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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is something about early '80s songs that have the power to transport us to a simpler, more care-free and wild time: In 1981, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 80s gave us more than just big hair and huge shoulder pads. It was a phenomenal decade for country music. From the smooth ...

When we think of the ’80s, we often get dialed in on one particular sound, but, as evident by the list below, the decade actually celebrated a variety of musical styles. From up-tempo floor fillers to ...

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 ...

During the 1980s, a plethora of British and European artists were exposed on MTV and radio in America. It was a little trickier for artists from Down Under. While certain artists like AC/DC, INXS, ...

In the 1980s, a lot of metal bands were content to sing about sex, drugs, partying and banging your head senseless — but not all of them, as you’ll see in the following list of 11 ’80s metal songs ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...