With the final season of Stranger Things still fresh in the cultural bloodstream, the sound of the 1980s is everywhere again.

The title track to Level 42’s 1987 album reached the U.K. Top 10, but found limited success in the U.S. You might know “Lessons In Love”, the band’s best-known hit from the same album. But “Running In ...

This British synth-pop outfit was known as Yaz in the States. You might remember them by the song “Don’t Go” from 1982, an experimental pop gem that hit No. 1 on the US Dance charts and plenty of ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. 1982: British pop group The Thompson Twins members: Tom Bailey, Alannah ...