My next 1985 album is the self-titled release by hard rock band Heart, their eighth studio album and first to fully embrace a glam metal makeover well-suited to the MTV era.

The transition worked, giving the band their only #1 album and the best-selling record of their career. Four singles reached the top ten, including ‘These Dreams,’ the band’s first #1 hit. The album also earned the band their first Grammy nomination, for Best Rock Performance.

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