Ladies of the 80s
She is the only artist to have had seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988.
Whitney Houston
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Pour Some Sugar on Me, Def Leppard
Rickrolling is when you troll someone on the internet by linking to this music video
Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley
Song 11
Need you now, Lady A
This music video featured 5 female models including Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, and Cindy Crawford
Freedom, George Michael
Cyndi Lauper
Song 7
That don’t impress me much, Shania Twain
The song is featured in this viral video
In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins
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Always be my Baby, Mariah Carey
This video was the first to ever be played on MTV, airing at 12:01 on August 1, 1981. It had previously drawn criticism for being “too violent” because it features a TV being blown up.
Video Killed the Radio Star, The Buggles
This artist's most successful album was her second, 1980's Crimes of Passion, which was certified 4x platinum in the US and 5x platinum in Canada.
Pat Benetar
Song 8
Look What You Made Me Do, Taylor Swift
This 2009 song reemerged in 2017 when it began appearing in unfitting music videos on Instagram. The same year it made the news for the artist's response to questions about the meaning of the line "I get a thousand hugs from 10,000 lightning bugs."
Fireflies, Owl City
Song 13
Livin' on a Prayer, Bon Jovi
The 2015 music video for the song I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen, starred this Hollywood actor, who also lip-synced to Jepsen’s vocals.
Tom Hanks
This all-girl group rose to fame with their 1986 hit single "Manic Monday"
The Bangles
Song 9
Dreams, The Cranberries
This song by the Mamas and the Papas was given a new life as a tiktok audio, specifically the lyrics "all the leaves are brown"
California Dreamin'
Song 14
Fast Car, Tracy Chapman
Despite becoming one of the most iconic music videos (and dances) of the 2000s, it was actually the cheapest and quickest to produce of all the artist’s videos, featuring minimal alternative camera shots and cuts, and no changes to hairstyles, costumes and sets.
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Widely considered the best-selling female artist of all time, she rose to stardom with her self-titled debut album, released in 1983.
Madonna
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Wake Me Up When September Ends, Green Day
This song gained notoriety on the internet for its prevalence among young, beginner-level guitarists, who would frequently play the song at parties and social gatherings to impress others. It spawned the meme Anyway, Here's....
Wonderwall, Oasis
Song 15
Jump, Van Halen
The choreographed dance from this music video was later featured in the movie 13 going on 30.
Thriller, Michael Jackson