Pop Music

Highlights for pop music in the 1980s are Michael Jackson's second Epic label release, Thriller, which went on to become the best-selling album of all time. Jackson was the most successful artist of the 80s, spanning nine #1 singles in the United States alone during that decade, and selling over 136 million copies with only two albums — Thriller, and its follow-up Bad. Since the early nineties, Jackson has been often referred to and regarded as the "King of Pop". Another important artist in the 1980s was Madonna. Considered the "Queen of Pop", Madonna had a unique mix of pop music with other musical genres, including electronic, Dance and R&B. Madonna has sold 250 million copies worldwide and has seventeen albums clasified as Platinum in United States, apart from two certified Diamond (Like a Virgin, The Immaculate Collection).