Blondie’s Call Me ruled the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 1980, defining an era where rock, pop, and fashion collided.

When you close your eyes and think about the music of the 1980s, what comes to mind? Synths, early rap? Prince dressed in purple, Tom Petty and his wheat-colored hair? Stevie Nicks and Michael Jackson ...

Billy Joel introduced himself to the Billboard Hot 100 with the eventual classic, and one of his signature songs, “Piano Man,” which hit No. 25 in April 1974. He landed his first No. 1 in July 1980 ...

It’s still live album time here; I hope that's ok with you as there are plenty of them to go around and write about. I ...