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4 Power Ballads From 1982 That Still Hit Me in the Gut Today

Watch This Phenomenal Performance by Stevie Ray Vaughan in Honor of the Anniversary of the Blues Guitar Master’s Death

3 Face-Melting Guitar Solos From the 1980s That Aren’t by Eddie Van Halen or Mark Knopfler

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3 Iconic Vocal Performances From the 1980s That Aren’t From Whitney Houston or Tina Turner

3 Female Pop Stars Who Hit No. 1 in 1989 That We Can’t Get Enough Of

3 Rock B-Sides That Became More Popular Than the A-Side

4 Underrated Rolling Stones Songs From Their 80s Era

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On This Day in 1988, Poison Topped the Chart With One of the Greatest Power Ballads Ever Written—Inspired by a Devastating Phone Call Made From a Laundromat

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3 Astonishing Female Pop Singers Who Hit No. 1 in 1984

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3 of the Best Country Christmas Songs From the 1980s That You Might Have Forgotten About
3 of the Best Country Songs of All Time (and They Were All Released in 1989)

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4 Soundtracks That Hit No. 1 in the Late 1980s That We Still Rock Out To

December 23, 2025, 7:30 am
3 Rock Songs From the 1980s That Revived 1950s Rock and Roll

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3 Power Ballads From 1985 That Still Hit Me in the Gut Today

December 21, 2025, 12:31 pm
4 Classic Hits From the 1980s That Were Boosted by Groundbreaking Animated Videos

December 21, 2025, 9:00 am
3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That We Could Listen to Forever
4 British Alternative Rock Songs From the 1980s That I Can’t Stop Listening To

December 20, 2025, 7:00 am
Born on This Day in 1947, the Jingle Singer Who Became a Country Star and Dominated the Charts in the 1980s

December 19, 2025, 6:00 pm
Released on This Day in 1980, the Film That Gave Dolly Parton Her Big-Screen Debut and Produced One of Her Biggest Hits

December 19, 2025, 4:30 pm

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