These are all the albums that were nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys during the 1980's.
Choose FIVE albums to eliminate:
Nominees Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Billy Joel - Glass House (1980) Pink Floyd - The Wall (1980) Frank Sinatra - Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980) Barbra Streisand - Guilty (1980) John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1981) Steely Dan - Gaucho (1981) Quincy Jones - The Dude (1981) Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away (1981) Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981) Toto - Toto IV (1982) John Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) Donald F agen - The Nightfly (1982) Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain (1982) Paul McCartney - Tug of War (1982) Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983) David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983) The Police - Synchronicity (1983) Various Artists - Flashdance Soundtrack (1983) Lionel Richie- Can't Slow Down (1984) Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Tina Turner - Private Dancer (1984) Prince - Purple Rain (1984) Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1984) Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) Sting- The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) USA for Africa - We Are the World (1985) Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) Paul Simon- Graceland (1986) Peter Gabriel - So (1986) Janet Jackson - Control (1986) Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album (1986) Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life (1986) Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, & Emmylou Harris - Trio (1987) U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) Prince- Sign o' the Times (1987) Whitney Houston- Whitney (1987) Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988) Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures (1988) Sting - ...Nothing Like the Sun (1988) Steve Winwood - Roll with It (1988) George Michael- Faith (1988) Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (1989) Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw and the Cooked (1989) Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989)
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Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Toto - Toto IV (1982) Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures (1988) Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw and the Cooked (1989) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989)
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Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Steely Dan - Gaucho (1981) Toto - Toto IV (1982) Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures (1988) Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw and the Cooked (1989)
FYC Oscars
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench, "Nine" Best Costumes: "The Young Victoria"
Christopher Cross, "Christopher Cross" Al Jarreau, "Breakin' Away" Donald F agan, "The Nightfly" Bobby McFerrin, "Simple Pleasures" Traveling Wilburys, "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1"
Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Steely Dan - Gaucho (1981) Toto - Toto IV (1982) Donald F agen - The Nightfly (1982) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989)
Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Toto - Toto IV (1982) Donald F agen - The Nightfly (1982) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989) Steely Dan - Gaucho (1981)
Frank Sinatra - Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980) Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981) USA for Africa - We Are the World (1985) Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, & Emmylou Harris - Trio (1987) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989)
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Originally posted by pjbullet: Frank Sinatra - Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980) Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981) USA for Africa - We Are the World (1985) Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, & Emmylou Harris - Trio (1987) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989)
Have you ever listened to the "Trio" album? If you have, and think that Toto or Bobby McFerrin or about two dozen albums on this list are better than it, then we must live in very different worlds...
FYC Oscars
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench, "Nine" Best Costumes: "The Young Victoria"
Christopher Cross, "Christopher Cross" (1980) Frank Sinatra, "Trilogy: Past, Present, Future" (1980) Kim Carnes, "Mistaken Identity" (1981) Toto, "Toto IV" (1982) Bobby McFerrin, "Simple Pleasures" (1988)
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
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Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Toto - Toto IV (1982) Donald F agen - The Nightfly (1982) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989) Steely Dan - Gaucho (1981)
Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Steely Dan - Gaucho (1981) Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981) Toto - Toto IV (1982) Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures (1988)
Grammy 2010: Album of the Year -- Whitney Houston - I Look to You Oscar 2010: Best Actress In a Leading Role -- Marion Cotillard - 9 Emmy 2010: Guest Actress in a Comedy Series -- Catherine O'Hara - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away (1981) Donald F agen - The Nightfly (1982) Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures (1988) Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw and the Cooked (1989) Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1989)
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