The 1970s were over, and the year 1980 brought in some excellent new classic rock tunes that set the mood for the decade.

The most 1980s TV commercials, with rock stars, from Michael Jackson shilling for Pepsi to Genesis hawking beer.

THIS has got more Eighties pop facts than you can shake a ­Walkman at, from the reason for the title of Q Magazine (it referred to ‘cueing up’ a CD) to the original name of the Pogues (Pogue Mahone, ...

Can you name these iconic 1980 hits from just one lyric? The year 1980 brought new wave energy, post-disco grooves, and unforgettable rock anthems to the airwaves. From Giorgio Moroder’s sleek ...

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Rock music has always been about rebellion, but sometimes the establishment fought back with a vengeance. From the swinging 1960s to the moral panics of the early 1980s, artists were censored, banned, ...

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