If you were looking for some exceptional 1980s vocal performances not by Whitney Houston or Tina Turner, you might love these three jams.

The 1980s had many twists and turns musically. We were still very much in classic rock territory. New Wave had taken us on from punk rock and added in more keyboards and electronics. Power ballads ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Do you remember the best songs from the 1980s? Let's take a step back in time. The hair was big, and the ...

The 1980s were a glorious time with lots of big hair and bouncy musical hits. In fact, there was so much new music and newish genres (New Wave became massive in the early part of the decade) that it ...

What are the god-tiered rock songs of the 1980s? You likely knew it the first time you heard them. Simply put, there was just something special about these songs and time has proven that these songs ...

The 1980s were a decade of tremendous growth and monumental societal change. The rise of the Reagan right, the AIDS epidemic, the Cold War's conclusion and famine in Africa brought on a new form of ...

For those who tuned into the radio regularly throughout the 1980s, certain songs became inescapable, playing on what felt like an endless loop. Tracks like "I Just Called to Say I Love You," "Wake Me ...

What human fantasy is more powerful than the do-over, the chance to relive your life and fix your lousy youthful decisions? Most of us are stuck with our mistakes, but Samantha Craig, the heroine of ...

“I hated the ’80s, except for the sex and drugs” — Iggy pop (Music in the ‘80s, by Lynn Goldsmith) When Aspen recording artist, talent manager, fine artist, filmmaker, and rock ‘n’ roll photographer ...