Metallica’s ’80s output is full of pointed, socially conscious songs about the horrors of war (“Disposable Heroes”), drug ...

Any 80s kid alive today likely knows the words to these three hit rock songs from 1985. We won't judge if you sing along.

The '80s acts on this list only made it into the Top 40 once, but we're still swooning over the unforgettable love songs that ...

The 1980s was a decade defined by the birth of MTV and the rise of the synthesizer, creating a landscape where certain songs became instantly ubiquitous across the globe. Some of these tracks were so ...

There's one 1980s song that hits the ground running every single time, and that's the 1984 power pop hit “Holding Out for a Hero" by Welsh artist Bonnie Tyler. Right out the gat ...

You know you’re making it big in the world when you get an adjective named after you. The term “Beatlesque” was coined to refer to any piece of music that could be considered an homage, even if ...

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 ...