1980s: Legendary Western Rock Bands’ Classic and Hit Songs

When it comes to the 1980s, it’s often called the “golden era” of Western rock music.

From the perspective of rock bands, it was a time when many veteran groups—still active today—made their debuts, and countless worldwide hits that went down in history were born.

This time, we’re spotlighting hit songs and classics by Western rock bands from that very 1980s!

Alongside energetic, quintessentially ’80s rock numbers and stadium-ready ballads, we’ve assembled a varied lineup that also reflects the era’s birth of the so-called New Wave—unbound by traditional rock—and the alternative rock that would lead into the 1990s.