Revisit 30 pop songs that defined the 1980s, from synth-pop favorites and movie anthems to the unforgettable hit ranked number one.

Some songs become so closely associated with one performer that it's almost impossible to imagine anyone else singing them. But music history is full of surprises, and plenty of legendary hits actually started with completely different artists. From Whitney Houston to Joan Jett, these famous performers took somebody else's song and made it their own. In several cases, the original recordings sound almost unrecognizable.

Revisit 30 pop albums from the 1970s that once filled record collections, ruled the charts, and deserve to be played from beginning to end again.

The television smiles and carefully pressed stage clothes told only part of the story. Behind some of country music's most familiar 1970s stars were lives filled with private turmoil, risky decisions, and stories that rarely fit their reassuring public images.

Some musicians fit cleanly into one record store category, but these ones needed a space of their own somewhere between country and rock.

Looking Glass reached No. 1 on the charts in 1972 with "Brandy", but singer-songwriter Elliot Lurie eventually decided to leave the band.