The 1980s are a rich text of classic songs that topped the Billboard charts and shaped culture along the way. Stacker ranked ...

Great TV in the '80s was about more than just the show itself -- it was also about the theme song. And these five hits are ...

Paul McCartney began the ’80s in much the same position as he’d entered the ’70s: He released a home-recorded solo album after a blockbuster band had broken up. Wings had been the portrait of pop-rock ...

The song's success quickly followed. On September 8, 1984, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" debuted in the U.S. Billboard Hot ...

Recently, some colleagues and I got into a discussion about the theme song to “St. Elmo’s Fire,” the 1985 movie starring Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, and the rest of the Brat Pack. My boss hated John Parr’s ...

What were the best rock music videos for each year of the 1980s? It was a decade that set the standard for what the music video can be and we saw the growth explode over the course of the 1980s.

Classic rock hit its peak in the 80s, with bands including The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin delighting fans with iconic tunes. With so much music to choose from, it’d be impossible to ...

A popular duo from England recorded a song ranked as the best pop song of the 1980s. Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" ranked top 1980s pop song by Ranker. Ranker praised the song’s ...

Do you ever feel like you were born too late? Join us as we count down our picks for the most underrated and unforgettable ...

Just when you thought the 1980s were over, these 1990s bands brought the music of the decade back for another round. At times, the desire for a '90s band to turn the clock back 10 or so years has been ...

While something is considered a one-hit wonder, it doesn't mean that the bands or singers didn't have other singles. How well ...

Simple Minds are one of Scotland's greatest ever musical exports, selling over 60 million records worldwide. Let's delve into ...