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

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 ...

It’s hard to believe that 1985 was 40 years ago ... name—wasn’t even one of the LP’s three Top 10 hits. Yet it was, probably, the pivotal song of his career, and undoubtedly one of ...

I saw the Netflix documentary about how miraculous it was to get so many of the era’s most-popular ... 1985 would a leading pop star such as Richie be commissioned to write an original song ...