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 ...

If you didn’t grow up in this decade, you likely know these tunes as “popular songs from the 80s.” But there was a time when these songs were catching people’s attention in the theater, before they ...

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 ...

Has there ever been an artist as tailor-made for a decade as Madonna was for the 80s? Her willingness to push boundaries dovetailed with the restlessness of the decade’s music scene. And, of course, ...

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The '80s was the heyday of animated TV shows -- a decade which delivered a classic array of programs that continue resonating ...