1987 was a defining year for music, bringing iconic hits across pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, and dance. From Michael Jackson’s smooth moves and Whitney Houston’s powerhouse vocals to U2’s stadium anthems ...

Bruce Springsteen love songs aren't your traditional “moon in June” exercises. Just like in the real world, love is much more complicated. The Boss sings about love like it’s something that requires ...

In the late 1980s, pop music was at its apex. The training wheels had come off. It was time to take the genre for a real spin and show what it could do. And in 1987, there were a number of artists who ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...