This song is so good.

The summer of 1983 offered something for every type of music fan. From new artists hitting the big time to bands enjoying a final hurrah to big names going solo to legacy acts embarking on a comeback, ...

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, ...

The 1983 music video for Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" is one of the most memorable of that era. Last week, my colleague Doug MacCash celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Rebirth Brass Band with ...

Cyndi Lauper's debut single skyrocketed her to the Billboard charts, with the track having originally been written by someone ...

The beauty of country music is that so many of the songs can stand the test of time. These three country songs were all released in 1983. Still, they are so good that every country music fan, of any ...

Imagine you sent a time traveler back to 1983 to bring back the biggest, most influential album of the year. If your time traveler didn’t return with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” well, you’d just ...

The year 1983 brought Michael Jackson’s Thriller dominance, synth-pop’s mainstream breakthrough, and new wave’s golden moment that defined early MTV culture. Test your knowledge of that remarkable ...

Barely any cultural corollaries for this tempo reduction spring to mind. Most music played-out by DJs seeks to get bodies and feet moving at pace rather than aiming for measured moves. In Finland, ...