The 1980s saw the emergence of electronic dance music and new wave, also known as Modern Rock. In the late 1980s, glam metal became the largest, most commercially successful brand of music worldwide. The 1980s are commonly remembered for a great increase in the use of digital recording, associated with the usage of synthesizers, with synth-pop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional instruments increasing in popularity. A 2010 survey conducted by the digital broadcaster Music Choice, which polled over 11,000 European participants, revealed that the 1980s was the most favoured tune decade of the last 40 years.

Michel Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the King of Pop, his contributions and recognition in the history of music and dance spanned more than four decades. He was born on August 29, 1958 and died on June 25, 2009 

Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone, known simply as Madonna, is an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and icon. He was born on August 16, 1958 and spent his childhood in Bay City and in 1978 he moved to New York City to pursue a career in contemporary dance. 

Tina Turner

Anna Mae Bullock , better known as Tina Turner, was born on November 26, 1939, is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and choreographer of Swiss nationality and American origin, whose career spanned more than fifty years, in addition to being a of the main and greatest rock components being considered as the «Queen of Rock». He retired from stage and music in 2013 at the age of seventy-three after a fifty-four-year musical career.

Bilie Jean

Album: Thiller

Year: 1982

Included on their sixth studio album. It was composed and written by Jackson and produced by him and Quincy Jones. It reached number one in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, and Spain and received two Grammy Awards in 1984, one of them in the category of best male song. 

Like a Prayer

Album: Like a Prayer

Year: 1989

Like a Prayer es el cuarto álbum de estudio de la cantante estadounidense Madonna, publicado por las compañías Sire y Warner Bros. Records el 20 de marzo de 1989 en Europa y al día siguiente en el resto del mundo.  

What's Love Got To Do With It

Album: Private Dancer

Year: 1984

One of the greatest female solo singers of the 20th century  Tina Turner. Created by the same people behind the hugely successful production Whitney  Queen Of The Night, this tribute concert was launched in 2019 to celebrate one of music's most iconic and beloved artists.

Pop

As a genre, pop music is highly eclectic, often borrowing elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin music, rhythm and blues, or folk. However, there are essential elements that define pop, such as short to medium length songs, written in a basic format. 

Rock

Rock is a broad genre of popular music originating as rock and roll. It has its roots in the rock and roll of the 50s, a style born directly from genres such as blues, rhythm and blues belonging to African-American music and country. It also drew heavily on electric blues and folk, as well as incorporating influences from jazz and classical music, among other sources.

Glam 

Glam rock is a subgenre of rock born in the United Kingdom. It was born at a time when psychedelic rock drifted towards styles that abused virtuosity and long song developments, to the detriment of the freshness that could be found in old rock'n'roll. 

Spotify Playlist

Here we leave you a playlist of the best music hits of the 80's.