Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The ...

What were best rock songs ... genre in 1985. You can also listen to this full mixtape through a Spotify playlist. Metallica, The Rolling Stones + Bruce Springsteen Among Pollstar’s Top 10 ...

The class of 1985 is now officially middle-aged. It's been four decades since Dire Straits, Phil Collins and Sting ruled the radio and record stores with multi-platinum albums like Brothers in ...

Read our entry below on why Madonna was our Greatest Pop Star of 1985 - with our '85 Honorable ... a No. 1 dance hit and yet another crossover top 40 entry on the Hot 100 by year's end - a final ...

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 ...

In celebration of the songs that have stood the test of time (for better or worse), we give you our best and worst songs of 1985 ... one of the LP’s three Top 10 hits. Yet it was, probably ...

It’s hard to believe that 1985 was 40 ... Cyndi Lauper, and 40 of the most successful artists on the planet. In between these giant musical moments, a lot of great songs were released.