Nothing but classics! A nostalgic collection of ’80s Western ballads

Speaking of Western music from the ’80s, it was the heyday of MTV, with countless flashy music videos airing on TV.

There were innumerable global hits that we enjoyed with the same familiarity as domestic hit songs in Japan.

For those who spent their youth in the ’80s, chances are that a beloved classic from Western music is playing somewhere in the pages of your memories.

In this article, we’ve gathered masterpieces that focus specifically on “ballads” from ’80s Western music.

The ’80s catalog is far too deep to cover exhaustively, but please enjoy a wide range of ballad classics—from straightforward ballads to medium-tempo ballads and power ballads by rock bands.