Biggest 80's MTV type of artists

Biggest 80's MTV type of artists (July 2018)

The eighties saw the advent of MTV and VH1. They became a major part of everyone's life. The music video became an art form of its own. It was a very unique era of music. It was colorful and over the top at times. It was the time when hair metal became popular. Rap was beginning to get bigger. There were larger than life stars such as Michael Jackson and Madonna. There was new wave as well. There were also numerous one hit wonders and huge singles. It was a fantastic time. These are the biggest MTV type artists of the decade. This is different than if there was a list of the greatest artists of that time. Also, this is only taking into account the eighties. Some of these artists would rank higher or lower in other decades.

100. Sheena Easton

99. Yes

98. The Rolling Stones

97. Quiet Riot

96. Mr. Mister

95. Thompson Twins

94. Europe

93. Bonnie Tyler

92. David Lee Roth

91. Bananarama

90. Frankie goes to Hollywood

89. Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam

88. Queen

87. Bobby Brown

86. The Human League

85. Blondie

84. Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine

83. Ozzy Osbourne

82. Richard Marx

81. New Kids on the Block

80. Kiss

79. Adam Ant

78. REO Speedwagon

77. Crowded House

76. Kylie Minogue

75. Asia

74. Starship

73. Rick Springfield

72. Paul McCartney

71. Simple Minds

70. Corey Hart

69. Twisted Sister

68. Rick Astley

67. Fleetwood Mac

66. Pet Shop Boys

65. Steve Winwood

64. Debbie Gibson

63. NWA

62. Beastie Boys

61. Pink Floyd

60. Robert Palmer

59. Men at Work

58. AC/DC

57. Tears for Fears

56. The Eurythmics

55. Stevie Wonder

54. Rod Stewart

53. Public Enemy

52. Don Henley

51. Peter Gabriel

50. Paula Abdul

49. Belinda Carlisle

48. The Bangles

47. The Cars

46. Sting

45. Elton John

44. Poison

43. Whitesnake

42. Heart

41. Metallica

40. Dire Straits

39. The Go Go’s

38. Pat Benetar

37. Run DMC

36. Bryan Adams

35. Motley Crue

34. Aerosmith

33. ZZ Top

32. REM

31. David Bowie

30. Wham

29. Whitney Houston

28. Billy Idol

27. Talking Heads

26. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

25. Tina Turner

24. INXS

23. Journey

22. Hall and Oates

21. Bon Jovi

20. Genesis

19. Janet Jackson

18. Def Leopard

17. Billy Joel

16. George Michael

15. John Mellencamp

14. Guns N’ Roses

13. Duran Duran

12. Culture Club

11. Van Halen

10. Phil Collins

9. Lionel Richie

8. Cyndi Lauper

7. Huey Lewis and the News

6. The Police

5. U2

4. Prince

3. Bruce Springsteen

2. Madonna

1. Michael Jackson