Mine :

1. Ride The Lightning - Metallica (1984)
2. Meat Is Murder - The Smiths (1985)
3. Remain In Light - Talking Heads (1980)
4. The Colour Of Spring - Talk Talk (1986)
5. The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden (1982)
6. The Joshua Tree - U2 (1987)
7. New Gold Dream - Simple Minds (1982)
8. Master Of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
9. Seventeen Seconds -The Cure (1980)
10. Back In Black - AC/DC (1980)

It can't be done so heres my top ten in no particular order. Then theres a list of lps I also love. A top 50 would have been easier to do.




Power Corruption and Lies New Order (1983)

Closer Joy Division (1980)

Heaven up here Echo and the Bunnymen (1980)

The Queen is dead The Smiths (1986)

Treasure Cocteau Twins (1984)

Reading Writing Arithmetic The Sundays (1989)

Doolittle Pixies (1988)

Penthouse and Pavement Heaven 17 (1981)

The Stone Roses The Stone Roses (1989)

Soul Mining The The (1983)


Honourable mentions

New Gold Dream Simple Minds (1984)

Unforgettable Fire U2 (1984)

Songs from the Big Chair Tear for fears (1985)

Green REM (1988)

Lexicon of Love ABC (1981)

The Colour of Spring Talk Talk (1986)

Sandanista The Clash (1980)

Kilimanjaro Teardrop Explodes (1980)

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
AC/DC - Back in Black
UFO - the Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
Bruce Springsteen - Born In the USA
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Kiss - Unmasked
Judas Priest - British Steel
Accept - I'm A Rebel
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Scorpions - Animal Magnetism

Honourable Mention:

Slade - the Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Kiss - The Elder
Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
Dio - Holy Diver
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin
Jethro Tull - The Broadsword And The Beast

I cant put them in order as I like them all equally and listen to them all still.

The luxury gap-Heaven 17

Human racing-Nik Kershaw

Business as usual-Men at work

Cargo-Men at work

Genesis-Genesis

Thriller-Michael Jackson

The number of the beast-Iron maiden

Kings of the wild frontier-Adam and the ants

Non stop erotic cabaret-Soft cell

Synchronicity-The Police

Thriller - Michael Jackson
Diamond Life - Sade
Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
Rio - Duran Duran
So - Peter Gabriel
Tango In The Night - Fleetwood Mac
The Joshua Tree - U2
Whitney Houston
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Kylie - Kylie Minogue

Madonna, True Blue
Culture Club, Colour by Numbers
Duran Duran, Rio
Prince, Purple Rain
Michael Jackson, Thriller
Stevie Nicks. Wild Heart
Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses
Go-gos, Beauty and the Beat
Alison Moyet, Alf

Looks like I reached 12. In chronological order...

Burning Spear - Hail H.I.M. (1980)
Black Uhuru - Sensemilla (1980)
Black Uhuru - Red (1981)
Bobby Womack - The Poet (1981)
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (1981)
Johnnie Taylor - Just Ain't Good Enough (1983)
Anita Baker - The Songstress (1983)
Schoolly-D - Schoolly-D (1985)
Anita Baker - Rapture (1986)
Carmen Lundy - Night & Day (1986)
Lorez Alexandria - My One And Only Love (1986)
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)


Probably forgot loads and loads.

XTC - English Settlement
Squeeze - East Side Story
Dire Sraits - Love Over Gold
Roxy Music - Avalon
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3
Blondie - Autoamerican
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Elvis Costello & Attractions - Get Happy
Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

is this my favourite or opinion of best top 10 albums - as there is some variance?

as you put 'your best' i am going with my favourite beloved albums ...