The 1980s were a great time for all music -- rock, pop, new wave, R&B, punk, rap/hip hop and more.
It was the era that started with great new wave bands like Blondie, The Cars, The Pretenders, R.E.M., The Smiths, The Cure, The Police, Tears For Fears, among others.
Rock loomed large as well during the 80s with everyone from AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Journey, Poison, Loverboy, Motley Crue, Tom Petty, Rush, U2, Van Halen, Whitesnake and more to hard rock like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Guns N' Roses and others by the end of the decade.
Pop, R&B and Rap born in the 80s included A-ha, Bell Bov Devoe, Culture Club, Beastie Boys, Duran Duran, George Michael, Huey Lewis and the News, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Public Enemy, Prince, Run D.M.C, NWA and many more.
As iconic 1980s music video channel MTV celebrates over 40 years in existence, check out our 80s items here.
