It was an era of flashy styles and fun songs. Artists like Madonna had incredible success throughout the decade. In the '80s, she released seven of her 12 Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs.

Last month, we started looking at essential Missouri albums by decade. Here are six great '80s records that rose up from ...

He became one of the most successful soul/R&B artists of the 1980s. Very few people even realized Billy Ocean had been recording for nearly a decade before massive crossover smashes like "Suddenly" ...

The 80s has always been a "significant music period" but the decade's influence ... "peter out over the next year or so". "When you have artists as big as The Weeknd and Dua Lipa doing it ...

What do the Village People and KISS have in common, apart from elaborate stage costumes? Both acts were allegedly banned from the USSR in the '80s.

No matter the style, the music world has long been bookended by rising young artists and seasoned veterans ... Jagger and Richards both entered their 80s this year. (Photo by David Crane, Los ...

David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York ... lovingly spoofing popular ‘70s and ‘80s artists — such as Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins ...

Brian Rudquist loves the '80s. The Rochester rocker doesn't just play the music of Gen X grew up with, he has named his band after an iconic '80s video game — one of the "OG" video game systems ...