The mall songs playing while your parents shopped: Do you remember these? There was a specific sound to the American shopping mall in its golden era, roughly 1975 through the early 1990s. It came from ...

If you’re the kind of person who watches films like ‘The Notebook’ and says, “That’s it? Pass the popcorn, I need more emotional trauma,” then boy, do we have a list for you. We’re talking about ...

The 1980s were the decade that built the machinery of music censorship. A group of Washington politicians’ wives, alarmed by what their children were listening to, formed the Parents Music Resource ...

The most controversial songs of the ’70s: Do you agree? Every decade produces songs that make the guardians of public decency reach for the off switch. The ’70s had a particular talent for it. Rock ...

These were our favorite breakup songs from the ’90s: Do you agree? The ’90s were a strange and glorious decade for heartbreak. Radio could hand you grunge alienation and R&B devastation in the same ...

If you graduated from high school during the 1980s, one song was unavoidable that spring. Synth-driven, guitar-fueled, and occasionally absurd, the decade’s biggest hits have a way of sending you ...

1978 was a defining year in music history, continuing the disco trend while incorporating innovative influences from funk and rock. The dance floor at the club and the recording studio transformed the ...

These were our favorite breakup songs from the ’70s: Do you agree? The 1970s had a gift for heartbreak. And for many other aches and pains, too. Singer-songwriters were confessing everything, and the ...

Before mindfulness apps and therapy TikToks, the ’90s were quietly teaching us emotional intelligence through sitcoms, teen dramas, and Saturday morning TV. According to research on 90s programming, ...

If there is a decade that produced more songs capable of stopping you mid-grocery-store or mid-car-ride when it comes on the radio, the 1960s would be a strong candidate. That collision of Motown, the ...

Released in 1971, Led Zeppelin IV is not just a milestone for the band but for rock music as a whole. With over 37 million copies sold, it’s one of the best-selling albums ever. “Stairway to Heaven,” ...

Every generation gets a batch of technologies that arrive trailing enormous promises. They will transform how we work, how we move, and how we see the world. Companies invest billions. Magazines put ...