Like a Virgin started her legacy, but Rain proved Madonna’s artistry could speak softly and still leave a lasting impact.

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Three Hall of Fame female pop artists scored No. 1 hits in 1985. These are the women and their hit songs from that year.

Prince and Michael Jackson were more dazzlingly dynamic in concert. Bruce Springsteen is more heroically passionate onstage.

Tony Wellington’s journey through the 1980s is fast, funny, terrible and gloriously fallible - just like the decade itself.

Genesis never thought they'd be pop stars. And then, with 'Invisible Touch', they started minting hit singles.

On its 40th anniversary, The Cars' sleekest album still feels both futuristic and familiar. Ric Ocasek's studied detachment ...

The 1980s didn’t just change music — they changed how we experienced it. Before MTV launched in 1981, music videos were ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 12: In 1818, English church organist and composer Henry Hemy was born. Of his several original compositions, the best known is the tune "St. Catherine," to which is ...

Lauper’s lyrical input put a different spin on things, with the pair coming to realise it “wasn’t such a bouncy song” and “a little more bittersweet and a little deeper in its feeling and a little ...