In the spring of 1982 I was 15 years old. This album was unlike anything we heard...
“Take It Easy on Me” is a soft rock ballad by Little River Band released in December 1981 as the second single...
“Key Largo” is a pop ballad written and performed by Bertie Higgins, released as his debut single in September 1981 from...
“Working for the Weekend” is a hard rock and power pop anthem by the Canadian band Loverboy, released in October 1981 as the lead single...
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” is a 1981 hit by Christopher Cross that served as the theme for...
“Tainted Love” is a song originally composed by Ed Cobb and first recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964, but it achieved global fame...
“Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” is a 1981 hit single by Stevie Nicks featuring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, serving as the lead...
Who Can It Be Now? is a 1981 pop-rock/new wave hit by the Australian band Men at Work, serving as the...
Tom Sawyer is a 1981 progressive rock anthem by the Canadian band Rush, released as the opening track on...
“Don’t Stand So Close to Me” is a hit song by The Police, released in September 1980...
“Back in Black” is a 1980 song by AC/DC that serves as the title track and tribute to their former...
“What I Like About You” is a power pop anthem by the Detroit-based band The Romantics, released as a single...
“Heartbreaker” is a 1979 song by Pat Benatar from her debut album In the Heat of the Night that served as her...
On this day in 1979, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" single was certified gold.
Gordon Lightfoot wrote “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which...
“Cars” is a 1979 new wave hit by Gary Numan, released as the lead single from his debut solo...
“Video Killed the Radio Star” is a 1979 synth-pop anthem by The Buggles (Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes) that famously...
“Flirtin’ with Disaster” is the signature song by the American Southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 as the title...
“My Sharona” is a 1979 rock hit by The Knack that served as the lead single from their debut album Get...
“The Gambler” is Kenny Rogers’ signature hit, released in 1978, which became a crossover country and pop success and won the 1980...
“Roll with the Changes” is a song by REO Speedwagon written by frontman Kevin Cronin and released as the lead single from...
“Sultans of Swing” is the debut single by Dire Straits, written by Mark Knopfler and released in 1978. The song was inspired by...
“Barracuda” by Heart was released in 1977 as the lead single from their album Little Queen and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was...
Hotel California is a song by the Eagles, released on their 1976 album of the same name. It was written...
Solsbury Hill is the debut solo single by British musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1977 from his self-titled album. The song emerged...