The 1980s were a pivotal time for pop music, as the disco, adult contemporary, glam pop, and soul-infused sounds of the 1970s gave way to the new wave, synthpop, post-punk, and club music that would ...

If you look at the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the 1960s and 1970s, you see a lot of men on the list. It’s not a bad thing necessarily—bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin are incredible. But in ...