Take on this! The Norwegian trio's 1985 debut album containing the new-wave classic "Take On Me" (which was also one of the most memorable music videos of the '80s!) plus more iconic synth pop: "The... more

At least "once in a lifetime," we in the U.S. should get a single-CD Talking Heads anthology—and here it is at last! Here are all eight hits plus 10 more: "Burning Down the House," "Wild Wild Life,"... more

Van Halen had ridden a few ups ‘n' downs by the time "1984" dropped in January of that year, and Eddie, having (let's face it) mastered guitar, was experimenting with, and writing on, piano and... more

Cool, tough, sexy and swaggering, the songs of Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders haven't lost a bit of verve. Here are 16 key cuts from their 1980–87 prime including every hit: "Back on the Chain... more

These boys and girls were there when New Wave was born, and they're showing no signs of growing old—or even growing up, you might say! In addition to classic B-52's hits like "Rock Lobster" (single... more

Out of the sea of synth-pop that threatened to engulf the '80s rose the eccentric crooning of Morrissey and reverbed riffs of Johnny Marr. Here are "Reel Around the Fountain," "This Charming Man,"... more