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On This Day in 1988, Poison Topped the Chart With One of the Greatest Power Ballads Ever Written—Inspired by a Devastating Phone Call Made From a Laundromat

December 24, 2025, 4:18 pm
3 Astonishing Female Pop Singers Who Hit No. 1 in 1984

December 24, 2025, 10:45 am
3 of the Best Country Christmas Songs From the 1980s That You Might Have Forgotten About
3 of the Best Country Songs of All Time (and They Were All Released in 1989)

December 23, 2025, 9:30 am
4 Soundtracks That Hit No. 1 in the Late 1980s That We Still Rock Out To

December 23, 2025, 7:30 am
3 Rock Songs From the 1980s That Revived 1950s Rock and Roll

December 22, 2025, 10:55 am
3 Power Ballads From 1985 That Still Hit Me in the Gut Today

December 21, 2025, 12:31 pm
4 Classic Hits From the 1980s That Were Boosted by Groundbreaking Animated Videos

December 21, 2025, 9:00 am
3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That We Could Listen to Forever
4 British Alternative Rock Songs From the 1980s That I Can’t Stop Listening To

December 20, 2025, 7:00 am
Born on This Day in 1947, the Jingle Singer Who Became a Country Star and Dominated the Charts in the 1980s

December 19, 2025, 6:00 pm
Released on This Day in 1980, the Film That Gave Dolly Parton Her Big-Screen Debut and Produced One of Her Biggest Hits

December 19, 2025, 4:30 pm

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