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3 Pop Songs From the 1980s That Are Still Loved by Younger Generations

Thanks to their timeless and viral appeal, these three pop songs from the 1980s have remained relevant among younger generations.
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3 Emotional 1980s Songs That Still Give Me Goosebumps

Power ballads were all the rage in the 1980s, and when one thinks of emotional songs from the era that elicit goosebumps, they think of such songs. However, that decade featured quite a few songs that ...
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1980 We’re Sure You’ve Never Heard Of

That’s what we wanted to highlight below. We wanted to get a real sense of 1980 by looking at three one-hit wonders from that time period that are no longer remembered today. For whatever reason, ...
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3 Synth-Pop Songs From the 1980s That Will Be Stuck in Your Head All Week

The 1980s were an incredibly polarizing time for music fans, thanks in no small part to the vast differences in popular genres, which ranged from heavy metal to synth-pop to hip-hop. Frankly, in the ...
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3 Iconic Solos From the 1980s That Aren’t Played by People Named Van Halen, Slash, or Prince

What is the most iconic part of Ozzy Osbourne‘s 1980 hit song? You might have a different answer, but we believe the two most iconic parts are Ozzy’s screaming vocals and Randy Rhoads’ spell-binding ...