The 1980s were an incredibly polarizing time for music fans, thanks in no small part to the vast differences in popular genres, which ranged from heavy metal to synth-pop to hip-hop. Frankly, in the ...

Did you form your music taste as a youngin’ in the 1980s? If so, there were probably just a handful of songs that swayed you in the direction of new wave or funk rock or 1980s-specific pop music.

Few decades transformed popular music as dramatically as the 1980s. New recording technology, the rise of MTV and the commercial breakthrough of hip-hop reshaped how artists reached audiences around ...

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. Part of the enduring appeal of the iconic '80s song comes from its instantly recognizable sound and infectious energy. From its ...

From vibrant pop hits like “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston to electric hair metal anthems such as “Cherry Pie” by Warrant, that ‘80s energy shines through all the biggest songs. There ...

More than four decades after it first climbed the charts, the 1984 dance-pop song “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” is still decidedly one of music’s feel-good anthems. The uplifting earworm by the ...