Hair Metal Hall of Fame: Loudwire Ranks 30 Iconic Albums from the Glitter Era

Loudwire compiles a 30‑album ranking of hair metal, tracing the era from the early 1980s to 2009 and highlighting riffs, glitter aesthetics, and enduring anthems, with Motley Crue’s Shout at the Devil at No. 1 and Def Leppard’s Hysteria and Ratt’s Out of the Cellar close behind as defining records.