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Pocket Rockers was a brand of personal stereo produced by Fisher-Price in the late 1980s, aimed at elementary school-age children. [1] They played a proprietary variety of miniature cassette (appearing to be a smaller version of the 8-track tape) which was released only by Fisher-Price themselves. Designed to be as much of a fashion accessory ...
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
House music was strongly influenced by elements of soul- and funk-infused varieties of disco. Club play from pioneering DJs like Ron Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops, and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago and among visiting DJs & producers from Detroit. Trax Records ...
Madonna pulled up to the first-ever MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 wearing this now-iconic bridal-inspired look. She would later perform "Like A Virgin" and immediately become an MTV icon.
“Last but not least,” Paddock said, “the Texas Instruments Speak & Spell, an ’80s educational toy, can be sold for anywhere between $50 and $300, proving that vintage doesn’t always mean ...
Olivia Newton-John's song "Physical" was the Billboard Hot 100's longest running number one of the decade.. Reflecting on changes in the music industry during the 1980s, Robert Christgau later wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990):
Go to absolutely any of the near-400 pages of The Decade That Rocked —the new coffee-table-worthy collection—and you’re sure to find one of the most vibrant, iconic images of all time, every ...