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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):
The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
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.
That '80s Aesthetic From gargantuan TV consoles to now-archaic answering machines, there were plenty of things you could find in just about every house during the 1980s. Here are some of the most ...
The word "karaoke" was coined in 1956, ... Time Out, and other music outlets to identify 20 of the most iconic karaoke songs from the '80s. Read on to see if your top pick made the list or to get ...
Tina Turner made a comeback in the mid 1980s, while Donna Summer, Diana Ross and The Pointer Sisters continued to have success on the pop charts, in the first half of the decade, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and Jody Watley scored hits on the pop music charts in the second half of the 80s.
Ahead, we rounded up some of our favorite '80s trends, inspired by iconic stars of the decade, to revive in 2024. Power Suiting. Michel Dufour - Getty Images.