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During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper".
Still, it was the '70s that saw the R&B singer paving the way for future artists. During that decade, Wonder recorded five chart-topping singles, as well as his 1976 diamond platinum album "Songs ...
Has won CMA, ACM, AMA, & Grammy Awards. Named Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" (70-80). Deborah Allen, a popular 80s country vocalist, songwriter. Best known for "Baby I Lied." Eddy Arnold, the all-time hit leader by Joel Whitburn's point system; Hoyt Axton; Moe Bandy, singer of the 70s/80s; paired with Joe Stampley on a series of recordings
Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter.Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.
[70] Robert Lockwood, Jr. 1915 2006 Arkansas Delta blues [71] [72] Cripple Clarence Lofton: 1887* 1957 Tennessee Boogie woogie [71] Eddie Mapp: 1910 1931 Georgia Country blues [73] Sara Martin: 1884 1955 Kentucky Vaudeville blues [74] Lil McClintock: 1883 Unknown: U.S. Country blues [75] Kansas Joe McCoy: 1905 1950 Mississippi Country blues [76 ...
Artists that covered his music included Tom Jones, who brought his version of the song "Kiss" into the top 40 for the second time in the decade. Melissa Morgan brought her cover of "Do Me, Baby" to the top of the R&B charts in 1986. Other notable artists that covered Prince during the 1980s were The Pointer Sisters and Cyndi Lauper. [21]
Lionel Richie, who went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s, fronted the group's biggest 1970s hits, including "Easy", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still". Stevie Wonder became one of the most popular R&B artists during the 1970s
By the mid-1980s, country music audiences were beginning to tire of country-pop. Although some pop-country artists continued to record and release successful songs and albums, the genre, in general, was beginning to suffer. By 1985, a New York Times article declared country music "dead". However, by this time, several newcomers were working ...