But in each decade since, the genre has been distinct, with its own style, stars and sounds. In honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, take CNN’s quiz to discover which decade you most resemble.

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Below you'll find some of the most iconic prom songs from '80s, '90s and '00s, many of which are still played at the end-of-school dance today. While we unders The Police's Grammy-winning single ...

For this list, I picked 15 ’80s punk albums that paved the way for the ’90s and early ’00s pop punk booms, presented chronologically and unranked. You could probably come up with over 100 ...

Everyone. No matter which decade you went to high school, you like the music you grew up with. This week, the debate between the '80s and '90s will rise to the surface. Why? A mix of stars from ...

who charted top 40 hits in the ’80s, ’90s, 2000s and ’10s, but only in the current decade via re-entries of prior hits; Bon Jovi’s 1987 “Livin’ on a Prayer” re-entered for a week at ...

The '80s introduced the mainstream to hip-hop ... More than 10.2 billion units were sold. The '90s were the biggest decade for music sales since the RIAA began compiling numbers in 1973.