“Outside the mainstream” isn’t really enough of a definition. My first question: What is alternative? As it pertains to ’80s music, or any other decade for that matter, the answer is never really quite clear. But like all musical decades, there is another layer of music that by and large didn’t fit neatly into Top 40 playlists (at least in the US). Many younger music fans in particular consider ’80s music irredeemably cheesy, and in many cases they are correct. There’s no question that it was a golden age for pop music, although some of the quintessential hits of the ’80s have aged better than others. Generally when people think of ’80s music, the first artists that pop into their heads might be Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Prince, Duran Duran, a-ha and other staples of MTV and the Top 40.
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