10 Perfect 1980s Hard Rock Albums With No Bad Songs

10. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

You can't get around the glory years of the '80s without bringing up MTV. For most of the musical mainstream, this was the kind of gamechanger that could make or break major bands, with some acts either not crossing over to the small screen that well or becoming breakout stars. Somewhere in between people like The Buggles and The Human League, we got the network's first answer to punk rock.

After the early days of punk like The Ramones started to become a bit too dated, Billy Idol was the first one to capitalize on the newer version of punk rock with Rebel Yell. Then again, it's hard to really categorize Billy Idol as strictly punk in his delivery. Throughout this record, his style is more or less its own genre, taking a few cues from punk and new wave and putting a rock and roll sheen on top of it.

If there was anything that you could pin down though, it was Billy Idol's swagger behind the mic, being the perfect commercial foil to someone like the Sex Pistols back in the day. Even though there might be some noticaeble differences, that scream in the middle of the title track is enough to sell you on the power of Billy's voice. Congratulations, rock music. You've now reached the MTV era in full.