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100 Most Iconic Artists of the 80s

This is a list IN ORDER of the 100 most iconic musical artists in the decade of the 1980's. The rankings on this list are judged and based exclusively on the level of how iconic the music they made during the decade was, not how good it was, not necessarily how popular, and does not include iconic-ness from other decades (90's, 70's, etc.).
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
1
Madonna
Madonna
2
Prince
Prince
3
U2
U2
4
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
5
Van Halen
Van Halen
6
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
7
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
8
The Police
The Police
9
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
10
AC/DC
AC/DC
11
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
12
Run-DMC
Run-DMC
13
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
14
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
15
Def Leppard
Def Leppard
16
George Michael / Wham!
George Michael / Wham!
17
N.W.A.
N.W.A.
18
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
19
Metallica
Metallica
20
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
21
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
22
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
23
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates
24
Journey
Journey
25
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang
26
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
27
Genesis
Genesis
28
Tina Turner
Tina Turner
29
Queen
Queen
30
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
31
Judas Priest
Judas Priest
32
Elton John
Elton John
33
Billy Idol
Billy Idol
34
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News
35
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
36
LL Cool J
LL Cool J
37
The Cure
The Cure
38
INXS
INXS
39
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
40
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