Simply put, some songs go on to become classic rock staples, movie soundtrack songs or pop up in TV commercials, while others may have a hard time getting heard outside the year 1985. This list serves ...

At the top of this list is the dance-rock new wave classic “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears. This song is still so good and so relatable, decades after it was first released to ...

Sometimes songs can be predictive. These are three rock songs from the 1980s that sound more relevant now than when they were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZZ Top dominated the music scene from the late '70s through the '80s with their head-turning stage presence, gritty blues-rock ...

Were the '80s really the greatest decade ever in music? We posit that question on the back cover of our new book, 501 Essential Albums of the 80s (Motorbooks/Quarto Group), and certainly that case ...

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 Hard Rock ...

Released in 1985, a sprawling six-minute rock track quickly stood out as one of the most ambitious Bible-inspired songs of its time. In an interview, the band members explained the song's creation.

Few songs from the 1980s have managed to hold onto their cultural power quite like Tears for Fears' hit track "Shout." The rock classic song not only dominated charts in 1985 but has since evolved ...