If you think about it, the 1980s boasted a lot of characters. The entire decade seemed to be populated with personas more than people. It seemed like wherever you looked, a colorful face was right ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Whether it’s in TV, Film or contemporary music, the sound of ...

Not all 70s artists were left behind in the 80s, as these four acts pulled it together to score No. 1 hits in the new decade.

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 ...

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, ...

Top 30 Greatest 80s Songs of All Time Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most entertaining, essential, and/or highest quality songs of the 1980s. Van Halen When you ...

“Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. And what’s wrong with that?” Paul McCartney and Wings threw that question out in 1976, and thankfully a cavalcade of artists a decade later ...

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.

Some artists thrived in the '80s — Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, etc. Others, arguably, did not. Even the most devoted of Bob Dylan fans don't typically point to the '80s as his best decade of ...