In 1984 songs like "Dancing in the Dark," "Jump," and "When Doves Cry," were big mid-year hits, making it one of the decade's best summers for music.

In a new ranking by BBC Music, their list of the best albums of 1984 has one glaring omission in an otherwise good group.

What was the greatest decade in pop music? Well, we think that’s easily the ’60s. Motown, the Beatles, and psychedelic rock, are all game-changing moments in popular music. But the greatest single ...

There's one 1980s song that hits the ground running every single time, and that's the 1984 power pop hit “Holding Out for a Hero" by Welsh artist Bonnie Tyler. Right out the gat ...

1984 was a strong year for music in general, but rock, in particular, had a stellar run. In this era of the genre, hair bands ran rampant, experimentation was commonplace, and anthems were all the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Summertime, and the listening is easy, songs are rockin’ and the volume is high. Which is to say, it’s time to talk about songs of summers past. Songs of the ...

1984 is roundly considered to be one of the greatest years in pop music history, a year that produced an embarrassment of riches in both the mainstream and underground. It was a year where the echoes ...

If you ask any adult ‘80s kid how they’d define their childhood, they likely wouldn’t list shoulder pads and fluorescent leg warmers. Instead, it would be key cultural moments. In 1984 we couldn’t ...

Summertime, and the listening is easy, songs are rockin’ and the volume is high. Which is to say, it’s time to talk about songs of summers past. Songs of the summer anchor us in a time and place. You ...

The year 1984 stands as one of the most monumental years in the history of pop songs. Some of the biggest acts of all time released incredible albums, and artists of every stripe came forth with ...

Few country love songs captured the aching romance of the 1980s quite like this unforgettable 1984 hit from a trailblazing ...