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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

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Poison

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

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    Born on This Day in 1947, the Jingle Singer Who Became a Country Star and Dominated the Charts in the 1980s

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  • 3 Rock Bands From the 1980s That Don’t Have a Single Original Member Left

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