500 Greatest Albums of the 1980s ... Ranked! # 224 The Cars - Heartbeat City

 

The Cars had their moments. At their best they were excellent, sightly leftfield, chart fodder. But by 1984's Heartbeat City their best was largely behnid them. Whereas their early albums had been Television that got played on AOR radio - and frankly who could complain about that, Heartbeat City was largely affected weirdness for the Pretty In Pink High School generation.