What was Going on In the 80's?
The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22. TheUnited States team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, who were considered to be the best ice hockey team in the world at the time.
Top Movies
Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
1. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980) | 303,776 |
2. | 8.7 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 263,826 |
3. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | 197,965 |
4. | 8.5 | Das Boot (1981) | 75,763 |
5. | 8.5 | Aliens (1986) | 184,635 |
6. | 8.4 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | 50,853 |
7. | 8.4 | Back to the Future (1985) | 227,187 |
8. | 8.4 | Raging Bull (1980) | 98,702 |
9. | 8.4 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 80,085 |
10. | 8.4 | Amadeus (1984) |
Music
Top 25 Hits
1. Call Me, Blondie
2. Another Brick In the Wall, Pink Floyd
3. Magic, Olivia Newton-John
4. Rock With You, Michael Jackson
5. Do That to Me One More Time, Captain and Tennille
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen
7. Coming Up, Paul McCartney
8. Designer Music, Lipps, Inc.
9. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, Billy Joel
10. The Rose, Bette Midler
11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song), Rupert Holmes
12. Cars, Gary Numan
13. Cruisin', Smokey Robinson
14. Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl, Spinners
15. Lost In Love, Air Supply
16. Little Jeannie, Elton John
17. Ride Like the Wind, Cristopher Cross
18. Upside Down, Diana Ross
19. Please Don't Go, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
20. Babe, Styx
21. With You I'm Born Again, Billy Preston and Syreeta
22. Shining Star, Manhattans
23. Still, Commodores
24. Yes, I'm Ready, Teri De Sario With K.C.
25. Sexy Eyes, Dr. Hook
The 1980s saw New Wave entering the year as the single biggest mainstream market, with heavy metal, punk rock and hardcore punk, and hip hopachieving increased crossover success. With the demise of punk rock, a new generation of punk-influenced genres arose, including Gothic rock, post-punk,alternative rock, emo and thrash metal. Hip hop underwent its first diversification, with Miami bass, Chicago hip housesahani rathnayke, Washington DC go-go, Detroit ghettotech, Los Angeles electroclash and the golden age of old school hip hop in New York City. House music developed in Chicago, techno music developed in Detroit which also saw the flowering of the Detroit Sound in gospel. This helped inspire the greatest crossover success of Christian Contemporary Music (CCM), as well as the Miami Sound of Cuban pop.
What To Wear:
Look a like ; Michael Jackson, Heavy Metal, Wham, Frankie Goes to Hollywood,headbands, shades, big hair bows, slouchy socks, hoop earrings, rhinestone gloves, plastic charms and anything neon, jelly bracelets, neon bangle bracelets, neon earrings or leg-warmers made by cutting the sleeves off of an old, ugly sweaters.