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Explore the most popular baby names from the 1980s in the United States, including rankings and trends.
Hairspray, windbreakers, and walkmans dominated the ‘80s, but so did these popular 1980s baby names.Gone were the days of stately monikers, such as Edna, Gregory, Beatrice, and Frank.
The 1980s baby names are as identifiable as the fashion itself, like Jessica, Jennifer, Michael and Christopher.
These names had a bigger moment in the 1970s, but they were still popular enough to round out the rankings of the top 10 names from the 1980s, with 299,451 Josephs and 191,854 Heathers ...
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.
Samaire Armstrong born () October 31, 1980 (age 44) (born in Japan) Alexis Arquette 1969–2016; Patricia Arquette born () April 8, 1968 (age 56) Rosanna Arquette born () August 10, 1959 (age 65) Bea Arthur 1922–2009; Jean Arthur 1900–1991; Katie Aselton born () October 1, 1978 (age 46)
Barbara Mandrell, first artist to win Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year twice (1980, 1981). Known for highly polished live concerts. Had the last successful prime-time network variety show on NBC 1980–1982. Charted over 50 country hits from the early 1970s thru the late 1980s. Could sing, dance and play over 10+ instruments.
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.