The 1980s: Which Decade Is The Best?

Which Decade Is The Best?

The 1980s was a decade of variety, change, politics, and economic growth. The decade that had the most significant impact on our society today. Fashion to music, politics to innovation, and cultural transformation. These are some of the many reasons why the 1980s was the best decade. Its movies, music, and style make the greatest decade of all time.

The first point that made the 80s great is their Movies. The 1980s movies were special of all other kinds bringing a different aesthetic to the movies. Movies in the 80s experienced the introduction of high-concept films meaning they were more understandable and easygoing for the audience. Action and Drama were still very popular but comedy movies started emerging out of the fast-paced dust. Despite the small downfall of action movies, a sci-fi/adventure movie broke the scales. E.T., (extraterrestrial,) was released on June 11th, 1982, and only after one year, surpassing star wars and becoming the highest-grossing

The 80s saw a rise of synth-pop with Duran Durans’ “Rio,” and Kim Wildes’ “Kids In America,” two songs that when combined made almost 2 million plays in only 4 months! The 80s also saw a step up in the hip-hop industry with artists such as Beastie Boys, Guns n Roses, and a-ha. All artists that became greatly popular in the 1980s and further. Beastie Boys’ Fight for your right generated over $1.7 million and it might not have hit the charts but it was the introduction of the Beastie Boys’ popularity. We saw Guns n Roses make it close to many hits playlist with the song on the game, Guitar Hero, an enjoyable experience for kids as they can “play” the guitar solo at home on an instrument they might not be able to play. Sweet Child O Mine came 3rd place on Blenders’ 500 greatest songs since you were born. The song has sold almost 3,000,000 digital copies and is still sitting on many playlists