Shoulder pads and synth pop
Born in the 1980s?
Here's what shaped your world.
The 1980s were defined by big hair, bigger ambition and synthesisers. Thatcher's Britain was polarised and passionate — Live Aid filled Wembley, the miners struck, and the ZX Spectrum introduced a generation to home computing. Pop music had never been so colourful.
Life in the 1980s
Pint of Beer
70p
Average House
£31,000
Prime Minister
Thatcher / Major
US President
Reagan / Bush Sr
#1 Songs of the 1980s
“Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2)”
Pink Floyd
“Relax”
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
“Do They Know It's Christmas?”
Band Aid
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Top TV Shows of the 1980s
Coronation Street
ITV
Only Fools and Horses
BBC One
EastEnders
BBC One
Famous People Born in the 1980s
You're in good company.
Adele
Prince William
Beyoncé
Justin Timberlake
Cristiano Ronaldo
Amy Winehouse
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