Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is something about early '80s songs that have the power to transport us to a simpler, more care-free and wild time: In 1981, ...

The Beatles cast their influence far into the future; and as evidence, check out these four unabashedly Beatlesque hits from the 80s.

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 ...

The best 80s songs do more than trigger nostalgia, they still light up dance floors, karaoke nights, and streaming playlists. These ten tracks keep hitting because their hooks, stories, and cultural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I don't think there’s any exhaustion point,” she’s explained to CBS News. “There’s only so many notes, right? And so many words.

Let’s set the wayback machine to 1982. The term “new wave” had finally become synonymous in the United States with synth-heavy dance pop with a little bit of the post-punk edge left in it. MTV was ...

This essay originally appeared in NPR Music's weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. In other words, like a penny stock that's somehow hit big, my once-useless obsession with the pop ...

’80s rock stood in stark contrast to ’70s rock. The majority of the prior decade saw bands relying on rough-around-the-edges production, wiry guitars, and raw vocals. The ’80s got rockers to think ...