Billy Squier (1980): For a moment in time, Billy Squier was everywhere, as songs like "My Kinda Lover" and "The Stroke" ruled ...

They kept tinkering, as Collins' star rose. By the time Genesis issued their self-titled 1983 album and, particularly, 1986's ...

Explore iconic 80s female singers who defined a decade with powerful vocals, unforgettable hits, and timeless performances.

You might be surprised to find out just how many of the smash songs from the ‘80s were actually low-key covers of songs that were either minor hits or completely forgotten. Here are five covers that ...

As far as decades go, we have a lot to thank the 80s for. Most notably ... Bucks Fizz were formed to compete in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, it's an incredible feat that 36 years later ...

In 1982, Come On Eileen exploded up the charts, quickly becoming a Number One hit in the UK. It also became Dexys’ first single released in the United States where it peaked at #1 in April 1983 on the ...

For members of The Bangles, the quintessential all-female band of the 1980s, “Walk Like An Egyptian” was an aberration — not just a departure from their rock-influenced roots, but running counter to ...

In the ’80s, Madonna lived it ... Chris Molanphy, a pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history.