Essentials
Top 8 Artists: The Essential Eight
The musicians on this list combined cultural clout with musical talent, image and good timing to shape all things that have come to be described with the adjective "eighties."
The musicians on this list combined cultural clout with musical talent, image and good timing to shape all things that have come to be described with the adjective "eighties."
Top 8 Essential Albums of the '80s
The best albums of any decade are always about far more than hit songs, record sales and other stats that can be measured.
The best albums of any decade are always about far more than hit songs, record sales and other stats that can be measured.
Top 10 Singles of the '80s
The greatest singles of any era possess the power to change the world in three minutes, or failing that, they at least share the ability to leave their stamp on a musical landscape already filled nearly to capacity.
The greatest singles of any era possess the power to change the world in three minutes, or failing that, they at least share the ability to leave their stamp on a musical landscape already filled nearly to capacity.
Bon Jovi Profile
Here's a look at one of the most iconic artists of the '80s, a band that combined heartland rock with flashy pop metal to begin a career that has enjoyed a nearly three-decade run and counting.
Here's a look at one of the most iconic artists of the '80s, a band that combined heartland rock with flashy pop metal to begin a career that has enjoyed a nearly three-decade run and counting.
Post-Punk Genre Profile
In simplest terms, post-punk music is rock music of the late '70s and early '80s that put an innovative spin on the often simplistic punk rock that preceded it. Here's a closer look at this vital '80s genre.
In simplest terms, post-punk music is rock music of the late '70s and early '80s that put an innovative spin on the often simplistic punk rock that preceded it. Here's a closer look at this vital '80s genre.