In a recent Rolling Stone readers poll, U2 took top honors for the Best Album of the `80s with their hit The Joshua Tree. Said to be a close race, the band beat out some of the top acts of all time, including Michael Jackson and Prince.
The Top 10 are as follows:
- U2, The Joshua Tree
- Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction
- Michael Jackson, Thriller
- Bruce Springsteen, Born In The U.S.A.
- Prince, Purple Rain
- AC/DC, Back In Black
- The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
- The Clash, London Calling
- The Cure, Disintegration
- Metallica, Master of Puppets
(c) Kokkoris/@U2, 2011.