Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...

This essay originally appeared in NPR Music's weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. In other words, like a penny stock that's somehow hit big, my once-useless obsession with the pop ...

The 1980s were an interesting time, and they remain so today. They’re just far enough in the past to feel like the past, but they also somehow don’t feel as prehistoric as the 1950s, 1960s, or even ...