1980s

Artists active in this release slice

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Bon Jovi

Estimated income: $4M-$12M/year

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Brian Eno

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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Chicago

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

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Depeche Mode

Estimated income: $2M-$6M/year

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Dire Straits

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

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Foreigner

Estimated income: $2M-$7M/year

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Guns N' Roses

Estimated income: $5M-$18M/year

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Heart

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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Madonna

Estimated income: $15M-$45M/year

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N.W.A

Estimated income: $1.5M-$5M/year

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New Order

Estimated income: $3M-$9M/year

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Rakim

Estimated income: $300K-$1.2M/year

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REO Speedwagon

Estimated income: $800K-$3M/year

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Roxette

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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Steve Perry

Estimated income: $500K-$2M/year

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Tears for Fears

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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The Cure

Estimated income: $1M-$4M/year

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The Stone Roses

Estimated income: $800K-$2.8M/year

Songs released in the 1980s

• Alone · 1987 · Heart · $220K-$800K/year
• An Ending (Ascent) · 1983 · Brian Eno · $120K-$400K/year
• Bizarre Love Triangle · 1986 · New Order · $250K-$900K/year
• Blue Monday · 1983 · New Order · $450K-$1.4M/year
• Can't Fight This Feeling · 1984 · REO Speedwagon · $180K-$650K/year
• Everybody Wants to Rule the World · 1985 · Tears for Fears · $300K-$900K/year
• Fuck tha Police · 1988 · N.W.A · $300K-$900K/year
• I Wanna Be Adored · 1989 · The Stone Roses · $180K-$650K/year
• I Want to Know What Love Is · 1984 · Foreigner · $300K-$1M/year
• Just Like Heaven · 1987 · The Cure · $220K-$800K/year
• Keep On Loving You · 1980 · REO Speedwagon · $220K-$800K/year
• Like a Prayer · 1989 · Madonna · $700K-$2M/year
• Listen to Your Heart · 1988 · Roxette · $250K-$900K/year
• Livin' on a Prayer · 1986 · Bon Jovi · $900K-$2.8M/year
• Money for Nothing · 1985 · Dire Straits · $350K-$1.1M/year
• Oh Sherrie · 1984 · Steve Perry · $120K-$450K/year
• Paid in Full · 1987 · Rakim · $180K-$600K/year
• Personal Jesus · 1989 · Depeche Mode · $200K-$700K/year
• Shout · 1984 · Tears for Fears · $180K-$600K/year
• Straight Outta Compton · 1988 · N.W.A · $450K-$1.4M/year
• Sweet Child O' Mine · 1987 · Guns N' Roses · $900K-$2.8M/year
• Wanted Dead or Alive · 1986 · Bon Jovi · $450K-$1.4M/year
• You're the Inspiration · 1984 · Chicago · $200K-$700K/year