These albums turn 40 in 2020, but they’re anything but over the hill.
Scroll through the gallery below to see 33 albums that turn 40 in 2020.
AC/DC – ‘Back in Black’
ShareReleased July 25, 1980.
Van Halen – ‘Women and Children First’
ShareReleased March 26, 1980.
U2 – ‘Boy’
ShareReleased October 20, 1980.
The Cars – ‘Panorama’
ShareReleased August 15, 1980.
The Romantics – ‘The Romantics’
ShareReleased January 4, 1980.
The Rolling Stones – ‘Emotional Rescue’
ShareReleased June 20, 1980.
REO Speedwagon – ‘Hi Infidelity’
ShareReleased November 21, 1980.
Ramones – ‘End of the Century’
ShareReleased February 4, 1980.
Queen – ‘The Game’
ShareReleased June 30, 1980.
Queen – ‘Flash Gordon’
ShareReleased December 8, 1980.
The Pretenders – ‘Pretenders’
ShareReleased January 19, 1980.
The Police – ‘Zenyatta Mondatta’
ShareReleased October 3, 1980.
Pete Townshend – ‘Empty Glass’
ShareReleased April 21, 1980.
Pat Benatar – ‘Crimes of Passion’
ShareReleased August 5, 1980.
Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Blizzard of Ozz’
ShareReleased September 20, 1980.
Motorhead – ‘Ace of Spades’
ShareReleased November 8, 1980.
KISS – ‘Unmasked’
ShareReleased May 20, 1980.
Judas Priest – ‘British Steel’
ShareReleased April 14, 1980.
Journey – ‘Departure’
ShareReleased March 23, 1980.
Joan Jett – ‘Bad Reputation’
ShareReleased May 17, 1980.
The J. Geils Band – ‘Love Stinks’
ShareReleased January 28, 1980.
Heart – ‘Bebe le Strange’
ShareReleased February 14, 1980.
Hall & Oates – ‘Voices’
ShareReleased July 29, 1980.
Dire Straits – ‘Making Movies’
ShareReleased October 17, 1980.
Def Leppard – ‘On Through the Night’
ShareReleased March 14, 1980.
David Bowie – ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
ShareReleased September 12, 1980.
The Cure – ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
ShareReleased February 5, 1980.
The Clash – ‘Sandinista!’
ShareReleased December 12, 1980.
Bruce Springsteen – ‘The River’
ShareReleased October 17, 1980.
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – ‘Against the Wind’
ShareReleased February 25, 1980.
Blondie – ‘Autoamerican’
ShareReleased November 19, 1980.
Black Sabbath – ‘Heaven and Hell’
ShareReleased April 25, 1980.
Billy Joel – ‘Glass Houses’
ShareReleased March 10, 1980.