Best Hair Metal Ballads

1. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Poison

It went to the top of the pop charts, and is the quintessential hair metal ballad.

2. "I Remember You" - Skid Row

Skid Row held on to their success a little longer than most hair bands.

3. "Heaven" - Warrant

Their other big ballad hits were "I Saw Red.Hair band lyrics were generally about girls and partying or partying and girls." and "Sometimes She Cries," but I liked "Heaven" a bit more.

4. "When The Children Cry" - White Lion

 

5. "Ballad Of Jayne" - L.A. Guns

 "The Ballad Of Jayne" was their signature song.

 

 

6. "Love Of A Lifetime" - Firehouse

 

7. "Love Song" - Tesla

This song is distinctive for its lengthy guitar intro

8. "Fly To The Angels" - Slaughter

Mark Slaughter probably has the most distinctive voice in hair metal.

9. "Don't Know What You've Got (Til Its Gone)" - Cinderella 

They cracked the pop charts with singles including "Gypsy Road" and "Shake Me."

 

10. "I'll Never Let You Go" - Steelheart

Out of all the bands on this list, Steelheart is probably the most obscure.

11. "Don't Close Your Eyes" - Kix

Kix was another second tier hair band that I thought should have been more successful than they were.

12. "High Enough" - Damn Yankees

 

13. "Close My Eyes Forever" - Ozzy Osbourne/Lita Ford

 

14. "Without You" - Motley Crue

Motley Crue are one of the most popular and commercially successful of the hair bands.

15. "Fly High Michelle" - Enuff Z'Nuff

 

16. "Miles Away" - Winger

 

17. "More Than Words" - Extreme

 

18. "Alone Again" - Dokken

 

19. "Still Loving You" - Scorpions

"Wind Of Change" was much more commercially successful (that's the one with the whistling), but "Still Loving You" to me is a far superior song.

20. "House Of Pain" - Faster Pussycat

" Their biggest hit was "House Of Pain," from their 1989 album, Wake Me When It's Over.