1. Michael Jackson
2. Madonna
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. U2
5. Phil Collins/Genesis
6. Bon Jovi
7. Guns N’ Roses
8. Prince
9. Journey
10. Kenny Rogers
Honorable mentions: George Michael/Wham!, Foreigner, Def Leppard, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie
Look no further than the top selling artists of the 80s
1. Michael Jackson
2. Madonna
3. Phil Collins
4. U2
5. Queen
6. Prince
7. AC/DC
8. Bruce Springsteen
9. Bon Jovi
10. Wham!/George Michael
Michael Jackson
Prince
Madonna
Bon Jovi
Billy Idol
Pet shop Boys
Bruce Springsteen
Beasty Boys
Billy Joel
Metallica
I tried to represent as many genres/subgenres as I could. These to me were also iconic, but there is some overlap and some came later in the decade. You could easily put them in the list so if I had more space:
Whitney Houston
LL Cool J
Poison
Rick James
Run DMC
Guns N’ Roses
Motley Crue
Iron Maiden
Depeche Mode
Phil Collins
Tears For Fears
Scorpions
U2
Lionel Ritchie
Def Leppard
A shout out!
I’ll go with:
Prince
Michael Jackson
Beastie Boys
Public Enemy
Madonna
Cocteau Twins
U2
Metallica
New Order
Bruce Springsteen (great 70’s AND 80’s artist)
I am going the alternative route:
- The Cure
- The Smiths
- R.E.M.
- The Replacements
- Depeche Mode
- Talking Heads
- New Order
- XTC
- Sonic Youth
- Jesus and Mary Chain
-Michael Jackson, -Prince -Madonna -Bruce Springsteen -Phil Collins/Genesis -George Michael/Wham -Duran Duran -Guns n’ Roses -U2 -Bon Jovi
Phil Collins definitely. He was on the radio about every 5 songs back in the day.
And he helped invent gated reverb
PSB opened for DM for their legendary 101 concert, just sayin'
Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Bon Jovi, a-ha, Paula Abdul, and Phil Collins
Guns & Roses
1. Michael Jackson 2. Madonna 3. Bruce Springsteen 4. U2 5. Phil Collins/Genesis 6. Bon Jovi 7. Guns N’ Roses 8. Prince 9. Journey 10. Kenny Rogers Honorable mentions: George Michael/Wham!, Foreigner, Def Leppard, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie
Look no further than the top selling artists of the 80s 1. Michael Jackson 2. Madonna 3. Phil Collins 4. U2 5. Queen 6. Prince 7. AC/DC 8. Bruce Springsteen 9. Bon Jovi 10. Wham!/George Michael
Michael Jackson Prince Madonna Bon Jovi Billy Idol Pet shop Boys Bruce Springsteen Beasty Boys Billy Joel Metallica I tried to represent as many genres/subgenres as I could. These to me were also iconic, but there is some overlap and some came later in the decade. You could easily put them in the list so if I had more space: Whitney Houston LL Cool J Poison Rick James Run DMC Guns N’ Roses Motley Crue Iron Maiden Depeche Mode Phil Collins Tears For Fears Scorpions U2 Lionel Ritchie Def Leppard
Janet Jackson Madonna Prince Michael Jackson Metallica Bruce Springsteen Talking Heads New Order Run DMC Public Enemy
A shout out! I’ll go with: Prince Michael Jackson Beastie Boys Public Enemy Madonna Cocteau Twins U2 Metallica New Order Bruce Springsteen (great 70’s AND 80’s artist)
I am going the alternative route: - The Cure - The Smiths - R.E.M. - The Replacements - Depeche Mode - Talking Heads - New Order - XTC - Sonic Youth - Jesus and Mary Chain
Depeche Mode 10 times. Kidding, I don't think I could do a full one but they would for sure be in there with Prince and Madonna IMO.
The smiths Motley Crue Michael Jackson New Order Run-DMC Kate Bush Talking Heads Wham Duran Duran Metallica