Air Supply Albums Ranked

Air Supply is a soft rock duo, consisting of English singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and Australian lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-ten hits in the United States in the early 1980s. They formed in Australia in 1975 and have included various accompanying musicians and singers. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) inducted Air Supply into their Hall of Fame on 1 December 2013 at the annual ARIA Awards.
Although their music had some commercial success, Russell claimed, on a 1995 DVD, that he and Hitchcock were so poor that they checked the backs of hotel sofas for change so that they could buy bread to make toast. By early 1978, the line-up was Hitchcock, Russell, and Macara with George Terry and Joey Murcia on guitar, George Bitzer on keyboards and Harold Cowart on bass guitar.  However, by mid-1978, only Hitchcock and Russell remained in the line-up, backed by Ralph Cooper (Windchase) on drums and former Sailor members Brian Hamilton on bass guitar and vocals and David Moyse on guitar.
Their popularity continued to soar in Southeast Asian countries, culminating in the release of Now and Forever: Greatest Hits Live, a CD and DVD recording of a live concert in Taipei, Taiwan, also in 1995, which stayed at the top of the Asian album charts for 16 weeks. Here are all of the Air Supply’s albums ranked.

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10. Mumbo Jumbo (2010)

“This CD shows that they’ve still “got it”, from Graham’s melodies and poetic lyrics to Russell’s stunning tenor voice, which, I must say, has not changed in quality. The song “Until” is a nice thought-provoking vocal song that showcases Russell’s superb technique and vocal control, as well as his power. Not many people have pipes like Russell. Air Supply has shown that they are not just about power ballads, but has demonstrated their versatility and their ability to rock with songs like “Me Like You”, “Mumbo Jumbo”, and the charting hit “Dance With Me”. Of course, I will always have a special place in my heart for their classic 80’s ballads, but I like their new stuff as well.”

9. Life Support (1979)

“The dynamic in Air Supply remains pretty simple, as it always has. One guy sings, the other guy plays guitar and writes most of the stuff. In the group’s defense, they made that boast on behalf of Jim Steinman, the loved/loathed songwriter and producer who never met a sonic indulgence he couldn’t turn into a sonic overindulgence.”

8. Hearts In Motion (1986)

“Slightly better than the 1985 Air Supply, but not by much.  There are more Graham Russell vocals, which is an improvement, but the songs are still on a downhill slide.  “Lonely Is the Night” was not a bad single and “It’s Not Too Late” still maintains the classic formula.  By this point, though, no one was really listening to them anymore.”

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7. Air Supply (1976)

“After a two-year absence from the charts, Air Supply returned.  Unfortunately, they never played the type of music that people would miss, so this album provided them with one more top-40 single (“Just As I Am”) and then sank like a stone. The problem was not just an extended absence but also an absence of memorable songs.  “The Power of Love” (later covered in horrid fashion by Celine Dion) was actually pretty good, and there’s a not-bad (if maudlin) cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Sandy”.  At this point the band stopped picking the cream of the crop when it came to outside songwriters, and Graham Russell’s own songwriting began to go downhill.”

6. Across The Concrete Sky (2003)

“Once again, Air Supply hits a home run for me. I was thrilled with their Yours Truly album of 2001 but this one tops it for me. It’s a real concept album for anyone who has purchased the Companion Book off their website—but even without that—the music stands beautifully on it’s own. Russell sounds great on this one and the songs range from the powerful “Shadow of the Sun” to the emotional “A Place Where We Belong” or “Goodnight” to the bouncy “You Belong to Me” and even to the jazz-flavored “Big Cat”. This has definitely become one of my very favorites ! Highly recommended !!”

5. The Whole Thing’s Started (1977)

“Compared to the first album, the album is stylistically the same, the sound of the mix has improved, it sounds more dense. The problem with this album is that songwriting has disappeared, there are no good songs here at all, there are only good ones. Listen? Absolutely not, there is nothing good and interesting, skip …”

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4. The One That You Love (1981)

“Air supply remains one of my Top favorite bands of the 1980’s and their ballads always get me in a great mood when it is I am thinking of that special someone or thinking of how my day is going. The One That You Love is so interesting to hear.  The title song is the best song on the LP and they are the hottest Australian band ever in the whole world.”

3. Lost In Love (1980)

“This album contains Air Supply’s first 3 smash hit US singles which have become absolute classics. There is a wide variety of styles on this album, from the soft ballad, to the disco-themed Just Another Woman, to the hard-rocking I Can’t Get Excited and even a bit of country with Old Habits Die Hard. It’s interesting to go back and listen to such an early effort and see how their music has evolved over the years. Their incredible talent, however , shines through on every album !”

2. Now And Forever (1982)

“Once we received the set and threw it into our CD transport, we were simply taken aback at how awesome the songs sounded. Yes, not all of the songs were necessarily big hits, but nearly all of them were at least pleasant and we were very impressed by the sound quality overall. I still don’t know if the digital remastering is primarily responsible for this result, but compared to our 1990s vintage greatest hits CD there was no comparison. I highly recommend this set to any Air Supply fan and/or anyone simply wanting to hear some superb sounding music.”

1. Air Supply Greatest Hits (1983)

“Air Supply soared to the top of the charts in the early 80’s with such songs as ‘All Out of Love’, etc, and Americans fell in love with these two guys from Australia. But, like most artists with such an amazing success story, they were unable to repeat their success with their following albums, for the most part. It’s virtually impossible to do tthat because the bar is set so high. But this album captures the best of their hits and as such is a terrific album to put on during a romantic evening with your significant other.”