Elton John almost didn’t make it to the ’80s. After a run of No. 1 albums, hit singles and worldwide acclaim in the mid-’70s, the singer overdosed on cocaine, declared his retirement from performing ...

Who were the best selling bands of the 1980s, and where are they now? Anyone who grew up in the '80s remembers its seminal events—the murder of John Lennon, the launch of the Space Shuttle, the ...

From '21 Jump Street' to 'The Dukes of Hazzard', these great '80s shows would never make it today.

See the wild throwback photos from the AquaNet era to their more demure, updated looks today John Russell is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. He joined the PEOPLE team in 2024. His work has previously ...

While Y2K and ‘90s fashion have been big in recent years, ‘80s looks are also making a comeback — particularly for 2023. This year already feels bolder than in years past with bright geometric ...

Whitney Houston Performs In Paris Bercy on May 18th, 1988. She is one of the best female vocalists of the 1980s. The 1980s were a great time for music, with so many iconic female singers and vocalists ...

“Music became less understandable in the wake of the new MTV era," Ann Wilson told Rolling Stone in 2012. "You weren’t supposed to be anything other than a pop star, to not go deeper than that. It was ...

Much like a smell or a picture, a song can bring back so many memories. Sometimes, it's just the first note that makes you reminisce about the past, especially when it's about relationships long lost ...

The '80s are famously uneven when it comes to cinema, but movie masterpieces like The Shining and The Princess Bride keep getting better and better.