Names Of 80s Bands. Alphabetical Index of Bands Artists of the Eighties click on a letter. Bon Jovi Journey and the late Whitney Houston are examples of 80s singers whose music was able to endure and are considered classics from that time period. Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up Queen II 1974 but. The original lineup was Freddie Mercury lead vocals piano Brian May guitar vocals Roger Taylor drums vocals and John Deacon bass guitar vocals.
Nonetheless the group didnt achieve its highest level of success until it shed most Latin music predilections for pop such as the ballad Words Get in the Way. Mercury himself joined the band shortly thereafter changed the name of the band to Queen and adopted his familiar stage name. Also it was hard to rank some of the metal bands and if some of the metal bands are ranked close to each other well its just a coincidence but the 80s truly was the golden age of heavy metal. Alphabetical Index of Bands Artists of the Eighties click on a letter. Listen free to Various Artists 100 Hits of the 80s Wake Me up Before You Go-Go Girls Just Want to Have Fun and more. The original lineup was Freddie Mercury lead vocals piano Brian May guitar vocals Roger Taylor drums vocals and John Deacon bass guitar vocals.
Mercury himself joined the band shortly thereafter changed the name of the band to Queen and adopted his familiar stage name.
Listen free to Various Artists 100 Hits of the 80s Wake Me up Before You Go-Go Girls Just Want to Have Fun and more. The rankings on this list are judged and based exclusively on the level of how iconic the music they made during the decade was not how good it was not necessarily how popular and does not include iconic-ness from other decades 90s 70s etc. Also it was hard to rank some of the metal bands and if some of the metal bands are ranked close to each other well its just a coincidence but the 80s truly was the golden age of heavy metal. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each singles weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio station. This vehicle for Gloria Estefans voice and image deserves credit for injecting some Cuban sounds and rhythms into pop music in the 80s. Listen free to Various Artists 100 Hits of the 80s Wake Me up Before You Go-Go Girls Just Want to Have Fun and more.