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1980s music groups
Music groups in the 1980s came from many countries and with many different types of rock/pop music.
These groups benefited from technological advances, the advent of television station MTV, and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their music.
Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are:
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A
B
- Bad Religion
- Bananarama
- The Bangles
- Bauhaus
- Beastie Boys
- The Belle Stars
- Berlin
- Big Audio Dynamite
- Big Country
- Blondie
- Bon Jovi
- Bow Wow Wow
- Boys Don't Cry
- The Breakfast Club
- Buckner & Garcia
- The Buggles
C
- Cameo
- Camper Van Beethoven
- The Cars
- Chaka Khan
- The Clash
- Concrete Blonde
- Cool Down Zone
- Crowded House
- The Cult
- The Cure
- Culture Club
- Cutting Crew
D
- David Lee Roth
- Dead Or Alive
- Def Leppard
- Depeche Mode
- Devo
- Dexy's Midnight Runners
- Dire Straits
- Divinyls
- DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
- Doctor and the Medics
- Dokken
- Dream Academy
- Duran Duran
E
- Echo and The Bunnymen
- Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
- Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
- Elvis Costello
- Erasure
- The Escape Club
- Europe
- Eurythmics
F
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Faith No More
- Falco
- The Fat Boys
- 52nd Street (band)
- Fine Young Cannibals
- The Fixx
- Fleetwood Mac
- A Flock of Seagulls
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
G
- Genesis
- George Harrison
- George Michael
- Glass Tiger
- Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
- The Go-Go's
- Golden Earring
- Greg Kihn
- Guns N' Roses
H
- Hall and Oates
- Corey Hart
- Heart
- Heaven 17
- Helix
- Herbie Hancock
- The Honey Drippers
- Honeymoon Suite
- Huey Lewis and The News
- Human League
I
J
- J. Geils Band
- Jan Hammer
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
- Jody Watley
- Journey
- Joy Division
- Judas Priest
K
L
- Laura Branigan
- Level 42
- Lita Ford
- Lisa Lisa and The Cult Jam
- Living Colour
- Los Chamos
- Los Chicos
- Los Lobos
- Love and Rockets
- Loverboy
M
- Madness
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Martika
- Mary Jane Girls
- Mecano
- Megadeth
- Men At Work
- Men Without Hats
- Metallica
- Menudo
- Michael Damian
- Michael Sembello
- Mike and The Mechanics
- Milli Vanilli
- Missing Persons
- Modern Talking
- Morrissey
- Mötley Crüe
- Mr. Mister
- Musical Youth
- My Bloody Valentine
N
O
- Oingo Boingo
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- The Outfield
P
- Pantera
- Parachute Club
- Pet Shop Boys
- Peter Gabriel
- Peter Schilling
- Phil Collins
- Pink Floyd
- Pixies
- Platinum Blonde
- The Pointer Sisters
- Poison
- The Police
- Power Station
- The Pretenders
- Prince
- Pseudo Echo
- Psychedelic Furs
- Public Enemy
Q
R
- Ramones
- Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio
- Red Rider
- Re-Flex
- Regina
- R.E.M.
- Rob Base and DJ EZ-Rock
- Robert Palmer
- Rockwell
- The Romantics
- Roxette
- Run DMC
- Rush
S
- Sade
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Savatage
- Scandal
- The_Scorpions
- Shakatak
- Sheila E.
- Simple Minds
- Simply Red
- Siouxsie & the Banshees
- Skid Row
- Slade
- Slayer
- The Smiths
- Sonic Youth
- Soft Cell
- Spandau Ballet
- The Specials
- Spirit of the West
- Split Enz
- Spoons
- Stacey Q
- Starship
- Steve Miller Band
- Stray Cats
- Stryper
- Styx
- Survivor
T
- T'Pau
- Taco
- Talk Talk
- Talking Heads
- Tears For Fears
- Tesla
- Thomas Dolby
- Thompson Twins
- Til Tuesday
- Timbuk 3
- Tom Petty
- Tommy Tutone
- The Tom Tom Club
- Tone Loc
- Toto
- The Traveling Wilburys
- Twisted Sister
U
V
W
- Wall of Voodoo
- Wang Chung
- Warrant_(band)
- Was (Not Was)
- Wham!
- Whitesnake
- Will To Power
- Wilson Phillips
- Winger
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Z
See also :The Rockin' Eighties
Other Decades
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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