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1980s

Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

Which classic rock song held the number one spot for the longest in 1984?

Rock and pop’s moment in flux.

Tom Phelan
Mar 28, 2026
CD - Compact Disc - Music CD - Physical Format

What is the most streamed classic rock hit of the 1980s?

Immensely popular to this day.

Reuben Cross
Mar 22, 2026
Movie - Explosion - Action - Hollywood - Blockbuster - General - Generic

“Too much for some to handle”: the X-rated British movie that was outlawed in America

“Could this film incite riots?”

Aimee Ferrier
Mar 22, 2026
Why is Cyndi Lauper considered an icon of pro wrestling

Why is Cyndi Lauper considered an icon of pro wrestling?

“I think she should be in the WWE Hall of Fame”.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 18, 2026
He’s an absolute wanker- What pop stars had to say about Prince Andrew and the Royal Family in 1986

“He’s an absolute wanker”: What pop stars had to say about Prince Andrew and the Royal Family in 1986

“I hate Andrew, he’s an absolute wanker”.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 11, 2026
When did the first music chart begin...and why

The five songs that spent more than five weeks at number one in the 1980s

You won’t find Madonna, MJ, or Prince.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 8, 2026
Bette Davis - Actress - 1940

What was Bette Davis’s reaction to that song about her peepers?

The Hollywood legend was 73.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 5, 2026
Chrissie Hynde - Simple Minds - Split

“Why not?”: How Chrissie Hynde saved Simple Minds from sabotaging their greatest success

Always listen to your better half.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 4, 2026
The five happiest songs from the 1980s, according to science

What was the worst number one song of the entire 1980s?

One to forget.

Callum MacHattie
Mar 1, 2026
Bill Paxton - Actor - 2013

The movie Bill Paxton always remembered as “the first really great role I had”

A cult classic.

Aimee Ferrier
Feb 25, 2026
Robert Downey JNR - Actor - 2016

The performance so bad it shattered Robert Downey Jr’s confidence: “They hated me”

Not his finest work.

Aimee Ferrier
Feb 17, 2026
Music - General - Generic - Drinking - 2025

The only artist to achieve two of the 10 best-selling songs of the 1980s

Major wins.

Kelly Murphy
Feb 16, 2026

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