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Photo by Soul Train via Getty Images 3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Are Still Stuck in My Head Over 40 Years Later
These three one-hit wonders of the 1980s are all drastically different, but they’re way too good to leave my brain.
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Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns 3 Post-Punk Songs You Should Know Before Saying That You Love Post-Punk
If you’re a newcomer to post-punk, given its recent resurgence, you should know these three post-punk songs that defined the genre early on.
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Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 3 ‘Cheesy’ One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That I Refuse to Stop Defending
The commercialized music industry of the 1980s led to these 3 ‘cheesy’ one-hit wonders, all of which I refuse to stop defending.
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Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images 3 Genre-Defying Songs From the 1980s That Sounded Weirdly Ahead of Their Time
These three genre-defying songs from the 1980s sounded ahead of their time, foreshadowing the direction of music in the coming decades.
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Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Palms Casino Resort Rick Springfield Once Performed a Meme Mash-Up of Two Iconic 80s Songs With a 2000s Hit
In 2015, a fan theory connected two 80s hits, “Jessie’s Girl” and “867-5309/Jenny”, to the 2003 hit “Stacy’s Mom”.
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Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images 4 Songs From 70s and 80s That Accidentally Created 90s Grunge
These four songs from the 70s and 80s accidentally created grunge bands that dominated the first half of the 90s.
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(Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage) Are These 3 Albums From 1986 Still Just As Good 40 Years Later?
What do you think, do these albums hold up 40 years later?
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(Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images) 3 Albums From 1985 That Still Live Up to the Hype
These albums sound just as good today as they did in their prime, with many highly underrated tracks that deserve more love.
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Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage 4 Significant Album Releases of 1989
Honorable mention goes to the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique, released July 1989.
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Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images 4 80s Rock Bands That Were Ahead of Their Time
The 80s music scene spawned some crucial bands, like the Pixies and Fugazi, who were way ahead of their time.
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