1980's Music

The 1980's were one of the best decades for music and the new medium of music video.

The decade began with a backlash against disco music and a movement away from the orchestral arrangements that had characterized much of the music of the 1970's. Music in the 1980's was characterized by unheard of electronic sounds accomplished through the use of synthesizers and keyboards, along with drum machines. The Sheffield (UK) based band The Human League were pioneers of 'synthesized music' and were heavily influential in this genre.

This made a dramatic change in music. The music channel MTV had just began so many very creative music videos were being made alongside songs. The very first video to be aired on MTV was Buggles- Video Killed The Radio Star. This video heavily showed off the use of synthesizers as they were new to many people and the sounds they produced had been unheard of.

Billboards Top 100 Songs for the 1980's

	Top 100 Songs from 1980
	Top 100 Songs from 1981
	Top 100 Songs from 1982
	Top 100 Songs from 1983
	Top 100 Songs from 1984
	Top 100 Songs from 1985
	Top 100 Songs from 1986
	Top 100 Songs from 1987
	Top 100 Songs from 1988
	Top 100 Songs from 1989

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Live Performances from the 1984 Grammy Awards:

Irene Cara


Bonnie Tyler


Cyndi Lauper


Eurythmics