It was an era of flashy styles and fun songs. Artists like Madonna had incredible success throughout the decade. In the '80s, she released seven of her 12 Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs.

One of the cool things about R&B is hearing ... From Michael Jackson to The Gap Band, here's a list of some of the hottest R&B songs of the '80s.

He became one of the most successful soul/R&B artists of the 1980s. Very few people even realized Billy Ocean had been recording for nearly a decade before massive crossover smashes like "Suddenly" ...

Some of the biggest pop hits of 1983 including Wham!, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Police, Culture Club, Siouxsie and The Banshees, UB40, Duran Duran, The Beat, and Bananarama. Show more ...

Perry produced some of the biggest and best hits on the Hot 100 in the '70s and '80s. By Paul Grein We lost one of the greats this week, when producer Richard Perry died at age 82. Like such ...