Collage of top 100 artists of the 80s

Top 100 Artists of the 80s

These are the top 100 artists of the 1980s. This list was compiled using several sources including chart rankings, music video rotation, radio airplay, genre influence, and cultural influence to name a few.

Below each artist's name are links to the year/s they entered the charts during the 80's.

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Artists 1 - 10

Artists 11 - 20

Artists 21 - 30

Artists 31 - 40

Artists 41 - 50

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Artists 51 - 60

Artists 61 - 70

Artists 71 - 80

Artists 81 - 90

Artists 91 - 100

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Top 100 Artists of the 80's

1

Michael Jackson in the 1980s

Michael Jackson

1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

2

Image of Prince with sunglasses from the 80s

Prince

1980 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

3

Image of Madonna with pink hair from the 1980s

Madonna

1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1989

4

U2 band photo

U2

1987 | 1988 | 1989

5

Bruce Springsteen playing guitar on stage circa 1980s

Bruce Springsteen

1980 | 1981 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988

6

80's rap group Run DMC

Run-D.M.C.

1986

7

Van Halen

1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989

8

Public Enemy

9

Billy Joel we didn't start the fire record cover

Billy Joel

1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1989

10

Police every breath you take record cover

The Police

1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986

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