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When Madge shocked the world with a hit ballad.

By March 1983, it was the sixth most popular album in America.

The dynamic duo penned hits for such artists as the 5th Dimension, Chaka Khan and Roberta Flack.

It's the song that made Duran Duran stars in America, thanks in large part to a fledgling cable network known as MTV. Only the band's fifth single, "Hungry Like the Wolf" was released on May 4, 1982. It served as...

Inside VH's menacing classic loaded with fan favorites, including "Unchained" and "One Foot Out the Door."

The slow-burning debut produced hits for Chicago years after its release.

How George Harrison influenced Gary Wright's biggest hit.

The Pasadena bad boys followed the party-hearty "Van Halen II" with this dark and menacing classic.

The story of the Pet Shop Boys reads like a the beginning of a blockbuster '80s musical: Neil Tennant was a music journalist. Chris Lowe was an architectural school dropout. They'd meet up in a London hi-fi store, and bond...