From Genesis' innovative "Land of Confusion" to Alice Cooper's seedy "Poison," these five videos offer a snapshot of rock 'n' roll in the 1980s.

The supergroup may seem like an increasingly rare species of artist these days, but the '80s were something of a golden age for them, as these songs show.

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

Some of the best classic rock songs of the 1980s hit the top of the charts but have since disappeared into obscurity. When it comes to the following classic rock radio staples, I never really hear ...

They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States. The group was formed by Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and ...

The anthems of the 1980s were more than just loud guitars and great choruses. Beneath the polished production, many classic rock songs carried deeper messages that listeners didn't always catch on the ...

Heartland rock songs were everywhere in the 80s, and many of those iconic songs were written with working-class listeners in mind. I think the following three songs, specifically, have an incredibly ...

The '80s in London had a little something for everyone. On the one hand, you had the continuation of punk rock in bands like the Clash, the Psychedelic Furs, the Jam, the Pretenders, Siouxsie and the ...

The future is now, and we've got a collection of classic rock songs to prove it. A wide variety of artists have written futuristic-themed lyrics, only to have their predictions come true decades later ...

Just when you thought the 1980s were over, these 1990s bands brought the music of the decade back for another round. At times, the desire for a '90s band to turn the clock back 10 or so years has been ...