Top 10 Decade Defining Musical Acts: 1980s

While rock was still popular, this decade was dominated by genres with electronic elements, like new wave, dance, synthpop, as well as the rise of hip hop and urban music. Welcome to , and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 decade defining musical acts of the 1980s. Check us out at , and Special thanks to our users Se7enNationArmy101, Grungeman23, SuperMonkeyGyrados, jimster95, Jack Morris, Nathaniel Jordon and billyfresh23 for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at :) We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out for more info.