Indeed the 80s ruled ... and still do. 1984 was prolly THE year for that music:
Accept - Balls To The Wall
Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi (Runaway)
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Kiss - Animalize
Manowar - Hail to England & Sign of the Hammer
Q5 - Steel The Light
Quiet Riot - Condition Critical
Ratt - Out Of The Cellar
Saxon - Crusader
Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Stryper - The Yellow and Black Attack
TKO - In Your Face
TNT - Knights of the New Thunder
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
Van Halen - 1984
Warlock - Burning the Witches
White Lion - Fight To Survive
Whitesnake - Slide It In
Y&T - In Rock We Trust
Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
Armored Saint - March of the Saint
Autograph - Sign in Please
Black N Blue - Black N Blue
Dio - The Last In Line
Dokken - Tooth and Nail
Fastway - All Fired Up
Great White - Great White
Helix - Walking the Razor's Edge
Rose Tattoo - Southern Stars
Stone Fury - Burns Like A Star
WASP - WASP
IMHO never been matched.