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    On This Day in 1980, Alabama Released the Song That Kicked Off a Six-Year String of Chart-Topping Singles

    May 16, 2026, 7:15 am

  • The Austrian musician Johann Hölzl, better known as Falco. Vienna. 1986. Photograph by Nora Schuster. (Photo by Nora Schuster/Imagno/Getty Images) Der österreichische Musiker Falco (eigentlich Johann Hölzel). Wien. 1986. Photographie von Nora Schuster.

    4 New Wave Songs From the 1980s That Hit as Hard as Classic Rock

    May 16, 2026, 5:30 am

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1981 That Every 80s Kid Definitely Knows by Heart

    3 Rock Songs From 1981 That Every 80s Kid Definitely Knows by Heart

  • Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

    44 Years Ago Today, Paul McCartney Took the “Worst Duet” in Music History All the Way to No. 1

    May 15, 2026, 2:31 pm

  • 3 Country Songs From the 1980s That Feel Like Your First Drive With Your License

    3 Country Songs From the 1980s That Feel Like Your First Drive With Your License

    May 15, 2026, 1:00 pm

  • THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 1542 -- Pictured: (l-r) Musicial guests Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton perform on February 9, 1999 -- (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

    3 Underrated Country Ballads From the 1980s That Still Break Hearts Today

    May 15, 2026, 10:39 am

  • 4 Songs From the 80s That You Probably Forgot About (But Still Know Every Word To)

    May 15, 2026, 8:00 am

  • 1981: Musicians Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks perform onstage in 1981. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 Rock Duets From the 1980s That We Can’t Stop Singing

    May 15, 2026, 6:00 am

  • Scene from 'Top Gun' film

    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Hit Hard, Even if Not Everyone Loves the Movies That Made Them Famous

  • Willie Nelson

    On This Day in 1982, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 With a Song Merle Haggard Almost Appeared On

    May 14, 2026, 1:33 pm

  • Modern English, one-hit wonders from the 1980s

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From 1983 That Still Hit Hard Today, Even Though No One Listens to New Wave Anymore

    May 13, 2026, 5:36 pm

  • On This Day in 1981, We Said Goodbye to the Master Accordionist Who Helped Keep Cajun Tradition Alive

    On This Day in 1981, We Said Goodbye to the Master Accordionist Who Helped Keep Cajun Tradition Alive

    May 13, 2026, 2:30 pm

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