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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 saw the reinvention of Michael Jackson, and the worldwide superstardom of Prince, Madonna, and Whitney Houston, who were all among the most successful musicians during this time. Michael Jackson, also with Prince , was the first African American artist to have his music videos in heavy rotation on MTV , with " Beat It ", and " Billie ...
1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; 2030s; Subcategories. This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. 0–9. 1980 events by month (19 C) 1981 ...
Michael Jackson's Thriller album from 1982 is considered to be the best-selling album of all time; it set a record and sold 20 million copies during the decade. His other album of the decade, 1987's Bad , sold 6 million, and became the first album to have 5 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Current events; Random article; ... This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1980–81 season as measured by ... One Day at a Time: CBS ...
With the ability to turn every moment into a tangible memory within seconds, Polaroid cameras were all the rage in the ’80s. Today, models like the SX-70 and 635 CL series are celebrated for ...
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.
May 22 – Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, is released. May 23 – Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining, based on the 1977 novel of the same name, is released. May 24 The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, from a goal by Bobby Nystrom in overtime of game six of the Stanley Cup playoffs' final round.