This is one of the most fun songs of the 1980s and perhaps of the 20th century. Classic rock was flipped on its head when it ...

According to data collected in August, Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" (from the 1986 album Slippery When Wet ), is the #1 ...

The '70s paved the way for the '80s sound, as evident in these three 1979 rock songs. Revisit these throwback hits.

As the leader of the Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde wrote, sung and recorded some of the most memorable songs of the 1980s. More ...

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 ...

You’re belting out your favorite ’80s anthem at the top of your lungs, completely confident in every word, when someone stops you mid-chorus to point out that you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics for ...

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 ...

Paul McCartney began the ’80s in much the same position as he’d entered the ’70s: He released a home-recorded solo album after a blockbuster band had broken up. Wings had been the portrait of pop-rock ...

It isn't really true that everything was bigger in the '80s, but the decade did find us embracing excess in a number of ways — including hefty shoulder pads, piled-high hair, and absolutely massive ...

Do you remember Far Corporation, the '80s supergroup behind a hit dance pop cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"? The '80s were a wild time when new wave and synths became the flavor of the ...

It's a daunting task picking the cream of the crop from a decade that was defined by its staggering technical virtuosity. But we're going to take our best crack at it — and attempt to rationalize some ...