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 and 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:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- A-ha
- Abba
- Aerosmith
- Aldo Nova
- Alphaville
- Animotion
- Art of Noise
B
- Bad Religion
- Bananarama
- The Bangles
- Beastie Boys
- The Belle Stars
- Berlin
- Big Country
- Blondie
- Bon Jovi
- Bow Wow Wow
- Boys Don't Cry
- The Breakfast Club
- Buckner & Garcia;
- The Buggles
C
- Cameo
- The Cars
- Chaka Khan
- The Clash
- Corey Hart
- Crowded House
- The Cult
- Culture Club
- Cutting Crew
D
- David Lee Roth
- Dead or Alive
- Def Leppard
- Depeche Mode
- Devo
- Dexy's Midnight Runners
- Dire Straits
- DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
- Doctor and the Medics
- Dokken
- 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
G
- Genesis_(band)
- George Harrison
- George Michael
- Glass Tiger
- Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
- The Go Gos
- Golden Earring
- Greg Kihn
- Guns N' Roses
H
- Hall and Oates
- 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
- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
- Jody Watley
- Journey
- Judas Priest
K
- Kajagoogoo
- Katrina and The Waves
- KISS
- Kool & The Gang;
- Kool Moe Dee
L
- Level 42
- Lita Ford
- Lisa Lisa and The Cult Jam
- Living Colour
- Los Chamos
- Los Chicos
- Los Lobos
- Love and Rockets
- Loverboy
M
- Madness
- Martika
- Mary Jane Girls
- Mecano
- Men At Work
- Men Without Hats
- Metallica
- Menudo
- Michael Damian
- Michael Sembello
- Mike and The Mechanics
- Milli Vanilli
- Mötley Crüe
- Mr. Mister
- Musical Youth
N
O
P
- Pantera
- Prarachute Club
- Pet Shop Boys
- Peter Schilling
- Pink Floyd
- Platinum Blonde
- The Pointer Sisters
- Poison
- The Police
- Power Station
- The Pretenders
- Prince
- Pseudo Echo
Q
R
S
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
- Van Halen
- Vangelis
- Vapors
- Violent Femmes
- Vixen (band)
W
- Wall of Voodoo
- Wang Chung
- Warrant_(band)
- Wham
- Whitesnake
- Will To Power
- Wilson Phillips
- Winger
X
Y
Z
See also :The Rockin' Eighties
Other Decades
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