They spun art-school punk-funk into pop hits—and thirty-five years after they called it quits, they might be hipper than ever ...

Pat Benatar Some recording artists, like Pat Benatar, rode the 80s wave to incredible success. Her songs like "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and "Love Is a Battlefield" became number-one hits.

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Few synth pop songs in the 80s were as addictive and just fun as Gary Numan’s 1979 hit “Cars”. It’s funny to think such an upbeat and groovy synth pop tune could be inspired by road-raging ...

Few songs are as intrinsically linked to the 1980s as Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." The 1987 earworm was Houston's fourth #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, and it's been ...

The Prime Video musical series, inspired by “Moulin Rouge,” “La La Land” and “Barbie," includes a slew of classic Spanish ...

There was a lot of wonderful music released Down Under in the ‘80s, and it’s hard to say why some of it didn’t break through. Many of the songs that were hits, both major and minor, could ...

Charles Kelley of Lady A is releasing his second solo album, "Songs for a New Moon," on June 25, 2025, featuring an '80s synth-pop sound. Inspired by artists like Peter Gabriel and Hall and Oates ...

Three years later, we created this magical world.” Lauper made a name for herself crafting synth pop, but surprised fans by releasing, “Memphis Blues,” an album of classic blues covers in 2010.