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Listen to a playlist of the year's best songs as selected by The Times' August Brown, Cerys Davies and Mikael Wood.

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Ah, the '80s! A glorious time for pop culture aficionados; an era that shaped the movie, TV, and music landscapes like no other. From sitcoms to action shows and animated series, the '80s knew how to ...

Richard Darbyshire, the frontman for the 1980s pop band Living In A Box, has died. His family told the BBC that he died on Nov. 10. He was 65. No cause of death was given. “We are all very sad but his ...

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist for the hit ’80s British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at age 66. The band announced on its official Instagram account that the musician “passed away peacefully in ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...