Olivia Newton-John’s 1980 chart-topper “Magic” has found new life as one of the most beloved yacht rock songs of the decade.

Norwegian pop-rock band a-ha is enjoying another chart milestone more than four decades after releasing its signature hit.

Here's the best pop-punk album from very year of the 1980s. Genres don’t appear overnight. They are the result of a natural evolution, where musical styles collide to create something new and dynamic.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rock music of the early 1980s had a unique style that stemmed from the trends of the 1970s in music, such as progressive rock, ...

The 1980s were a wild time for songwriting, with genres evolving at a rapid pace and the state of popular music going in a new and different direction. Naturally, some of the best rock songs of all ...

Pop music was a unique beast in the 1980s, and plenty of pop bands, groups, outfits, and duos dominated the charts, only to be forgotten by modern-day listeners. I think the following four outfits, ...

The 1980s gave rock music room to get bigger, louder, and stranger. Hair metal took over MTV, heavy metal kept expanding, and newer sounds like new wave and alternative rock pushed the genre in fresh ...