80s Pop Reviews!

Year-by-year reviews: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989

AC/DC Paula Abdul Joan Armatrading Ashford & Simpson Jeff Beck Pat Benatar Chuck Berry Black Sabbath Blondie David Bowie Jackson Browne Jack Bruce Camper Van Beethoven Jim Capaldi Tracy Chapman Eric Clapton The Commodores Elvis Costello The Cover Girls Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and solo work The dB's Deep Purple Digital Underground Bob Dylan Earth, Wind & Fire Emerson, Lake & Palmer Exposé Roberta Flack Fleetwood Mac The Gap Band Marvin Gaye Gwen Guthrie George Harrison Isaac Hayes Nona Hendryx Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Whitney Houston INXS Janet Jackson The Jacksons (especially Michael) Rick James Elton John France Joli Quincy Jones Rickie Lee Jones King Crimson The Kinks Kool & The Gang LL Cool J Patti LaBelle John Lennon Living Colour MC Lyte

Paul McCartney Madonna Meat Puppets Megadeth Metallica Midnight Oil Joni Mitchell The Ohio Players The Pointer Sisters The Police Prince/AFKAP Public Enemy Queen Latifah REM The Replacements Lionel Richie The Rolling Stones and solo work Donna Summer Diana Ross Rufus and/or Chaka Khan Run-D.M.C. Todd Rundgren and Utopia Rush Patrice Rushen Brenda Russell Salt-N-Pepa Santana Sepultura Shanice Shonen Knife Carly Simon Sonic Youth Spinal Tap Squeeze Ringo Starr Richard (and Linda) Thompson and Fairport Convention The Time Tower Of Power Trouble Funk U2 Dionne Warwick Wendy & Lisa The Who and Pete Townshend solo records Angela Winbush Steve Winwood Stevie Wonder XTC Y Kant Tori Read Yes Young MC Neil Young Frank Zappa ZZ Top

Artists we're not as thoroughly familiar with are covered on our 80s odds and ends page as follows:

Alisha Anthrax Asia Anita Baker Blues Traveler Bobby Brown Buffalo Tom The Church Company B Crowded House Dazz Band Dead Kennedys Diamond Head Dreamgirls Original Broadway Cast Sheena Easton fIREHOSE The Flaming Lips Go Go Crankin' (compilation) The Go Go Posse (compilation) Hoodoo Gurus Hunters & Collectors Hüsker Dü Ice Cube Iron Maiden Jane's Addiction Kool Moe Dee k.d. lang Christine Lavin The Diabolical Biz Markie Menace

Mercyful Fate Mtume Nirvana NRBQ Carla Olson Pajama Party Phranc Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock, Rhythm & Blues Roxanne Sa-Fire School Daze Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Seduction Shannon Jane Siberry Slayer The Smithereens The Smiths The Stone Roses The Style Council Suicidal Tendencies Sweet Sensation Testament Throwing Muses Andy Timmons Band Toad the Wet Sprocket USA For Africa Stevie Ray Vaughan Jody Watley

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