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1980s

The first year in chart history when women got more number ones than men

The only six female solo artists who have sold more than 150 million record units

Run the world.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 25, 2026
Sammy Hagar - Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - 1990s

The best Sammy Hagar performance Eddie Van Halen ever heard: “Like nothing he’d ever done”

The height of their partnership.

Tim Coffman
Jun 25, 2026
10 movies from 1981 that should be deleted from history

10 movies from 1981 that should be deleted from history

Not every 1981 film was ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ or ‘Reds’.

Liam Gaughan
Jun 25, 2026
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime the big misinterpretation about the best one-hit wonder of the 1980s

‘Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime’: the big misinterpretation about the best one-hit wonder of the 1980s

One and done.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 25, 2026
Smalltown Boy When history was made in a small London club

‘Smalltown Boy’: When history was made in a small London club

“Captures your soul.”

Kelly Murphy
Jun 25, 2026
Colin Farrell - 2024 - Actor

Colin Farrell names the awful 1980s movies he was raised on: “All sorts of crap things”

Used to raid the local video store.

Tim Bradley
Jun 25, 2026
Prince - Prince Rogers Nelson - 1980s - Musician

The science behind why the Prince classic ’Purple Rain’ makes you feel the way it does

Catharsis.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 25, 2026
Axl Rose - Singer - Guns N’ Roses

The 1987 album Axl Rose has always wanted “to outdo”

A tough ask.

Reuben Cross
Jun 25, 2026
Linda Ronstadt - 1980's - Singer - Musician

The best band Linda Ronstadt could have asked for: “As good as it gets”

The absolute best in the world.

Tim Coffman
Jun 24, 2026
Tom Petty - George Harrison - Split

The 1989 Tom Petty lyric George Harrison couldn’t stand: “What the hell is that?”

Interesting.

Tim Coffman
Jun 24, 2026
Pete Townshend - Musician - The Who - 1975

The musician Pete Townshend said could do anything: “He has that armoury”

“Magical quality.”

Kelly Murphy
Jun 24, 2026
Tony Scott - Tom Cruise - Top Gun - 1986

The scene that got Tony Scott temporarily fired from ‘Top Gun’: “I was very deceptive”

He was saved by the weather.

Jacob Simmons
Jun 24, 2026

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