Album · Judas Priest
Turbo by Judas Priest
Turbo is an album by Judas Priest, released in 1986. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Turbo Lover”, on 10 lists with a best position of #176.
Turbo, Judas Priest's tenth studio album, came out on Columbia Records in 1986, and it's the one where the Birmingham metal machine plugged in the synthesizers for the first time. Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K. K. Downing, Ian Hill and drummer Dave Holland went chasing a glossier, more commercial glam-metal sound with Tom Allom producing, and the guitars now come wrapped in electronic sheen and chrome.
"Turbo Lover" is the whole idea in one song, a slow, throbbing, synth-driven grind with Halford purring before he takes off. "Locked In", "Parental Guidance" and "Out in the Cold" push the same sleek, streamlined idea. It got a remastered CD with two bonus tracks in 2001, and in 2017 a 30th anniversary edition, Turbo 30, added a 1986 concert recorded at Kemper Arena in Kansas City.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Turbo on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turbo Lover | 10 | #176 | – | 1990–2025 | |
| 2 | Locked In | 1 | #529 | – | 1990 | |
| 3 | Parental Guidance | 1 | #750 | – | 1990 | |
| 4 | Out in the Cold | 1 | #927 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.