Musically, it was a year defined by two major global fundraising events for famine relief, the Live Aid concert, as well as the release of ‘We Are the World,” sung by that ragtag group of musicians, U ...

Forty years ago this week there were songs in the Top 20 that stand the test of time. Then there are others that will send people scrambling to YouTube or their music destination of choice to try and ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. But history has a way of ...

This is one of many 1980s hits from Sting that have probably been burned into your subconscious if you were young (or, honestly, alive) in that decade. This pop rock tune with a little bit of a jazz ...

Get ready for a musical time warp! We’re celebrating songs turning 40 in 2025—tracks released in 1985 that continue to make waves today. From epic pop ballads to iconic rock anthems, these songs have ...

Fans of singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett have posthumously rocketed his 1985 greatest hits album, “Songs You Know By Heart,” back up the Billboard charts. Buffett, who died on Sept. 1 from skin cancer, ...