Tag: 1980s
Yacht Rock Definitive PlaylistJazz 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’ pop,… Read More
Songs of the Summer – 1980sThe eighties brought Summer Songs to us via movies (Kokomo, Axel F, Flashdance, and Eye of The Tiger), Michael 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 lists.This… Read More
1988’s Biggest Artists and SongsJody Watley (1987 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 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 N Roses, Paula Abdul,… Read More
The 80s Bubblegum Pop Hits1. I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts2. Footloose – Kenny Loggins3. Mickey – Toni Basil4. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield5. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves6. I’ll Tumble 4 Ya – Culture Club7. We Got The Beat – The Go-Gos8. Living On A Prayer… Read More
Novelty & Comedy SongsNovelty 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. Sometimes… Read More
About Retro Songs: Retro Songs can be songs that capture an era from your youth or a pivotal time in 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 SongsCulture Club (1983 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1984) Michael Jackson (Grammy for Album of the Year)Beat It – Michael 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), Madonna, Twisted Sister, John… Read More
Top 100 Disco Dance Hits1. Y.M.C.A. – Village People2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor3. Brick House – Commodores4. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson5. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls6. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry7. Super Freak – Rick James8. Last Dance – Donna Summer9. Disco Inferno –… Read More
80s Music vs. 70s DiscoDisco emerged in the mid-1970s and was characterized by a strong beat, four-on-the-floor rhythm, and a focus on rhythm and melody. It was inspired by funk, soul, and Latin music and was often performed in dance clubs. Disco music was heavily associated with the rise of the dance culture and was… Read More
1980s Advice SongsGiving and accepting advice is one part of life that helps us through the trials and tribulations we face. The problem with advice is that we often don’t take it, especially if it means doing or admitting something we’d rather not. Sometimes advice brings up an option you didn’t think of before or… Read More
Classic Hip Hop Party Hits2000s Decade Hip Hop/Rap Hits1. Yeah! – Usher2. Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins3. Lose Yourself – Eminem4. Crank Dat – Soulja Boy5. Gold Deggir – Kanye West with Jamie Foxx6. Hot In Herre – Nelly7. Dance With Me – 1128. In Da… Read More
75 Big Hair and Power Rock BalladsPower 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 the likes of Cher and Céline Dion. Not… Read More
1983’s Biggest Artists and SongsMen 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, Bananarama, Chris DeBurgh, DeBarge,… 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 songs or worst… Read More
Sexy Songs – 1980sYou don’t have to be beautifulTo turn me onI just need your body babyFrom dusk till dawn– Kiss, PrinceSexy 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, get up, get upLet’s make love tonightWake up, wake… Read More
Top 100 Movie Comedies1.Airplane! (Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980)2.Some Like It Hot (Directed by Billy Wilder, 1959)3.Groundhog Day (Directed by Harold Ramis, 1993)4.This Is Spinal Tap (Directed by Rob Reiner, 1984)5.Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)6.Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Directed… Read More
1989 Billboard Number One Hits:December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989:Every Rose Has Its Thorn – PoisonJanuary 14 – January 20:My Prerogative- Bobby BrownJanuary 21 – February 3:Two Hearts – Phil CollinsFebruary 4 – February 10:When I’m With You – SheriffFebruary 11 – March 3:Straight Up – Paula AbdulMarch 4 – March 24:Lost In Your Eyes… Read More
1989 Trivia, Fun Facts and HistoryQuick 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.The Top Song was Another… Read More
Popular and Best-selling 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 God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert Jailbird – Kuty… Read More
1989 Music Hits Chart1. Love Shack – B-52’s2. Like A Prayer – Madonna3. Bust A Move – Young MC4. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler5. Joy and Pain – Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock6. Funky Cold Medina – Tone Loc7. All I Want Is You – U28. Patience – Guns N Roses9. She… Read More
Biggest Billboard Hits of the 1980sThe biggest billboard hits of the 1980s were marked by a new sound that combined electronic dance, new wave, punk and post-punk with a focus on style and visual identity. This combination helped define the decade and set it apart from other decades in terms of the music produced and… Read More