Pop

By 1980, the disco production of the 1970s, largely dependent on orchestras, is replaced by a lighter synthpop production. Duran Duran gains fame with their hit Girls on Film, which had a Godley & Creme-directed video, which was banned by MTV for it's sexual nature. They continued throughout the 80s with a string of hits, including Planet Earth, Hungry Like the Wolf, The Reflex, and Rio. In the second half of the 1980s teen pop has its first wave. Bands and artists include New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Tommy Page, New Edition, Stacey Q, The Bangles, Madonna and others. Urban pop acts of the 1980s include Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Deneice Williams. Artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael and Janet Jackson ruled the charts throughout the decade and achieved tremendous success worldwide. Their fame and commercial success lasts up to date. Michael Jackson releases Thriller in 1982, which becomes the best selling album of all time.