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Although hard rock influenced heavy metal music and the arena rock style, they shared an emphasis on loudness and heavy sound that had dominated the rock mainstream from late 70s to early 80s. [10] Singer Steve Perry of Journey became one of the faces of arena rock in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
This is a list of 1980s music albums that multiple music journalists, magazines, and professional music review websites have considered to be among the best of the 1980s and of all time, separated into the years of each album's release.
When introduced by Billboard in March 1981, the Mainstream Rock chart was entitled Top Tracks and designed to measure the airplay of songs being played on album-oriented rock radio stations. The chart has undergone several name changes over the years, first to Top Rock Tracks in September 1984 and then to Album Rock Tracks in April 1986.
The arena rock trend of the 1970s continued in the 1980s with bands like Styx, ... Argentina developed also during the 80s a ska rock and punk rock scene.
Ken Tamplin – (rock, hard rock, arena rock) Kutless – (rock, alternative rock, worship music) L. LVL – (industrial rock, industrial metal, rock) (1996–present)
The band's first two albums had a strong Southern rock influence. By the early 1980s, .38 Special had shifted to a more accessible guitar-driven arena rock style without completely abandoning the Southern rock roots. [5] This shift helped to usher in a string of successful albums and singles.
Alternative rock and punk groups from the 1970s like Ramones and Talking Heads, as well as solo performers like Patti Smith and Tom Waits, grew their audiences significantly the early years of the 1980s. By 1984, a majority of groups signed to independent record labels were mining from a variety of rock and particularly 1960s rock influences ...
Pages in category "Arena rock musical groups" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.