Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Check out this list of some of the most iconic Black 80s One-Hit Wonders. Pictured: a recent image of Bobby McFerrin singing. | A ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

The best 80s songs do more than trigger nostalgia, they still light up dance floors, karaoke nights, and streaming playlists. These ten tracks keep hitting because their hooks, stories, and cultural ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

We address many of our prayers, especially at this time of the year, to “Eloheinu v’elohei avoteinu” — Our God and God of our ancestors. In so doing, we acknowledge that in every generation we both ...

Genesis began the ’80s in transition and ended the decade on top of the pop world. Whether that was a good or bad thing might come down to your affinity for their older, more progressive approach. Now ...

Kiss started the '80s in free fall and spent the first two years of the decade alienating a staggeringly large portion of the impressive rock music fan base they had built in the '70s by unabashedly ...

To some, the ’80s were the best of times, to others, maybe the worst of times. But to all, they were some of the cringiest and corniest times. Between the hair, the legwarmers, the eccentric clothes, ...

Can a certain sound, made by a particular instrument, sum up an entire era? It seems unlikely, yet think about those opening notes of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" from "Beverly Hills Cop" or Brad ...

One-hit wonders seemed to be everywhere in the 1980s. There’s something about that decade that produced so many good songs, each of which would be a solitary hit for the bands and musicians who ...

This is one of our favorite topics of discussion at NPR Music: What was the worst and best decade for pop music? We'll post a survey later asking you what you think, but I say the worst is the '80s.