Every year has its own list of incredible songs, but 1985 had way more than its share of terrific pop hits, from a wide variety of artists.

Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald in a scene from the 1985 film The Breakfast Club (Credit: Universal Pictures / Getty Images). Musically, it was a year defined by two major global fundraising events for ...

Simply put, some songs go on to become classic rock staples, movie soundtrack songs or pop up in TV commercials, while others may have a hard time getting heard outside the year 1985. This list serves ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. But history has a way of ...

Forty years ago this week there were songs in the Top 20 that stand the test of time. Then there are others that will send people scrambling to YouTube or their music destination of choice to try and ...

Get ready for a musical time warp! We’re celebrating songs turning 40 in 2025—tracks released in 1985 that continue to make waves today. From epic pop ballads to iconic rock anthems, these songs have ...

Musically, it was a year defined by two major global fundraising events for famine relief, the Live Aid concert, as well as the release of ‘We Are the World,” sung by that ragtag group of musicians, U ...