The hard rocking songs of the 1970s started to give way to the power ballad, which followed into the 1980s. Although many rock bands resisted the power ballad, these songs remain some of the most popular and enduring tunes of their generation.
Check out some of these power ballads and add your favorites in the comments section!
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
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Album Agent Provocateur: 1984
Bob Seger - We've Got Tonight
Bob Seger - We've Got Tonight
Album Stranger in Town: 1978
Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
Album Long Cold Winter: 1988
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Album Hysteria: 1987
Peter Frampton - I'm In You
Peter Frampton - I'm In You
Album: I'm in You - 1977
The song was written after the breakup with his wife.
Mick Jagger sings backup vocals.
REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
Album Hi Infidelity: 1980
Skid Row - I Remember You
Skid Row - I Remember You
Album Eponymous: 1989
Van Halen - Love Walks In
Van Halen - Love Walks In
Album 5150: 1986
Warrant - Heaven
Warrant - Heaven
Album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich: 1989
Whitesnake - Is This Love
Whitesnake - Is This Love
Album Whitesnake: 1987
This song was originally offered to Tina Turner, who turned it down.
Toto - I Won't Hold You Back
Toto - I Won't Hold You Back
Album Toto IV: 1983
The Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit is on backing vocals during the choruses.
Styx - Babe
Styx - Babe
Album Cornerstone: 1979
Survivor - The Search Is Over
Survivor - The Search Is Over
Album Vital Signs: 1988
Kiss - Beth
Kiss - Beth
Album: Destroyer - 1976
#7 on Billboard's Hot 100.