What bands were popular in the early 80s?
Top 10 Best Rock Bands of the ’80s
- Guns N’ Roses (Hard Rock/Glam Metal)
- Queen (Rock)
- Metallica (Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal)
- AC/DC (Hard Rock)
- Bon Jovi (Rock/Hard Rock/Glam Metal)
- Foreigner Rock/Hard Rock)
- Journey (Rock/Hard Rock)
- Motorhead (Heavy Metal/Speed Metal)
Who was the biggest pop band in the 80s?
Top 100 Artists of the 80’s
- Madonna.
- U2. 1987 | 1988 | 1989.
- Bruce Springsteen. 1980 | 1981 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988.
- Run-D.M.C.
- Van Halen. 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989.
- Public Enemy.
- Billy Joel. 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1989.
- The Police. 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986.
What bands were formed in the 80s?
Bands formed in the 80’s that are still active and killing it…
- Green Day.
- Beck.
- Depeche Mode.
- Metallica.
- Phish.
- Nine Inch Nails.
- Bon Jovi.
- Massive Attack. The English trip-hop band, Massive Attack, was formed in 1988 and has since released five critically acclaimed albums of mind bending material.
Who was the best band in the 80’s?
Top 20 American Classic Rock Bands of the ’80s
- Guns N’ Roses. After spotting every other American band on this list a six-year head start, Guns N’ Roses rocketed to the front of the pack largely on the strength of just one studio album.
- Van Halen.
- R.E.M.
- Aerosmith.
- ZZ Top.
- Metallica.
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
- Journey.
Who has the most Top 10 hits in the 1980s?
Twenty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1980. Madness and The Police shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1980 with four hit singles each. Seven artists recorded three singles which reached the top 10 this year: ABBA, The Beat, Blondie, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Specials and UB40.
