1. Music of the 1980’s

2. 1980 Hit Songs Rock with You Crazy Little Thing Called Love Coming Up Funkytown

3. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me Lost in Love Do That to Me One More Time

4. Grammy Awards Sailing: Christopher Cross- record Christopher Cross- Album Sailing: song

5. Disco continued to sell well in 1980- Songs like Blondie's "Call Me" Diana Ross "Upside Down" Irene Cara "Fame"

6. Listeners tastes were changing though Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Bob Seger were all becoming popular Captain and Tennille: "Do That to Me One More Time"

8. Kenny Roger "Lady" Christopher Cross "Sailing"---- these were "mushy" ballads that were also very popular

9. The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" became the first rap record to make the Top Hundred (peaked at #36)

11. Digitally recorded LP's were widely marketed for the first time Introduction of the Sony Walkman (portable stereo)

12. The Walkman changed the listening habits of the entire country Single handedly responsible for the boom in cassette sales during the early 80's

14. New generation was discovering Jim Morrison and The Doors (thanks to the movie Apocalype Now because it used the song "The End" in it)

15. Morrison became a popular icon- Rolling Stone Magazine did a cover story on him Headline: "He's Hot. He's Sexy. He's Dead."

17. John Lennon: assassinated in New York City by mental patient Mark David Chapman

18. 1981 Lady Starting Over Kiss on My List 9 to 5 Take It On the Run

19. Morning Train Slow Hand

20. Grammy Awards Bette Davis Eyes: Kim Carnes- record Double Fantasy: John Lennon, Yoko One- album Bette Davis Eyes: song

21. MTV MTV: all music video cable channel that was relatively commercial free Debut was with Buggles' song "Video Killed the Radio Star" Immediate sensation

23. Bars drew in extra business by hanging a sign out that said "We have MTV" Original veejays were: Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman, and Nina Blackwood

24. Channel was originally dominated by English artists, because American artists were not in the habit of making videos Many critics noticed a lack of black artists

25. Disco backlash: many white record buyers were considering anything black to be "disco" Black recording artists were having a tough time crossing over into the pop world

26. Rick James: Top 20 hit with "Super Freak"---couldn't get the video played on MTV

27. Prince: "Controversy" album--- was booed off stage while opening for Rolling Stones at the LA Coliseum

29. Only two records by black artists topped the charts in 1981: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's "Endless Love" and "Celebration" Blondie experimented with rap in "Rapture"

30. White America was still wanting: REO Speedwagon, Styx, Journey and pop country Eddie Rabbit and Dolly Parton, and Daryl Hall and John Oates- --

32. Styx and Hall & Oates

33. Also: Rick Springfield: Australian actor and musician Fluke hit in 1972 with "Speak to the Sky" One of America's leading heartthrobs

34. Had a regular role as Dr. Noah Drake on soap opera General Hospital

35. Olivia Newton-John: "Physical" Christopher Cross: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"

37. 1982 Any Day Now Jack and Diane Abracadabra Hard to Say I'm Sorry Gloria

38. I Can't Go for That Hurts So Good

39. Grammy Awards Rosanna: Toto-record Toto IV: Toto- album Always on My Mind- song

40. Independent film: Wild Style came out this year Explored rap music, breakdancing, and graffiti art scenes in the black community of New York's South Bronx

41. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five- rap act that appeared in the movie They released single called "The Message"

42. First rap hit to comment on the social issues and pressures facing urban blacks

43. Not a huge pop hit, but crossed over just enough to start getting white people to see that something was starting to develop in the ghettos of America

44. Pretty dull year for American music: Hall and Oates and Lionel Richie dominated the charts John Cougar starting to become popular

45. Steve Miller and Chicago still popular from the 1970's Joan Jett brought real rock and roll to the charts

47. The Blasters and The Stray Cats were popular among American kids too The Go-Go's: products of LA punk scene

49. Frank Zappa: he and daughter Moon Unit did "Valley Girl" Used "valspeaking" residents of LA and gave him the biggest hit of his career

50. Liberace his chauffeur Scott Thorson had been his companion Filed a lawsuit against Liberace- wanted his belongings back Liberace denied being homosexual

51. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts: "I Love Rock N Roll" Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder: "Ebony and Ivory"

52. Survivor: "Eye of the Tiger" J. Geils Band: "Centerfold" Daryl Hall and John Oates: "Maneater"

54. 1983 Down Under Billie Jean Every Breath You Take Maniac

55. Total Eclipse of the Heart Say, Say, Say Islands in the Stream

56. Grammy Awards Beat It, Michael Jackson- record Thriller: Michael Jackson- album Every Breath You Take- song

57. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall had been a huge hit in 1979 Came out with Thriller this year

59. Had 6 Top Ten hits on it: "Billie Jean" "Beat It" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" "Human Nature" "PYT" "Thriller"

60. Quiet Riot: LA: album "Metal Health" Popularity of heavy metal was coming Spandex pants and big hair

61. Styx: Kilroy Was Here Talking Heads: New York art- rock combo- "Burning Down the House" was in Top 10

62. REM: Athens, Georgia- Top 40 with "Murmur" The Velvet Underground: had been popular in the late 60's By '85 all records were back in print, selling better than in the 60's

63. 1984 Footloose Jump Time After Time Owner of a Lonely Heart

65. Ghostbusters Uptown Girl Self Control

67. Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do with It: Tina Turner- record Can't Slow Down: Lionel Richie- album What's Love Got to Do with It- song

69. Breakdancing was everywhere- in TV commercials, music videos- even at the opening of the LA Summer Olympics

70. Hollywood made four low- budget "Breaksploitation" flicks: "Beat Street" "Body Rock" "Breakin'" and "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"

71. MTV was a major influence on music and film Quick edits & lighting that had been just in music videos were now going into Hollywood films- Beverly Hills Cop, Footloose, Streets of Fire, Purple Rain

73. Executives started realizing that by putting scenes from the film into the music video, you could sell a movie better as well as the soundtrack

74. Purple Rain: blockbuster film and a multi-platinum album Born in The USA: Bruce Springsteen

76. Heavy Metal: Van Halen: 1984 -band's final album with David Lee Roth "Jump" "Panama" "Hot for Teacher"

78. Ratt, Motley Crue "Out of The Cellar" "Shout At The Devil"

79. Twisted Sister: "We're Not Gonna take It" RUN-DMC: Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels "Rock Box" mixture of street raps and metallic guitars

81. Marvin Gaye 1983: "Sexual Healing" comeback working on a follow-up to "Midnight Love" album April 1 was shot and killed by his father in an argument

82. Other big hits of the year: Madonna: "Like A Virgin" Prince: "When Doves Cry"

84. 1985 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go I Feel for You Glory Days Crazy for You Careless Whisper One Night in Bangkok

85. Grammy Awards We Are the World- U.S.A. for Africa- record No Jacket Required: Phil Collins- album We Are the World: song

87. Live Aid, Farm Aid, and founding of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Year of the compact disc: higher priced than turntables and LPs

88. CD players and CDs were immediately so successful that it was predicted that vinyl would be almost completely obsolete by the end of the decade

89. PMRC: self appointed moral watchdog committee formed by wives of several prominent politicos

90. Began to pressure record companies to save the youth of America by putting warning stickers on records containing "offensive" lyrical content

92. 22 record companies pledged to slap parental warnings on any product containing potentially offensive material

93. LL Cool J: rap's newest superstar with debut album "Radio" Starship's "We Built This City" Mr. Mister "Broken Wings" Whitney Houston's "Saving All My Love For You"

94. Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me" Madonna's: "Crazy For You" John Parr: "St Elmo's Fire" Huey Lewis and The News': "The Power of Love"

95. More top songs USA for Africa: "We Are The World" REO Speedwagon: "Can't Fight This Feeling" Dire Straits: "Money For Nothing"

97. 1986 How Will I Know Kyrrie Greatest Love of All Live to Tell

98. On My Own There'll Be Sad Songs Sledgehammer

99. Grammy Awards Higher Love: Steve Winwood- record Graceland: Paul Simon: album That's What Friends Are For: song

101. Madonna: shortened hair and tried to "class up" her image Third album: "True Blue”

103. The Bangles: all female quartet Two massive pop hits: "Manic Monday" - which was written by Prince "Walk Like An Egyptian"

105. Bon Jovi: Sounded like a cross between Bruce Springsteen and a metal band "You Give Love A Bad Name" "Livin On A Prayer"

107. Metallica: thrash metal classes "Master of Puppets" Momentum lost when bassist Cliff Burton died in a bus crash during the band's Swedish tour

108. Miami Vice's Don Johnson: Top 5 hit with "Heartbeat" Janet Jackson: younger sister of Michael Jackson "Control"

109. James Brown: 4th decade of hits with “Living In America” Paul Simon: South African musicians on new Graceland album---“world music” style Run DMC: teamed up with Aerosmith for a remake of “Walk This Way”

110. More top hits: Dionne and Friends “That’s What Friends Are For” Falco: “Rock Me Amadeus”

111. 1987 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Alone Here I Go Again The Way It Is

112. Shakedown Livin' on a Prayer Everybody Have Fun Tonight

113. Grammy Awards Graceland: Paul Simon- record The Joshua Tree: U2- album Somewhere Out There- song

115. Top Albums Dirty Dancing Soundtrack Whitney Houston: Whitney U2: The Joshua Tree The Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill Michael Jackson: Bad

117. Other Top Singles: George Michael: Faith Los Lobos: La Bamba U2: With or Without You

118. CD market had sales of over $102 million Bad sold 8 million copies this year, had 5 Number One singles- including “Man In The Mirror” and “Bad”

119. Tiffany: Tiffany Darwinsch 16 years old “Could’ve Been” “I Think We’re Alone Now

120. Debbie Gibson: “Only In My Dreams” “Shake Your Love”

121. Grateful Dead: hit first Top 10 hit with “Touch of Grey” Deadheads complained that the single was making the band too popular Newcomers were ruining the “vibe” of he Dead’s concerts

122. Poison Slayer These replaced Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot for the headbangers

123. The Beastie Boys: debut album by New York white rap trio was Licensed to Ill Had hit “You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party” Sold 5 million copies and became the first rap record to top the pop album charts

124. 10 years after Elvis Presley’s death: 20,000 fans from around the world went to Memphis Liberace died this year from AIDS He had an outrageous sense of onstage style

125. 1988 Faith Need You Tonight Sweet Child O'Mine Hands to Heaven

126. One More Try Wild, Wild West Groovy Kind of Love

127. Grammy Awards Don't Worry, Be Happy- Bobby McFerrin- record Faith: George Michael- album Don't Worry, Be Happy: Bobby McFerrin- song

128. More Top Singles: Steve Winwood: Roll With It Poison: Every Rose Has Its Thorn Chicago: Look Away

129. Top Albums George Michael: Faith Def Leppard: Hysteria US: Rattle and Hum Guns N Roses: Appetite for Destruction Bon Jovi: New Jersey

130. Guns N’ Roses Changing the face of music No lipstick, teased hair, and spandex They had leathers, bandanas and the look of “fresh from the gutter”

132. Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Mixed rage with big beats

133. Will To Power: “Free Baby” Disco-muzak of Peter Frampton’s “Baby I Love Your Way” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” Beach Boys: “Kokomo”

134. Bobby McFerrin: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” George Bush would try to use this song as his theme for 1992 campaign

135. James Brown: arrested this fall He lead several Georgia state police cars on a chase while under influence of PCP 6 year jail sentence was reduced to a little over 25 months

136. 1989 My Prerogative Straight Up Giving You the Best that I Got This Time I Know It's for Real

138. Fight the Power Cold Hearted Cherish

139. Grammy Awards Wind Beneath My Wings: Bette Midler- record Nick of Time: Bonnie Raitt- album Wind Beneath My Wings- song

140. Phil Collins: Another Day in Paradise Janet Jackson: Miss You Much Richard Marx: Right Here Waiting Madonna: Like a Prayer

141. Top Albums Paula Abdul: Forever Your Girl Milli Vanilli: Girl You Know It’s True Fine Young Cannibals: The Raw and the Cooked Bobby Brown: Don’t Be Cruel Madonna: Like a Prayer

142. Rap music very popular now Novelty rap singles like Young MC’s “Bust A Move” 2 Live Crew Tone Loc’s “Funky Cold Medina”

143. Paula Abdul, Richard Marx, and New Kids on the Block Madonna: Like a Prayer: strongest album for her to that point Bobby Brown: left New Edition and came out with “Don’t Be Cruel”

144. Harry Connick Jr.: 22 year old jazz pianist When Harry Met Sally soundtrack Guns N’ Roses: “Patience”

145. MTV: came out with MTV Unplugged Debuted in November with singer- songwriter Jules Shear