Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

Some artists thrived in the ’80s — Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, etc. Others, arguably, did not. Even the most devoted of ...

David Bowie was never one to stick to the status quo. If one could describe his modus operandi it might just boil down to “be yourself.” This was true for much of Bowie’s career but perhaps most of ...

Did you ever dig deep enough to find out the second best songs of certain one-hit wonder bands? Well, we did and in this feature you'll find that some of the '80s and '90s biggest one-hit wonder acts ...

During the 1980s, a plethora of British and European artists were exposed on MTV and radio in America. It was a little trickier for artists from Down Under. While certain artists like AC/DC, INXS, ...

When a-ha first dropped “Take On Me,” no one was exactly taking notice. The song flopped not once, but twice. Then, on the third try, thanks to a dash of Norwegian stubbornness and one of the most ...

Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...

Genesis began the '80s in transition and ended the decade on top of the pop world. Whether that was a good or bad thing might come down to your affinity for their older, more progressive approach.

If you don't listen too closely, this is a gangly little goof of a track. That must have been why Warner Bros. approved it for their last-minute reworking of Somewhere in England. The lyrics actually ...

Back in the 1980s, the pop and metal worlds rarely crossed over. For many true heavy music fans, collaborating with people in that sphere was like consorting with heathens. Part of the cache of metal ...

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