Let’s set the stage. The year is 1983. The 1970s are now completely in the rear-view mirror. It’s a new era. A new world. And the music is reflecting it. Everywhere you go—grocery stores, pharmacies, ...

Billie Jean' hit No. 1 on this day in 1983. A few weeks later, Motown 25 happened… and pop was never the same.

This Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast looks at Bowie's apex as a chart-topping superstar, and why it couldn't last, either in real time or in cultural memory.

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...

These pop songs were banned by radio stations, and their banishment from the airwaves contributed to their popularity in the ...