To find these records, Goldmine looked to a pool of albums from 1978 to 1982, across a pile of genres, and often kicking off ...

The “love theme” was a common phenomenon at the intersection between movies and music in the 1980s, as major motion pictures often commissioned a power ballad of sorts to play over some ...

Taylor Swift took a big swing when she released 1989 in October 2014. While the singer dipped her toes into the pop world on ...

While you’re reading, listen to our 80s Pop Stars playlist here. Sumptuous power ballad “The Greatest Love Of All” was arguably Whitney Houston’s signature hit, but during the 80s ...

O ver his remarkable four-decade career, George Michael sold more than 115 million albums. He first gained fame as a member ...

The Over and Out Tour, which kicked off at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert in August, played its final California show at ...

Once pegged as an heir to Frank Sinatra, the son of Allan Jones and Irene Hervey also had hits with "Lollipops and Roses," ...

The 80s saw MTV and VH1 become the new jukebox for ... Brooklyn-born Pat Benatar’s feisty rock anthem “Love Is A Battlefield” inspired a Bob Giraldi video whose theme was empowerment and ...

With his smooth voice, he drew crowds to cabarets and music halls for six decades. He also sang the themes for films and TV shows, including “The Love Boat.” ...