10 Perfect 1980s Rock Albums With No Bad Songs

10. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

As colorful and vibrant as the '80s may look in retrospect, it was pretty tense back then if you were growing up stateside. Since the USA was still in a rough spot with Cold War fear hanging over everyone's head, there was a lot of people banding together for something a little more patriotic. Even when said patriotism wasn't as cheery as you may have thought.

For all of the praise that's been showered on Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA, the entire album is a sad look at those citizens who seem to be on the fringes of society. From the opening blast of the title track, these are the loners who never were able to find their place once they grew up, either finding themselves in exile after being treated like dirt after the Vietnam War or never reaching their dreams at all.

Whereas Born to Run may have signaled a sign of hope for Springsteen just a few years before, this is the kind of record you listen to once you have a few more miles on your soul and you're not sure where to run to next. Like the Boss says in the title track, these are the folks with nowhere to run and nowhere to go. It's not going to be easy, but you have to keep moving if you want to stay alive.