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[72] [73] Artists in the new music genre included Saki Kubota. [74] Rock bands included Rebecca and the Southern All Stars. [75] Artists in the electronic music genre included Yellow Magic Orchestra. The song "Hana" (1980) by Shoukichi Kina was a hit overseas, and sold 30 million copies. [76] Eiichi Ohtaki released A Long Vacation. [77]
Whitney Houston scored seven consecutive number-one singles during the 1980s, becoming the only artist in the chart's history to achieve this feat. During the 1980s, George Michael scored four number-one singles as a solo artist, three with Wham! and one as a duet with Aretha Franklin. Olivia Newton-John 's "Physical" remained the longest at ...
v. t. e. Popular music of the United States in the 1980s saw heavy metal, country music, Top 40 hits, hip hop, MTV, CMJ [clarification needed], and new wave as mainstream. [1] Punk rock and hardcore punk was popular on CMJ. With the demise of punk rock, a new generation of punk-influenced genres arose, including Gothic rock, post-punk ...
The Dirt Band: 73 "One Fine Day" Carole King: 74 "Dim All the Lights" Donna Summer: 75 "You May Be Right" Billy Joel: 76 "Should've Never Let You Go" Neil & Dara Sedaka 77 "Pilot of the Airwaves" Charlie Dore: 78 "Hurt So Bad" Linda Ronstadt: 79 "Off the Wall" Michael Jackson: 80 "I Pledge My Love" Peaches & Herb: 81 "The Long Run" Eagles: 82 ...
List of best-selling music artists. The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below. The tables are listed with each artist's claimed sales figure (s) and ...
Susan Raye, Buck Owens' protégée who became a solo star with moderate success. Jim Reeves, crossover artist, invented Nashville Sound with Chet Atkins. Charlie Rich, '50s rock star who enjoyed greatest success in '70s country. Marty Robbins, one of the most popular artists in country music history. Named artist of the decade (1960–1969) by ...
The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward. Acts associated with these revivals are found in the list of post-punk revival ...
0–9. Musical groups established in 1980 (393 P) Musical groups established in 1981 (451 P) Musical groups established in 1982 (429 P) Musical groups established in 1983 (1 C, 440 P) Musical groups established in 1984 (419 P) Musical groups established in 1985 (470 P) Musical groups established in 1986 (459 P) Musical groups established in ...