5 Songs That Prove 1985 Was The Decade's Best Year For High School Hits
In 1985, bands like Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, and A-ha all had huge hits. For kids in high school, those songs made that year the best of the decade.
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Bob Dylan Quotes On Music Every True Fan Will Appreciate
Bob Dylan doesn't just woo listeners with deftly crafted poetic insights when singing — he also leaves his mark when speaking in interviews.
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In 1983, The Bee Gees Penned A Song That Would Become Kenny Rogers' Defining Duet
When you think of the Bee Gees, country crooner Kenny Rogers probably doesn't come to mind, but they wrote Roger's defining duet that went to No. 1 in 1983.
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5 Classic Rock Songs From 1984 That Prove It Was The Decade's Best Summer For Music
In 1984 songs like "Dancing in the Dark," "Jump," and "When Doves Cry," were big mid-year hits, making it one of the decade's best summers for music.
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Billy Idol's Only No. 1 Hit Turned This 1968 Toe-Tapper Into A Rock Anthem
In 1987, British pop-punk icon Billy Idol scored his first (and only) U.S. chart-topper with an energetic cover of a 1960s party-rock classic.
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5 Classic Rock Songs Every Boomer Needs On Their Workout Playlist
Gym-going baby boomers don't have to subject themselves to the kind of headache-inducing stuff that populates today's Billboard charts.
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Carole King Wrote This Catchy No. 1 Hit In 1962 — 26 Years Later, A Cover Took The Charts By Storm
Little Eva took this song to the top of the charts in 1962, and an Australian soap star-turned-pop singer nearly did it again in 1988.
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5 Hit Songs That Prove 1982 Was The Decade's Greatest Year For Women In Rock
By the early 1980s, plenty of talented women had proven that they had what it took to play rock 'n' roll, and 1982, in particular, was a year for the ages.
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Shoegaze Never Had A No. 1 Hit — But These 5 Songs Prove The Genre's Incredible Influence
Shoegaze shuffled into the '90s with a fresh, innovative, and very distorted sound, and these songs may remind you of more recent and successful bands.
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5 Generation-Defining Classic Rock Artists Hardly Anyone Talks About Anymore
Among the forgotten classic rock bands are some of the genre's most pioneering and influential, cast aside in favor of newer, hipper sensations.
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The Most Unexpected Career Moves In Music History
Musicians get bored, have secondary interests, and hear the whispers of mischievous demons like anyone else, and sometimes they make unexpected career moves.
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5 Rock Videos From The '80s Every Late Boomer Will Immediately Recognize
The '80s saw the rise of truly creative and expertly directed rock videos, and late boomers were treated to some of the most memorable MTV debuts ever seen.
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5 One-Hit Wonder Love Songs From The '80s That Still Have Us Head Over Heels
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 put them there.
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We Bet You've Never Heard These Underrated INXS Songs
Australian rockers INXS produced several top 10 hits, but their catalog includes plenty of stellar deep cuts that never got the attention they deserved.
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This 1981 Song By Kenny Rogers Is His Most Romantic By Far
Though romance was, of course, a category Rogers dabbled in plenty across his memorable catalog, no song reached the supreme heights of one particular song.
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Every Music Lover Had One In The '80s — And It Deserves A Comeback
The 1980s were big, bold, and loud, and so was this iconic and much-loved portable party, which we think deserves a modern revival in these insular times.
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Not Whitney Houston, Not George Michael: This Artist Scored The Most No. 1 Hits Of The '80s
Whitney Houston and George Michael were '80s heavy-hitters, but with nine timeless No. 1 hits, this artist ruled supreme over that decade's pop charts.
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The 5 Best Bonnie Tyler Songs That Aren't Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bonnie Tyler may be best known for "Total Eclipse of the Heart," but we have a list of five other songs that we think are are some of her best.
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These 5 Female Guitarists Of The '80s Are Criminally Underrated
There are more men in rock than women, so guys get most of the glory, but female guitarists like Jennifer Batten and Nancy Wilson are criminally underrated.
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Bonnie Tyler's 1984 Classic Never Hit No. 1, But Hollywood Gave It A Remarkable Second Life
Bonnie Tyler was a force in the '80s, but her 1984 classic didn't chart high. However, it gained a remarkable second life in many films over the decades.
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5 New Wave Songs From The '80s That Still Transfix Late Boomers Today
As the '80s dawned, late boomers had new wave joining their formative years, with acts like Devo and Blondie creating indelible memories that still persist.
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5 Classic Rock Songs That Take Gen Xers Back To Their First Kiss
These classic love songs from the Cure, Mazzy Star, INXS, Journey, and the Smiths may bring back the nostalgia of a first kiss for gen xers.
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Peter Gabriel's Only No. 1 Hit In 1986 Year Knocked His Former Band Off The Chart Throne
Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1975, and in 1986 one of his songs knocked Genesis's No. 1 hit off the Billboard chart. Here'a a look at the song that did it.
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Iconic Moments That Changed Rock History Forever
Over the course of rock history, certain individuals and their acts stand out as the most important ones that created and defined the genre.
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5 Neil Young Songs Only True Fans Will Appreciate
Dig through Neil Young albums ranging from 1973 to 2012 and beyond, and you'll find decades of songs that will always beguile and blow fans' minds.
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5 Songs From 1985 That Define Rock History
1985 saw songs by Tears for Fears, Dire Straights, Hüsker Dü, and these others release songs that, each in their own way, defined rock 'n' roll history.
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5 Songs From 1983 That Define Rock History
1983 was a pivotal year in rock history, with songs from the Police, Def Leppard, Michael Jackson, and more setting the stage for new trends and subgenres.
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