By Era · 1980–1989
1980s Vinyl
MTV, synthesisers, cassette culture, and the peak of vinyl's commercial era — a decade still endlessly plundered.
Defining Voices
Artists of the 1980s
Global Music Scene
The World in the 1980s
Thriller — Michael Jackson releases the best-selling album of all time
Compact discs launch commercially — vinyl's first commercial rival arrives
Prince's Purple Rain, Springsteen's Born in the USA, Van Halen's 1984
Run-DMC meets Aerosmith — hip-hop breaks into the mainstream
U2's The Joshua Tree; Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction
Madonna's Like a Prayer; Nirvana records Bleach — grunge is coming
India · Subcontinent
India in the 1980s
Disco Deewane by Nazia Hassan — India's pop era begins
Bappi Lahiri's Disco Dancer — synthesiser Bollywood at its most iconic
Tezaab, Karma, Ram Teri Ganga Maili — 80s Bollywood golden wave
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak — Aamir Khan and a new generation of Hindi music
Maine Pyar Kiya — Salman Khan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal's massive hit album
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