80s songs turned the 70s disco era into a neon happy metrosexual fiesta. It was common to see men with long hair with enough dimity duo now called gel in there hair to look like a seagull or gay porn star.
80s songs hits spotlighted men with eyeliner no muscle in t-shirts we now call “wife beaters”. So why was 80s songs so popular? Repetitiveness. The songs were easy to remember and upbeat.
If you notice in a lot of commercials now a days you will hear 80s songs as jingles because of this upbeat tone. Capitalism was at the highest point in Reagan economy people responded to flashy neon clothes, fog machines and big hair.
80s songs can be noted for the start of what we see marketing today.