• The editors at Ultimate Classic Rock have listed their picks for the "Top 10 '80s Rock Ballads." Coming in at Number One was Motley Crue's 1985 track, "Home Sweet Home," Poison's 1988 power ballad "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" came in at Number Two, with Journey's 1983 weeper "Faithfully" rounding out the Top Three.
    • "The Top 10 '80s Rock Ballads" according to Ultimate Classic Rock are:

      1. "Home Sweet Home" - Motley Crue (1985)
      2. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Poison (1988)
      3. "Faithfully" - Journey (1983)
      4. "I Remember You" - Skid Row (1989)
      5. "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" - Cinderella (1988)
      6. "Heaven" - Warrant - (1989)
      7. "Never Say Goodbye" - Bon Jovi (1986)
      8. "Love Bites" - Def Leppard (1987)
      9. "Love Song" - Tesla (1989)
      10. "Patience" - Guns N' Roses (1987)