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Often referred to as “the Bad Boys from Boston,” Aerosmith has deep roots in blues-based hard rock and was first signed by Columbia Records in 1972.

Madonna is known for being one of the world’s best entertainers of all time. She signed in 1982 with Sire Records and has also appeared in many movies, including A League of Their Own.

Benatar’s talent has earned her four Grammy awards and she even has five platinum albums. Two of her top songs are We Belong and Love Is a Battlefield.

The Beastie Boys formed in 1979 and was originally a four-piece band. This band is the biggest-selling rap group, having sold 50 million records worldwide.

Although the band started out as an alternative sensation, it quickly transformed itself into mainstream pop stars in only two years time. Duran Duran has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Miami Sound Machine are an American band of Latin-influenced music featuring the vocals of Gloria Estefan. The band was established in 1975 originally as Miami Latin Boys by Emilio Estefan Jr. and became very successful after joining with Gloria Fajardo in 1977. The band had a number of albums and a string of hit singles until 1989.

ZZ Top released an album in 1983 known as Eliminator, which went on to sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S. alone. The group has sold more than 50 million albums across the globe.

Osbourne was actually fired from the band Black Sabbath, but this didn’t hurt his career at all. In fact, he went on to find much success as a solo artist and has even been named as the Godfather of Heavy Metal.

Crowded House are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. Their self-titled debut album, which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Something So Strong”.

The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, “My Sharona”, an international number-one hit in 1979.

LL Cool J has established himself as much more than a talented musician. He is also known for its success as an actor and entrepreneur.

Since 1967, Elton John has worked closely with Bernie Taupin, who has been John’s primary songwriter. To date, this duo has produced more than 30 albums.

Kenneth Ray Rogers is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Simon has found so much success as a musician that his fame stretches over the period of more than seven decades. He is most commonly well known for his role in Simon & Garfunkel.

Mellencamp has gone by several different names, including Johnny Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp. In the 1980s he released several Top 10 singles, including Small Town and Crumblin’ Down.

This hip hop group formed in 1986 and is known for its politically-charged music as well as its interest in the African American community.

Formed in 1967, Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 100 million records across the globe and in 1998, a few of the band’s members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer. Born in Hammersmith, West London, he first entered the music industry as lead singer of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979.

Known as a very talented Cuban-American singer, Estefan has also made herself well-known for being a successful businesswoman. She had breakthrough success in 1985 with her song “Conga.”

Michael Lee Aday, better known by his stage name Meat Loaf is noted for his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose) has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.

Born and raised in London, Rod Stewart has sold more than 100 million records across the globe. He is known for his raspy singing voice as well as his harmonica playing skills.

Johnny Cash was one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

This duo formed in 1981 and went on to sell more than 100 million records worldwide. In The Guinness Book of Records, the Pet Shop Boys are listed as the most successful duo in the history of UK music.

Gabriel left the band Genesis in 1975 and launched his own solo career. He released an album in 1986 that ended up being certified triple platinum.

Kylie Minogue is an Australian-British singer and actress. She achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson.

This band formed in 1968 and consisted of John Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones. The band’s style was heavily influenced blue and folk music.

Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of its time in the 80s. Two of the band’s albums sold more than 10 million copies. Only four other rock bands have ever achieved this status.

This band has experienced numerous lineup changes; however, one member has always remained the same, Robert Smith. The band’s release of Let’s Go to Bed helped them achieve commercial success.

Having sold over 150 million records worldwide, with 100 million of these records being sold in the United States alone, the Eagles are known as one of the world’s best selling bands.

This Australian rock band was originally known as The Farris Brothers and started out by playing covers in pubs and clubs across the western part of Australia.

His actual name is William Michael Albert Broad, but he is most famously known as Billy Idol. He began his career in music in the latter part of 1976 but didn’t become the lead singer of Generation X until a bit later.

This is another musician who was in the band Genesis who went on to establish a solo career. Two of his most successful singles include One More Night and Another Day in Paradise.

Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s.

This American singer and songwriter has been a vocalist for many famous musicians, including Diana Ross, Judy Collins, and Donna Summer.

Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

This band formed in 1980 and consisted of Stephen Morris, Bernard Summer, and Peter Hook. Because the band integrated electronic and dance music with various forms of post-punk influences, they are known for being one of the most influential bands of the 80s.

Known for being a child prodigy, Stevie Wonder went blind shortly after birth but did not let this affect his ability to sing and play instruments.

Having sold more than 90 million records across the globe, Lionel Richie is one of the world’s best-selling artists. He started out in the Commodores but eventually went solo in 1982.

Well known for her energetic stage presence, Tina Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards. Some of her top songs include What’s Love Got to Do With It, Typical Male, and I Don’t Wanna Fight.

Although this band first found success in Canada, it didn’t take long for them to become rock stars in the United States. The group spent more than four decades together and has sold more than 35 million records.

Although Bobby Brown is well-known for his talent in music, he is also commonly associated with the late Whitney Houston. He was married to here from 1992 to 2006; the two shared a daughter together, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who passed away in 2015 only three years after her mother.

The band’s most famous song is “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Having sold more than 80 million records, Foreigner is considered one of the world’s best selling bands of all time.

Although the band formed in 1975 in East London, it found much success during the early part of the 80s, especially when it achieved platinum and gold album status.

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977. It one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, to later touching on new wave and hard rock.

Cher is sometimes referred to by the media as the Goddess of Pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry.

Adam Ant gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No. 1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003.

Red Hot Chili Peppers is a funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group’s musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock.

Known for being a strong LGBT rights activist, Cyndi Lauper has had a very successful music career. In 1985, she attended the 27th Grammy Awards and was recognized as the Best New Artist.

This musician was known for his flamboyant stage presence as well as his extremely wide vocal range. In 1984, he was presented with an Academy Award for his acting skills in Purple Rain.

Big Country is a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The band’s music was most recognisable for the sounds it infused with Scottish folk and martial music styles, as well as for playing and engineering their guitar driven sound to evoke the inspirational spirit of bagpipes, fiddles and other traditional folk instruments.

The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962. They were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the United States in 1964 and were identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s.

This group formed in 1975 and lasted almost two decades. The band’s best-selling album was Little Creatures, which was released in 1985.

Not only was Stevie Nicks a major reason that Fleetwood Mac found so much success, but she even found success on her own as a solo artist. In 1998, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Aretha Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. She achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as “Respect”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, “Spanish Harlem” and “Think”.

Eric Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame not only one time but three. He is the only person to have achieved this status.

Born in the Bronx, Billy Joel’s upbringing in Long Island had a major influence on his music. His first hit song was released in 1973, Piano Man.

McCartney owes much of his success to his role as a singer and guitarist in the worldwide-acclaimed band The Beatles. After the group dismantled in 1970, McCartney went on to find much success as a solo artist.

This American rock band formed in 1983 and still produces songs today. Much widespread global recognition was gained by Bon Jovi in 1986 when the band’s third album was released, Slippery When Wet.

Known as the King of Pop, Michael Jackson is still known for being one of the world’s best entertainers, which comes as a surprise to some being that he passed away in June of 2009.

The band originally formed in 1977 but received a new line up in 1992, consisting of Phil Collen, Joe Elliot, Rick Allen, and Rick Savage.

The Romantics is an American rock band often put under the banner of power pop and new wave from Detroit, Michigan, United States, formed in 1977. Their two best-charting songs were “What I Like About You”, which peaked at number 49 in the US and number two in Australia, and “Talking in Your Sleep”.

The band’s debut album was released in 1983, The Hurting. It ended up reaching the number one spot on the UK Albums Chart.

Well known across the electronic music scene, Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 and released its debut album in 1981, Speak & Spell.

Having formed in 1968, Pink Floyd has always been well known for its elaborate live shows and its psychedelic music.

This German rock band is known for its songs that have a blended mix of hard rock and heavy metal. One of the band’s most famous songs in Wind of Change, which was released on their best-selling album.

Soft Cell is an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s, consisting of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is principally known for their 1981 hit version of “Tainted Love” (#8 US) and 1981 debut album titled Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.

The band formed in 1967 but gained much popularity throughout the 70s and 80s and has been one of the longest-running rock groups. Chicago has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

This band has sold more than 40 million records and still remains so popular today that it still puts on live acts.

Although Bryan Adams rose to fame in the U.S. and Canada first in 1983, it wasn’t but about a year later that he became a global star thanks to the release of his album Reckless. One of this most famous songs is Summer of ’69.

This English musician was born in 1951 and launched a solo career in 1985. He has received 16 Grammy Awards as well as Golden Globe and many other achievements.

ABBA is a Swedish pop group, formed in Stockholm in 1972. The group’s name derives from the first letter in each of the first names of its members. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982.

This band consists of David Stewart and Annie Lennox, both of whom were original members of the band The Tourists, which was first known as The Catch.

The original wave of British punk rock was heavily influenced by The Clash, which formed in 1976. The band’s release of the album Combat Rock spawned them to achieve new heights of success.

You likely know this band as GNR. The band’s debut album was released in 1987, Appetite for Destruction and ended up hitting the number one spot on the Billboard 200 during the first year of its release.

Although the band formed in Los Angeles, most of the group’s works were created in San Francisco. The band has released 10 studio albums along with four live albums.

This British rock band was heavily influenced by progressive rock and heavy metal. Two of the band’s songs are commonly known anthems for sporting events, We Are the Champions and We Will Rock You.

Two of this band’s original members died of drug-related reasons. And although the band was not active between 2012 and 2016, it has since regrouped and even went on tour in 2016.

This band was formed in Surrey in 1967 and has sold 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the U.S. The band’s estimated worldwide sales is as high as 150 million.

Modern English is a new wave/post-punk band from Colchester, Essex, England best known for their songs “I Melt with You”, “Hands Across the Sea”, and “Ink and Paper”.

Alabama is a country and Southern rock band formed in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969. First operating under the name Wildcountry, the group toured the Southeast bar circuit in the early 1970s, and began writing original songs. They changed their name to Alabama in 1977.

This band consists of Daryl Hall and John Oates. The duo achieved their greatest fame in the 80s and has sold more than 40 million records.

Having formed in the late 80s, this alternative rock band drew on several influences, including punk rock and surf rock. The band reunited in 2004 and went on sold-out world tours.

Men Without Hats are a Canadian new wave/synthpop group, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the distinctive baritone voice of their American-born Canadian lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing.

Born in 1958, this American rock singer was part of two famous bands, the Runaways and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.

Run-DMC was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and one of the most famous hip-hop acts of the 1980s.

Commonly referred to as ELO, Electric Light Orchestra is an English rock band that released 10 albums and singles in the 70s and 80s. During the band’s 13-year span of active recording, more than 50 million records were sold across the globe.

Down Under is this band’s number one song, which earned them international success and recognizance in the music industry in the early 1980s.

Created by Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, Blondie became an extremely popular rock band in the 80s and was originally considered an underground band in the U.S.

This Irish rock band has had two number one singles in the United States, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and With or Without You. The group is popular for their elaborate tours and live performances.

The Alan Parsons Project were an English rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose rosters consisted of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer and actress. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Her powerful and soulful vocal performances, as well as her prominence on the popular music charts, have inspired many other singers.

This band has released many albums during its duration, including its latest in 2014, Hypnotic Eye. In addition to songs being released under the band’s name, Tom Petty also released three of his own solo albums.

Formed in 1980, REM was one of the first alternative rock bands and did not find mainstream success until 1987. It was during this year that the band found success with the song The One I Love.

She might not be as successful as her late brother, Michael Jackson, but Janet Jackson has established herself a prominent figure within pop culture for more than three decades.