MTV was no longer a novelty in 1988: It was the engine driving the music industry, shaping the Billboard charts and molding the very image of a pop star. George Michael realized the depth of this ...

Christopher Cross’s late-night spot came ahead of the release of "All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980–1988," his first collection of hits.

On this day (October 8) in 1988, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon left the Billboard 200 albums chart after 741 weeks. The album’s 15-year run on the tally set a record. Then, more than two decades ...

In 1988, a band already riding high on a string of successes released their fourth album, which went on to shatter Billboard records by producing more Top 10 hits than any rock album before it. Bon ...

“Many Nashville publishers sold their firms, then cried swampfulls of crocodile tears all the way to the bank when they suddenly became multimillionaires.” That’s a 1988 hot take on country’s ...