Okay, now it's time to feel really old. How is 1981 forty years ago? We thought we felt old looking back at albums from 2001 and 1991, but this, this is too much.
Anyway, here are albums celebrating their ruby anniversary.
AC/DC – For Those About to Rock
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Alice Cooper – Special Forces
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Anvil – Hard 'n' Heavy
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Black Sabbath – Mob Rules
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Blue Öyster Cult – Fire of Unknown Origin
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Def Leppard – High 'n' Dry
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Girlschool – Hit and Run
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Hanoi Rocks – Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
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Iron Maiden – Killers
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Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
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Judas Priest – Point of Entry
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Loudness – The Birthday Eve
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Mötley Crüe – Too Fast for Love
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Motörhead – No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
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Ozzy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman
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Pat Benatar – Precious Time
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Plasmatics – Beyond the Valley of 1984
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Queen – Flash Gordon
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Queen – Greatest Hits Vol. 1
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Rainbow – Difficult to Cure
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Saxon – Denim and Leather
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Van Halen – Fair Warning
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Venom – Welcome to Hell
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Whitesnake – Come an' Get It
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