1987’s Biggest Artists and Songs Bruce Hornsby and the Range (1986 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1987) Paul Simon (Grammy for Album of the Year) Higher Love – Steve Winwood (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: LL Cool J, Patty Smyth, Pepsi and Shirlie, New Order,… Read More
Tag: 1980s
Yacht Rock Definitive Playlist Jazz has Smooth Jazz. Rock and Roll has Yacht Rock. It’s nostalgic music, if you are of the right demographic, or like to pretend you are. The phrase was started by J.D. Ryznar, who created a series of Yacht Rock videos in 2005/6. A mix of 70s and 80s ‘Adult Contemporary’… Read More
1981’s Biggest Artists and Songs Christopher Cross (1980 Best New Artist Grammy Winner & Grammy for Album of the Year, presented in 1981) Sailing (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Sheena Easton, Phil Collins (solo), Loverboy, Stevie Nicks (solo), Lionel Richie, The Oak Ridge Boys, Al Jarreau, Steve… Read More
Songs of the Summer – 1980s The eighties brought Summer Songs to us via movies (Kokomo, Axel F, Flashdance and Eye of The Tiger), Micheal Jackson’s songs and more ‘sunshine’, ‘hot’ and summer-ready songs. If a song’s title or primary lyrics are about Summer, that usually bumps it in nostalgia value on our Summer Music… Read More
1989’s Biggest Artists and Songs Tracy Chapman (1988 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, awarded in 1989) George Micheal (Grammy for Album of the Year) Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Milli Vanilli, Roxette, Babyface, Jeff Healy band, Enya, Maxi Priest, Bd… Read More
1988’s Biggest Artists and Songs Jody Watley (1987 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented on 1988) U2 (Grammy for Album of the Year) Graceland – Paul Simon (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: 10,000 Maniacs, Ice-T (solo), Traveling Wilburys, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Vanessa Williams, Guns… Read More
1982’s Biggest Artists and Songs Sheena Easton (1981 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented on 1982) John Lennon and Yoko Ono (Grammy for Album of the Year) Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Billy Idol, Aldo Nova, Jeffrey Osbourne, Paul carrack, Pia… Read More
Novelty & Comedy Songs Novelty songs are different from most popular songs in that they usually have an invisible expiration date like 1999 or Pac-Man Fever with the exception of Christmas Songs and to a lesser extent, Halloween Songs. Pac-Man Fever really mattered in the early 1980s, but it has long since lost its purpose.… Read More
About Retro Songs: Retro Songs can be songs that capture an era from your youth or a pivotal time from your life. Often they can be that bubblegum pop you heard non-stop as a child. Retro Songs can make you relive a moment, a day, an evening, a summer, or even a lifetime. Retro songs… Read More
1984’s Biggest Artists and Songs Culture Club (1983 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1984) Michael Jackson (Grammy for Album of the Year) Beat It – Micheal Jackson (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Motley Crue, Wang Chung, UB40, Cameo, Tina Turner (solo),… Read More
Top 100 Disco Dance Hits 1. Y.M.C.A. – Village People 2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor 3. Brick House – Commodores 4. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson 5. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls 6. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry 7. Super Freak – Rick James 8.… Read More
Hip Hop Old School Music 1970s-early 1990s Old School DJ Kool Herc is credited with inventing Hip Hop at a block party in 1974, although there were others playing too. All it took was two of the same vinyl record and some skill at cutting between them. That summer, Lovebug Starski started this style of… Read More
80s Dance Hits 1. Funkytown – Lipps Inc. 2. Electric Boogie – Marcia Griffiths 3. Let’s Groove – Earth Wind and Fire 4. Push It – Salt N Pepa 5. Superfreak – Rick James 6. Celebration – Kool and the Gang 7. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls 8. Footloose – Kenny Loggins 9.… Read More
1980s Advice Songs Giving and accepting advice is one part of life that helps us through the trials and tribulations we are faced with. The problem with advice is that we often don’t take it, especially if it means doing or admitting something that we’d rather not. Sometimes advice brings up an option you didn’t… Read More
Must-have Classic Hip Hop Party Hits 2000s Decade Hip Hop/Rap Hits 1. Yeah! – Usher 2. Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins 3. Lose Yourself – Eminem 4. Crank Dat – Soulja Boy 5. Gold Digger – Kanye West with Jamie Foxx 6. Hot In Herre –… Read More
Love Songs 1980 – 1999 1. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston (1992) 2. The Power of Love – Celine Dion (1993) 3. Faithfully – Journey (1983) 4. I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men (1994) 5. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion (1996) 6. All My Life – K-Ci… Read More
75 Big Hair and Power Rock Ballads Power ballads have been a huge hit with heavy rock, metal and hair bands for decades and opened their music to the masses who love love love songs. They made room for the likes of Journey, Meat Loaf, Tina Turner, and even Cher and Céline Dion. Not a… Read More
1983’s Biggest Artists and Songs Men At Work (1982 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1983) Toto (Grammy for Album of the Year) Rosanna – Toto (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: ABC, INXS, REM, U2, Wham!, Mtume, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Adam Ant, Kajagoogoo,… Read More
1985’s Biggest Artists and Songs Cyndi Lauper (1984 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1985) Lionel Richie (Grammy for Album of the Year) What’s Love To Do With It – Tina Turner (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Los Lobos, Alphaville, Klymaxx, Jermaine Stewart, Amy Grant, Sade,… Read More
About Music of the 80s: Things You Need To Know Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ was released in 1981. The song is arguably the most well-known of the entire rock era. It only reached # 9 on the Billboard charts, making it the #65 biggest pop song of the year. The 120 BPM song breaks several… Read More
Worst Songs in Pop Music World’s Worst Pop Music Bad music and all of the worst songs are subjective, we admit. Often, the songs on this are loved by many, but hated even more by others. This section is devoted entirely to the worst songs of all time. Well, maybe not the all-time worst written… Read More
Sexy Songs – 1980s You don’t have to be beautiful To turn me on I just need your body baby From dusk till dawn – Kiss, Prince Sexy Songs can be seductive, soft, soulful and slow. Sexy Songs can be sweltering, steamy and screamingly loud. They can be direct or subtle. Get up, get up,… Read More
1980’s Biggest Artists and Songs Rickie Lee Jones (1979 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1980) Billy Joel (Grammy for Album of the Year) What a Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers (Grammy for Record of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Zapp, Jon & Vangelis, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, 38 Special,… Read More
1986’s Biggest Artists and Songs Sade (1985 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1986) Phil Collins (Grammy for Album of the Year) New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Ozzie Osbourne (solo), Jennifer rush, Art of Noise, Miami Sound Machine, Anita Baker, Simply Red, Bangles, The Cure 1986’s Retro Top 10 Hits 1. Rock… Read More
Top 25 Songs 1980-1989 1. Physical – Olivia Newton-John 2. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes 3. Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 4. Every Breath You Take – The Police 5. I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 6. Ebony And Ivory – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder… Read More
December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989: Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison January 14 – January 20: My Prerogative- Bobby Brown January 21 – February 3: Two Hearts – Phil Collins February 4 – February 10: When I’m With You – Sheriff February 11 – March 3: Straight Up – Paula Abdul March 4… Read More
1989 Trivia, Fun Facts and History Quick Facts from 1989: World Changing Events: The Berlin Wall between East and West Germany fell representing the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union on November 9th. China’s Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 included the death of hundreds, possibly thousands of pro-democracy students by the Chinese government.… Read More
Popular and Notable Books From 1980: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Cosmos by Carl Sagan The Covenant by James A. Michener The Devil’s Alternative by Frederick Forsyth Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Firestarter by Stephen King… Read More
1989 Popular Song Chart 1. Love Shack – B-52’s 2. Like A Prayer – Madonna 3. Bust A Move – Young MC 4. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler 5. Joy and Pain – Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock 6. Funky Cold Medina – Tone Loc 7. All I Want Is You –… Read More
1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards Winners Announced: Wednesday(!), March 29, 1989 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: no one Eligibility Year: 1988 This broadcast is noted for being the final public appearance of actress Lucille Ball, who died a few weeks later. 1989 Oscar Nominees and Winners Best Picture: Rain Man – Mark… Read More
