Though pop culture often depicts the '70s as the most rambunctious decade, the '80s were right on par. High schoolers, in particular, knew how to throw a party.

There is arguably no era that embodied the one-hit wonder phenomenon more than the '80s. There are many factors that led to this being the preeminent one-hit wonder decade. Music was globalized more ...

Were you an 80s kid? If so, I bet you jammed out to at least one or two of the following 80s rock songs. If you forgot them, I don’t blame you. There was just too much good music during that decade to ...

These pop-rock songs from 1987 might bring you back to specific memories if you were an 80s kid who was obsessed with the ...

“This week, coming in at number 10 is a band of nobodies out of nowhere.” Or something along those lines is how radio deejay Casey Kasem once described Sacramento rockers Tesla on Kasem’s famous ...

The best classic rock one-hit wonders ever include "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes, Patti Smith's "Because the Night," and Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y." ...

The singer-songwriter helped give the alternative rock band its signature sound and penned the song that became its biggest hit.

The 1980s delivered a unique, vibrant, and often extravagant musical landscape that defined an entire generation. For those who grew up in the era, the decade's hits usually evoke powerful feelings of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Dad-rock is this fascinating label in pop culture that’s often ...