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 | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor Some of us grew up in the '80s and love the music of our childhood. But with the continued popularity of songs from that era, even music lovers who weren't even born when those songs were current also dig it. So this week we're shining the spotlight on the music of 1980s. We have a site dedicated exclusively to that decade, but many of our other music guides have also covered the '80s. | |
Top 8 Artists Of The '80s: The Essential Eight
The length and order could be debatable, but there's no doubt a core list of the most essential '80s artists serves as a fine place to start any exploration of the decade's music. The musicians on the list combined cultural clout with musical talent, image and good timing to shape all things that have come to be described with the adjective "eighties."
| Best '80s Country Albums
The 1980s are often seen as a dry decade in country music. But nothing could be further from the truth. In the days before No Fences kicked contemporary country into the mainstream marketplace, there were great albums being made. While the rest of pop music went glossy, country music looked to its roots with new traditionalism.
| Top 10 R&B Artists Of The '80s
Setting aside highly mainstream artists of the era that enjoyed at least as much success on Billboard's pop charts as on the niche R&B charts (Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, Lionel Richie and Whitney Houston are the most obvious examples), the '80s still harbored numerous important purveyors of urban contemporary music. As modern R&B artists began to combine soul, funk and dance styles in new ways, the music that pleased audiences became as varied as ever.
| Best Heavy Metal Albums Of The 1980s
Narrowing down the hundreds of metal albums released every year into a list of the 10 best is difficult enough, but coming up with the best albums released in an entire decade is nearly impossible. The '80s were a great decade for metal, with many of the all-time classics released during that time frame. With 4 out of the top 10 albums, Metallica dominated the decade, but many other fantastic metal albums made our list.
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