These rock songs from the 1980s are so good that modern-day songwriters still study them. And listeners still love them, too.

Here's a complete list of all the songs that have both reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Oscar for best original song.

Need some tunes from 1985 that were the best of the best in classic rock? We've got you covered with these four gems.

This essay is a preview of Redemption Songs, an upcoming limited-run Marshall Project newsletter that dives into the music produced in prisons over the last century. Sign up now to get a song by ...

He helped create some of the most memorable No. 1 hits of the Motown era.

Paula Abdul’s 1988 hit Straight Up sold over 1 million copies, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a defining pop song of the 1980s.

Exploring the roots of the classic Guns N' Roses song 'Paradise City' and why they decided to remove a controversial lyric with sexist overtones.

The legendary songwriter helped craft some of pop music’s most memorable hits across decades.

ZZ Top dominated the music scene from the late ‘70s through the ‘80s with their head-turning stage presence, gritty ...

Harry Styles has covered the 1980s classic Tears for Fears hit, 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World', in the BBC Live Lounge.

HIGHLIFE music stands as one of Africa’s most influential exports. Born in the late 19th century along the coastal towns of present-day Ghana, the genre emerged as a lively blend of indigenous African ...

The goal was not to recreate a typical nightclub playlist but to sustain a groove that keeps people moving throughout the ...