Genesis began the '80s in transition and ended the decade on top of the pop world. Whether that was a good or bad thing might come down to your affinity for their older, more progressive approach.

Paul McCartney began the ’80s in much the same position as he’d entered the ’70s: He released a home-recorded solo album after a blockbuster band had broken up. Wings had been the portrait of pop-rock ...

Coming in at #1 with a staggering 67 percent of the vote was Steve Perry of Journey, who beat such legendary and beloved ...

Many bands and artists had a major '50s pastiche in the '80s. To revisit this trend, check out these three '80s rock hits.

Classic rock hit its peak in the 80s, with bands including The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin delighting fans with iconic tunes. With so much music to choose from, it’d be impossible to ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

Here are the five best Rush songs from the 1980s! Like many progressive rock bands in the 1980s — and as previously mentioned in our The History of Rush in 10 Songs feature — Rush went through a ...

What were the best college rock songs of 1985? We were still six years away from alternative rock becoming a more mainstream format, but college radio stations were quite essential in getting some of ...