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Power Ballads

Lighters up, mullets out.

The slow one on every hair-metal album — quiet verse, soaring chorus, and a guitar solo that brought the whole arena to tears. Whitesnake, Heart, Tesla, and every band that traded the leather jacket for one heartfelt key change.

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All 42 tracks

42 tracks
Look Away by Chicago — cover art
Look Away
Chicago
1989
Alone by Heart — cover art
Alone
Heart
1987
I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner — cover art
I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner
1985
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister — cover art
Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
1986
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship — cover art
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship
1987
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler — cover art
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
1983
Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon — cover art
Keep On Loving You
REO Speedwagon
1981
Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago — cover art
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
Chicago
1982
Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon — cover art
Can't Fight This Feeling
REO Speedwagon
1985
Glory of Love (Theme from "the Karate Kid, Pt. II") by Peter Cetera — cover art
Glory of Love (Theme from "the Karate Kid, Pt. II")
Peter Cetera
1986
High Enough by Damn Yankees — cover art
High Enough
Damn Yankees
1991
Heaven by Warrant — cover art
Heaven
Warrant
1989
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You by Heart — cover art
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You
Heart
1990
Is This Love (2017 Remaster) by Whitesnake — cover art
Is This Love (2017 Remaster)
Whitesnake
1987
November Rain by Guns N' Roses — cover art
November Rain
Guns N' Roses
1992
Always by Bon Jovi — cover art
Always
Bon Jovi
1994
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (From "Armageddon" Soundtrack) by Aerosmith — cover art
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (From "Armageddon" Soundtrack)
Aerosmith
1998
I'll Be There for You by Bon Jovi — cover art
I'll Be There for You
Bon Jovi
1989
(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection by Nelson — cover art
(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection
Nelson
1990
Love Bites by Def Leppard — cover art
Love Bites
Def Leppard
1987
(I Just) Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew — cover art
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
Cutting Crew
1987
These Dreams by Heart — cover art
These Dreams
Heart
1986
Open Arms by Journey — cover art
Open Arms
Journey
1982
When I See You Smile by Bad English — cover art
When I See You Smile
Bad English
1989
You're the Inspiration by Chicago — cover art
You're the Inspiration
Chicago
1985
Wind of Change by Scorpions — cover art
Wind of Change
Scorpions
1991
Sister Christian by Night Ranger — cover art
Sister Christian
Night Ranger
1983
Love of a Lifetime (2024 Remaster) by FireHouse — cover art
Love of a Lifetime (2024 Remaster)
FireHouse
1991
The Search Is Over by Survivor — cover art
The Search Is Over
Survivor
1985
Amanda by Boston — cover art
Amanda
Boston
1986

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▸ Did you know

  • Extreme's 'More Than Words' was an acoustic outlier that became the band's biggest hit — to their lasting frustration.
  • The power ballad was a record-label strategy: a soft single to get a hard-rock band onto pop radio and MTV.