Though these songs are all hits, they never broke the Top 5, and that's a shame. These rock anthems from the 1980s should've been bigger.

Somehow, someway, these four singles from the 1980s never charted on the most famous chart in the world, the Billboard Hot 100.

These fleeting chart sensations prove you don’t need a long career to create music that sticks in America’s collective memory.

Three hits songs from the 1980s that don't feature synthesizers, gated reverb, or any other musical fads of the decade.

When you close your eyes and think about the music of the 1980s, what comes to mind? Synths, early rap? Prince dressed in purple, Tom Petty and his wheat-colored hair? Stevie Nicks and Michael Jackson ...

As decadently cringeworthy as the ’80s might be, they created some of the catchiest tunes of all time. Matter of fact, ’80s pop music is arguably the foundation of all contemporary pop music. That ...

The 1980s were both a strange and fun time to be a music fan. It is perhaps the oddest decade for popular music since maybe the 2020s. There was rock, glam, the beginnings of rap, new wave, the rise ...

There is a special magic required to break into the Billboard Top 10 charts. Be it a simple, infectious groove and a singalong chorus or something more nebulous, like the Muse's passing interest, ...

Due in part to the transitory nature of the 1980s, plenty of country songs that had the potential to be chart-toppers fell short. The list below contains four examples of extraordinary songs that ...

A look back at 9 top music acts of the '80s, and where they are today. July 29, 2011 -- intro: They were the teen queens of the 1980s pop scene, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson, the singing and fashion ...

The era of 1980s pop music might just be the most mutually despised genre of all time. People who agree with this notion seemingly believe the genre to be overdone, shallow, overly corny, cliché, and ...

When it comes to the wider conversation about country music, the 1980s get overlooked much too often. The 1970s saw big acts like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson rise to prominence. Additionally, ...