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Bands such as Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot, Europe, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and Cinderella were among the most popular acts of the decade. The 1980s saw the emergence of wildly popular hard rock band Guns N' Roses and the successful comebacks of Aerosmith and Alice Cooper in the late 1980s.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Timeline of progressive rock (1980–1989)
The rock band Los Prisioneros were successful in combining the protest song atmosphere of the 80s with newer trends in rock including punk, ska, new wave and techno. In the late 1980s, new bands such as Los Tres and La Ley would start to set the trends for the next decade.
Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford form new band Discipline, but after initial live dates Fripp decides the band constitutes a new incarnation of King Crimson.; Former Yes members Chris Squire and Alan White try to put together XYZ with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin, but the project fails to go beyond rehearsals and the recording of several demos at Chris Squire's home studio due to ...
July 25 – Over five months after the death of lead singer Bon Scott, AC/DC release Back in Black, their first album with replacement singer Brian Johnson, who would remain with the band until 2016. The album's success would lead it to become the second-highest-selling album of all time and the highest-selling studio album by any band to date.
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10 "Physical" Olivia Newton-John: 9 "Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes "Endless Love" Diana Ross and Lionel Richie: 8 "Every Breath You Take" The Police: 7 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "Ebony and Ivory" Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson: 6 "Call Me" Blondie "Lady" Kenny Rogers "Centerfold" The J ...
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: 3 [34] June 1 "Little by Little" Robert Plant: 2 [35] June 15 "Tough All Over" John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band: 2 [36] June 29 "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" Sting: 3 [37] July 20 "The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News: 2 [38] August 3 "Money for Nothing"† [39] Dire Straits: 3 [40] August 24