9. The Police
The Police released Synchronicity in 1983 on A&M Records. The album topped the Billboard chart for seventeen weeks. It sold more than eight million copies in the United States.
Every Breath You Take became one of the decade’s biggest singles. The band had already scored multiple top ten albums earlier in the 1980s with Ghost in the Machine and Zenyatta Mondatta.
- Year: 1983
- Label: A&M Records
- Chart Peak: US #1 (17 weeks)
- Sales: 8M+ in the US
10. Genesis
Genesis released Invisible Touch in 1986 on Atlantic Records. The album reached number one in the UK and number three in the US. It produced five top five singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
The record earned multi platinum certification in several countries. Their earlier 1980s work like Abacab had already placed them in the top ten on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Year: 1986
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Chart Peak: UK #1 / US #3
- Singles: Five Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hits
11. Def Leppard
Def Leppard released Pyromania in 1983 on Mercury Records. The album reached number two on the Billboard chart and sold more than ten million copies in the United States. Hysteria followed in 1987 and also topped charts.
The band maintained strong sales despite lineup changes. Their videos and radio singles kept the albums visible throughout the second half of the decade.
- Year: 1983 (Pyromania)
- Label: Mercury Records
- Chart Peak: US #2
- Sales: 10M+ in the US
12. Journey
Journey released Escape in 1981 on Columbia Records. The album reached number one on the Billboard chart and earned multi platinum status. It featured several top twenty singles.
The band followed with Frontiers in 1983, which also reached the top ten. Their consistent chart performance and arena tours supported steady vinyl sales into the mid 1980s.
- Year: 1981
- Label: Columbia Records
- Chart Peak: US #1
- Sales: Multi-platinum
Besides founding Festivaltopia, Luca is the co founder of trib, an art and fashion collectiv you find on several regional events and online. Also he is part of the management board at HORiZONTE, a group travel provider in Germany.
