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.

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 ...

A popular duo from England recorded a song ranked as the best pop song of the 1980s.

During the 1980s, a plethora of British and European artists were exposed on MTV and radio in America. It was a little trickier for artists from Down Under. While certain artists like AC/DC, INXS, ...

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...

The 1980s were packed with iconic films, and many of them feature songs that defined the decade. Some were previously released records that played during a particular point in the film and created an ...

Madonna is one of the all-time greatest female artists, with some of the top hits of the '80s, '90s and beyond. Madonna Louise Ciccone, aka the Queen of Pop, is one of the most successful musical ...