Pet Shop Boys’ second album Actually and The Human League’s seminal record Dare are among the UK’s Top 20 albums from the ’80s.
Fans of BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 80s show have been voting for the greatest album of the decade in a mammoth poll, which coincides with Saturday’s National Album Day.
While U2 snagged the No. 1 spot, the Top 20 was packed with pop classics, with Michael Jackson’s Thriller scoring highest in fourth place. Dare comes in at six, with ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love and Prince’s Purple Rain charting at nine and 10, respectively.
The run of pop classics continues with Kate Bush and Hounds Of Love and 11 and Duran Duran in 12th place with Rio. The Big Chair is 13th.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Welcome To The Pleasuredome is at 17 and, rounding out the Top 20, is George Michael’s classic Faith and Pet Shop Boys with Actually at 20.
The complete Top 20 is as follows:
- U2 – The Joshua Tree
- Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
- The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
- Michael Jackson – Thriller
- Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
- The Human League – Dare
- The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
- Paul Simon – Graceland
- ABC – The Lexicon Of Love
- Prince – Purple Rain
- Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
- Duran Duran – Rio
- Tears for Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
- Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
- AC/DC – Back In Black
- Deacon Blue – Raintown
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome
- INXS – Kick
- George Michael – Faith
- Pet Shop Boys – Actually
Host Gary Davis will reveal the full top 40 countdown on Friday, October 9th during his show, which begins at 8 pm UK time on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.
