What were the popular styles of music in the 1980's?

Answer 1

Mostly Disco Music.

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Punk Rock. Rough rock-&-roll played at high energy, often with rather angry, snarling para-political lyrics, and often an aggressive attachment to low musical ability. Supposedly an antidote to rock having lost its way in the complexities of Progressive Rock; but it could be argued that Punk was so far removed from P.R. that heavy-metal was the more likely reaction. Part of a fashion that included strange clothes and unpleasant behaviour; hijacked commercially by Malcolm MacLaren.

Heavy Rock. Goes back to the 1960s but still retains and attracts anew, a large, faithful following. Various styles ranging from quite melodic to wall-of-sound "thrash" with no pretence to be anything at all subtle.

New Wave. Rather fey, heavily synthesised pop that tried to be a lyrical and melodic reaction to Punk. It did at least try to show genuine ability to play or sing; and though some succeeded, much of it ended up as bland, soul-less crotchet-counting.

New R-'n'-B. A marketing name. Not to be confused with Rhythm and Blues, which is hard-edged, 12-bar blues-based rock. Characterised by very formulaic synthentic, sampled or session-musician backings of celebrity solo singers, many of them female, of dubious talent; and manufactured with a purely ommercial end in view.

Drum-&-Bass and similar. Purely dance beats, mostly synthetic and sampled, little or no lyrical content, melody or rhythm; with no pretence or intention of anything more than something to dance to.

Also don't forget that a huge amount of much deeper music of all styles including orchestral symphonies, choral and Opera, is still being written.

Answer 2

I think the popular styles of music in 1980s were jazz latin rap and salsa and if your looking for people who sang songs like this here are 2 the Winias and the Clarks

Answer 3

Popular music in the 1970's was: Funk Rock, Heavy Metal, Disco, Punk Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Experimental Classical Music and Minimalist Music.

Answer 4

There are several: Disco, hard rock, softrock, pop, southern rock. Of course classical, jazz, blues remained popular through the decade.

Answer 5

Disco, hard rock/heavy metal, southern rock, punk rock, new wave

Answer 6

Both Disco and Rock and Roll were very popular genres of music in the 1970's.

Answer 7

80's pop and metal. Typically glam metal with all of the hairbands that came about.

Answer 8

rock reggae classical punk rock

Answer 9

Rap and hip hop.