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- '80s Country Pop Songs - Top 5 Country Pop Songs of the '80s…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 18:07:19 EST
Though artists like Kenny Rogers and Alabama probably took greatest advantage of the late-'70s and early-'80s rise of country pop, that form has never really stopped being a factor in pop music. Ta… - '80s Number Ones - Longest-Running U.K. Number One Hit of the '80s…Created: 2009-10-21 @ 22:22:29 EDT
Here's a look at some essential '80s music trivia, as we examine the single that enjoyed the longest run of the decade at number one on the British pop charts… - '80s Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary Artists - Top 10 Soft Rock/Adult C…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 21:51:53 EDT
The soft rock and adult contemporary genres had plenty of room to accommodate '80s stars, many of whom saw an opportunity to maximize commercial appeal by trying many different styles. Here's a loo… - '80s College Rock Pop Songs - Top Melodic Pop Songs from '80s Colleg…Created: 2009-10-01 @ 17:28:52 EDT
If the mainstream pop charts during the '80s had paid a bit more attention to the activity from artists deemed college rock, post-punk or alternative acts, they might have boasted a few more eventu… - True One-Hit Wonders of the '80s - '80s Artists Whose Only Pop Hit W…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 17:45:04 EDT Updated: 2009-09-20 @ 13:52:29 EDT
The term "one-hit wonder" has been applied to dozens of artists over the years, sometimes even to performers that have enjoyed multiple stays on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. I don't… - Worthy But Underrated Arena Rock Songs of the '80s - '80s Arena Rock…Created: 2009-09-08 @ 20:46:41 EDT
Arena rock enjoyed its moment in the sun for as many as six years stretching from the late '70s through the early '80s, which is a pretty good run indeed for one of rock's most maligned genres. Her… - Top Songs/Videos from MTV's First Day of Music Video Broadcasting - …Created: 2009-09-03 @ 22:45:46 EDT
Almost everyone remembers that the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the inaugural music video shown on MTV at its August 1, 1981 launch. Many also know that Pat Benatar's "… - Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet - Guide Review of 1986 Bon Jovi Smash S…Created: 2009-08-31 @ 17:34:20 EDT
One of the best-selling albums of the '80s, Bon Jovi's 'Slippery When Wet' performed the rare feat of combining the pursuit of commerce with solid rock and roll. Consistent throughout as an arena r… - Top 8 Smiths Songs - Top 8 Songs by British Alternative Legends the …Created: 2009-08-27 @ 14:27:46 EDT
I know I'm taking a huge risk by even attempting a list like this, but sometimes an '80s music guide has to do what an '80s music guide should have done months before. After all, it's safe to say t… - Top Songs from '80s John Hughes Films - Top 10 Songs Featured in Joh…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 10:22:40 EDT
The '80s films of John Hughes each rely significantly on pop music to help tell stories that blend comedy and drama arguably as well as Hollywood cinema has ever done. But Hughes was also no one-tr… - Prince - Profile of '80s Superstar & Pop Music Wizard PrinceCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 21:14:46 EDT Updated: 2009-08-06 @ 15:03:40 EDT
'80s superstar Prince has continued to work consistently for more than 30 years, even if he's never reached the commercial or critical heights he scaled during his most successful decade. Here's a … - Journey '80s Albums - Discography/Capsule Reviews of Journey's '80s …Created: 2009-08-01 @ 22:52:06 EDT Updated: 2009-08-02 @ 16:23:05 EDT
Though more active during the '70s - releasing an album per year in its formative years - Journey truly came into its own as an arena rock force and commercial threat in pop music during the '80s. … - 1981 Snapshots in Music - Top Musical Moments of 1981Created: 2009-07-30 @ 23:28:51 EDT
For some reason it always takes a year or two for a new decade to kick in musically, as vestiges of the previous decade cling for dear life before fading or morphing into something else. 1981, for … - More '80s Michael Jackson Songs - Top Michael Jackson Songs of the '…Created: 2009-07-30 @ 13:26:20 EDT
Fan respect and appreciation for Michael Jackson's greatest legacy - his music - has convinced me that admirers aren't clinging to the ongoing story of his recent tragic death at all, choosing inst… - '80s Madonna Moments - Top Madonna Moments of the '80sCreated: 2009-07-19 @ 20:05:47 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 20:06:10 EDT
Perhaps as much as anyone and certainly as much as any other female solo artist of the time, Madonna ruled the '80s completely - in her case with a lacy, gloved fist. From her bewitching image to h… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about 80musicUpdated: 2009-11-03 @ 18:15:06 EST
- '80s Number Ones - Longest-Running U.S. Number One Hit of the '80s…Updated: 2009-10-21 @ 22:23:29 EDT
Here's a look at some essential '80s music trivia, as we examine the single that enjoyed the longest run of the decade at number one on the American pop charts…