Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The ...

The year 1985 was a great period for music, but not every radio hit survived to live on everyone's modern day playlists or flashback radio specials. For every Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" and ...

The class of 1985 is now officially middle-aged. It's been four decades since Dire Straits, Phil Collins and Sting ruled the radio and record stores with multi-platinum albums like Brothers in ...

It’s hard to believe that 1985 was 40 ... Cyndi Lauper, and 40 of the most successful artists on the planet. In between these giant musical moments, a lot of great songs were released.