1980 Music

1980 was a very crucial decade for music. In the eighties you had the development of MTV which people called illustrated radio. MTV made music more accessible to people and previewed music for people that wasn't out yet. Along with MTV music was being used more and more in television and movie to help explain the story or mood the show or movie was trying to display. Music became a staple in movie and television ion the eighties and continued on from there.

Music in the eighties had one major difference from the 1970s and years before that, and that was the development of hair band and the rock ballad. A few examples of hairbands are White Snake, Poison, Def Leopard, and Motley Crue. The band that had the best rock ballad was White Snake with their song Here I Go Again this song is a true rock ballad. Along with the rock ballads these bands had some killer songs. Many of these band have since broken up gotten back together done a tour and broken up again. No matter how many time these their songs still live on and always will, the songs were classics before they put on to the radio or in television and movies. 

 
Motley Crue

Poison

 

White Snake 

1970 Music

1970 was the decade of the Bee Gees, ABBA, Donna Summer, and many more. The 70's paved the way for many of the musical band/groups of today. They introduced the performance style, fashion, and style of music still used today. The songs of the 70's were the stepping stones to many of music's big artists today. 1970 was the age of disco and rock n' roll. Many of the big players in this time were from many different type of music. ABBA was one of the top disco groups of the 70's. they had many hits but their biggest on was Dancing Queen.

The Bee Gees had many hits in the disco and pop music types. They have had hits from the 70's to today. The Bee Gees had many hits over the years one of their biggest was Stayin' Alive. It was in one of the biggest movies that stared John Travolta , Saturday Night Fever. Donna Sumer was a force in the 70's. She went solo from her trio the Supremes. Her big hit the 70's was Hot Stuff. This song is still very popular today.

Top 30 Rock Songs of the 70'sTop 30 Rock Songs of the 70's

Donna Summer

 ABBA

 Bee Gees