They were called 'The Hit Factory' for good reason. Here are Stock Aitken Waterman’s 15 greatest songs, ranked.

These are undoubtedly three of the saddest country songs that ever came out, which were all released in the 1980s.

Country music from the 1980s often gets overshadowed by the decades surrounding it. The 1970s were huge for the likes of Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. It was the decade of Outlaw ...

One of the cool things about R&B is hearing how the sound seems to constantly change from the previous decade. The 1980s was no different. It was an era that was moving away from the disco sound of ...

Rediscover anthems from the 80s that left an indelible mark on pop culture. ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death Supreme Court issues ...

Director Jeff McDaniel oversees rehearsal of Crystal Blakeney and Jai Robinson leading the cast of “That Totally Awesome 80s Concert” at ShenanArts. Photos by Rebecca J. Barnabi. Grab your boombox, ...

Charles Kelley of Lady A is releasing his second solo album, "Songs for a New Moon," on June 25, 2025, featuring an '80s synth-pop sound. Inspired by artists like Peter Gabriel and Hall and Oates, ...

1960s music was almost as popular in the 1980s as it was in the 1960s. During the Reagan years, 1960s songs like The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There” and Petula Clark’s “Downtown” came back with a ...

Ms. Spiers, a contributing Opinion writer, is a journalist and a digital media strategist. When I was 7, I sent a birthday card to President Ronald Reagan. It was the 1980s. I lived in rural Alabama, ...

The 1980s were a decade of tremendous growth and monumental societal change. The rise of the Reagan right, the AIDS epidemic, the Cold War's conclusion and famine in Africa brought on a new form of ...

The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an ...