In August 1973, the Jamaican-born Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell held his first block party in the Bronx, bringing the Jamaican sound system culture to America and inadvertently providing the first ...

These 1980s songs failed to reach No. 1, but they ended up just as popular (if not more so) than the songs that blocked them.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The hair was big, and the bangs were high; Aquanet was a staple in backpacks and purses. The color ...

In 1981, two talented 18-year-old friends from England, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, burst onto the music scene with a fresh sound that combined pop, soul, and dance elements that instantly ...

These tear-jerker songs from the 1980s might bring up some (good or bad) memories for anyone who was a young adult during that decade.

Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Salt n Pepa (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Putland/Getty Images) In August 1973, the ...