 -- Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad
73.12 -- Nightmare - Power of the Universe
73.06 -- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Soul to Soul
72.01 -- Helloïse - Cosmogony
71.62 -- ZZ Top - Afterburner
70.90 -- Dokken - Under Lock and Key
70.77 -- Hawkwind - The Chronicle of the Black Sword
70.43 -- Y&T - Down for the Count
70.38 -- Malice - In the Beginning...
69.82 -- Thor - Only the Strong
69.66 -- Twisted Sister - Come Out and Play
69.51 -- Kiss - Asylum
68.69 -- Running Wild - Branded and Exiled
68.68 -- Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit
68.42 -- Bow Wow - Cyclone
68.12 -- Krokus - Change of Address
67.79 -- Triumph - The Sport of Kings
66.07 -- AC/DC - Fly On the Wall
65.93 -- Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil
64.30 -- Gravestone - Back to Attack
62.54 -- UFO - Misdemeanor
62.01 -- Rush - Power Windows
61.60 -- Vandenberg - Alibi
61.25 -- Uriah Heep - Equator
59.10 -- Alcatrazz - Disturbing the Peace
58.33 -- Icon - Night of the Crime
58.12 -- Demon - British Standard Approved
52.71 -- Demon - Heart of Our Time

To Cry You A Song - Numbers

With so many songs to choose from, the themes for these posts are limited only to my imagination (and I have a great imagination)! For this compilation, I gathered songs with numbers in their titles and began listing them consecutively, intending to stop when I couldn't find a number. I honestly expected to compile a single CD ending around the number 14, but instead I found songs that included numbers up to 22*. Rather than ignoring anything that wouldn't find on a single disc, I included all 22 songs on two CDs.

*If anyone knows of a song with the number 23 in it, please let me know and I'll add it to the list. I already have songs with "24" and "25" in their titles, so I can take this a bit further if possible.

As before, this is actually a good collection of songs wrapped around a theme. I really like all but one song, and even included a few Desert Island songs (marked with an *).

Number Tracks:
Disc 1
1. Fates Warning - One (4:27)
2. Doors - Love Me Two Times (3:16)
3. Three Man Army - Three Man Army (5:23)
4. Aphrodite's Child - Four Horsemen (5:53)*
5. Megadeth - Five Magics (5:39)
6. Silent Force - Six Past the Hour (4:44)*
7. Helloween - The Bells of the Seven Hells (5:22)*
8. The Beatles - Eight Days a Week (2:46)
9. Aerosmith - Nine Lives (4:1)
10. Mötley Crüe - Ten Seconds to Love (4:17)
11. Yngwie Malmsteen - Eleventh Hour (8:03)
Disc length - 54:51

Disc 2
12. Goddo - Twelve Days (3:24)
13. Anvil - This is Thirteen (6:40)
14. Guns 'n' Roses - 14 Years (4:17)
15. Highway Robbery - Fifteen (2:58)
16. Kiss - Christine Sixteen (3:14)
17. Kingdom Come - 17 (5:26)
18. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen (3:0)
19. Angel Witch - Flight Nineteen (5:55)
20. BillyLee Janey - 20 Miles Bad Road (3:27)
21. Annihilator - 21 (4:25)
22. Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue (6:37)
Disc length - 49:23

Albums:
Fates Warning - Disconnected (2000)
Doors - Strange Days (1967)
Three Man Army - A Third of A Lifetime (1971)
Aphrodite's Child - 666 (1972)
Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
Silent Force - The Empire of Future (2000)
Helloween - Gambling with the Devil (2007)
The Beatles - Beatles for Sale (U.K.) (1964)
Aerosmith - Nine Lives (1997)
Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil (1983)
Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame (2008)
Goddo - Goddo (1977)
Anvil - This is Thirteen (2007)
Guns 'n' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Highway Robbery - For Love or Money (1972)
Kiss - Love Gun (1977)
Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (1988)
Alice Cooper - Love It to Death (1971)
Angel Witch - Angel Witch (1980)
BillyLee Janey - Soul Driver (2008)
Annihilator - King of the Kill (1994)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)