There's one 1980s song that hits the ground running every single time, and that's the 1984 power pop hit “Holding Out for a ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

These tracks were ahead of their time in the most remarkable ways! Join us as we count down our picks for the 80s songs that somehow saw the future coming! Our countdown includes "Mr. Roboto" by Styx, ...

If you didn’t grow up in this decade, you likely know these tunes as “popular songs from the 80s.” But there was a time when these songs were catching people’s attention in the theater, before they ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. 1982: British pop group The Thompson Twins members: Tom Bailey, Alannah ...

If there was ever a decade that defined the musical guilty pleasure, it was the ‘80s. The advent of new technologies unlocked sonic possibilities like never before. Blessed with a broad array of ...

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...

These nostalgic rock songs from 1981 are so good, any 80s kid likely knows the words to each of them by heart.

Whitney Houston Performs In Paris Bercy on May 18th, 1988. She is one of the best female vocalists of the 1980s. The 1980s were a great time for music, with so many iconic female singers and vocalists ...

Celebrating the singer-songwriter with a legacy of soulful vocals, timeless ballads, and enduring radio favorites.