Great list, especially considering that the fans voted. I missed #’s 50–45, but I didn’t see anything by Slaughter (the “host”), Europe, Y&T, Britny Fox, Tygers of Pan Tang, Twisted Sister, Kingdom Come, Stryper, Tora Tora, Steelheart, Hurricane, Dangerous Toys, Aldo Nova, Krokus, Mr. Big, Extreme, W.A.S.P., Warlock, Dio, TNT, Loudness, Lita Ford, XYZ, Helix, Junkyard, and Queenryche (again I missed #50-45).
Lori sahl - 1 year ago
Great countdown where can I get a copy of the list of the songs?
Lou Schiller - 1 year ago
Sad, the people that made this list is clueless, they know little about music..
Bobham2112 - 1 year ago
For the love of Money BulletBoys
Tammy Robinson - 1 year ago
No Slaughter? I’m surprised Mark isn’t offended by this. Missing Queensryche and what about Winger's Headed for A Heartbreak?
Eric Phillips - 1 year ago
Keep on rocking but yes should probably expand the list!!!! Love HAIR NATION!!!!!
S - 1 year ago
I rarely have ever met a Hair Nation listener that didn't say they need to expand the bands and the playlist. You need to understand this is a PAID service, meaning the listener wants more bang for their buck. There are so many hair bands that NEVER got any song played on the station and way too many songs repeated. There is zero reason why deep cuts and bands can't be mixed in to. Let me list some:
Shotgun Messiah
Lillian Axe
Axe
Doro Pesch
Warlock-All We Are is all we ever hear
Shark Island
MSG
Kik Tracee
Killer Dwarfs
Phantom Blue
Chrissy Steele
Saraya
Lee Aaron
Kingdom Come
Helix
Baton Rogue
Tora Tora
Every Mother's Nightmare
Roxy Blue
The list goes on and on! And then more variety with bands you regularly play too. Don't play the same few songs, open that playlist up too
Kari R - 1 year ago
I agree. Please expand the Playlist and include new song from the bands that you play
Jay! - 1 year ago
Been listening to the '80's Rock' Channel on DirecTV's Music Choice recently. Sure you get a lot of Aerosmith and more 'classic' rock (Billy Idol, Vinnie Vincent Invasion!), but they play Stryper & W.A.S.P. too. I agree with many of the other comments: EXPAND YOUR PLAYLIST!
Thx,
Jay!
blackuni1986 - 1 year ago
Agree with the why no Queensryche -- Also need more RATT !!!!! \m/
Court - 1 year ago
This lust of options is WAY too short. If there are only 100 songs to choose from then they should represent 100 different bands. I love Crue Nd Def Leppard but the scene was so much more than that. Mark Slaughter is doing the countdown but not a single Slaughter song is listed..? Sorry but this ballot is tremendously disappointing (and for the record I am NOT a Stryper fan). ????
David Meadows - 1 year ago
Please start playing a wider variety! Same stuff constantly…. Van Halen please!!!!!!!!! Some older VH is played on Boneyard but no Sammy????????? you guys can do better with variety ????
David Meadows - 1 year ago
Please start playing a wider variety! Same stuff constantly…. Van Halen please!!!!!!!!! Some older VH is played on Boneyard but no Sammy????????? you guys can do better with variety ????
Kevin Chittenden - 1 year ago
Hate to be pigeon holed into that list. Should be all write in if can't list more than 10 - 12 artist. At least that what it felt like. Love the channel!! Thanks
Allan G - 1 year ago
Sebastian Bach is on the list, that’s enough for me
Sheigh - 1 year ago
Would be nice for one of these top ### shows not to be all about already in rotation songs, maybe use the deepcuts list instead? Missing Queensryche, Ozzy, Warlock and loads more from this era. Even Stryper even if my opinion does not have them as big as comments here imply.
Jade - 1 year ago
Several thoughts if anyone from the station is actually reading the comments. I think the biggest thing is whether you read it on Facebook, websites, etc is listeners want a bigger variety of bands and songs. As has been stated, all of these songs are stuff played in regular rotation all the time. No reason to have a countdown because you are going to hear them a million times anyway.
Here is some stuff needs to be played as well:
Wildside
Tora Tora-Not just Walkin' Shoes
Every Mother's Nightmare-some of their heavier stuff
Roxy Blue
W.A.S.P.-Plenty from their hair band area you could play
Dirty Looks
Alice Cooper-More than just Poison, Feed My Frankenstein and Hey Stoopid
D.A.D.
Tangier
Michael Monroe-Dead, Jail or Rock n Roll or Man With No Eyes would work on Hair Nation
Lee Aaron
Warlock-Fight for Rock/Doro-Hard Times
Killer Dwarfs
Saraya
Cats n Boots
Leatherwolf
Saga
Helix-Several songs
Thunder
Su - 1 year ago
The list are songs that are played every day anyway! Come on now! How about a bigger variety of songs played? All this is, is yet another way to play the exact same playlist. I would contend Hair Nation would have even higher ratings if they actually switched songs up more and added some more artist and a few more deep cuts to the regular channel? If you are playing say 12 songs an hour, you can play 7 or 8 big hits, big bands,and a couple of deep cuts by well-known bands and then throw in 1 or 2 more obscure bands every hour.
Vince Christ - 1 year ago
Should be 1 group, 1 song. Queesryche is a MUST on anyone top 50 list, and I agree, Stryper also.
Bull - 1 year ago
How many times can the same person change email then complain about Stryper???
Sherene - 1 year ago
No Danger Danger
Sammy - 1 year ago
A lot of Stryper fans here! Or maybe the same person with multiple accounts? Anyhow, it is true that Stryper should be on the list. Too many songs of the same groups, there were great hair bands in the 80's!
KL - 1 year ago
Should be more than one Alice Cooper sing. Speaking of Alice, why did you never play House of Fire and Love's A Loaded Gun.
Chuck - 1 year ago
Stryper hits Free, Honestly, Calling on You…would be great to see here!
Josh McDonald - 1 year ago
Why is Stryper not on here? Not only one of the best bands of the 1980's, but are continuing to put out stellar albums. ????
Klarin Fausett - 1 year ago
REALLY? We have to write in Stryper? Just like we had to call in to MTV to request them... we will write them in to request here!! We know why they are overlooked...
And we won't stand for it!!! Get with it!! Fed up with secular bs!!
Klarin Fausett - 1 year ago
REALLY? We have to write in Stryper? Just like we had to call in to MTV to request them... we will write them in to request here!! We know why they are overlooked...
And we won't stand for it!!! Get with it!! Fed up with secular bs!!
Doug - 1 year ago
Yep, as usual, NO STRYPER! Stryper was huge in the 80’s (still rockin it today) and Hair Nation NEVER plays them or gives them any creds. Eddy Trunk is the only one I’ve ever heard on Hair Nation give out huge respect. Come on Hair Nation, stop being so biased!
Brett - 1 year ago
Some great songs on here, amd then some head scratchers. But come on guys... not ONE Stryper song listed? Something wrong with this picture.
Linda - 1 year ago
You’re missing Stryper!! Calling On You, Free & Honestly were all in Dial MTV top 10 at once!
Rob - 1 year ago
Stryper deserves to be on this list. Or Are they excluded because they're Christian?
First band to have three #1 songs on Dial MTV.
jerry p - 1 year ago
some good songs there, some bands missing. this is nothing more than ones personal list. leaving out stryper?really?40 yrs and still going strong!!!
CVP - 1 year ago
Ummmm, your missing Stryper, calling on you, free, honestly all #1’s in the 80’s, how is this a hair metal list with out those
Ron botelho - 1 year ago
Where is Stryper??
Calling on you, free, honestly, always there for you.
All #1
Eric - 1 year ago
What about Brittany Fox,Europe,White Lion they had some pretty big hair,I didn't see them on the top 50 list,if they were I didn't see them,but it was fun going back in time to the good old days
Shannon - 1 year ago
Where’s Stryper on this list? Definitely should be on it!
What happened to Stryper? You can't leave out the best . What kind of list is that? Come on everyone write in free
Tommy Ogle - 1 year ago
I can't believe Stryper isn't on this list, but many other bands have multiple songs. Get with it! Stryper had 3 #1's!!!!!
Stryper - Calling On You
Stryper - Free
Stryper - Honestly
Egwy604 - 1 year ago
Where Stryper and W.A.S.P
Henry Rutledge - 1 year ago
Where is Stryper’s “Calling On You”? They were #1 on the MTV video charts in the 80s.
Mike - 1 year ago
Where’s the love for the Stryper boys? This list is about best 80s hair, right? I’m a huge Scorpions fan but, come on, you’re gonna put up Klaus Meine over Michael Sweet?! Respect the effort, folks.
Mark - 1 year ago
Where is Stryper? They dominated the late 80's charts.
Michael - 1 year ago
How is Stryper absent from this list?
Ged West - 1 year ago
A 80’s hair metal list and Stryper, (arguably the biggest of the 80’s) is nowhere to be found. Wow! Psst… Your bias is showing. :(
Timothy - 1 year ago
Total BS Stryper is not on that list....BOOOOO!
Gary - 1 year ago
Stryper needs on this list for Honestly, Always there for you, To Hell with the devil. They are a great band with amazing songs right up there with so many of the bands listed and in some cases passing some of the bands for the top spot for #1 aong
Billy Wood - 1 year ago
Stryper was platinum selling, most dialed on dial MTV, only band to have three back to back number ones on dial MTV, and one of only a scant few to still be chugging out sonic and quality metal to this day. They are also great musicians. Any list that leaves them out but includes less popular and lesser quality metal is simply biased and invalid.
Luke - 1 year ago
Missed a lot of iconic songs! Namely Stryper - To He’ll With The Devil”
Evans - 1 year ago
STRYPER NEEDS TO BE ON THIS LIST!!!!
Dave - 1 year ago
Ever hear of Stryper? Pretty cool metal band—shredders.
Steve - 1 year ago
If Stryper is missing from the list, the rest of it is invalid.
Dana Bailey - 1 year ago
Stryper should definitely be on here! Write it in everyone!!
Nicki - 1 year ago
I thought this was a hair competition. What's with the songs? Stryper should be on here!!
Great list, especially considering that the fans voted. I missed #’s 50–45, but I didn’t see anything by Slaughter (the “host”), Europe, Y&T, Britny Fox, Tygers of Pan Tang, Twisted Sister, Kingdom Come, Stryper, Tora Tora, Steelheart, Hurricane, Dangerous Toys, Aldo Nova, Krokus, Mr. Big, Extreme, W.A.S.P., Warlock, Dio, TNT, Loudness, Lita Ford, XYZ, Helix, Junkyard, and Queenryche (again I missed #50-45).
Great countdown where can I get a copy of the list of the songs?
Sad, the people that made this list is clueless, they know little about music..
For the love of Money BulletBoys
No Slaughter? I’m surprised Mark isn’t offended by this. Missing Queensryche and what about Winger's Headed for A Heartbreak?
Keep on rocking but yes should probably expand the list!!!! Love HAIR NATION!!!!!
I rarely have ever met a Hair Nation listener that didn't say they need to expand the bands and the playlist. You need to understand this is a PAID service, meaning the listener wants more bang for their buck. There are so many hair bands that NEVER got any song played on the station and way too many songs repeated. There is zero reason why deep cuts and bands can't be mixed in to. Let me list some:
Shotgun Messiah
Lillian Axe
Axe
Doro Pesch
Warlock-All We Are is all we ever hear
Shark Island
MSG
Kik Tracee
Killer Dwarfs
Phantom Blue
Chrissy Steele
Saraya
Lee Aaron
Kingdom Come
Helix
Baton Rogue
Tora Tora
Every Mother's Nightmare
Roxy Blue
The list goes on and on! And then more variety with bands you regularly play too. Don't play the same few songs, open that playlist up too
I agree. Please expand the Playlist and include new song from the bands that you play
Been listening to the '80's Rock' Channel on DirecTV's Music Choice recently. Sure you get a lot of Aerosmith and more 'classic' rock (Billy Idol, Vinnie Vincent Invasion!), but they play Stryper & W.A.S.P. too. I agree with many of the other comments: EXPAND YOUR PLAYLIST!
Thx,
Jay!
Agree with the why no Queensryche -- Also need more RATT !!!!! \m/
This lust of options is WAY too short. If there are only 100 songs to choose from then they should represent 100 different bands. I love Crue Nd Def Leppard but the scene was so much more than that. Mark Slaughter is doing the countdown but not a single Slaughter song is listed..? Sorry but this ballot is tremendously disappointing (and for the record I am NOT a Stryper fan). ????
Please start playing a wider variety! Same stuff constantly…. Van Halen please!!!!!!!!! Some older VH is played on Boneyard but no Sammy????????? you guys can do better with variety ????
Please start playing a wider variety! Same stuff constantly…. Van Halen please!!!!!!!!! Some older VH is played on Boneyard but no Sammy????????? you guys can do better with variety ????
Hate to be pigeon holed into that list. Should be all write in if can't list more than 10 - 12 artist. At least that what it felt like. Love the channel!! Thanks
Sebastian Bach is on the list, that’s enough for me
Would be nice for one of these top ### shows not to be all about already in rotation songs, maybe use the deepcuts list instead? Missing Queensryche, Ozzy, Warlock and loads more from this era. Even Stryper even if my opinion does not have them as big as comments here imply.
Several thoughts if anyone from the station is actually reading the comments. I think the biggest thing is whether you read it on Facebook, websites, etc is listeners want a bigger variety of bands and songs. As has been stated, all of these songs are stuff played in regular rotation all the time. No reason to have a countdown because you are going to hear them a million times anyway.
Here is some stuff needs to be played as well:
Wildside
Tora Tora-Not just Walkin' Shoes
Every Mother's Nightmare-some of their heavier stuff
Roxy Blue
W.A.S.P.-Plenty from their hair band area you could play
Dirty Looks
Alice Cooper-More than just Poison, Feed My Frankenstein and Hey Stoopid
D.A.D.
Tangier
Michael Monroe-Dead, Jail or Rock n Roll or Man With No Eyes would work on Hair Nation
Lee Aaron
Warlock-Fight for Rock/Doro-Hard Times
Killer Dwarfs
Saraya
Cats n Boots
Leatherwolf
Saga
Helix-Several songs
Thunder
The list are songs that are played every day anyway! Come on now! How about a bigger variety of songs played? All this is, is yet another way to play the exact same playlist. I would contend Hair Nation would have even higher ratings if they actually switched songs up more and added some more artist and a few more deep cuts to the regular channel? If you are playing say 12 songs an hour, you can play 7 or 8 big hits, big bands,and a couple of deep cuts by well-known bands and then throw in 1 or 2 more obscure bands every hour.
Should be 1 group, 1 song. Queesryche is a MUST on anyone top 50 list, and I agree, Stryper also.
How many times can the same person change email then complain about Stryper???
No Danger Danger
A lot of Stryper fans here! Or maybe the same person with multiple accounts? Anyhow, it is true that Stryper should be on the list. Too many songs of the same groups, there were great hair bands in the 80's!
Should be more than one Alice Cooper sing. Speaking of Alice, why did you never play House of Fire and Love's A Loaded Gun.
Stryper hits Free, Honestly, Calling on You…would be great to see here!
Why is Stryper not on here? Not only one of the best bands of the 1980's, but are continuing to put out stellar albums. ????
REALLY? We have to write in Stryper? Just like we had to call in to MTV to request them... we will write them in to request here!! We know why they are overlooked...
And we won't stand for it!!! Get with it!! Fed up with secular bs!!
REALLY? We have to write in Stryper? Just like we had to call in to MTV to request them... we will write them in to request here!! We know why they are overlooked...
And we won't stand for it!!! Get with it!! Fed up with secular bs!!
Yep, as usual, NO STRYPER! Stryper was huge in the 80’s (still rockin it today) and Hair Nation NEVER plays them or gives them any creds. Eddy Trunk is the only one I’ve ever heard on Hair Nation give out huge respect. Come on Hair Nation, stop being so biased!
Some great songs on here, amd then some head scratchers. But come on guys... not ONE Stryper song listed? Something wrong with this picture.
You’re missing Stryper!! Calling On You, Free & Honestly were all in Dial MTV top 10 at once!
Stryper deserves to be on this list. Or Are they excluded because they're Christian?
First band to have three #1 songs on Dial MTV.
some good songs there, some bands missing. this is nothing more than ones personal list. leaving out stryper?really?40 yrs and still going strong!!!
Ummmm, your missing Stryper, calling on you, free, honestly all #1’s in the 80’s, how is this a hair metal list with out those
Where is Stryper??
Calling on you, free, honestly, always there for you.
All #1
What about Brittany Fox,Europe,White Lion they had some pretty big hair,I didn't see them on the top 50 list,if they were I didn't see them,but it was fun going back in time to the good old days
Where’s Stryper on this list? Definitely should be on it!
STRYPER????
Where are the Stryper songs!!!!
What happened to Stryper? You can't leave out the best . What kind of list is that? Come on everyone write in free
I can't believe Stryper isn't on this list, but many other bands have multiple songs. Get with it! Stryper had 3 #1's!!!!!
Stryper - Calling On You
Stryper - Free
Stryper - Honestly
Where Stryper and W.A.S.P
Where is Stryper’s “Calling On You”? They were #1 on the MTV video charts in the 80s.
Where’s the love for the Stryper boys? This list is about best 80s hair, right? I’m a huge Scorpions fan but, come on, you’re gonna put up Klaus Meine over Michael Sweet?! Respect the effort, folks.
Where is Stryper? They dominated the late 80's charts.
How is Stryper absent from this list?
A 80’s hair metal list and Stryper, (arguably the biggest of the 80’s) is nowhere to be found. Wow! Psst… Your bias is showing. :(
Total BS Stryper is not on that list....BOOOOO!
Stryper needs on this list for Honestly, Always there for you, To Hell with the devil. They are a great band with amazing songs right up there with so many of the bands listed and in some cases passing some of the bands for the top spot for #1 aong
Stryper was platinum selling, most dialed on dial MTV, only band to have three back to back number ones on dial MTV, and one of only a scant few to still be chugging out sonic and quality metal to this day. They are also great musicians. Any list that leaves them out but includes less popular and lesser quality metal is simply biased and invalid.
Missed a lot of iconic songs! Namely Stryper - To He’ll With The Devil”
STRYPER NEEDS TO BE ON THIS LIST!!!!
Ever hear of Stryper? Pretty cool metal band—shredders.
If Stryper is missing from the list, the rest of it is invalid.
Stryper should definitely be on here! Write it in everyone!!
I thought this was a hair competition. What's with the songs? Stryper should be on here!!
Stryper is MIA? Who made this list?!?
How is Stryper not on this list !?!?
How are there no Queesryche songs on the list??? LOL