1980s music groups
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Music groups in the 1980s came from many countries and with many different types of rock/pop music.
These groups benefited from technological advances, the advent of television station MTV, and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their music.
It must be mentioned that 1980s music is generally very distinct from the music of other decades. While 1960s and 1970s music and well as 1990s and 2000s music share a lot in common, the 80s sound generally is confined to the 1977-1992 period, centering on 1982-1988.
Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are:
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- ABC
- A-ha
- ABBA
- AC/DC
- Aerosmith
- A Flock of Seagulls
- After the Fire
- Air Supply
- Aldo Nova
- Alphaville
- Animotion
- Anthrax
- Art of Noise
- Automatic Pilot
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B
- Bad Religion
- Baltimora
- Bananarama
- The Bangles
- Bauhaus
- Beastie Boys
- The Belle Stars
- Berlin
- The B-52's
- Big Audio Dynamite
- Big Country
- Billy Idol
- Black Flag (band)
- Black Sabbath
- Blondie
- Bon Jovi
- Bow Wow Wow
- Boys Don't Cry
- The Breakfast Club
- Buckner & Garcia
- The Buggles
- Butthole Surfers
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C
- Cabaret Voltaire (band)
- Cameo
- Camper Van Beethoven
- The Cars
- Chicago
- The Clash
- Concrete Blonde
- Cool Down Zone
- Crowded House
- The Cult
- The Cure
- Culture Club
- Cutting Crew
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D
- Dead Kennedys
- Dead Or Alive
- Def Leppard
- Depeche Mode
- Devo
- Dexy's Midnight Runners
- Dire Straits
- Divinyls
- DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
- Doctor and the Medics
- Dokken
- Dream Academy
- Duran Duran
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E
- Echo & the Bunnymen
- Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
- Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
- Erasure
- The Escape Club
- Europe
- Eurythmics
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F
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Faith No More
- The Fall
- The Fat Boys
- Falco
- 52nd Street
- Fine Young Cannibals
- The Fixx
- Fleetwood Mac
- A Flock of Seagulls
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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- Hall and Oates
- Heart
- Heaven 17
- Helix
- The Honey Drippers
- Honeymoon Suite
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Human League
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J
- J. Geils Band
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- Journey
- Joy Division
- Judas Priest
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L
- Julian Lennon
- Level 42
- Lita Ford
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
- Living Colour
- Los Chamos
- Los Chicos
- Los Lobos
- Love and Rockets
- Loverboy
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M
- Madness
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Mary Jane Girls
- Mecano
- Megadeth
- Men At Work
- Men Without Hats
- Metallica
- Menudo
- Mike and the Mechanics
- Milli Vanilli
- Missing Persons
- Modern Talking
- Morrissey
- Mötley Crüe
- Mr. Mister
- Musical Youth
- My Bloody Valentine
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- Naked Eyes
- Nazareth
- Nena
- New Edition
- New Kids On The Block
- New Order
- Night Ranger
- Nitzer Ebb
- The Northern Pikes
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P
- Pantera
- Parachute Club
- Paris By Air
- Pet Shop Boys
- Peter Schilling
- Pink Floyd
- Pixies
- Platinum Blonde
- The Pointer Sisters
- Poison
- The Police
- Power Station
- The Pretenders
- Pseudo Echo
- Psychedelic Furs
- Public Enemy
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R
- The Raincoats
- Ramones
- Real Life
- Red Rider
- Re-Flex
- Regina
- R.E.M.
- REO Speedwagon
- Rick James
- Rob Base and DJ EZ-Rock
- The Romantics
- Roxette
- Run DMC
- Rush
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S
- Sade
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Savatage
- Scandal
- The Scorpions
- Seona Dancing
- Shakatak
- Simple Minds
- Simply Red
- Siouxsie & the Banshees
- Skid Row
- Slade
- Slayer
- The Smiths
- Sonic Youth
- Soft Cell
- Spandau Ballet
- The Specials
- Spirit of the West
- Split Enz
- Spoons
- Starship
- Steve Miller Band
- Stray Cats
- Stryper
- Styx
- The Sugarcubes
- Survivor
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T
- T'Pau
- Taco
- Talk Talk
- Talking Heads
- Tears for Fears
- Tesla
- Thompson Twins
- Til Tuesday
- Timbuk 3
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Tommy Tutone
- Tom Tom Club
- Toto
- The Traveling Wilburys
- Twisted Sister
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See also :The Rockin' Eighties
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Nostalgia for music from the 1980's can be quite popular with Generation X.
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