UK Rock/Metal Charts (1980s and early '90s)

[Blondini]

I don't think their post Ozzy output is revered though. It's only the Ozzy stuff. Same with early Deep Purple. Same with many 70s rock bands, to be honest. They all had loyal followers that bought everything but the kids - the youth - weren't bothered. I did like the Sabbath track on the Wayne's World soundtrack, though.

[jimmypages59]

The two Sabbath albums with Dio in 80 & 81, certainly have far more plaudits, than their late 70s albums with Ozzy, which I'd go along with. In fact I'd say popularity wise, post Paranoid their popularity with Ozzy in the band, decreased with each subsequent release.

Personally, I don't think Deep Purple are revered in the same way that Sabbath are. They were clearly the more popular and successful of the two bands worldwide, in the 70s, with their 80s reunion and output, also pretty decently received (The track Perfect Strangers, is their 3rd most popular on Spotify) and overall, they've certainly done far less to tarnish their ongoing popularity than Sabbath have, yet it's clear Sabbath are the far more popular act these days.

I just think Sharon Osbournes done a great job in marketing everything Ozzy, Ozzfest and his involvement with Sabbath etc over the years and putting him in the spotlight, probably more than he'd ever been. Pre their late 90s reunion etc, as you said, pretty much nobody give a shit about them (or Deep Purple) but he/they've just been so well managed/marketed since then, in way Deep Purple haven't and most probably couldn't have been, that they are probably as famous, popular and successful, now, as they were in the 70s!

[Metalweb]

I stuck with Sabbath during the 80s but agree most of their output was disappointing.

IMO the first album with Tony Martin, "The Eternal Idol", was a good listen but "Headless Cross", "Tyr", "Cross Purposes" and "Forbidden" were forgettable - each worse than the last.

"Headless Cross" is an okay album title track but not single material - it's trying to be "Heaven and Hell" and not really making it.

Tony Martin had a decent voice but he was obviously chosen because he sounded like Dio. Just remembered he's got the same name as that farmer who was controversially jailed for shooting a burglar in the 90s!

[jimmypages59]

I caught them live in 92, on the back of The Dehumanizer album, with Butler, Dio and Appice back in the band. Pretty good live show, but the new stuff did or does nothing for me.

Also seen Ozzy live in 92 and while his vocals at the time were no match for Dios, his showmanship and lynancy, made it the better gig of the two.

[Metalweb]

29 Apr 89

01 (-) One - Metallica [13]
02(01) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses [32]
03(02) Headless Cross - Black Sabbath
04(04) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
05(03) Feels So Good - Van Halen
06(05) Anti-Social - Anthrax
07(08) Mean Man - W.A.S.P.
08(06) Cryin' - Vixen
09(07) Ready For Love - Gary Moore
10(09) Let The Good Times Rock - Europe
11(12) Rocket - Def Leppard
12(13) Nukklear Rokket - Wrathchild
13(10) When The Children Cry - White Lion
14(11) Don't Know What You Got ('til It's Gone) - Cinderella
15(20) Passion Rules The Game - Scorpions
16 (re) Harvester Of Sorrow - Metallica
17(14) Big Bad EP - Little Angels
18 (re) Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
19(18) Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
20(16) Helter Skelter - Vow Wow

[jimmypages59]

I was still pretty much bypassing Metallica at this point. I'm sure I've never actually listened to ... And Justice For All, the whole way through, despite owning if for many years.

[Metalweb]

Agree - bought the album but never listened to it much.

I actually found "One" rather tame despite the horrific/depressing lyrics...

[jimmypages59]

They're a strange band for me. I do like the first three albums, Metallica and Death Magnetic, but the rest I've absolutely no time for. On top of that, they are just not a band I play. I like hearing a lot of their early stuff, if it comes on a jukebox or in pub etc, but I never find myself at home, thinking Metallica is what I want to hear.

[Metalweb]

6 May 89

01(01) One - Metallica [14]
02 (-) Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison [16]
03 (-) I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi [18]
04(02) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses [40]
05 (-) Do You Like It? - Kingdom Come [73]
06(03) Headless Cross - Black Sabbath
07 (-) Love Kills - Vinnie Vincent's Invasion
08 (-) Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield [99]
09(04) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
10(05) Feels So Good - Van Halen
11(06) Anti-Social - Anthrax
12(08) Cryin' - Vixen
13(11) Rocket - Def Leppard
14(07) Mean Man - W.A.S.P.
15(14) Don't Know What You Got ('til It's Gone) - Cinderella
16(10) Let The Good Times Rock - Europe
17(12) Nukklear Rokket - Wrathchild
18(09) Ready For Love - Gary Moore
19(17) Big Bad EP - Little Angels
20 (-) Desperado - Heartbreak Angels

[jimmypages59]

Ah Kingdom Come. I loved their first two albums, Kingdom Come and In Your Face, which the above single Do You Like It? is from.

As a 14/15 year old, I never got all the derision for bands in the 80s, accused of sounding like, looking like and trying to be like Led Zeppelin. By this point Led Zeppelin were my favourite band and I usually quite liked stuff that tried to sound like them. My reasoning was, I'd far rather the current fad be, new bands trying to copy and draw on Led Zeppelin, than on other artists that I didn't like!

[Metalweb]

I liked their first album then lost interest...

Agree there's nothing necessarily wrong with being "heavily influenced" by another band but they used to flat out deny the fact in interviews!

[Metalweb]

13 May 89

01(01) One - Metallica [20]
02(02) Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison [13]
03(03) I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi [18]
04 (-) Let There Be Rock - Onslaught [50]
05(04) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses [57]
06(05) Do You Like It? - Kingdom Come [80]
07 (-) I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty [63]
08(08) Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield [78]
09(07) Love Kills - Vinnie Vincent's Invasion
10(06) Headless Cross - Black Sabbath
11(09) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
12(11) Anti-Social - Anthrax
13(10) Feels So Good - Van Halen
14(14) Mean Man - W.A.S.P.
15(12) Cryin' - Vixen
16(13) Rocket - Def Leppard
17(16) Let The Good Times Rock - Europe
18(15) Don't Know What You Got ('til It's Gone) - Cinderella
19(17) Nukklear Rokket - Wrathchild
20 (-) Second Chance - .38 Special

[Blondini]

^ They're STILL including Tom Petty? Looks well out of place!

The Chart Show Rock Chart (29th April 1989)

another recreation video

ITV Chart Show Rock Chart 20th May 1989 (i think?)

It Bites and Lita Ford with Ozzy played

[jimmypages59]

He really shouldn't be in this chart, but his inclusion is not as dubious as some others and besides I absolutely love this period in Pettys career.

I never really knew of him until this track, I'd seen the Mad Hatter style video for Don't You Come Around Here No More, a few years earlier but in truth, I knew absolutely nothing about him or his music. I did buy this on 7", but it was my mate playing Full Moon Fever over the tannoy, while we stacked shelves in the local supermarket, in the evenings, that really got me into him. Love that album to this day, one of my favourites from the 80s.

[Metalweb]

He came up with consistently strong material throughout his career but I personally rated his late 70s/early 80s output best.

Remember playing "Damn the Torpedoes" to death back in the day...

[Metalweb]

20 May 89

01(02) Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison [18]
02(03) I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi [24]
03(01) One - Metallica [36]
04(04) Let There Be Rock - Onslaught [68]
05 (-) Eyes Of A Stranger - Queensryche [79]
06(07) I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty [53]
07 (-) Still Too Young To Remember - It Bites [66]
08(08) Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield [87]
09(06) Do You Like It? - Kingdom Come
10(05) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
11 (-) Sheila - Georgia Satellites
12(09) Love Kills - Vinnie Vincent's Invasion
13 (-) Cry Tough - Poison
14(10) Headless Cross - Black Sabbath
15(13) Feels So Good - Van Halen
16(11) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
17(12) Anti-Social - Anthrax
18(15) Cryin' - Vixen
19(17) Let The Good Times Rock - Europe
20 (-) Lonely - Crimson Glory

[navi]

He really shouldn't be in this chart, but his inclusion is not as dubious as some others and besides I absolutely love this period in Pettys career.

I never really knew of him until this track, I'd seen the Mad Hatter style video for Don't You Come Around Here No More, a few years earlier but in truth, I knew absolutely nothing about him or his music. I did buy this on 7", but it was my mate playing Full Moon Fever over the tannoy, while we stacked shelves in the local supermarket, in the evenings, that really got me into him. Love that album to this day, one of my favourites from the 80s.

Don't Come Around Here No More is penned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and is not typical song for Tom's discography

[Robbie]

A bit of a change of sound for It Bites from their 1986 hit 'Calling All The Heroes'.

[jimmypages59]

Don't Come Around Here No More is penned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and is not typical song for Tom's discography

Hey Navi, how's things mate. Yeah, I learned all that eventually, when I started to explore his discography, on the back of loving Full Moon Fever so much, which arguably, is also a bit of a departure from his more straight forward rock of the late 70s/early 80s and in no small part down to, Jeff Lynnes input.

[jimmypages59]

I liked their first album then lost interest...

Agree there's nothing necessarily wrong with being "heavily influenced" by another band but they used to flat out deny the fact in interviews!

Aye, I'm sure he (Lenny Wolf) even stated in one interview, that he'd never even heard their music! Seemed to change his tune in later interviews!

[navi]

Hey Navi, how's things mate.

Cheers! , i'm fine, thanks for asking, hope you're the same

[Metalweb]

27 May 89

01(01) Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison [30]
02(02) I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi [34]
03 (-) Close My Eyes Forever - Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne [47]
04(03) One - Metallica [62]
05(06) I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty [49]
06(07) Still Too Young To Remember - It Bites [66]
07(04) Let There Be Rock - Onslaught
08(05) Eyes Of A Stranger - Queensryche
09(08) Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield [84]
10(10) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
11(09) Do You Like It? - Kingdom Come
12(11) Sheila - Georgia Satellites
13(14) Headless Cross - Black Sabbath
14(16) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
15(12) Love Kills - Vinnie Vincent's Invasion
16(15) Feels So Good - Van Halen
17 (-) Teenage Bride - The Grip
18(18) Cryin' - Vixen
19(17) Anti-Social - Anthrax
20(13) Cry Tough - Poison

[Blondini]

The Grip's singer Willie Dowling is now more known for his work with The Wildhearts / Honeycrack / Ginger Wildheart. He was also in punk band Chelsea in the mid 80s when he was known as Willy Grip. https://www.discogs.com/artist/32149...Dowling?page=2

[jimmypages59]

Just as we were talking about bands looking like Led Zeppelin, the still from that video clip looks uncannily like a late 80s Robert Plant.

[Metalweb]

3 June 89

01 (-) The Real Me - W.A.S.P. [23]
02(03) Close My Eyes Forever - Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne [54]
03(05) I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty [34]
04(01) Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison [48]
05(02) I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi [60]
06(06) Still Too Young To Remember - It Bites
07(04) One - Metallica [71]
08(09) Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield
09(07) Let There Be Rock - Onslaught
10(08) Eyes Of A Stranger - Queensryche
11 (-) I Feel The Power - Vow Wow [87]
12(10) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
13(11) Do You Like It? - Kingdom Come
14 (re) Mean Man - W.A.S.P.
15 (-) Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
16(14) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
17(12) Sheila - Georgia Satellites
18(20) Cry Tough - Poison
19(16) Feels So Good - Van Halen
20(15) Love Kills - Vinnie Vincent's Invasion