Thirty-eight years after it reached the top of the charts, Cheap Trick's power ballad "The Flame" remains the band's only No.

A chart-topping hit in 1988 once dominated radio—but years later, it earned a very different reputation and was even labeled ‘the corniest song of all time.’ Billy Ocean’s 1988 hit reached No. 1 and ...

1988 was a heady time in the world of pop music. All kinds of genres were starting to muscle their way onto mainstream radio. As we look back on the charts from that era, a few cool songs that we ...

Rock music may not always be associated with producing "romantic" songs, but Guns N' Roses did just that when they released their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. One of the tracks on the album ...

A 1988 pop song from one of the era's best vocalists became so popular that it reached No. 1. Even though it once dominated the chart, the tide has taken an unexpected turn against the track over time ...

When a relationship is on the brink of breakup, there's nothing more accurate than listening to a power ballad on full blast. The Swedish rock duo Roxette released a track in 1988 that would become a ...

After watching the 1988 animated classic The Land Before Time, puffy-eyed audiences sat in their movie theater seats, wiping away tears and trying get it together. But seconds later, the end credits ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

On this day in music history, Def Leppard released one of the classic '80s track that would help shape the hair metal era. Exactly 38 years ago, the English rock band released on of the biggest ...