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1980s in music

Index 1980s in music

This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1980s. [1]

775 relations: A Flock of Seagulls, A Love Bizarre, A Quiet Storm, A-ha, ABC (band), Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song), AC/DC, Academy of Country Music, Adam and the Ants, Addicted to Love (song), Adult contemporary music, Aerosmith, African Americans, Afrika Bambaataa, Air Supply, Alabama (American band), Alan Tam, Alejandra Ávalos, Alice Cooper, All Night Long (All Night), All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song), AllMusic, Alphaville (band), Alternative rock, Anita Baker, Anita Mui, Anne Murray, Annie Lennox, Anthrax (American band), Apollonia 6, Arena rock, Argentina, Art of Noise, Associated Television, Australasia, Australia, Australians, Aztec Camera, Bad (album), Bad Brains, Ballad, Bananarama, Barão Vermelho, Barbra Streisand, Bass guitar, Bauhaus (band), Beastie Boys, Beat It, Beatboxing, Bee Gees, ..., Bela Lugosi's Dead, Belgium, Bell Biv DeVoe, Belleville High School (Michigan), Beyond (band), Big Black, Big Daddy Kane, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billie Jean, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Billy Ocean, Billy Sheehan, Biquini Cavadão, Biz Markie, Black Cat (song), Black Flag (band), Black metal, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos, Blitz (Brazilian band), Blitz Kids, Blues rock, Bob Dylan, Bobby Brown, Bon Jovi, Bon Scott, Bonnie Tyler, Boogie Down Productions, Boredoms, Born in the U.S.A., Boston (band), Boy George, Boyz II Men, Brazilian military government, Brazilian rock, Bread, Brit Awards, Bruce Springsteen, Buck-Tick, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Hardcore, Camisa de Vênus, Camouflage (band), Camper Van Beethoven, Campus radio, Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album), Canada, Capital Inicial, Captain Falcon, Celtic music, Chaka Khan, Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song), Charlie Daniels, Charly García, Chayanne, Cheryl Wheeler, Chet Atkins, Cinderella (band), City of Rock, Classic country, Classix Nouveaux, Cliff Burton, Clint Black, Club Nouveau, Coal Miner's Daughter (film), Coconut Rough, Come Dancing (song), Computer Games (song), Conga (song), Contemporary R&B, Control (Janet Jackson album), Conway Twitty, Could I Have This Dance, Country pop, Country rock, Crowded House, Crystal Gayle, Cuba, Culture Club, Cumbia, Cyndi Lauper, D'erlanger, D.O.A. (band), Dance music, Dance-pop, Dancing on the Ceiling, Danny Chan, David Bowie, David Lee Roth, Dead End (band), Dead Kennedys, Dead or Alive (band), Death metal, DeBarge, Debbie Gibson, Debra Winger, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Derrick May (musician), Detroit, Devil Inside (INXS song), Diana Ross, Digital recording, Dinosaur Jr., Dio (band), Dire Straits, Dischord Records, Disco, DJ Kool Herc, Do Me, Baby, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Dokken, Dolly Parton, Don't Dream It's Over, Don't You Want Me, Donna Summer, Doom metal, Doug E. Fresh, Down Under (song), Dunedin sound, Duran Duran, Dwight Yoakam, Eagles (band), Earth, Wind & Fire, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eddie Fowlkes, Eddie Rabbitt, Eddie Santiago, Eddie Van Halen, Eddy Arnold, Eddy Herrera, Electro (music), Electronic dance music, Electronic music, Electronic musical instrument, Electronic rock, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eminence Front, Emmylou Harris, Endless Love (song), Engenheiros do Hawaii, Enya, EPMD, Erasure, Eric B. & Rakim, Ernest Tubb, Escapade (song), Euro disco, Eurodance, Europe (band), Eurythmics, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Everything I Own, Exile (American band), Exodus (American band), Exposé (group), Faith (George Michael album), Fania All-Stars, Fanzine, Fernando Villalona, Fields of the Nephilim, Fine Young Cannibals, Finland, Fito Páez, Flashdance... What a Feeling, Folk music, Fop, Foreigner (band), Forever Your Girl, Fort Payne, Alabama, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Frankie Ruiz, Freddie Jackson, Freedom of speech, Freestyle music, Fruko y sus Tesos, Funk, Garth Brooks, Gary Numan, Genesis (band), George Jones, George Lynch (musician), George Michael, George Strait, George Thorogood, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, GISM, Glam metal, Glam rock, Gloria Estefan, Golden age hip hop, Goth subculture, Gothic fashion, Gothic rock, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days), Grateful Dead, Green Day, Grunge, Guitar Wolf, Guns N' Roses, Guy (band), Hall & Oates, Hank Williams Jr., Hard rock, Hardcore punk, Hüsker Dü, He Stopped Loving Her Today, Heart (band), Heaven 17, Heavy metal music, Hello, Here I Go Again, Hey Nineteen, Hip hop, Hip hop music, Holding Out for a Hero, Holly Dunn, Hot Country Songs, House music, I Feel for You, I Got You (Split Enz song), I Ran (So Far Away), I'm No Stranger to the Rain, Ice-T, Independent record label, Indie pop, Industrial rock, INXS, Ira!, Ireland, Irene Cara, Iron Maiden, Is This Love (Whitesnake song), Israel, It's Like That (Run–D.M.C. song), Italo disco, James Ingram, Jane's Addiction, Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, Jangle pop, Japan, Japan (band), Japanese hardcore, Japanese idol, Jason Becker, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jeffrey Osborne, Jermaine Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Joan Jett, Jodeci, Jody Watley, Joe Cocker, Joe Satriani, John Bonham, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, John Travolta, Johnny Cash, Johnny Lee (singer), Johnny Ventura, José Alberto "El Canario", José José, José Luis Rodríguez (singer), Journey (band), Jovem Guarda, Joy Division, Juan Atkins, Juan Gabriel, Juan Luis Guerra, Judas Priest, Julio Iglesias, K.d. lang, Kajagoogoo, Karma Chameleon, Kate Bush, Kathy Mattea, Keith Moon, Keith Sweat, Keith Whitley, Kenny Rogers, Kent Music Report, Kevin Saunderson, Kick (INXS album), Kid 'n Play, Kid Abelha, Kiss (band), Kiss (Prince song), Kiss You All Over, Kokomo (song), Kool & the Gang, Kool Moe Dee, Kraftwerk, Kurtis Blow, Kylie Minogue, La India, La Isla Bonita, La Ley (band), Landscape (band), Laura Branigan, Léo Jaime, Led Zeppelin, Legião Urbana, Les Claypool, Leslie Cheung, Let's Dance (David Bowie song), Like a Prayer (album), Like a Prayer (song), Like a Virgin (album), Like a Virgin (song), Lil Louis, Linda Ronstadt, Lionel Richie, Lionel Richie (album), List of best-selling albums, Listen Like Thieves, Lita Ford, Live Aid, LL Cool J, Lobão, London Boys, Lookin' for Love, Loretta Lynn, Lorrie Morgan, Los Angeles, Los Chicos de Puerto Rico, Los Jaivas, Los Prisioneros, Los Tres, Los Violadores, Love and Rockets (band), Love the World Away, Love Will Never Do (Without You), Lucinda Williams, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Luis Enrique (singer), Luis Miguel, Lulu Santos, Luther Vandross, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madness (band), Madonna (entertainer), Mainstream, Manic Monday, Maracanã Stadium, Marina Lima, Mark Heard, Marty Robbins, Marvin Gaye, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mazz, Mötley Crüe, MC Hammer, MC Lyte, Megadeth, Melissa Morgan, Melle Mel, Melt-Banana, Men at Work, Menudo (band), Merengue music, Merle Haggard, Merle Travis, Metallica, Mi-Sex, Miami Sound Machine, Michael Jackson, Michigan, Midnight Star, Mike and the Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Military dictatorship, Ministry (band), Minor Threat, Minutemen (band), Miss You Much, Modern Talking, Money for Nothing (song), Moral panic, Morris Day, Motörhead, Mr. Big (American band), MTV, Mudhoney, Murmur (album), Music Choice, Music of Minnesota, Music video, N.W.A, Nanci Griffith, Narrative hook, Need You Tonight, Neil Finn, Neil Young, Nenhum de Nós, New Edition, New jack swing, New Kids on the Block, New Order (band), New Sensation, New wave music, New wave of British heavy metal, New York City, New York hardcore, New Zealand, New-age music, Newsweek, Nightclub, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana (band), No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, Noise rock, Nothing Compares 2 U, Nueva canción, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Olivia Newton-John, Operation Ivy (band), Orange Juice (band), Orchestra, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Original Sin (INXS song), Orquesta de la Luz, Os Mutantes, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Ozzy Osbourne, Pablo Neruda, Pagan Altar, Paisley Underground, Papa Don't Preach, Pat Benatar, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, Paul Westerberg, Paul Young, Paula Abdul, Peabo Bryson, Peru, Pet Shop Boys, Pete Burns, Peter Case, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Physical (Olivia Newton-John song), Pixies, Poison (American band), Pop music, Popular music, Post-disco, Power metal, Primus (band), Prince (musician), Public Enemy (band), Punk rock, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (song), Queen (band), Quiet Riot, Quiet storm, R.E.M., Rain Parade, Randy Rhoads, Randy Travis, Rapping, Ratt, Raul Seixas, Rave, Ray Price (musician), Rádio Táxi, Real Life (band), Reba McEntire, Red Sovine, René & Angela, REO Speedwagon, Restless Heart, Rhythm and blues, Rhythm Nation, Ricardo Montaner, Rick Astley, Rick James, Rickie Lee Jones, Ricky Skaggs, Ricky Van Shelton, Rio de Janeiro, Robert Palmer (singer), Rock en español, Rock in Rio, Rock music, Rockwell (musician), Rod Stewart, Rolling Stone, Romanticism, Ron Hardy, Ronnie Milsap, Rosario, Santa Fe, Roxanne (song), Roxy Music, Roy Orbison, RPM (Brazilian band), Rubby Perez, Run-DMC, Rush (band), Sade (band), Sade (singer), Salsa music, Salsa romántica, Salt-N-Pepa, Sammy Hagar, Saxon (band), Schoolly D, Scorpions (band), Second British Invasion, Sergio George, She Bop, She Works Hard for the Money, She's So Unusual, Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Shonen Knife, Shred guitar, Sign o' the Times, Simon Reynolds, Simple Minds, Simply Irresistible (song), Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sissy Spacek, Slayer, Slick Rick, Smokey Robinson, Smooth jazz, Soda Stereo, Soft Cell, Soft rock, Sonic Youth, Soul music, South Africa, Southern rock, Spandau Ballet, Speed metal, Split Enz, SST Records, St Ives, New South Wales, Stacey Q, Steely Dan, Stephanie Mills, Steve Harris (musician), Steve Miller Band, Steve Vai, Steve Wariner, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Stewart Copeland, Sting (musician), Styx (band), Subculture, Sugar Walls, Suicidal Tendencies, Superinteressante, Suzanne Vega, Swans (band), Synchronicity Tour, Synth-pop, Synthesizer, T. G. Sheppard, Talk Talk, Tambourine (band), Tammy Wynette, Tangerine Dream, Tears for Fears, Techno, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Riley, Teen pop, Tejano music, Telex (band), Temple of Low Men, Terence Trent D'Arby, Tex Williams, The Bangles, The Beach Boys, The Bellamy Brothers, The Chills, The Church (band), The Clean, The Crocodiles, The Cure, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, The Fall (band), The Fat Boys, The Feelies, The Fixx, The Glamorous Life, The Goonies 'R' Good Enough, The Hits, The Human League, The Jackson 5, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Jets (Minnesota band), The Judds, The Kinks, The Loco-Motion, The Look, The Mekons, The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song), The Miracle (album), The Oak Ridge Boys, The Pointer Sisters, The Police, The Pop Group, The Psychedelic Furs, The Reflex, The Replacements (band), The Rolling Stones, The Runaways, The S.O.S. Band, The Sisters of Mercy, The Smiths, The Stalin, The Star Club, The Statler Brothers, The Sugarhill Gang, The Swingers, The Teardrop Explodes, The Triffids, The Who, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins, Thrash metal, Thriller (Michael Jackson album), Tiffany Darwish, Tim Finn, Timbiriche, Time (Clock of the Heart), Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song), Tina Turner, Titãs, Tito Nieves, Tito Puente, Tom Jones (singer), Tom Petty, Tori Amos, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Touch and Go Records, Touch of Grey, Tracy Chapman, Travis Tritt, Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris album), True Blue (Madonna album), True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album), True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song), True Colours (Split Enz album), Turntablism, Twin/Tone Records, Twisted Sister, U2, UB40, Ultraje a Rigor, Ultravox, Unconditional Love (Donna Summer song), Underground music, UNESCO, UNESCO Courier, United Kingdom, United States, Upside Down (Diana Ross song), Urban contemporary, Urban Cowboy, Van Halen, Vanity 6, Venom (band), Violent Femmes, Visage (band), Visual kei, Vocal percussion, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Warren Zevon, Watermark (Enya album), Waylon Jennings, Wembley Stadium, Wendy & Lisa, Wham!, Whitesnake, Whitesnake (album), Whitey Ford, Whitney (album), Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (album), Whodini, Wilfrido Vargas, Willie Nelson, Witchfinder General (band), World music, WVAZ, Wynn Stewart, X Japan, Yazoo (band), Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yngwie Malmsteen, You Better You Bet, You Win Again (Bee Gees song), Zeni Geva, ZZ Top, 1960s in music, 1970s in music, 1980 in music, 1981 in music, 1982 in music, 1983 in music, 1984 in music, 1985 in music, 1986 in music, 1987 in music, 1988 in music, 1989 in music, 1990s in music, 1999 (Prince album), 2000s in music, 26th Annual Grammy Awards. 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A Flock of Seagulls

A Flock of Seagulls are an English new wave and synth-pop band originally formed in 1980 in Liverpool by Michael "Mike" Score (keyboards, vocals) and his brother Alister "Ali" James Score (drums), with their most famous line-up consisting of the Score brothers along with Francis Lee "Frank" Maudsley (bass) and Paul Reynolds (guitar).

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A Love Bizarre

"A Love Bizarre" is a song written by Prince and Sheila E..

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A Quiet Storm

A Quiet Storm is the 1975 third solo album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson.

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A-ha

A-ha (usually stylized as a-ha) is a Norwegian band formed in Oslo in 1982.

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ABC (band)

ABC are an English pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980.

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Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band song)

"Abracadabra" is a song by American rock group Steve Miller Band, written by Steve Miller.

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AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.

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Academy of Country Music

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy.

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Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants were an English rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Addicted to Love (song)

"Addicted to Love" is a song by English rock singer Robert Palmer released in 1986.

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Adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music (AC) is a North American term used to describe a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, quiet storm, and rock influence.

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Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa (born Lance Taylor; April 17, 1957) is an American disc jockey, singer, songwriter and producer from the South Bronx, New York.

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Air Supply

Air Supply are an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock.

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Alabama (American band)

Alabama is an American country and Southern rock band formed in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969.

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Alan Tam

Alan Tam Wing-lun MH (born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.

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Alejandra Ávalos

Alejandra Ávalos (born Alejandra Margarita Ávalos Rodríguez on October 17, 1968 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican recording artist, songwriter, actress, model and dancer; Ávalos began her career in 1980, when she took part in the musical contest La Voz del Heraldo; after receiving a scholarship to study in a two-year training program, she began working as a model; afterwards, she began appearing on television as a supporting actress in 1983; by the time she also provided backing vocals for some recording artists.

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fifty years.

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All Night Long (All Night)

"All Night Long (All Night)" is a hit single by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie from 1983.

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All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song)

"All Through the Night" is a song written and originally recorded in 1983 by American singer-songwriter Jules Shear, though it is best known for the hit single version recorded by Cyndi Lauper later that same year.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Alphaville (band)

Alphaville is a German synthpop/new wave band which gained popularity in the 1980s.

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Alternative rock

Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s.

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Anita Baker

Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Anita Mui

Anita Mui Yim-fong (10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress making major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and receiving numerous awards and honours.

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Anne Murray

Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945), known professionally as Anne Murray, is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide.

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Annie Lennox

Ann "Annie" Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, political activist and philanthropist.

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Anthrax (American band)

Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.

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Apollonia 6

Apollonia 6 was a 1980s American female singing trio created by Prince.

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Arena rock

Arena rock (also known as album-oriented rock, anthem rock, corporate rock, dad rock, melodic rock, pomp rock, and stadium rock) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Art of Noise

Art of Noise (also The Art of Noise) were an English avant-garde synth-pop group formed in early 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn and music journalist Paul Morley.

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Associated Television

Associated Television (ATV), a former British television company, was awarded the franchise by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide the Independent Television service at weekends for the London region.

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Australasia

Australasia, a region of Oceania, comprises Australia, New Zealand, neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean and, sometimes, the island of New Guinea (which is usually considered to be part of Melanesia).

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australians

Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are people associated with Australia, sharing a common history, culture, and language (Australian English).

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Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera were a Scottish pop/new wave band formed by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter, and only consistent member.

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Bad (album)

Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on August 31, 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records.

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Bad Brains

Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977.

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Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music.

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Bananarama

Bananarama are a British female pop music vocal group formed in London in 1981 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward.

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Barão Vermelho

Barão Vermelho is a Brazilian rock band.

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Barbra Streisand

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus were an English post-punk band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978.

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Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys were an American rap rock band from New York City, formed in 1979.

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Beat It

"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth solo album, Thriller (1982).

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Beatboxing

Beatboxing (also beat boxing or b-boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

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Bee Gees

The Bee Gees --> were a pop music group formed in 1958.

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Bela Lugosi's Dead

"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a song by English post-punk band Bauhaus.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Bell Biv DeVoe

Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American music group that branched off from New Edition.

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Belleville High School (Michigan)

Belleville High School is a public high school located in Belleville, Michigan and the only zoned high school in the Van Buren School District.

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Beyond (band)

Beyond was a Hong Kong rock band formed in 1983.

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Big Black

Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois, active from 1981 to 1987.

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Big Daddy Kane

Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap collective the Juice Crew.

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Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.

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Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of singles or albums in the United States and elsewhere.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billie Jean

"Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released in January 1983 as the second single from his sixth album Thriller (1982).

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Billy Idol

William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Billy Joel

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.

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Billy Ocean

Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950) is a Trinidadian-English recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Billy Sheehan

William "Billy" Sheehan (born March 19, 1953), is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs.

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Biquini Cavadão

Biquini Cavadão is a Brazilian rock band formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1985.

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Biz Markie

Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964), better known by his stage name Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, actor, comedian, reality television personality and commercial spokesperson.

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Black Cat (song)

"Black Cat" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the sixth single from her fourth studio album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

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Black Flag (band)

Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California.

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Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music.

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Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" is a 1989 song by the American hip hop group Public Enemy from their second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

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Blitz (Brazilian band)

Blitz is a Brazilian rock band.

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Blitz Kids

The Blitz Kids were a group of young people who frequented the weekly Blitz club-night in Covent Garden, London in 1979-80, and are credited with launching the New Romantic subcultural movement.

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Blues rock

Blues rock is a fusion genre combining elements of blues and rock.

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and painter who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

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Bobby Brown

Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor.

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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey.

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Bon Scott

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.

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Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins; 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer, known for her distinctive husky voice.

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Boogie Down Productions

Boogie Down Productions was a hip hop group, originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock.

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Boredoms

Boredoms (later known as V∞redoms) is a rock band from Osaka, Japan.

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Born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

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Boston (band)

Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, who had their most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Boy George

Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd; 14 June 1961) is an English singer, songwriter, DJ and fashion designer.

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Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies.

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Brazilian military government

The Brazilian military government was the authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from April 1, 1964 to March 15, 1985.

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Brazilian rock

Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese.

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Bread

Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking.

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Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards (often simply called The BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for his work with the E Street Band.

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Buck-Tick

Buck-Tick (stylized as BUCK-TICK) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city of Argentina.

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Buenos Aires Hardcore

Buenos Aires Hardcore was the name of the scene that gathered the Hardcore bands that started to play in Buenos Aires in the late 80's.

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Camisa de Vênus

Camisa de Vênus (the old-fashioned Portuguese term for "condom") was a Brazilian rock group from Bahia whose peak of popularity was in the mid 1980s.

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Camouflage (band)

Camouflage is a German new wave trio consisting of lead singer Marcus Meyn (b. May 2, 1966), Heiko Maile and Oliver Kreyssig.

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Camper Van Beethoven

Camper Van Beethoven is an American rock band formed in Redlands, California in 1983 and later located in Santa Cruz and San Francisco.

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Campus radio

Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution.

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Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)

Can't Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Capital Inicial

Capital Inicial is a Brazilian rock band that flourished in the 1980s, saw a resurgence in the late 1990s, and extended into the 2000s.

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Captain Falcon

, also known as Falcon or C. Falcon, is a fictional character in the racing video game series F-Zero.

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Celtic music

Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe.

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Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus.

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Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song)

"Change of Heart" is the second single released by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her second album, True Colors in 1986.

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Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is an American multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, and singer, known for his contributions to Southern rock, country and bluegrass.

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Charly García

Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García Moreno, 23 October 1951) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and producer.

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Chayanne

Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer, actor and composer.

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Cheryl Wheeler

Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music, based in New England.

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Chet Atkins

Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr.

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Cinderella (band)

Cinderella was an American rock band formed in 1982 from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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City of Rock

The City of Rock (Cidade do Rock), located in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, is an events venue best known for hosting the music festival Rock in Rio.

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Classic country

Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.

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Classix Nouveaux

Classix Nouveaux is an English new wave band.

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Cliff Burton

Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician and songwriter, best known as the second bass guitarist for the American band Metallica from December 1982 until his death in September 1986.

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Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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Club Nouveau

Club Nouveau is an American R&B group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California subsequent to the breakup of the Timex Social Club.

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Coal Miner's Daughter (film)

Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted in a screenplay written by Tom Rickman.

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Coconut Rough

Coconut Rough were a short-lived New Zealand pop/new wave band formed in 1982.

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Come Dancing (song)

"Come Dancing" is a 1982 song written by Ray Davies and performed by British rock group the Kinks on their 1983 album State of Confusion.

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Computer Games (song)

"Computer Games" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in September 1979 in Australia and New Zealand as the second single from their debut studio album, Graffiti Crimes (1979).

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Conga (song)

"Conga" is the first hit single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English-language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.

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Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B (also known as simply R&B), is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.

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Control (Janet Jackson album)

Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 4, 1986, by A&M Records.

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Conway Twitty

Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American country music singer.

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Could I Have This Dance

"Could I Have This Dance" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray.

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Country pop

Country pop is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience.

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Country rock

Country rock is a subgenre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock and country.

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Crowded House

Crowded House are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985.

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Crystal Gayle

Brenda Gail Gatzimos (née Webb; January 9, 1951), known professionally as Crystal Gayle, is an American singer.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Culture Club

Culture Club are an English new wave band that formed in London in 1981.

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Cumbia

Cumbia folkloric rhythm and dance from Colombia.

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Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist.

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D'erlanger

D'erlanger (stylized as D'ERLANGER, believed by the band to mean "indecent temptation" in French) is a Japanese rock band from Kyoto, formed in 1983 by guitarist Cipher and bassist Seela.

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D.O.A. (band)

D.O.A. is a Canadian punk rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing.

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Dance-pop

Dance-pop is a pop and dance subgenre that originated in the early 1980s.

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Dancing on the Ceiling

Dancing on the Ceiling is the third solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on August 5, 1986.

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Danny Chan

Danny Chan Pak-keung (7 September 1958 – 25 October 1993) was a Hong Kong singer.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor.

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David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality.

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Dead End (band)

Dead End (stylized as DEAD END) is a Japanese heavy metal/hard rock band formed in Tokyo in 1984.

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Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978.

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Dead or Alive (band)

Dead or Alive was an English pop band, formed in 1980 in Liverpool.

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Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music.

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DeBarge

DeBarge was an American musical recording group composed of several members of the DeBarge family, a family of musical talent often compared to the Jackson family.

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Debbie Gibson

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.

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Debra Winger

Debra Lynn Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress.

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Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.

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Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980.

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Derrick May (musician)

Derrick May (born April 6, 1963), also known as Mayday and Rhythim Is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan, United States.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Devil Inside (INXS song)

"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian band INXS.

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Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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Digital recording

In digital recording, audio signals picked up by a microphone or other transducer or video signals picked up by a camera or similar device are converted into a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes over time in air pressure for audio, and chroma and luminance values for video, then recorded to a storage device.

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Dinosaur Jr.

Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name.

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Dio (band)

Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member Vinny Appice, the band's drummer.

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Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).

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Dischord Records

Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock.

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Disco

Disco is a musical style that emerged in the mid 1960s and early 1970s from America's urban nightlife scene, where it originated in house parties and makeshift discothèques, reaching its peak popularity between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

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DJ Kool Herc

Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican–American DJ who is credited with helping originate hip hop music in the early–1970s in The Bronx, New York City.

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Do Me, Baby

"Do Me, Baby" is a 1981 ballad performed by Prince, from his fourth album, Controversy.

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Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is a song written and recorded by the British new wave band Culture Club.

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Dokken

Dokken is an American metal band formed in 1979.

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

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Don't Dream It's Over

"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by the Australian rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album.

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Don't You Want Me

"Don't You Want Me" is a single by British synthpop group The Human League, released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album Dare (1981).

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Donna Summer

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter.

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Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme style of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres.

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Doug E. Fresh

Doug E. Fresh (born September 17, 1966) is a Barbadian-American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the Human Beat Box And the pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines and various special effects using only his mouth, lips, gums, throat, tongue and a microphone.

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Down Under (song)

"Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work.

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Dunedin sound

The Dunedin sound was a style of indie pop music created in the southern New Zealand university city of Dunedin in the early 1980s.

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Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English new wave and synthpop band formed in Birmingham in 1978.

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Dwight Yoakam

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, known for his pioneering-style of country music.

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Eagles (band)

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop.

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Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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Eddie Fowlkes

Eddie Fowlkes is a techno DJ from Detroit, Michigan, influential to the early Detroit techno scene.

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Eddie Rabbitt

Edward Thomas Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter.

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Eddie Santiago

Eddie Santiago (birth name: Eduardo Santiago Rodríguez) (born August 18, 1955) is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico.

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Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (born January 26, 1955) is a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, and producer.

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Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades.

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Eddy Herrera

Eduardo José Herrera de los Ríos (born 30 April 1964 in Santiago de los Caballeros), also known as Eddy Herrera, is a Dominican merengue singer and winner of more than seven Casandra Awards.

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Electro (music)

Electro (or electro-funk).

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Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, and festivals.

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Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology.

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Electronic musical instrument

An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound using electronic circuitry.

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Electronic rock

Electronic rock is a broad music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer.

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Elvis Costello

Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor.

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Eminence Front

"Eminence Front" is a song written and sung by Pete Townshend of The Who.

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Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician.

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Endless Love (song)

"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross.

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Engenheiros do Hawaii

Engenheiros do Hawaii ("Engineers from/of Hawaii" in English) was a Brazilian rock band formed in Porto Alegre in 1985 that achieved great popularity with their ironic, critically charged songs with heavily semantic lyrics often relying on wordplays.

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Enya

Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan; born 17 May 1961), known professionally as Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter and musician.

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EPMD

EPMD is an American Hip Hop group from Brentwood, New York.

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Erasure

Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke.

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Eric B. & Rakim

Eric B. & Rakim are a hip hop duo formed in Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of Eric B. (born Eric Barrier) and MC Rakim (born William Michael Griffin Jr.). AllMusic wrote that "during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop." Tom Terrell of NPR called them "the most influential DJ/MC combo in contemporary pop music period," while the editors of About.com ranked them as No.

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Ernest Tubb

Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music.

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Escapade (song)

"Escapade" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her fourth album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

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Euro disco

Euro disco (or Eurodisco) is the variety of European forms of electronic dance music that evolved from disco in the later 1970s; incorporating elements of pop, new wave and rock into a disco-like continuous dance atmosphere.

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Eurodance

Eurodance (sometimes known as Euro-NRG or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe.

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Europe (band)

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979,http://www.dn.se/arkiv/teater/hardrock-tog-priset-enkopingsband-vann-rock-sm/ by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bass guitarist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno.

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Eurythmics

Eurythmics were a British music duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart.

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Evelyn "Champagne" King

Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Everything I Own

"Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates.

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Exile (American band)

Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, by J.P. Pennington.

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Exodus (American band)

Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1979 in Richmond, California.

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Exposé (group)

Exposé is an American Latin freestyle vocal group.

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Faith (George Michael album)

Faith is the debut album by the English singer George Michael, released on 30 October 1987 by Columbia Records and Epic Records.

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Fania All-Stars

The Fania All-Stars is a musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records, the leading salsa music record label of the time.

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Fanzine

A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or -zine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest.

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Fernando Villalona

Fernando Villalona, the first artist named "El Mayimbe" (born in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón Province on May 7, 1955, Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora), is a Dominican merengue singer who began singing in the early 1970s, his popularity started to grow by the late 1970s and has not declined ever since.

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Fields of the Nephilim

Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England in 1984.

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Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals were a British rock music band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele, guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat),Fine Young Cannibals and Cherry are success stories; Chris Heim..

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Fito Páez

Rodolfo Páez Ávalos, popularly known as Fito Páez (born 13 March 1963), is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, singer-songwriter and film director.

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Flashdance... What a Feeling

"Flashdance...

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Fop

Fop became a pejorative term for a foolish man excessively concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th-century England.

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Foreigner (band)

Foreigner is an English-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones ex-Spooky Tooth and fellow Briton and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm.

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Forever Your Girl

Forever Your Girl is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul.

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Fort Payne, Alabama

Fort Payne is a city in and county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

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Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) were a British band formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980.

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Frankie Ruiz

Frankie Ruiz (March 10, 1958 – August 9, 1998) was an American salsa singer and songwriter.

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Freddie Jackson

Frederick Anthony "Freddie" Jackson (born October 2, 1956) is an American Grammy-nominated singer.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

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Freestyle music

Freestyle is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the United States in the 1980s.

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Fruko y sus Tesos

Fruko y sus Tesos is a salsa group from Colombia that is popular in both Latin America and the United States.

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Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B).

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Garth Brooks

Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Gary Numan

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer.

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Genesis (band)

Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967.

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George Jones

George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

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George Lynch (musician)

George Lynch (born September 28, 1954) is an American hard rock guitarist and songwriter.

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George Michael

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016), known professionally as George Michael, was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! He was widely known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas", and albums such as Faith (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990).

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George Strait

George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer.

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George Thorogood

George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware.

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Girls Just Want to Have Fun

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by American musician Robert Hazard.

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GISM

is a Japanese hardcore punk band formed in Tokyo in 1981.

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Glam metal

Glam metal (also known as hair metal and often used synonymously with pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal, which features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, and borrows from the fashion of 1970s glam rock.

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Glam rock

Glam rock is a style of rock that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter.

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Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Golden age hip hop

Golden age hip hop is a name given to mainstream hip hop music created in the mid/late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area.

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Goth subculture

The goth subculture is a music subculture that began in England during the early 1980s, where it developed from the audience of gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk genre.

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Gothic fashion

Gothic fashion is a clothing style marked by conspicuously dark, mysterious, antiquated and homogeneous features.

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Gothic rock

Gothic rock (alternately called goth-rock or goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the late 1970s.

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1976.

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Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)

"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" is a song written by Jamie O'Hara, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds.

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Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California.

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Green Day

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt.

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Grunge

Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock and a subculture that emerged during the in the Pacific Northwest U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns.

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Guitar Wolf

Guitar Wolf (Japanese: ギターウルフ) is a Japanese garage rock power trio founded in Nagasaki in 1987.

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Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses, often abbreviated as GNR, is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985.

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Guy (band)

Guy is an American hip hop, R&B and soul band, and were the creators of the new jack swing style of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates, often referred to as Hall & Oates, are an American musical duo.

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Hank Williams Jr.

Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr., is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

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Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements.

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Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk (often abbreviated to hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s.

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Hüsker Dü

Hüsker Dü were an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1979.

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He Stopped Loving Her Today

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones.

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Heart (band)

Heart is an American rock band that first found success in Canada and later in the United States and worldwide.

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Heaven 17

Heaven 17 are an English new wave and synth-pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980.

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Heavy metal music

Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom.

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Hello

Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language.

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Here I Go Again

"Here I Go Again" is a song by British rock band Whitesnake.

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Hey Nineteen

"Hey Nineteen" is a song by American jazz rock band Steely Dan, written by members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and released on their 1980 album Gaucho.

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Hip hop

Hip hop, or hip-hop, is a subculture and art movement developed in the Bronx in New York City during the late 1970s.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.

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Holding Out for a Hero

"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose, and later included on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire.

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Holly Dunn

Holly Suzette Dunn (August 22, 1957 – November 14, 2016) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.

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House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music created by club DJs and music producers in Chicago in the early 1980s.

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I Feel for You

"I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album.

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I Got You (Split Enz song)

"I Got You" is a 1979 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours.

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I Ran (So Far Away)

"I Ran (So Far Away)", also released as "I Ran", is a song by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.

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I'm No Stranger to the Rain

"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" is a song recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley.

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Ice-T

Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician, rapper, songwriter, actor, record executive, record producer, and author.

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Independent record label

An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding of or outside major record labels.

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Indie pop

Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music.

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Industrial rock

Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and rock music.

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INXS

INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Ira!

Ira! (Portuguese for Anger or Rage, although the name was inspired by the Irish Republican Army) is a Brazilian rock band that was founded in São Paulo in the early 1980s.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Irene Cara

Irene Cara Escalera (born March 18, 1959),Bob McCann, Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Actresses in Film and Television, McFarland & Company, 2010,, p. 67.

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.

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Is This Love (Whitesnake song)

"Is This Love" is a song by English rock band Whitesnake.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.

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It's Like That (Run–D.M.C. song)

"It's Like That" is the debut single by American hip hop group Run-DMC.

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Italo disco

Italo disco (sometimes hyphenated, such as Italo-disco, subjected to varying capitalization, or abbreviated as Italo) is a music genre which originated in Italy and was mainly produced from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.

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James Ingram

James Edward Ingram (born February 16, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist.

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Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (commonly referred to as Rhythm Nation) is the fourth studio album by American singer Janet Jackson, released on September 19, 1989, by A&M Records.

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Jangle pop

Jangle pop is a subgenre of pop rock that emphasizes trebly, ringing guitars (usually 12-string electrics) and 1960s-style pop melodies.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japan (band)

Japan were an English band formed in 1974 in Catford, South London by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums), Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Mick Karn (bass guitar).

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Japanese hardcore

Japanese hardcore is the hardcore punk scene in Japan, which originated to protest the social and economic changes sweeping the country in the 1980s.

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Japanese idol

In Japanese pop culture is a term typically used to refer to young manufactured stars/starlets marketed to be admired for their cuteness.

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Jason Becker

Jason Eli Becker (born July 22, 1969) is an American heavy metal guitarist and composer.

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Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer.

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Jeffrey Osborne

Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist, and lead singer of the band LTD.

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Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and member of the Jackson family.

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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B songwriting and record production team.

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Joan Jett

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer and occasional actress.

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Jodeci

Jodeci is an American R&B quartet with members DeVante Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and JoJo.

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Jody Watley

Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and trendsetting artist in music, video, and styleUSA Today (February 16, 1996), Best Bets: Albums Jody Watley Greatest Hits, "Few singers fired up the disco like Jody Watley who set trends and standards for fashion and music in the late 80s.." USA Today Life Section whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic soul.

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Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer and musician.

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Joe Satriani

Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg.

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John Bonham

John Henry Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer for the British rock band Led Zeppelin.

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.

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John Mellencamp

John J Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor.

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John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, film producer, dancer and singer.

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Johnny Cash

John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author.

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Johnny Lee (singer)

John Lee Ham (born July 3, 1946), known professionally as Johnny Lee, is an American country music singer.

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Johnny Ventura

Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (born March 8, 1940 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), better known as Johnny Ventura or "El Caballo Johnny Ventura", is a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa.

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José Alberto "El Canario"

José Alberto Justiniano born December 22, 1958 in Villa Consuelo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, better known by his stage name José Alberto "El Canario" is a Dominican salsa singer.

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José José

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (born 17 February 1948), known by his stage name José José, is a Mexican singer and occasional actor.

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José Luis Rodríguez (singer)

José Luis Rodríguez González, nicknamed El Puma (Cougar) (14 January 1943), is a Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas.

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Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch.

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Jovem Guarda

Jovem GuardaJovem Guarda translates literally as "young guard".

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Joy Division

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester.

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Juan Atkins

Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962) is an American musician.

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Juan Gabriel

Alberto Aguilera Valadez (January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel, was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor.

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Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957), known professionally as Juan Luis Guerra, is a Dominican singer, songwriter, composer, and producer.

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Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in West Bromwich in 1969.

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Julio Iglesias

Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter.

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K.d. lang

Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress.

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Kajagoogoo

Kajagoogoo are a British new wave band, best known for their hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and the Top 10 in numerous other countries.

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Karma Chameleon

"Karma Chameleon" is a song by English band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers.

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer.

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Kathy Mattea

Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.

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Keith Moon

Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English drummer for the rock band the Who.

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Keith Sweat

Keith Douglas Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American R&B and soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, radio personality, and an early figure in the new jack swing musical movement.

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Keith Whitley

Jackie Keith WhitleyWhitburn, Joel (2006).

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Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1988.

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Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic music producer.

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Kick (INXS album)

Kick is the sixth studio album by the Australian rock band INXS, released in 1987 by WEA in Australia, Atlantic Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Europe.

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Kid 'n Play

Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop duo from New York City that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Kid Abelha

Kid Abelha was a rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed by Paula Toller (lead vocals), George Israel (sax, guitar and vocals) and Bruno Fortunato (acoustic and electric guitar).

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Kiss (band)

Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley.

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Kiss (Prince song)

"Kiss" is a song composed, written and produced by American singer, songwriter and musician Prince, released as the lead single from Prince and The Revolution's eighth studio album, Parade (1986), in February 5, 1986, by the Paisley Park label.

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Kiss You All Over

"Kiss You All Over" is a 1978 song performed by the group Exile.

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Kokomo (song)

"Kokomo" is a song written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher and recorded by American rock band the Beach Boys.

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Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang are an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West.

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Kool Moe Dee

Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American hip hop MC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s.

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Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk ("power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

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Kurtis Blow

Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, Bboy, DJ, public speaker and minister.

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Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian-British singer and actress.

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La India

Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as India (or La India in Latin America and some Spanish speakers), is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, House music and Latin pop.

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La Isla Bonita

"La Isla Bonita" (The Beautiful Island) is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986).

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La Ley (band)

La Ley (Spanish for "The Law") were a Chilean rock band formed by Andrés Bobe, Rodrigo Aboitiz, Luciano Rojas and Mauricio Claveria with Beto Cuevas.

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Landscape (band)

Landscape was an English synthpop band, best known for the 1981 hits "Einstein a Go-Go" and "Norman Bates".

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Laura Branigan

Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Léo Jaime

Leonardo "Léo" Jaime (born April 23, 1960) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and writer, famous for being one of the founding members of the rockabilly band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Legião Urbana

Legião Urbana (Portuguese for Urban Legion) was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal.

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Les Claypool

Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, author and actor best known as the bassist and lead vocalist of the band Primus.

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Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer, actor as well as composer.

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Let's Dance (David Bowie song)

"Let's Dance" is the title-track from English singer David Bowie's 1983 album of the same name.

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Like a Prayer (album)

Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer Madonna.

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Like a Prayer (song)

"Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer Madonna, recorded for her fourth studio album of the same name.

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Like a Virgin (album)

Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984, by Sire Records.

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Like a Virgin (song)

"Like a Virgin" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her second studio album Like a Virgin (1984).

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Lil Louis

Lil Louis is the stage name used by Chicago-born house-music producer and DJ Marvin Burns.

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Linda Ronstadt

Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American retired popular music singer known for singing in a wide range of genres including rock, country, jazz, light opera, and Latin.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.

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Lionel Richie (album)

Lionel Richie is the eponymous debut solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on October 6, 1982, on Motown Records.

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List of best-selling albums

This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music.

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Listen Like Thieves

Listen Like Thieves is the fifth studio album by the Australian rock band INXS.

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Lita Ford

Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American rock guitarist, actress, vocalist and songwriter who was the lead guitarist for the Runaways in the late 1970s before embarking on a solo career in the 1980s.

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Live Aid

Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative.

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LL Cool J

James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York.

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Lobão

João Luiz Woerdenbag Filho (born October 11, 1957), popularly known as Lobão ("Big Wolf"), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, publisher, television host and media personality.

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London Boys

London Boys were a German-based English dance-pop duo composed of Edem Ephraim (born 1 July 1959 in London, England – 21 January 1996) and Dennis Fuller (born 19 June 1959 in Jamaica – 21 January 1996).

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Lookin' for Love

"Lookin' for Love" is a song written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison and Patti Ryan, and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Lee.

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Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn (née Webb; born April 14, 1932) is an American country music singer-songwriter with multiple gold albums in a career spanning almost 60 years.

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Lorrie Morgan

Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) is an American country music singer.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Chicos de Puerto Rico

Los Chicos (also known as Los Chicos de Puerto Rico) were a popular boy band in Puerto Rico, South America and in Central America, created to rival Menudo's success.

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Los Jaivas

Los Jaivas is a Chilean musical group who perform in folk, rock, and progressive rock styles.

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Los Prisioneros

Los Prisioneros ("The Prisoners") were a Chilean rock / pop band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1979.

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Los Tres

Los Tres ("The Three (men)") is a Chilean rock band.

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Los Violadores

Los Violadores is a punk band from Argentina and the pioneers of the genre in Latin America.

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Love and Rockets (band)

Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar and saxophone), David J (bass guitar and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums and synthesisers) after that group split in 1983.

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Love the World Away

"Love the World Away" is a song written by Bob Morrison and Johnny Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers.

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Love Will Never Do (Without You)

"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" is a song recorded by American singer Janet Jackson, recorded for her fourth studio album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

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Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953).

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Luis Alberto Spinetta

Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), nicknamed "El flaco" (Spanish for "the skinny "), was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet.

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Luis Enrique (singer)

Luis Enrique Mejía López (born September 28, 1962) is a Nicaraguan singer and composer.

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Luis Miguel

Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) is a Mexican singer and icon in Latin America, often referred to as El Sol de México (The Sun of Mexico).

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Lulu Santos

Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.

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Luther Vandross

Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd, or informally shortened to Skynyrd, is an American rock band best known for having popularized the Southern rock genre during the 1970s.

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Madness (band)

Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, north London, who formed in 1976.

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Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Mainstream

Mainstream is current thought that is widespread.

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Manic Monday

"Manic Monday" is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, Different Light (1986).

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Maracanã Stadium

The Maracanã (Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese:, local pronunciation), officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is a football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Marina Lima

Marina Correia Lima (born September 17, 1955) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

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Mark Heard

John Mark Heard (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was an American record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, United States.

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Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and racing driver.

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Mazz

Mazz is a Tejano band originally from Brownsville, Texas.

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Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe was an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1981.

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MC Hammer

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur.

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MC Lyte

MC Lyte (born Lana Michelle Moorer; October 11, 1970) is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.

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Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California.

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Melissa Morgan

Melissa Morgan (born 1980) is an American jazz singer.

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Melle Mel

Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961), better known as Melle Mel and Grandmaster Melle Mel, is an American hip-hop musician – one of the pioneers of rap as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

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Melt-Banana

Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast grindcore and noise music mixed with experimental, electronica and pop-based song structures.

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Men at Work

Men at Work was an Australian rock band formed in 1979 and best known for their 1981 hit "Down Under".

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Menudo (band)

Menudo (Spanish Synonym for Little) was a Latino boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz.

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Merengue music

Merengue is a type of music and dance originating in the Dominican Republic, which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin America, and also in several major cities in the United States which have Hispanic communities.

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Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

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Merle Travis

Merle Robert Travis (November 17, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky.

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Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band.

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Mi-Sex

Mi-Sex (also styled as MiSex) is a New Zealand new wave rock band that was originally active from 1977 to 1986.

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Miami Sound Machine

Miami Sound Machine are an American band of Latin-influenced music featuring the vocals of Cuban-born recording artist Gloria Fajardo García (later Gloria Estefan).

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.

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Midnight Star

Midnight Star is an American group that had a string of hits in the 1980s.

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Mike and the Mechanics

Mike + the Mechanics (sometimes stylized as M1ke + The Mechan1c5) are an English pop/rock supergroup formed in 1985 as a side project of Mike Rutherford, the bassist and one of the founding members of the band Genesis.

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Mike Rutherford

Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English songwriter and musician.

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Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship (also known as a military junta) is a form of government where in a military force exerts complete or substantial control over political authority.

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Ministry (band)

Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in 1981 by Al Jourgensen in Chicago, Illinois.

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Minor Threat

Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson.

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Minutemen (band)

Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980.

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Miss You Much

"Miss You Much" is a song recorded by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the lead single from her fourth album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

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Modern Talking

Modern Talking was a German duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen.

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Money for Nothing (song)

"Money for Nothing" is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 studio album Brothers in Arms.

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Moral panic

A moral panic is a feeling of fear spread among a large number of people that some evil threatens the well-being of society.

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Morris Day

Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and actor.

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Motörhead

Motörhead were an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, who was the sole constant member, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox.

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Mr. Big (American band)

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MTV

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and headquartered in New York City.

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Mudhoney

Mudhoney is an American alternative rock band.

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Murmur (album)

Murmur is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 12, 1983 by I.R.S. Records.

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Music Choice

Music Choice (abbreviated as MC) is an American company which produces music programming and music-related content for digital cable television, mobile phone and cable modem users.

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Music of Minnesota

The music of Minnesota began with the native rhythms and songs of Indigenous peoples, the first inhabitants of the lands which later became the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Music video

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes.

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N.W.A

N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California.

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Nanci Griffith

Nanci Caroline Griffith (born July 6, 1953) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, reared in Austin, Texas, who currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Narrative hook

A narrative hook (or just hook) is a literary technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that he or she will keep on reading.

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Need You Tonight

"Need You Tonight" is the fourth song on INXS's 1987 album Kick as well as the first single from the album released worldwide.

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Neil Finn

Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer/songwriter and musician.

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Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, (born November 12, 1945), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter.

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Nenhum de Nós

Nenhum de Nós (Portuguese for None of Us) is a Brazilian pop rock band formed in 1986 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

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New Edition

New Edition is an American R&B group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978.

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New jack swing

New jack swing or swingbeatSilverton, Peter.

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New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts.

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New Order (band)

New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.

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New Sensation

"New Sensation" is a song by the Australian rock group INXS.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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New wave of British heavy metal

The new wave of British heavy metal (commonly abbreviated as NWOBHM) was a nationwide musical movement that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and achieved international attention by the early 1980s.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York hardcore

New York hardcore (NYHC) is hardcore punk music created in New York City, and the subculture and lifestyle associated with that music.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New-age music

New-age music is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly magazine founded in 1933.

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Nightclub

A nightclub, music club or club, is an entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night.

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Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band formed by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987.

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No Sleep 'til Hammersmith

No Sleep ’til Hammersmith is the first live album by the band Motörhead, released on 27 June 1981, on Bronze Records.

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Noise rock

Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a diverse style of experimental rock employing noise music elements, which spun off from punk rock in the 1980s.

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Nothing Compares 2 U

"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written and composed by Prince for one of his side projects, The Family, for the eponymous album The Family.

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Nueva canción

Nueva canción ((standard European) or (American) 'new song') is a social movement and musical genre in Iberian America and the Iberian peninsula, characterized by folk-inspired styles and socially committed lyrics.

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Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, often referred to as the Oakland Coliseum, is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States, which is home to both the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

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Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John, (born 26 September 1948) is an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist.

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Operation Ivy (band)

Operation Ivy, sometimes called "Op Ivy," (op Iv) was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California formed in May 1987.

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Orange Juice (band)

Orange Juice was a Scottish post-punk band founded in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976.

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Orchestra

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections.

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music band formed in Wirral, Merseyside in 1978.

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Original Sin (INXS song)

"Original Sin" is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released as the first single from the band's fourth album, The Swing.

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Orquesta de la Luz

("Orchestra of the Light") is a Japanese salsa band that was formed in 1984 and began performing and recording in 1990.

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Os Mutantes

Os Mutantes ("The Mutants") are an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s.

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Os Paralamas do Sucesso

Os Paralamas do Sucesso (also known simply as Paralamas) is a Brazilian rock band, formed in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, in the late 1970s.

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Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (also known as The Prince of Darkness) (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and actor.

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Pablo Neruda

Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda, was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician.

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Pagan Altar

Pagan Altar is a doom metal band from England.

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Paisley Underground

Paisley Underground is a subgenre of jangle pop that originated from California.

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Papa Don't Preach

"Papa Don't Preach" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986).

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Pat Benatar

Patricia Mae Benatar (née Andrzejewski; January 10, 1953) is a U.S. singer, songwriter, actress, and four-time Grammy Award winner.

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Patti Smith

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses.

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

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Paul Westerberg

Paul Harold Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter in The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s.

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Paul Young

Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.

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Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peapo Bryson; April 13, 1951, given name changed from "Peapo" to Peabo c. 1965) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Pet Shop Boys

The Pet Shop Boys are an English synthpop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, vocals).

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Pete Burns

Peter Jozzeppi Burns (5 August 1959 – 23 October 2016) was an English singer, songwriter and television personality.

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Peter Case

Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

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Phil Collins

Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor.

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Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Physical" is a song by the British-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her twelfth studio album Physical.

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Pixies

The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Poison (American band)

Poison is an American rock band that achieved great commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Popular music

Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry.

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Post-disco

Post-disco is a term to describe an aftermath in popular music history circa late 1979–1986, imprecisely beginning with an unprecedented backlash against disco music in the United States, leading to civil unrest and a riot in Chicago known as the Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, and indistinctly ending with the mainstream appearance of house music in the late 1980s.

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Power metal

Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context.

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Primus (band)

Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker.

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Public Enemy (band)

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, and the S1W group.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (or "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

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Purple Rain (album)

Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, the first to feature his band the Revolution, and is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name.

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Purple Rain (song)

"Purple Rain" is a song by Prince and The Revolution.

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Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970.

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Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band.

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Quiet storm

Quiet storm is a radio format and a "super genre" of contemporary R&B, jazz fusion and pop music that is characterized by understated, mellow dynamics, slow tempos, and relaxed rhythms.

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R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, that was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe.

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Rain Parade

The Rain Parade is a band that was originally active in the Paisley Underground scene in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and that reunited and resumed touring in 2012.

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Randy Rhoads

Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne.

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Randy Travis

Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and Christian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.

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Rapping

Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backbeat or musical accompaniment.

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Ratt

Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA.

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Raul Seixas

Raul Santos Seixas (28 June 1945 – 21 August 1989) was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer.

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Rave

A rave (from the verb: to rave) is an organized dance party at a nightclub, outdoor festival, warehouse, or other private property typically featuring performances by DJs, playing a seamless flow of electronic dance music.

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Ray Price (musician)

Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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Rádio Táxi

Rádio Táxi is a Pop/Rock band from São Paulo, Brazil, who had a string of hit singles in the early/mid 80s.

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Real Life (band)

Real Life are a Melbourne-based Australian new wave/synthpop band that achieved international chart success with their 1983 singles "Send Me an Angel" and "Catch Me I'm Falling".

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Reba McEntire

Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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Red Sovine

Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to music.

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René & Angela

René & Angela were an American R&B duo consisting of musical artists and producers René Moore and Angela Winbush.

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REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois.

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Restless Heart

Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Rhythm Nation

"Rhythm Nation" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the second single from her fourth studio album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

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Ricardo Montaner

Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner, is an Venezuelan singer-songwriter.

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Rick Astley

Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality.

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Rick James

Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. February 1, 1948August 6, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.

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Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator.

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Ricky Skaggs

Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer.

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Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (River of January), or simply Rio, is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas.

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Robert Palmer (singer)

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

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Rock en español

Rock en español (Spanish-language rock) is a term used widely in the English-speaking world to refer any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals.

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Rock in Rio

Rock in Rio is a recurring music festival originating in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Rock music

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

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Rockwell (musician)

Kennedy William Gordy (born March 15, 1964), better known by his stage name Rockwell, is a former American musician and singer-songwriter who was signed to the Motown label.

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Rod Stewart

Sir Roderick David Stewart, (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock singer and songwriter.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

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Romanticism

Romanticism (also known as the Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850.

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Ron Hardy

Ron Hardy (8 May 1958 - 2 March 1992) was a Chicago DJ and producer of early house music.

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Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist.

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Rosario, Santa Fe

Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, in central Argentina.

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Roxanne (song)

"Roxanne" is a song by English rock band The Police.

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Roxy Music

Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry, who became the band's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson.

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Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark emotional ballads.

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RPM (Brazilian band)

RPM ("Revoluções por Minuto", Revolutions per minute, in Brazilian Portuguese) is a Brazilian pop rock band.

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Rubby Perez

Roberto Antonio Pérez Herrera (born in March 8, 1956), known professionally as Rubby Perez is a Dominican merengue singer.

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Run-DMC

Run-DMC was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell.

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Rush (band)

Rush was a Canadian rock band comprising Geddy Lee (bass, vocals, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitars) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyrics).

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Sade (band)

Sade are an English band, formed in London in 1982, and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu.

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Sade (singer)

Helen Folasade Adu CBE (Fọláṣadé Adú; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade, is a British Nigerian singer and songwriter.

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Salsa music

Salsa music is a popular dance music that initially arose in New York City during the 1960s.

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Salsa romántica

Salsa Romántica is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid-1980s and early 1990s in New York City and Puerto Rico.

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Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa, Salt 'N Pepa) are an American hip-hop/rap trio from New York City, New York.

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Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar (born October 13, 1947),Monterey County, Records Department at the Mingo County Courthouse, Birth certificate also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur.

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Saxon (band)

Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977, in Barnsley.

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Schoolly D

Jesse Bonds Weaver, Jr. (born June 22, 1962), better known by the stage name Schoolly D (sometimes spelled Schooly D), is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.

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Second British Invasion

The Second British Invasion refers to music acts from the United Kingdom that became popular in the United States from the middle of 1982 into late 1986, primarily due to the cable music channel MTV.

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Sergio George

Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well.

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She Bop

"She Bop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released as the third single from her debut studio album She's So Unusual.

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She Works Hard for the Money

"She Works Hard for the Money" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her 1983 eleventh studio album of the same name.

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She's So Unusual

She's So Unusual is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released on October 14, 1983 by Portrait Records.

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Sheena Easton

Sheena Shirley Easton (née Orr; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish-American singer, recording artist and stage and screen actress with dual British-American nationality.

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Sheila E.

Sheila Cecelia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist, singer, author, and actress.

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Shonen Knife

is a Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, in 1981.

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Shred guitar

Shred guitar or shredding is a virtuoso lead guitar solo playing style for the guitar, based on various advanced and complex playing techniques, particularly rapid passages and advanced performance effects.

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Sign o' the Times

Sign o' the Times (stylized as Sign "☮" the Times) is the ninth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released on March 30, 1987, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records.

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Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds (born 19 June 1963) is an English music journalist, critic, and author.

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Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band.

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Simply Irresistible (song)

"Simply Irresistible" is the first single released by English rock singer Robert Palmer from the 1988 studio album ''Heavy Nova'' and is presented in one of the most distinctive and memorable music videos of the 1980s.

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Sinéad O'Connor

Magda Davitt (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor, 8 December 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra.

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Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin.

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Sissy Spacek

Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer.

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Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California.

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Slick Rick

Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965); better known as Slick Rick, Rick The Ruler and MC Ricky D, is a British-born American rapper.

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Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

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Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is music that evolved from a blend of jazz fusion and easy listening pop music, featuring a polished pop feel with little to no jazz improvisation.

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Soda Stereo

Soda Stereo was an Argentine rock band created in Buenos Aires in 1982 by the power trio made up of Gustavo Cerati (lead vocals, guitars), Héctor "Zeta" Bosio (bass), and Charly Alberti (drums).

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Soft Cell

Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s, consisting of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball.

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Soft rock

Soft rock (or lite rock) is a subgenre of pop rock that largely features acoustic guitars and slow-to-mid tempos.

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Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Southern rock

Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana.

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Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet are an English band formed in Islington, London in 1979.

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Speed metal

Speed metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots.

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Split Enz

Split Enz was a rock band from New Zealand that was popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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SST Records

SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn.

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St Ives, New South Wales

St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.

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Stacey Q

Stacey Lynn Swain (born November 30, 1958), known by her stage name Stacey Q, is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.

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Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an American rock band founded by core members Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals) in 1972.

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Stephanie Mills

Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American Grammy award–winning singer, songwriter and Broadway stage actress.

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Steve Harris (musician)

Stephen Percy Harris (born 12 March 1956) is an English musician and songwriter, known as the bassist, occasional keyboardist, backing vocalist, primary songwriter and founder of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

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Steve Miller Band

The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California.

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Steve Vai

Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer.

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Steve Wariner

Steven Noel Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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Stevie Nicks

Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Stewart Copeland

Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician and composer.

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Sting (musician)

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Styx (band)

Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that formed in 1972 and became famous for its albums released in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Subculture

A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles.

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Sugar Walls

"Sugar Walls" is the second single from Sheena Easton's 1984 album A Private Heaven.

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Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies (also referred to as S.T. or simply Suicidal) are an American crossover thrash band founded in 1980 in Venice, California by vocalist Mike Muir, who is the only remaining original member of the band.

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Superinteressante

Superinteressante (Portuguese for "super interesting"), or Super, is a Brazilian science and culture magazine.

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Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.

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Swans (band)

Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.

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Synchronicity Tour

The Synchronicity Tour was a 1983–1984 concert tour by The Police.

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Synth-pop

Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (often abbreviated as synth, also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones.

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T. G. Sheppard

William Neal Browder (born July 20, 1944, Humboldt, Tennessee) is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as T. G. Sheppard.

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Talk Talk

Talk Talk were an English rock band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass).

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Tambourine (band)

Tambourine was a short-lived, 1960s revival, Dutch pop band formed in 1987.

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Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998), was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers.

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Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese.

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Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

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Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States during the mid-to-late 1980s.

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Teddy Pendergrass

Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American singer.

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Teddy Riley

Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, keyboardist, and record producer credited with the creation of the new jack swing genre.

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Teen pop

Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers.

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Tejano music

Tejano music or Tex-Mex music (Texan-Mexican music) is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas.

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Telex (band)

Telex was a Belgian synthpop group formed in 1978 by Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers, with the intention of "making something really European, different from rock, without guitar — and the idea was electronic music".

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Temple of Low Men

Temple of Low Men is the second studio album by the band Crowded House, which was released in July 1988.

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Terence Trent D'Arby

Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard, March 15, 1962), better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister" and "Sign Your Name".

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Tex Williams

Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician from Ramsey, Illinois.

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The Bangles

The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981.

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.

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The Bellamy Brothers

The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Darby, Florida, United States.

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The Chills

The Chills are a New Zealand rock band formed in Dunedin in 1980.

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The Church (band)

The Church are an Australian psychedelic rock band formed in Sydney in 1980.

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The Clean

The Clean are an indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978, and have been described as the most influential band to come from the Flying Nun label, whose repertoire included many major components of the "Dunedin sound".

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The Crocodiles

The Crocodiles was a New Zealand pop/new wave band formed in 1979 with lead singer Jenny Morris, who went on to commercial success as a solo artist in Australia; and later included drummer Barton Price, who subsequently joined Sardine v and then Models.

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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976.

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The Devil Went Down to Georgia

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections.

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The Fall (band)

The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

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The Fat Boys

The Fat Boys are an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York City, who emerged in the early 1980s.

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The Feelies

The Feelies are an American rock band from Haledon, New Jersey.

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The Fixx

The Fixx are a British rock and new wave band formed in London in 1979.

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The Glamorous Life

"The Glamorous Life" is a song written by Prince, recorded by singer/percussionist Sheila E. and produced by both.

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The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" is a 1985 song by American singer Cyndi Lauper.

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The Hits

The Hits was a music video channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by Box Television.

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The Human League

The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977.

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The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5, or Jackson Five, currently known as the Jacksons, are an American family music group.

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The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983.

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The Jets (Minnesota band)

The Jets are a Polynesian American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of brothers and sisters who perform pop, R&B, and dance music.

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The Judds

The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd (born 1946) and her daughter Wynonna Judd (born in 1964).

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The Kinks

The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.

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The Loco-Motion

"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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The Look

"The Look" is a song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette.

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The Mekons

The Mekons are a British-American rock band.

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The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)

"The Message" is a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

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The Miracle (album)

The Miracle is the thirteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 22 May 1989 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Capitol Records in the United States.

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The Oak Ridge Boys

The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.

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The Pointer Sisters

The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B singing group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.

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The Police

The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977.

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The Pop Group

The Pop Group are an English band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith.

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The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977.

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The Reflex

"The Reflex" is the eleventh single by Duran Duran, released worldwide on 16 April 1984.

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The Replacements (band)

The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Runaways

The Runaways were an all-female teenage American rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the 1970s.

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The S.O.S. Band

The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written SOS Band; abbreviation for Sounds Of Success) is an American R&B and electro-funk group who gained fame in the 1980s.

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The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy are an English gothic rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds.

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The Smiths

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982.

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The Stalin

were an influential Japanese punk rock band formed in June 1980, by leader and vocalist Michiro Endo.

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The Star Club

is an influential Japanese punk rock band that was formed in Nagoya in 1977 and has been based in Tokyo since 1987.

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The Statler Brothers

The Statler Brothers (sometimes referred to in country music circles as simply The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group.

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The Sugarhill Gang

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group.

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The Swingers

The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band.

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The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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The Triffids

The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964.

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They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

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Thomas Dolby

Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, singer and producer.

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Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977.

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Thrash metal

Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.

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Thriller (Michael Jackson album)

Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982, in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records.

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Tiffany Darwish

Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971), simply known by her mononym Tiffany, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and former teen icon.

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Tim Finn

Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician.

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Timbiriche

Timbiriche (also known for a brief time as La Banda Timbiriche) was a Mexican pop music group.

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Time (Clock of the Heart)

"Time (Clock of the Heart)" is a song by the British new wave band Culture Club, released as a stand-alone single in most of the world and as the second single from their debut album Kissing to Be Clever in North America.

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Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song)

"Time After Time" is the second single by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983), with Rob Hyman (co-writer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters) contributing backing vocals.

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and author.

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Titãs

Titãs are a rock band from São Paulo, Brazil.

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Tito Nieves

Humberto "Tito" Nieves (born June 4, 1958; also known "El Pavarotti de la Salsa") is a Puerto Rican musician who became one of the leading salsa singers of the 1980s and the early 1990s.

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Tito Puente

Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

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Tom Jones (singer)

Sir Thomas John Woodward (born 7 June 1940), also known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.

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Tom Petty

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor.

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Tori Amos

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer.

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Total Eclipse of the Heart

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler.

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Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Touch of Grey

"Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, and is from the album In the Dark.

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason", along with other singles "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Crossroads", "New Beginning" and "Telling Stories".

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Travis Tritt

James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris album)

Trio is a collaboration album by three American performers, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.

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True Blue (Madonna album)

True Blue is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on June 30, 1986, by Sire Records.

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True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album)

True Colors is the second album by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper, released on September 15, 1986.

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True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)

"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

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True Colours (Split Enz album)

True Colours, the fifth album released by New Zealand band Split Enz, was their first major commercial success.

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Turntablism

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer.

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Twin/Tone Records

Twin/Tone Records was a independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which operated from 1977 until 1994.

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Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister was an American heavy metal band originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York.

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U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976.

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UB40

UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England.

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Ultraje a Rigor

Ultraje a Rigor is a Brazilian rock band, which formed in 1980 and experienced great success along with other famous Brazilian rock bands from that time, like Titãs, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, and many others, mostly during the 1980s.

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Ultravox

Ultravox (earlier stylized as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in 1973 as Tiger Lily.

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Unconditional Love (Donna Summer song)

"Unconditional Love" is the second single from the Donna Summer album, She Works Hard for the Money, released in the autumn of 1983.

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Underground music

Underground music comprises musical genres beyond mainstream culture.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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UNESCO Courier

The UNESCO Courier is the main magazine published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Upside Down (Diana Ross song)

"Upside Down" is a song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.

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Urban contemporary

Urban contemporary is a music radio format.

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Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger).

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Van Halen

Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972.

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Vanity 6

Vanity 6 was an American female vocal trio assembled by American musician Prince in mid–1981.

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Venom (band)

Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes is an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 2009.

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Visage (band)

Visage were a British synthpop band, formed in London in 1978.

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Visual kei

is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of varying levels of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics, similar to Western glam rock.

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Vocal percussion

Vocal percussion is the art of creating sounds with one's mouth that approximate, imitate, or otherwise serve the same purpose as a percussion instrument, whether in a group of singers, an instrumental ensemble, or solo.

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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by the British duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984.

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Warren Zevon

Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.

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Watermark (Enya album)

Watermark is the second studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 19 September 1988 by Warner Music.

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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

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Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which opened in 2007, on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002–2003.

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Wendy & Lisa

Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) are a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman.

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Wham!

Wham! were an English musical duo formed by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981.

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Whitesnake

Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple.

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Whitesnake (album)

Whitesnake is the self-titled seventh studio album by British rock band of the same name, released in 1987.

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Whitey Ford

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928), nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board" is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees.

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Whitney (album)

Whitney is the second studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on June 2, 1987 by Arista Records as the follow-up to her best selling debut album, Whitney Houston.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.

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Whitney Houston (album)

Whitney Houston is the debut studio album by American contemporary R&B and pop singer Whitney Houston.

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Whodini

Whodini is a hip hop group that was formed in 1981.

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Wilfrido Vargas

Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez (born April 24, 1949 in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a bandleader, trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, composer and producer who was instrumental in making the merengue style a worldwide phenomenon.

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist.

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Witchfinder General (band)

Witchfinder General was a heavy metal band from Stourbridge, England.

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World music

World music (also called global music or international music) is a musical category encompassing many different styles of music from around the globe, which includes many genres including some forms of Western music represented by folk music, as well as selected forms of ethnic music, indigenous music, neotraditional music, and music where more than one cultural tradition, such as ethnic music and Western popular music, intermingle.

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WVAZ

WVAZ (102.7 MHz, "V103") is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Chicago region.

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Wynn Stewart

Winford Lindsey Stewart (June 7, 1934 – July 17, 1985), better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer.

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X Japan

is a Japanese heavy metal band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi.

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Yazoo (band)

Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America for legal reasons involving Yazoo Records) were a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex, England, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals).

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Yellow Magic Orchestra

Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals).

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Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck; 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist and bandleader.

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You Better You Bet

"You Better You Bet" is a song by the British rock band The Who, appearing as the first track on their 1981 album Face Dances.

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You Win Again (Bee Gees song)

"You Win Again" is a 1987 song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and performed by the Bee Gees.

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Zeni Geva

Zeni Geva is a Japanese noise rock band featuring singer and guitarist KK. Null and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida.

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ZZ Top

ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas.

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1960s in music

This article includes an overview of the events and trends in popular music in the 1960s.

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1970s in music

This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1970s.

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1980 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.

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1981 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.

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1982 in music

This is a list of notable events in music from 1982, a year in which Madonna made her debut and Michael Jackson released Thriller, which still holds the title for the world's best selling album.

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1983 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.

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1984 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.

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1985 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1985.

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1986 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.

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1987 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.

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1988 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.

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1989 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.

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1990s in music

Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s.

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1999 (Prince album)

1999 is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince.

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2000s in music

This article includes a brief summary of a few notable trends in radio-based, popular music between the years 2000 and 2009.

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26th Annual Grammy Awards

The 26th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1984, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_music

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