List of glam metal albums and songs

The following list of glam metal albums and songs is a list containing albums and songs described by at least one professional source as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, ^{[1] [2]} lite metal, ^[2] pop metal , ^[2] and metal pop. ^[3]

Contents
Albums : 1978 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Songs Revival albums

Albums

1974

• Kiss ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

1978

• Van Halen ^{[10] [11]}

1981

• Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks ^[12]
• Breaking the Chains ^[13]
• Kix
• High 'n' Dry ^{[14] [15] [16]}
• Too Fast for Love ^{[14] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

1982

• Dawn Patrol ^{[24] [25]}
• Self Destruction Blues ^{[19] [21]}
• Under the Blade ^{[15] [26]}

1983

• Back to Mystery City ^{[27] [28]}
• Bark at the Moon ^[14]
• Lick It Up ^{[21] [22]}
• Mean Streak ^[26]
• Metal Health ^{[19] [21] [22] [26]}
• Metal Magic ^[29]
• Pyromania ^{[14] [15] [17] [21] [22] [23] [26]}
• Shout at the Devil ^{[14] [21] [22] [23] [26] [30] [31]}
• You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll ^[15]

1984

• 1984 ^{[17] [32] [33]}
• Animalize ^{[14] [34]}
• Black 'n Blue ^[21]
• Bon Jovi ^{[35] [36]}
• Condition Critical ^[37]
• Love at First Sting ^[38]
• Out of the Cellar ^{[15] [17] [18] [19] [21] [22] [23] [26] [27] [28] [39]}
• Penetrator ^[32]
• Slide It In ^[15]
• In Rock We Trust ^[40]
• Stay Hungry ^{[15] [21] [23] [26]}
• This Is Spinal Tap ^[23]
• Tooth and Nail ^{[15] [22] [23] [26]}
• The Blitz ^[41]
• Two Steps from the Move ^{[15] [42]}
• Walkin' the Razor's Edge ^[15]
• W.A.S.P. ^{[19] [20] [22] [26] [43]}

1985

• 7800° Fahrenheit ^[44]
• Asylum ^[15]
• Invasion of Your Privacy ^[15]
• Midnite Dynamite ^{[17] [19]}
• Theatre of Pain ^{[15] [33]}
• Under Lock and Key ^{[15] [21] [45]}

1986

• 5150 ^[46]
• Constrictor ^[47]
• Dancing Undercover ^[15]
• Eat 'Em and Smile ^{[15] [17] [21] [22] [26]}
• The Final Countdown ^{[15] [23]}
• Grave New World ^[48]
• Lightning Strikes ^{[43] [49]}
• Little Miss Dangerous ^[50]
• Look What the Cat Dragged In ^{[14] [15] [17] [18] [20] [21] [22] [23] [26] [27] [28]}
• Mechanical Resonance ^{[17] [20] [26]}
• Night Songs ^{[15] [17] [19] [21] [23] [26] [51] [52] [53]}
• Slippery When Wet ^{[15] [17] [21] [22] [23] [26] [54] [55] [56]}
• To Hell with the Devil ^[21]
• Turbo ^{[15] [57] [58]}
• The Ultimate Sin ^{[15] [59]}
• Vinnie Vincent Invasion ^{[14] [21] [60]}

1987

• Appetite for Destruction ^{[14] [15] [17] [18] [23] [27] [28] [39] [61]}
• Back for the Attack ^[15]
• Crazy Nights ^{[62] [63]}
• Faster Pussycat ^{[14] [15] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [23] [26] [27] [28]}
• Girls, Girls, Girls ^{[27] [28]}
• Hit and Run ^[57]
• Hysteria ^{[15] [19] [21] [22] [23] [26] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69]}
• Hurricane Eyes ^[49]
• I Never Said Goodbye ^[70]
• Love Is for Suckers ^[71]
• Once Bitten ^[15]
• Permanent Vacation ^{[72] [73]}
• Pride ^{[15] [17] [20] [21] [22] [23] [26]}
• Raise Your Fist and Yell ^[47]
• Whitesnake ^{[15] [17] [21] [22] [23] [26] [74] [75]}

1988

• All Systems Go ^{[76] [77]}
• Blow My Fuse ^{[20] [21] [26] [53]}
• Britny Fox ^{[15] [21]}
• BulletBoys ^[78]
• Cold Lake ^{[57] [79] [80]}
• G N' R Lies ^[14]
• Kingdom Come ^[76]
• L.A. Guns ^{[20] [27] [28] [43]}
• Lita ^[21]
• Long Cold Winter ^{[14] [15] [21] [22] [27] [28]}
• New Jersey ^[22]
• Open Up and Say... Ahh! ^{[14] [15] [21] [22] [26] [69]}
• OU812 ^[81]
• Out of This World ^[82]
• Up Your Alley ^[83]
• Savage Amusement ^{[84] [85]}
• Second Sighting ^[76]
• Skyscraper ^[15]
• Vixen ^[21]
• Winger ^{[17] [21] [26]}

1989

• Babylon A.D. ^[86]
• Badlands ^{[15] [21] [22] [26]}
• Big Game ^[15]
• Blue Murder ^[86]
• Cocked & Loaded ^{[15] [19] [21]}
• Dangerous Toys ^{[21] [22]}
• Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich ^{[14] [15] [17] [18] [21] [22] [23] [26] [27] [28]}
• Dr. Feelgood ^{[17] [22] [26] [87] [88]}
• Eat the Heat ^{[57] [89]}
• Enuff Z'nuff ^[21]
• Extreme ^[17]
• The Great Radio Controversy ^{[14] [21] [90]}
• Hot in the Shade ^[63]
• Intuition ^[91]
• Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz ^{[15] [21]}
• Love + War ^[86]
• No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims ^[21]
• Not Fakin' It ^{[22] [92]}
• Psycho Cafe ^[21]
• Pump ^[22]
• Skid Row ^{[14] [15] [17] [20] [21] [22] [23] [26] [27] [28] [53]}
• Slip of the Tongue ^{[15] [93] [71]}
• Sonic Temple ^{[17] [22]}
• Trash ^{[21] [39] [57] [94] [95]}
• ...Twice Shy ^{[15] [21] [26]}
• Wake Me When It's Over ^[96]

1990

• After the Rain ^[97]
• Alias ^[98]
• Blackout in the Red Room ^{[15] [21] [43]}
• Cherry Pie ^{[15] [20] [21] [22]}
• Crazy World ^[85]
• Detonator ^[71]
• Empire ^{[99] [100]}
• Flesh & Blood ^{[15] [71]}
• Rev It Up ^[101]
• Pornograffitti ^{[21] [22] [102]}
• Stick It to Ya ^{[15] [21] [26]}
• Tattooed Millionaire ^[103]

1991

• Freakshow ^{[21] [43]}
• Hey Stoopid ^{[104] [105]}
• Hooked ^[71]
• Lean Into It ^[21]
• A Little Ain't Enough ^[86]
• The Nymphs ^[106]
• Psychotic Supper ^[107]
• Slave to the Grind ^[43]
• Strength ^[26]
• Use Your Illusion I ^[108]
• Use Your Illusion II ^[108]

1992

• Adrenalize ^{[109] [71]}
• Dog Eat Dog ^{[22] [43] [71]}
• Double Eclipse ^[71]
• Keep the Faith ^[110]
• The Lizard ^[21]

1993

• Exposed ^[111]
• Za-Za ^[112]
• Earthquake Visions ^[113]

Songs

0-9

• 10,000 Lovers (In One) ^[114]
• 18 and Life ^[42]

A

• Alone Again ^[115]
• Angel ^[116]
• Animal ^[42]
• Armageddon It ^[117]

B

• Bad Medicine ^{[118] [119] [120]}
• The Ballad of Jayne ^[115]
• Big City Nights ^[121]
• Black Cat ^{[122] [123] [124]}
• Born to Be My Baby ^[125]
• Bringin' On the Heartbreak ^[126]

C

• Can't Get Enuff ^[127]
• Cherry Pie ^{[118] [127] [128] [129] [130] [131] [132]}
• Close My Eyes Forever ^{[115] [126]}
• Crazy ^[133]
• Crazy Crazy Nights ^[134]
• Crazy Night ^[114]
• Crying in the Rain ^[135]
• Cry Tough ^[136]
• Cum on Feel the Noize ^[137]

D

• Don't Close Your Eyes ^[115]
• Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) ^[22]
• Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) ^{[115] [126]}
• Don't Treat Me Bad ^[138]
• Don't You Ever Leave Me ^[126]
• Down Boys ^{[22] [136]}
• Dude (Looks Like a Lady) ^{[72] [118] [139] [140]}
• Dr. Feelgood ^[141]
• Dream Warriors ^[128]
• Dreams ^[142]

E

• Edge of a Broken Heart ^[126]
• Edison's Medicine ^[143]
• Every Rose Has Its Thorn ^{[115] [141]}

F

• Fallen Angel ^[42]
• Fantasy ^[42]
• The Final Countdown ^{[42] [128] [132] [144]}
• Fly High Michelle ^{[42] [115]}
• Fly to the Angels ^[115]
• Fool for Your Loving ^[145]

G

• Get the Funk Out ^[42]
• Girls, Girls, Girls ^{[127] [129] [141] [146] [147]}
• Girlschool ^{[127] [148]}
• Gypsy Road ^{[42] [118] [149]}

H

• Heaven ^[115]
• Heaven's on Fire ^{[150] [151]}
• Here I Go Again ^{[128] [129] [136] [145] [152] [153]}
• High Enough ^[115]
• Home Sweet Home ^{[42] [129] [141] [154] [155]}
• Hot for Teacher ^[143]
• House of Pain ^{[115] [156]}
• Hysteria ^{[157] [158]}

I

• I Live My Life For You ^[104]
• I Remember You ^{[115] [126] [154]}
• I Saw Red ^[159]
• I Wanna Be Somebody ^[160]
• I Wanna Rock ^{[161] [162]}
• I'll Be There for You ^[126]
• I Hate Myself for Loving You ^[163]
• I'll Never Let You Go ^[115]
• I'll See You in My Dreams ^[164]
• I'll Sleep When I'm Dead ^[165]
• In and Out of Love ^[155]
• In My Dreams ^{[42] [155] [166]}
• Into the Fire ^[126]
• Is This Love ^[126]

J

• Janie's Got a Gun ^[72]
• Jump ^[42]

K

• Keep the Faith ^{[165] [167]}
• Kickstart My Heart ^{[118] [141]}
• Kiss Me Deadly ^{[137] [153]}

L

• Lay It Down ^{[155] [168] [169]}
• Lay Your Hands on Me ^[167]
• Lick It Up ^{[118] [137] [150]}
• Live Wire ^{[128] [170]}
• Livin' on a Prayer ^{[119] [128] [137]}
• Love Bites ^{[154] [157]}
• Love in an Elevator ^{[72] [171]}
• Love of a Lifetime ^[115]
• Love Song ^[115]

M

• Metal Health (Bang Your Head) ^{[42] [128] [160]}
• Miles Away ^[115]
• More Than Words ^[115]

N

• New Thing ^[136]
• No More Tears ^[172]
• No One Like You ^[121]
• Nobody's Fool ^{[131] [141]}
• Nothin' But a Good Time ^{[118] [128] [129] [141]}

O

• Once Bitten, Twice Shy ^{[136] [137] [153] [173]}
• The Other Side ^[174]

P

• Panama ^{[118] [128] [137]}
• Paradise City ^{[118] [129]}
• Patience ^[154]
• Photograph ^{[42] [129] [137] [175]}
• Poison ^{[42] [176] [177]}
• Pour Some Sugar on Me ^{[118] [129] [130] [141]}

R

• Rag Doll ^{[72] [178] [140]}
• Rock of Ages ^{[128] [136]}
• Rock You Like a Hurricane ^{[128] [179] [180]}
• Round and Round ^{[118] [128] [137] [141] [156] [169] [180]}
• Runaway ^{[133] [181]}

S

• Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) ^[22]
• Seventeen ^{[153] [156] [168] [182]}
• Shelter Me ^{[124] [136]}
• Shut Up and Dance ^[183]
• Sister Christian ^[154]
• Slave to the Grind ^{[160] [170]}
• Smokin' in the Boys Room ^[137]
• Something to Believe In ^{[184] [185]}
• Sometimes She Cries ^[131]
• Still Loving You ^[115]
• Still of the Night ^{[42] [152]}
• Summertime Girls ^[155]
• Sweet Child o' Mine ^{[42] [129]}

T

• Talk Dirty to Me ^{[127] [137] [170] [186] [187]}
• Tears Are Falling ^{[151] [155]}
• To Be with You ^[159]
• Top of the World ^[188]
• Too Young to Fall in Love ^[126]
• Tragedy ^[170]
• Turbo Lover ^[42]
• Turn Up the Radio ^{[128] [189]}

U

• Uncle Tom's Cabin ^[138]
• Unskinny Bop ^{[130] [190]}
• Up All Night ^{[130] [185] [189]}

W

• Wait ^{[42] [126]}
• Wanted Dead or Alive ^[136]
• Way Cool Jr. ^[138]
• Welcome to the Jungle ^{[18] [128] [129] [141] [143]}
• We're Not Gonna Take It ^{[118] [128] [137] [156] [161]}
• When It's Love ^[188]
• When the Children Cry ^[115]
• When You Close Your Eyes ^[42]
• Wind of Change ^{[191] [192]}
• Without You ^[115]
• Why Can't This Be Love ^[188]

Y

• Yankee Rose ^{[42] [137]}
• (You Can Still) Rock in America ^[160]
• You Give Love a Bad Name ^{[42] [119] [193]}
• (You Make Me) Rock Hard ^[127]
• Your Mama Don't Dance ^[22]
• Youth Gone Wild ^{[118] [128]}

Revival albums

• American Hardcore (1996) ^[194]
• Euphoria (1999) ^{[195] [196]}
• Live Era '87–'93 (1999) ^[197]
• Shrinking Violet (1999) ^[198]
• New Tattoo ^[71]
• Cocked & Re-Loaded (2000) ^[199]
• Just Push Play (2001) ^[72]
• Permission to Land (2003)
• Rest in Sleaze (2005) ^[69]
• Feel the Steel (2009) ^[26]
• Balls Out (2011) ^[200]

See also

• Glam metal
• List of glam metal bands and artists

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