From the start of July through August 2023, we’re ranking every Billboard #1 hit from 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003 and 2013 from worst to best in each respective year. Last week, we looked at what 1973 had ...

With so much happening in the new wave scene, as well as new evolutions in pop and rock, the early 1980s were quite a fun time for music. Specifically, quite a few killer tunes came out in the year ...

Imagine you sent a time traveler back to 1983 to bring back the biggest, most influential album of the year. If your time traveler didn’t return with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” well, you’d just ...

It wasn't just MTV that helped shape and define 1983. But the still-growing music-video network sure had a big part in it. As you'll see in the below list of the Top 40 Albums of 1983, pop, new wave, ...

Perhaps more than in any other decade, the 80s were kind to duets. Occasionally, they’d be the he/she, romantic type. In other cases, you’d get uptempo numbers featuring two of the biggest stars of ...

Today we look back at the best albums of 1983. Forty years ago, R.E.M. and Madonna released their debut LPs and U2 had their first international hit. Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released the ...

Five of the most important songs in the history of rock 'n' roll graced record stores, radio, and MTV in 1983, making it one of the most pivotal years in rock history. As the mid-decade approached, ...