142 songs from the 80's and 90s (VOL. 1), including stars: Michael Jackson , Billy Joel , Madonna , Chris de Burgh , Prince , Baltimora , Adamski , Richard Marx , Ace of Base , Bananarama , Kim Wilde , Donna Summer , Haddaway , Bangles , Rick Springfield , Ub40 , Alanis Morisette , Mike & The Mechanics , Kaoma , Backstreet Boys , The J. Geils Band , Chris de Burgh the primtives , Michael Learns to Rock , Roxette , Bryan Adams , Stevie Nicks , Eurythmics , Genesis , Phil Collins , The Rmones , Blondie - Debbie Harry , Cutting Crew , Gloria Estefan ... and more...__________________In the First World, this decade saw the emergence of pop music, as well as various forms of rock music, such as new wave, soft rock, and glam metal. The 1980s are commonly associated with the use of synthesizers, and was the introduction of sampling and hip hop/rap.POPThe 1980s saw the reinvention of Michael Jackson and the emergence of Madonna, who arguably were the most powerful musicians during the time. Their videos became a permanent fixture on MTV and gained a worldwide mass audience. Michael Jackson's Thriller album from 1982 is the best-selling album of all time, it is cited as selling as many as 110 million copies worldwide. Being the biggest selling artist of that decade he was indisputably the biggest star of the 1980s.[1]By 1980, the disco production of the 1970s, largely dependent on orchestras, is replaced by a lighter synthpop production, which is replaced by dance music. In the second half of the 1980s teen pop has its first wave. Bands and artists include New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Tommy Page, New Edition, Stacey Q, The Bangles, Madonna, Olivia Newton-John and others.Prominent American Urban pop acts of the 1980s include Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Deniece Williams.American artists such as Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi, Prince and Janet Jackson ruled the charts throughout the decade and achieved tremendous success worldwide. Their fame and commercial success lasts up to date.Rock - Alternative rockBy 1984, a majority of groups signed to independent record labels were mining from a variety of rock and particularly 1960s rock influences. This represented a sharp break from the futuristic, hyper rational post-punk years.[2]Throughout the 1980s, alternative rock was mainly an underground phenomena. While on occasion a song would become a commercial hit or albums would receive critical praise in mainstream publications like Rolling Stone, alternative rock in the 1980s was primarily relegated to independent record labels, fanzines, and college radio stations. Alternative bands built underground followings by touring constantly and regularly releasing low-budget albums. In the case of the United States, new bands would form in the wake of previous bands, which created an extensive underground circuit in America, filled with different scenes in various parts of the country.[3] Although American alternative artists of the 1980s never generated spectacular album sales, they exerted a considerable influence on later alternative musicians and laid the groundwork for their success.[4]Early American alternative bands such as R.E.M., The Feelies, and Violent Femmes combined punk influences with folk music and mainstream music influences. R.E.M. was the most immediately successful; its debut album, Murmur (1983), entered the Top 40 and spawned a number of jangle pop followers.[3]Other trendsVarious older rock bands make a comeback. The Beach Boys have a hit with Kokomo. The Kinks have hits with Come Dancing and Do It Again. The Steve Miller Band have a hit with Abracadabra. Steely Dan have a hit with Hey Nineteen. Bruce Springsteen released his blockbuster album Born In The USA. Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood spark a revival of blues. Led Zeppelin disbanded after John Bonham's 1980 death. Country rock sees a decline after Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1977 plane crash.Hardcore punk flourished throughout the early to mid 1980s, with bands leading the genre such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Suicidal Tendencies, amongst others. It began to wane however in the latter-half of the decade, with the New York hardcore scene