1980s nostalgia

Generation Z are nostalgic about the 1980s, in anglosphere countries[https://www.smh.com.au/national/they-weren-t-even-born-so-why-is-gen-z-nostalgic-for-the-80s-20220608-p5as9r.html They weren't even born, so why is Gen Z nostalgic for the '80s?]. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 August 2022.[https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/kate-bush-and-mullets-why-young-people-love-a-decade-they-werent-alive-for-c-8100213.amp Kate Bush and mullets: Why young people love a decade they weren't alive for]. 7 News. 9 October 2022.[https://www.jezebel.com/why-are-some-zoomers-so-wistful-for-the-80s-1848179583 Why Are Some Zoomers So Wistful For the '80s?]. Jezebel. 10 January 2022.[https://www.newsweek.com/why-do-younger-generations-feel-nostalgic-past-they-never-experienced-1746377 Why Do Younger Generations Feel Nostalgic for a Past They Never Experienced?]. Newsweek. 27 September 2022. and in Japan,[https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/230525?page=1 復刻した「昭和レトロ」にZ世代も昭和世代もメロメロ！その理由は？]. AERA dot. 21 September 2024.[https://mainichi.jp/articles/20211029/k00/00m/040/113000c たまごっち、写ルンです... 昭和から平成、レトロを楽しむZ世代]. Mainichi Shimbun. 30 October 2021. even though they were born after the end of the 1980s. The same is true of members of Generation Y born after the 1980s in South Korea. Tom van Laer (University of Sydney) and Davide Christian Orazi (Monash University) described the effect of the television series Stranger Things on Generation Z as "pseudo nostalgia",[https://theconversation.com/its-not-nostalgia-stranger-things-is-fuelling-a-pseudo-nostalgia-of-the-1980s-186389 It's not nostalgia. Stranger Things is fuelling a pseudo-nostalgia of the 1980s]. The Conversation. 10 July 2022. but Charles Fairchild (University of Sydney) disputes that concept and label. In 2022, Spotify said that Generation Z are more nostalgic for the 1980s than for other decades.[https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-10-14/modern-nostalgia-why-do-young-people-ache-for-a-past-they-never-lived.html Modern nostalgia: Why do young people ache for a past they never lived?]. El Pais. 14 October 2023.Spotify. Culture Next: Volume 4: 2022 Global Trend Report.

According to The New York Times, 1980s nostalgia has existed since the 1990s.[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/18/business/wistful-thinking-a-lament-for-the-dear-e-departed.html A Lament for the Dear E-Departed]. The New York Times. 18 December 2000. Trend researchers reported that 1980s nostalgia had started by 1993,[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-03-tm-30832-story.html Moonwalk Down Memory Lane]. Los Angeles Times. 3 March 2002. and the Washington Post reported the existence of a 1980s nostalgia wave in 1994.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/08/11/the-80s/474819ea-0506-4666-bd5c-7f4580c7ea06/ The 80s: A Nostalgia Wave for that Bygone Decade]. Washington Post. 11 August 1994. In 2010, Simon Reynolds said the 2000s was the retro twin of the 1980s in some countries. It has been said that, if a twenty-year nostalgia cycle applied, then 1980s nostalgia would have ended circa 2010.Simon Reynolds. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/22/eighties-revival-decade The 1980s revival that lasted an entire decade]. The Guardian. 22 January 2010. In 2016, it was said that this had not happened, and that a twenty-year nostalgia cycle did not appear to apply. As of 2025, 1980s nostalgia continues.[https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/comedy-movies/new-goonies-and-gremlins-movies-are-in-the-works-at-warner-bros-because-were-not-done-with-80s-nostalgia/ New Goonies and Gremlins movies are in the works at Warner Bros. because we're not done with '80s nostalgia]. Total Film on GamesRadar+. 15 January 2025.

In Japan, it has been said that the Shōwa retro boom that began in 2017 is centred on the 1980s.

In 2024, Zestanakis said 1980s nostalgia exists on a global scale.

1980s music was more popular than that of other decades in Europe in 2010.[https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/32865/Read 1980s voted most popular decade of music]. Music News. 7 March 2010. In North America and Europe, it has been said that the quality of 21st century pop music is largely actually inferior to that of the 1980s.[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-proves-pop-music-has-actually-gotten-worse-8173368/ Science Proves: Pop Music Has Actually Gotten Worse]. Smithsonian. 27 July 2012.[https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/new-study-discovers-pop-music-has-suffered-significant-decline-in-one-area/ New study discovers pop music has suffered "significant decline" in one area]. Far Out. 5 July 2024.[https://globalnews.ca/news/9001083/why-older-music-more-popular-than-new-music/ There is something very, very wrong with today's music. It just may not be very good.] Global News. 24 July 2022.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/fb84bf19-29c9-4ed3-b6b6-953e8a083334 Has pop music lost its fun?]. BBC. 12 January 2018.[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/its-official-modern-music-is-bad/ It's official: modern music is bad]. The Spectator. 13 February 2024. Lost 80's Live is a 1980s nostalgia concert tour.[https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/phoenix-lost-80s-live-nostalgia-concert-set-for-august-20800402 Lost 80's Live tour hits Phoenix in August]. Phoenix New Times. 17 December 2024. There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Michael Jackson.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100617041956/https://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2010/06/10/f-defending-the-1980s.html Chill out, man]. CBC. 11 June 2010. 1980s nostalgia music genres include synthwave, vaporwave, chillwave, sovietwave, the '80s remix and hypnagogic pop. There are 1980s nostalgia radio stations.

Some 1980s fashions have been revived[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fall-2018-fashion-trends-1980s_n_5b76e65de4b018b93e9363ae/amp How To Dress The Trend: 1980s Fashion]. Huffington Post. 20 August 2018. in the 2010s[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/fashion/the-80s-are-back-fall-fashion-2018-marc-jacobs-versace-ysl.html Help! The '80s Are Back]. The New York Times. 15 March 2018. and 2020s.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviaobryon/2023/01/22/how-the-80s-are-influencing-2023-style-trends/ How The 1980s Are Influencing 2023 Style Trends]. Forbes. 22 January 2023. 1980s fashions that have been revived include shoulder pads,[https://www.vogue.com/article/1980s-suit-shoulder-pads-fall-fashion-trend Get Those Shoulder Pads Ready! Fall Is All About the 1980s Suit]. Vogue. 23 October 2024.[https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/80s-shoulder-pad-trend-2021 '80s Shoulder Pads are the Trend of the Season]. L'Officiel. 23 April 2021. power suits[https://www.cnn.com/style/article/80s-fashion-style-comeback/index.html '80s fashion: Trends from the 'more is more' style decade that keep coming back]. CNN. 8 July 2020. and 1980s makeup.[https://www.allure.com/story/80s-beauty-trends-make-comeback How the '80s Are Staging A Major Comeback]. Allure. 17 February 2018.[https://www.glossy.co/beauty/future-nostalgia-the-80s-are-back-in-beauty/ 'Future Nostalgia': The '80s are back in beauty]. Glossy. 9 August 2021.

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There is nostalgia for the Rubik's Cube.[https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/03/29/rubiks-cube-competitions-the-eighties-nostalgia-orig.cnn Rebirth of the Rubik's Cube]. CNN. 29 March 2016. Some 1980s toys have become collectibles, and some have become valuable.[https://www.aol.com/10-classic-1980s-toys-now-143314421.html 10 Classic 1980s Toys That Are Now Collectibles]. AOL. 26 February 2025.[https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/toys-consoles-comics-could-earn-26738958 The toys, consoles and comics which could earn you a small fortune if you have them tucked away]. Manchester Evening News. 23 April 2023.

Showa American Story is a Chinese video game set that combines American 1980s nostalgia with Japanese Shōwa nostalgia, as seen from the perspective of a video game developer who encountered the pop culture of those countries as a child in 1980s China.[https://www.vg247.com/showa-american-story-is-an-rpg-set-in-a-alternate-version-of-the-80s Showa American Story is an RPG set in an alternate version of the 80s]. VG247. 12 January 2022.[https://www.ign.com/articles/showa-american-story-wild-sexy-chinese-depiction-america-showa-66-interview Showa American Story Is a Wild and Sexy Chinese Depiction of America as Set in Showa 66]. IGN. 29 April 2022.[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/showa-american-story-is-yakuza-dead-souls-meets-tokyo-gore-police-and-it-looks-incredible Showa American Story is Yakuza: Dead Souls meets Tokyo Gore Police, and it looks incredible]. Rock Paper Shotgun. 1 November 2024.[https://www.nme.com/news/showa-american-story-reveal-trailer-combines-nier-automata-and-dead-rising-3132884 'Showa American Story' reveal trailer combines 'NieR Automata' and 'Dead Rising']. NME. 8 January 2022. Its trailers feature 1980s music from Warabe, and the first went viral in 2022.[https://www.ign.com/articles/exclusive-showa-american-story-gets-dramatic-new-trailer-release-window Exclusive: Showa American Story Gets Dramatic New Trailer, Release Window]. IGN. 1 November 2024.

There are 1980s nostalgia novels.[https://bookriot.com/80s-nostalgia/ Books That Bring the ’80s Nostalgia Are Like a Warm, Fuzzy Blanket]. Book Riot. 8 July 2022.[https://gizmodo.com/a-1980s-puppet-fantasy-movie-manifests-in-real-life-in-1847408942 A 1980s Puppet Fantasy Movie Manifests in Real Life in Nostalgia-Fueled Novel The Shadow Glass]. Gizmodo. 5 August 2021.

Graduados (2012) is a 1980s nostalgia telenovela.[https://web.archive.org/web/20201201100534/https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/tv/nostalgia-puso-moda_0_SyrSOY6oPml.html La nostalgia se puso de moda]. Clarín. 17 November 2012.

There is nostalgia for the 1980s television program Round the Twist[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/australia-books-blog/2016/oct/25/paul-jennings-on-round-the-twist-youth-and-nostalgia Have you ever, ever felt like this? Paul Jennings on Round the Twist, youth and nostalgia]. The Guardian. 25 October 2016. and for the 1980s art of Ken Done.[https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ken-done-australian-artist/index.html The legendary Australian artist rejected by critics but cherished by the masses]. CNN. 11 August 2019.[https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/home-and-lifestyle/article/get-bed-nostalgia-new-ken-done-sheets-doonas-and-homewares-kip-co Get Into Bed With Nostalgia in New Ken Done Sheets, Doonas and Homewares From Kip & Co]. Broadsheet. 28 October 2022. The Newsreader (2021) is a nostalgia television program about the 1980s.[https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/the-newsreader-review/ Review: The Newsreader offers a rare journalistic hero and 1980s nostalgia]. PressGazette. 5 August 2022. Back to the 80s (2001) is a 1980s nostalgia musical.[https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/around-the-world-in-80s-ways-20120914-25xup.html Around the world in '80s ways]. Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 2012. The Galvatrons have produced 1980s retro music.[https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/going-back-to-a-simpler-time-20080905-ge7czx.html Going back to a simpler time]. The Age. 5 September 2008.

There are 1980s nostalgia radio stations such as Nostalgie.[https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/weinig-goede-nederlandstalige-pop-in-vlaanderen~b471702c/ "Weinig goede Nederlandstalige pop in Vlaanderen"]. De Morgen. 2 July 2008.[https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/nieuwe-vlaamse-radiozender-nostalgie-van-start-op-20-maart~b3ada867/ Nieuwe Vlaamse radiozender Nostalgie van start op 20 maart]. De Morgen. 4 March 2008.

There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Men Without Hats[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/80s-band-men-without-hats-to-tour-1.1124632 '80s band Men Without Hats to tour]. CBC. 8 April 2011. and Mini Pop Kids;[https://globalnews.ca/news/4832021/mini-pop-kids-tour-nostalgia-1980s-music/ Mini Pop Kids tour sparks nostalgia for 1980s music fans]. Global News. 10 January 2019. and for 1980s food brands such as President's Choice cookies.[https://www.lovefood.com/galleries/277142/nostalgic-food-brands-that-youll-only-find-in-canada Nostalgic food brands that you'll only find in Canada]. Love Food. 22 May 2024. There are 1980s retro markets.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/weekend-retro-market-brings-80s-vibe-to-bedford-1.6922562 Weekend retro market brings '80s vibe to Bedford]. CBC. 30 July 2023.

There is nostalgia for 1980s music.[https://www.berlingske.dk/musik/lyden-af-de-kuloerte-80ere-er-igen-tilbage-paa-hitlisterne-og-saerligt-vi Lyden af de kulørte 80ere er (igen) tilbage på hitlisterne. Og særligt vi danskere kan slet ikke få nok]. Berlingske. 23 August 2021. There is 1980s retro lego.[https://hypebeast.com/2024/12/lego-blacktron-renegade-set-release-info Lego Taps Into '80s Nostalgia with Blacktron Renegade Set]. Hypebeast. 26 December 2024.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/what-to-play/how-lego-dimensions-rides-a-wave-of-eighties-nostalgia-to-toys-t/ How Lego Dimensions rides a wave of Eighties nostalgia to toys-to-life success]. The Telegraph. 11 October 2016.

As of 2013, there is more nostalgia for the 1980s than for any other decade.[https://www.ts.fi/uutiset/578119 Ylen kysely: Olkatoppausten ja vesisänkyjen vuosikymmen paras]. Turun Sanomat. 29 December 2013. There are 1980s nostalgia television documentaries.[https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006341444.html Dokumenttisarja neljästä 80-luvun suosikkielokuvasta tuputtaa nostalgiaa mutta vauhti ja vitsikkyys helpottavat tilannetta]. Helsingin Sanomat. 13 December 2019. There is nostalgia for 1980s toys.[https://www.hs.fi/elama/art-2000010810129.html Näistä vanhoista leluista maksetaan nyt hurjia summia – "Oli 1980-luvulla kova juttu"]. Helsingin Sanomat. 18 January. Litku Klemetti's Kukkia muovipussissa (2021) is a 1980s retro album and an expression of nostalgia for the 1980s music of Mona Carita.[https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000007867306.html Litku Klemetin uusi albumi säihkyy upeaa nostalgiadiskoa Mona Caritan hengessä – piristävä tyyliloikka ammentaa samasta nuhjumaailmasta kuin aiemmat kitaralevyt]. Helsingin Sanomat. 18 March 2021.[https://www.ts.fi/kulttuuri/5256473 Taidetta ja viihdettä samassa pussissa – Litku Klemetti teki helpoimman albuminsa, joka on myös omailmeinen onnistuminen]. Turun Sanomat. 18 March 2021.

There is more nostalgia for the 1980s than for any other decade.[https://dw.com/en/nena-and-the-peaceful-revolution-germans-love-the-80s-more-than-any-other-decade/a-18949570 Why Germans love the '80s]. DW. 3 January 2016. There is nostalgia for 1980s Italo pop[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/24/why-is-germany-so-obsessed-with-1980s-italo-pop La deutsche vita: why is Germany so obsessed with 1980s Italo-pop?]. The Guardian. 24 August 2023. and the 1980s music of artists such as Nena and the Scorpions. Deutschland 83 (2015) is a nostalgia television programme about the 1980s.

==Greece==

There are 1980s nostalgia exhibitions.[https://www.lifo.gr/now/greece/ti-itan-ayto-poy-ekane-ta-80s-xehorista Τι ήταν αυτό που έκανε τα 80's ξεχωριστά]. LiFO. 10 October 2021.[https://www.lifo.gr/tropos-zois/living/mpikame-protoi-sto-80s-diamerisma-poy-htistike-gia-tis-anagkes-tis-ekthesis Μπήκαμε πρώτοι στο '80s διαμέρισμα που «χτίστηκε» για τις ανάγκες της έκθεσης GR80s στην Τεχνόπολη]. LiFO. 24 January 2017.[https://www.cnn.gr/ellada/story/64778/to-cnn-greece-sas-taxideyei-ston-xrono-piso-sti-dekaetia-toy-80 Το CNN Greece σας ταξιδεύει στον χρόνο πίσω στη δεκαετία του 80]. CNN Greece. 28 January 2017.[https://www.protagon.gr/themata/posa-80s-antexete-44341330957 Πόσα '80s αντέχετε Πηγή]. Protagon. 24 January 2017. The third series of Ta Kalytera mas Chronia (2023) is a 1980s nostalgia television programme. There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Anna Vissi and Charis Alexiou.[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14797585.2024.2358533 On 80stalgia: discernments from contemporary Greece] (2024) 28 Journal for Cultural Research 315

There is nostalgia for The Ramayan[https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200504-the-ramayan-why-indians-are-turning-to-nostalgic-tv The Ramayan: Why Indians are turning to nostalgic TV]. BBC. 4 May 2020. and Rupa Biswas.[https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-a-long-lost-indian-disco-record-won-over-crate-diggers-and-cracked-the-youtube-algorithm/ How a Long-Lost Indian Disco Record Won Over Crate Diggers and Cracked the YouTube Algorithm]. Pitchfork. 22 January 2020.[https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/jazzfest-2023-a-kolkata-singer-a-disco-song-recorded-in-canada-decades-ago-and-now-a-reprise/cid/1984954 Jazzfest 2023: A Kolkata singer, a disco song recorded in Canada years ago, and a reprise]. The Telegraph. 6 December 2023. There are 1980s nostalgia coffee table books.[https://www.news18.com/opinion/book-review-romancing-the-80s-nostalgia-with-some-gaps-9219510.html Romancing The '80s: Nostalgia With Some Gaps]. News18. 8 February 2025.[https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/delhi-spends-an-evening-romancing-the-80s-prank-calls-fan-mail-nirulas/2400842/ Delhi spends an evening romancing the 80s. Prank calls, fan mail, Nirula's]. ThePrint. 13 December 2024.

There are collectors of 1980s pop music cassette tapes.[https://www.vice.com/en/article/appreciating-the-amazingly-tacky-aesthetics-of-80s-east-asian-pop-cassettes/ Appreciating the Amazingly Tacky Aesthetics of 80s East Asian Pop Cassettes]. Vice. 13 July 2018. There is nostalgia for 1980s Indonesian disco music;[https://www.vice.com/en/article/diskoria-brings-classic-indonesian-disco-back-to-the-dance-floor/ Diskoria Brings Classic Indonesian Disco Back To The Dance Floor]. Vice. 1 April 2017. and for 1980s films such as Gengsi Dong, Ratu Ilmu Hitam and Catatan Si Boy.[https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2016/06/17/five-classic-and-memorable-indonesian-movies-to-watch.html Five classic and memorable Indonesian movies to watch]. The Jakarta Post. 17 June 2016. There are 1980s nostalgia concerts and music festivals.[https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20170111190829-227-185688/nostalgia-sma-bersama-musik-80-an Nostalgia SMA Bersama Musik '80-an]. CNN Indonesia. 11 January 2017.[https://mediaindonesia.com/hiburan/701265/lintas-melawai-volume-2-hadir-untuk-bernostalgia-kultur-1980-an Lintas Melawai Volume 2 Hadir untuk Bernostalgia Kultur 1980-an]. Media Indonesia. 15 September 2024.

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There is 1980s nostalgia among young people.[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/nostalgic-for-the-1980s-think-again-here-are-the-things-we-didn-t-have-back-then-1.3385281 Nostalgic for the 1980s? Think again - here are the things we didn't have back then]. The Irish Times. 12 February 2018. There are 1980s nostalgia bands,[https://m.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/the-80s-ish-band-bringing-pop-nostalgia-to-audiences-in-louth/a801198517.html The '80s-ish' band bringing pop nostalgia to audiences in Louth]. Irish Independent. 17 October 2024. radio services[https://radiotoday.ie/2023/12/irelands-classic-hits-radio-brings-back-80s-service-on-fm/ Ireland's Classic Hits Radio brings back 80s service on FM]. RadioToday. 21 December 2023. and music festivals. There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Bagatelle, Cry Before Dawn, Hothouse Flowers[https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/forever-young-erasure-star-andy-bell-relives-80s-with-live-band-at-nostalgia-fest/a210511389.html Forever Young: Erasure star Andy Bell relives '80s with live band at nostalgia fest]. Irish Independent. 3 July 2023.[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/forever-young-festival-miss-bros-here-s-where-to-go-for-1980s-nostalgia-1.3886746 Forever Young festival: Miss Bros? Here's where to go for 1980s nostalgia]. The Irish Times. 24 May 2019. and Johnny Logan; and for 1980s television programmes such as Bosco, Dempsey's Den and Wanderly Wagon.[https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/arts-culture-news/born-before-1985-list-top-5553506 Born before 1985? This list of the top 80s memories will make you nostalgic]. Irish Mirror. 20 April 2015.

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In Japan, 1980s nostalgia is part of the broader phenomenon of "Shōwa nostalgia" and "Shōwa retro"."Shōwa" is the Japanese era name of the Shōwa era that began in 1926 and ended in 1989. There is nostalgia for 1980s television programmes such as Takeshi's Castle[https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1126146/ "あやうさ"と"笑顔"がたっぷり、「痛快なりゆき番組 風雲！たけし城」 に見る昭和のテレビが面白かった理由]. WEBザテレビジョン. 25 February 2023. and The Best Ten;[https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2020/05/29/kiji/20200529s00041000106000c.html 「ザ・ベストテン」まるごと再放送 若者にも昭和歌謡ブーム 「マツコ」で手応え]. Sponichi Annex. 29 May 2020. for 1980s city pop,[https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/1M3MYJGG6G/blog/bl/pp2BabPyzp/bp/pd7VEBYK0z/ 日本のシティ・ポップが世界で大ブームのワケを追え！]. NHK. 28 July 2023. new music[https://www.sanspo.com/article/20240411-MLSTOFZNURJJDLL2E2T7RFBWQQ/ 坂本つとむやシティーポップ、「ふてほど」のヒットから再生のキーワードは1980年代？！/芸能ショナイ業務話]. Sankei Sports. 11 April 2024. and kayōkyoku music; for the 1980s music of artists such as Mariya Takeuchi, Yōko Oginome,[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/21/national/media-national/dancing-storm-another-generation-brings-success/ Viral dance crazes highlight a generational shift]. The Japan Times. 21 October 2017. Meiko Nakahara, Saki Kubota, Rebecca, Kome Kome Club, Princess Princess,[https://natalie.mu/music/news/504144 今年海外でもっとも再生された日本の楽曲は？Spotifyが2022年振り返るランキング発表]. Natalie. 7 December 2022. Akina Nakamori, Seiko Matsuda,[https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/361948 松田聖子と中森明菜が2トップ...韓国に空前の日本歌謡ブームで商機到来！]. Nikkan Gendai. 16 October 2024.[https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/33348?display=b 松田聖子、中森明菜、松原みき、Z世代&海外でも話題の「昭和歌謡」令和の時代に刺さるこれだけの理由]. 週刊女性Prime. 12 September 2024. Hiroko Yakushimaru[https://otakuma.net/archives/2022020705.html 昭和歌謡に注目集まる 75%が当時のライブを見たいと回答]. おたくま経済新聞. 7 February 2022. and Wink;[https://entamenext.com/articles/detail/27388 昭和歌謡ブームを後押しする最旬の4組、 Night Tempo、ClariS、武藤彩未、The Biscats]. ENTAME next. 10/9/2023. for 1980s arcade games such as Pac-Man and Galaga;[https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/culture/8abc65b0a3064b4f80233ef648617675 「少しダサいけど...」昭和レトロが人気"手のひら大"アーケードゲーム機も]. 日テレNews NNN. 31 January 2022. for 1980s computer consoles such as Famicom;[https://dot.asahi.com/articles/-/205253?page=2 マリオにドラクエ、"レトロ"ゲームは売り上げ3倍超 ブックオフの売れ筋はレアとは限らず]. AERA dot. 2/11/2023. for 1980s hairstyles such as the Seiko-chan cut;[https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/31002?display=b ドラマ『不適切にもほどがある！』で再注目の「聖子ちゃんカット」有村架純・浜辺美波・橋本環奈らも過去作で経験した伝説の髪型の魅力]. 週刊女性Prime. 3 March 2024. for 1980s floral pattern tableware;[https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20240411-OYT1T50121/ 令和の若者には新鮮「昭和レトロ」...純喫茶のクリームソーダやプリン人気、花柄グラス復刻]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 11 April 2024. for 1980s vending machines;[https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/japan-focus/20240122-163747/ Retro Showa Era Vending Machines Given New Life in Kanagawa]. The Japan News. 22 January 2024. for 1980s analogue technology such as disposable cameras, VHS[https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20200119-a-uniquely-japanese-take-on-nostalgia A uniquely Japanese take on nostalgia]. BBC. 20 January 2020. and cassette tapes;[https://chuokoron.jp/culture/125070.html 昭和レトロはどこへ行く——令和の若者にウケるわけ]. Chūō Kōron. 10 May 2024. and for 1980s second hand goods.[https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221217/p2a/00m/0na/012000c Showa-era retro items popular as Christmas gifts on flea market app Mercari in Japan]. Mainichi Shimbun. 19 December 2022. Extremely Inappropriate! (2024) is a nostalgia television programme about the 1980s.[https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/734312?display=b 『不適切にも』TVにとっての"コンプラ"現在地]. Toyo Keizai online. 15 February 2024. Musicians ClariS (2023) and NewJeans (2024) have performed cover versions of 1980s songs that imitate the stage routines of Wink and Seiko Matsuda.[https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.amp.asp?newsIdx=379248 NewJeans' 'Blue Coral Reef' cover spurs retro consumption in Japan]. The Korea Times. 24 July 2024.

In 2017, the Yōko Oginome song "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (1985) reached number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.[https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2017&month=10&day=2 Billboard Japan] In 2021, the Mariya Takeuchi song "Plastic Love" (1985) reached number 5 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/234843/products/1425326/1/ Oricon News].

Tilbake til 80-tallet (2006) is a 1980s nostalgia documentary.[https://www.bt.no/kultur/i/587ge/ja-vi-elsker-80-tallet Ja, vi elsker 80-tallet]. Bergens Tidende. 26 November 2006. Gylne tider (2002) is a nostalgia television programme that includes the 1980s.[https://www.dt.no/arkiv/vi-elsker-80-tallet/s/2-2.1748-1.3340123 Vi elsker 80-tallet]. Drammens Tidende. 28 July 2007. There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of A-ha, Åge Aleksandersen,[https://www.dt.no/a-ha-age-og-fjeld-er-mest-elsket/s/5-57-34487 a-ha, Åge og Fjeld er mest elsket]. Drammens Tidende. 5 February 2015. The Kids, Pelle Parafins Bøljeband and Return. There are 1980s nostalgia concerts.[https://www.blikk.no/blikk-blogg/elsker-du-80-tallet/120216 Elsker du 80-tallet?]. Blikk. 7 April 2014.

There is nostalgia for 1980s music[https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/09/30/21/millennials-turn-to-70s-80s-love-songs-amid-pandemic Filipino millennials turn to '70s, '80s love songs amid pandemic: study]. ABS-CBN News. 30 September 2021.[https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/18/19/beyond-nostalgia-and-shoulder-pads-into-the-80s-promises-good-music Beyond nostalgia and shoulder pads, 'Into the '80s' promises good music]. ABS-CBN. 18 May 2019. such as the 1980s OPM music of the Boyfriends, Hagibis, Sampaguita and VST & Company.[https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/01/19/okada-bets-on-nostalgia-as-gloria-gaynor-kool-the-gang-lead-retro-shows Okada bets on nostalgia as Gloria Gaynor, Kool & The Gang lead retro shows]. ABS-CBN. 1 August 2019. Nostalgia for 1980s music exists among Generation Y.

There is nostalgia for 1980s mosaic playgrounds.[https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1269357/good-old-days Singapore's millennials are nostalgic, and it's fueling trends in art and retail]. South China Morning Post. 5 July 2013.[https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/the-remaining-old-school-mosaic-playgrounds-in-singapore The oldest mosaic playgrounds in Singapore]. TimeOut. 12 September 2020.

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There is nostalgia for the television programmes, music and fashion of the 1980s.[https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.amp.asp?newsIdx=266291 Retro is new modern], The Korea Times, 29 March 2019. [https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3006710/why-are-koreas-instagram-millennials-so-obsessed-1980s Why are Korea's Instagram millennials so obsessed with 1980s fashion, TV and music?], Style, (South China Morning Post), 22 April 2019.[https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2015/12/06/features/When-it-comes-to-fashion-its-back-to-the-80s/3012427.html When it comes to fashion, it's back to the '80s]. Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 December 2015. There is nostalgia for 1980s technology such as cassette tapes.[https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.amp.asp?newsIdx=296174 Cassette tapes come back as retro thrives]. The Korea Times. 17 September 2020. Reply 1988 (2015) is a nostalgia television series about the 1980s.[https://lareviewofbooks.org/blog/the-korea-blog/pleasures-watching-korean-television-1980s-k-drama-went-global/ The Pleasures of Watching Korean Television from the 1980s, Before K-Drama Went Global]. Los Angeles Review of Books. 31 October 2021.[https://www.allkpop.com/article/2024/07/nostalgic-dramas-delve-into-every-reply-series-from-1988-to-1997 Nostalgic Dramas: Delve into every 'Reply' series from 1988 to 1997]. Allkpop. 22 July 2024.

There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Factory, Magnum Bonum and Noice. There are 1980s nostalgia concerts.[https://www.op.se/artikel/80-talsnostalgi-med-magnum-bonum-factory-och-noice 80-talsnostalgi med Magnum Bonum, Factory och Noice]. Östersunds-Posten. 13 November 2014.[https://www.ltz.se/artikel/1980-talsnostalgi-pa-frojdholmen 1980-talsnostalgi på Fröjdholmen]. LT. 13 November 2014.

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In 2024, there was more nostalgia among people under thirty for the 1980s than for any other decade.[https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/history/woolworths-pic-n-mix-rubix-29472617 Woolworths Pic n Mix and Rubix Cubes- 40 of the best things about the 80s]. Belfast Live. 4 July 2024. There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of OMD,[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/18/synth-pop-80s-omd-heaven17 Forgive us our synths – how 80s pop found favour again]. The Guardian. 18 November 2010.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/aboard-hms-omd-strange-world-eighties-pop-throwback-cruises/ All aboard the HMS OMD: the strange world of Eighties pop throwback cruises]. The Daily Telegraph. 30 January 2019. David Bowie, Duran Duran, Bananarama, George Michael, Boy George, Level 42 and Bucks Fizz; and for Frankie Say Relax T-shirts, New Romantics, Smash Hits, Filofax, spandex, fluffy dice,[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/jun/18/news.theobserver1 Wham! Big hair and Eighties pop make internet comeback]. The Guardian. 18 June 2006. Knightmare,[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/jan/03/best-citv-old-skool-weekend The best of CITV: highlights from the Old Skool Weekend]. The Guardian. 3 January 2013. Doctor Who,[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nasa-image-universe-doctor-who-80s_uk_62cd3ab0e4b0359fa4804356 This NASA Picture Is Giving Brits 1980s Nostalgia]. Huff Post. 12 July 2022.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/6199603/Doctor-Who-Top-10-fans-vote-for-all-time-best-episode.html Doctor Who Top 10: fans vote for all-time best episode]. The Telegraph. 16 September 2009. Blake's 7,[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/aug/23/blakes-7-syfy-remake Blake's 7: is Syfy's remake plan a cause for geek excitement or trepidation?]. The Guardian. 23 August 2012. V,[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/07/may-forces-tv-be-with-you-the-unlikely-nostalgia-channel-you-should-be-watching May Forces TV be with you: the unlikely nostalgia channel you should be watching]. The Guardian. 7 September 2020. Max Headroom,[https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/max-headroom-reboot-amc-matt-frewer-halt-catch-fire 'Max Headroom' boots up reboot at AMC from 'Halt and Catch Fire' co-creator; Matt Frewer to return]. Syfy. 29 July 2022.[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/dec/26/channel-4-back-to-the-tv-nostalgia-trip Channel 4's nostalgia trip through the decades is close to TV heaven]. The Guardian. 26 December 2020.[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/feb/18/stranger-things-why-tv-is-obsessed-with-the-80s From Black Mirror to Stranger Things, why do we keep going back to the 80s?]. The Guardian. 18 February 2017. Woolworths Pic n Mix, rave,[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/26/saatchi-exhibits-and-bbc-four-docs-why-is-2019-so-nostalgic-for-80s-rave Saatchi exhibits and BBC Four docs: why is 2019 so nostalgic for 80s rave?]. The Guardian. 26 November 2019. shell suits,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67169860.amp Bucks Museum hosts nostalgic 1980s exhibition]. BBC News, Buckinghamshire. 21 October 2023. 1980s jewellery,[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/how-the-crown-sparked-a-1980s-jewellery-revival/ The Crown has sparked a 1980s jewellery revival – and the best styles to wear this party season]. The Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2023. and 1980s Christmases.[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/1980s-nostalgia-parents-longing-tendendo-30495047.amp 1980s nostalgia has parents longing to bring back 'the magic' of Christmas]. WalesOnline. 2 December 2024. Now 80s is a 1980s nostalgia music television channel.[https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/now-music-launches-90s-tv-channel/070789 Now Music launches 90s TV channel]. Music Week. 11 December 2017. Ashes to Ashes (2008) is a nostalgia television programme about the 1980s.[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/apr/02/ashes-to-ashes-review Ashes to Ashes (BBC1)]. The Guardian. 2 April 2010. The Here and Now Tour is a 1980s nostalgia concert tour.[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/02/musicnews.pop Never gonna give it up: 80s stars cash in on thirtysomething pop nostalgia boom]. The Guardian. 2 January 2008. The Rewind Festival is a 1980s nostalgia music festival.[https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/lifestyle/take-a-step-back-in-time-for-a-weekend-of-1980s-nostalgia-729566 Take a step back in time for a weekend of 1980s nostalgia]. Fife Today. 9 June 2017. There are 1980s nostalgia cruises,[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/eighties-throwback-festival-cruise/ Going back to the Eighties with a music festival cruise]. The Daily Telegraph. 29 November 2019.[https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cruise-ship-80s-ambassador-bucks-fizz-uk-b2657933.html Get your sweatpants ready – cruise line unveils 1980s-themed sailing featuring Bucks Fizz spin-off]. Independent. 3 December 2024. websites, museum exhibitions[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-66125067.amp New Worcester exhibition explores 1980s nostalgia]. BBC News, West Midlands. 7 July 2023. and experiential theatre.[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/from-crystal-maze-to-knightmare-why-vintage-tv-is-being-resurrected-on-our-screens-and-as-experiential-theatre-a7085891.html From Crystal Maze to Knightmare: Why vintage TV is being resurrected on our screens and as experiential theatre]. Independent. 16 June 2016.[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/05/crystal-maze-live-reboot-supermarket-sweep-pat-sharp-fun-house Fetch me Pat Sharp! Forget Crystal Maze – nostalgic millennials need Fun House]. The Guardian. 5 April 2016. I Love the '80s (2001), Sounds of the Eighties (1996) and Match of the Eighties (1997) are 1980s nostalgia documentaries. 1980s music was rebroadcast in the music archive programme Top of the Pops 2 (1994), and 1980s episodes of Top of the Pops were repeated on BBC 4 from 2015 to 2020.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xkkbb TOTP 3/1/80]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l424 TOTP Christmas 1989]. BBC. Heart 80s and Absolute Radio 80s are 1980s nostalgia radio stations.

The Kate Bush song "Running Up That Hill" (1985) reached number 1 on the UK singles chart in 2022 as a result of being included in the fourth series of Stranger Things.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62799443 Running Up That Hill was the UK's song of the summer]. BBC News. 5 September 2022. In 2017, 1980s music was more popular than that of other decades.[https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/18414-1980s-was-best-music-decade-say-brits The '80s is Brits' top music decade]. YouGov. 20 June 2017. 1980s retro albums include Goldfrapp's Head First (2010) and Duran Duran's Future Past (2021).[https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/duran-duran-future-past/ Duran Duran – Future Past]. Clash. 21 October 2021.[https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-goldfrapp-11146-312685 Album Review: Goldfrapp – 'Head First' (Mute)]. NME. 21 March 2010.

Briscoe said that 1980s nostalgia frequently views the 1980s through an American lens that does not accurately reflect 1980s Britain.[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/stranger-things-childhood-memories-gen-z-b2124700.html Our history is being filtered by fake 90s nostalgia]. Independent. 18 July 2022.

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1980s nostalgia was predicted by the Cafe '80s (1989).Laist. The '80s Resurrected. pp [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hy-zEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false 1], 2 & 5. There is nostalgia for 1980s music, fashion,[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/fashion/dont-you-forget-about-me-the-formerly-irredeemable-80s-return.html The Formerly Irredeemable '80s Return]. The New York Times. 20 April 2016. hairstyles[https://www.vogue.com/article/80s-hair-trend The '80s Called–These Hair Trends Are Back]. Vogue. 19 February 2024. and childhood;[https://www.upworthy.com/did-80s-kids-live-as-free-as-movies-show-after-40000-answers-the-truth-is-clear Someone asked if 80s kids really 'roamed freely.' After 40,000 answers, the truth is clear]. Upworthy. 22 November 2024.[https://www.upworthy.com/tiktok-gen-x-1980s-childhood-rp Dad's TikTok for son showing what his 80s childhood was like is total Gen X nostalgia]. Upworthy. 21 May 2022. for 1980s films such as those of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone;[https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-06-12/stallone-shcwarzenegger-1980s-action-movies-nostalgia Why Schwarzenegger, Stallone and nostalgia for '80s action movies are back]. Los Angeles Times. 12 June 2023. and for the New York of the early 1980s.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/t-magazine/1970s-new-york-history.html Why Can't We Stop Talking About New York in the Late 1970s?]. The New York Times. 10 September 2015. There are 1980s nostalgia conventions.[https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2019-10-03/like-totally-awesome-nostalgiacon-the-80s-pop-culture-convention-debuts-in-anaheim 'Like, totally awesome:' NostalgiaCon, the '80s pop culture convention, debuts in Anaheim]. Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. 3 October 2019. There is 1980s nostalgia among Generation X[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/24/1980s-cultural-nostalgia-kept-strong-aging-generat/ 1980s cultural nostalgia kept strong by aging Generation Xers]. The Washington Times. 24 May 2018. and Generation Y.[https://abcnews.go.com/US/millennial-nostalgia-brings-80s-90s-back-trend/story?id=95440943 Millennial nostalgia brings '80s, '90s back into trend]. abcnews. 28 December 2022. Generation Y have been watching repeats of 1980s television programmes since they were children,[https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-commercial-allure-of-the-eighties The Commercial Allure of the Eighties]. The New Yorker. 14 April 2014. as such programmes have been continuously repeated since the 1980s."'80s nostalgia incites latest retro craze". Herald-Journal. 6 December 2000. From Associated Press. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jO0hAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false p A8].

Nostalgia television programmes about the 1980s include That '80s Show (2002), Everybody Hates Chris (2005), The Americans (2013), The Goldbergs (2013), Halt and Catch Fire (2014), Stranger Things (2016)[https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/2016-why-are-we-obsessed-with-the-80s.html "It's 2016. Why Are We Still Obsessed With the '80s?"]. Vulture. 24 October 2016. and Paper Girls (2022).[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/07/13/stranger-things-paper-girls-gordita-chronicles-bridge-tunnel-1980-nostalgia/7826213001/ From 'Stranger Things' to 'Paper Girls,' why '80s nostalgia is everywhere on TV this summer]. USA Today. 13 July 2022. Nostalgia films about the 1980s include The Wedding Singer (1998),[https://www.vice.com/en/article/20-years-ago-the-wedding-singer-forced-80s-nostalgia-down-our-throats/ 20 Years Ago, 'The Wedding Singer' Forced 80s Nostalgia Down Our Throats]. Vice. 13 February 2018.[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/01/style/style-over-substance-a-decade-later-star-status-for-the-80-s.html Style Over Substance; A Decade Later, Star Status for the 80's]. The New York Times. 1 March 1998. Donnie Darko (2001), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Watchmen (2009), Adventureland (2009), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), Atomic Blonde (2017),[https://www.soundandvision.com/content/atomic-blonde Atomic Blonde]. Sound & Vision. 2 March 2018.[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/atomic-blonde-wonder-woman-glow-soviet-russia-cold-war From Russia, With Love: the Sudden Resurgence of the Soviet Villain]. Vanity Fair. 28 July 2017. Summer of 84 (2018)[https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/summer-of-84-review-1202676368/ Film Review: ‘Summer of ’84’]. Variety. 25 January 2018.[https://movieweb.com/summer-of-84-movie-review/ Summer of 84 Review: Feel Good Nostalgia Meets Brutal Horror]. MovieWeb. 14 August 2018. and Totally Killer (2023).[https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/pop-culture-needs-to-ditch-80s-nostalgia/ Pop Culture Needs to Ditch '80s Nostalgia]. Den of Geek. 15 November 2023. The films Pixels (2015), Turbo Kid (2015)[https://www.gq.com/story/turbo-kid-is-the-blood-soaked-80s-homage-you-can-stream-on-netflix Turbo Kid Is the Blood-Soaked '80s Homage You Can Stream on Netflix]. GQ. 14 April 2018.[https://www.screendaily.com/turbo-kid/5082459.article Turbo Kid]. Screen Daily. 30 January 2015. and Ready Player One (2018) are expressions of 1980s nostalgia.[https://www.newsweek.com/return-80s-natural-nostalgia-or-phenomenon-858720 Why Do We Love the '80s So Much?]. Newsweek. 9 April 2018. The film Drive (2011) is an expression of 1980s retro.[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/drive-review/ Drive Review]. Empire. 23 September 2011.[https://uproxx.com/movies/drive-10-ten-year-anniversary-nicolas-winding-refn-ryan-gosling/ 'Drive' Set The Tone For A Decade of '80s Nostalgia]. UPROXX. 23 August 2021. Grosse Pointe Blank and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion are 1980s nostalgia films, from 1997, about the high school renunions of people who graduated in the 1980s.[https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/disney/high-school-reunion-disney-grosse-pointe-blank-romy-michele Disney's Reunions at 25: Grosse Pointe Blank and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion]. Paste. 25 April 2022. 1980s nostalgia documentaries include I Love the '80s (2002)[https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/30/20887782/vh1-i-love-the-series-80s-90s-nostalgia How VH1's 'I Love the...' Created a Generation of Culture Students]. The Ringer. 30 September 2019. and The Greatest Night in Pop (2024).[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/arts/music/greatest-night-in-pop-80s-netflix.html How 'The Greatest Night in Pop' Got the '80s Right]. The New York Times. 14 February 2024. The Big 80's (1994) was a 1980s nostalgia music television programme.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/arts/music/we-hate-the-80s.html We Hate the 80's]. The New York Times. 13 February 2005. The 1980s nostalgia boom includes remakes and reboots of, and sequels to, films and television programmes released in the 1980s.

The Metallica song "Master of Puppets" (1986) charted in 2022, as a result of being included in Stranger Things.[https://pitchfork.com/news/metallicas-master-of-puppets-enters-billboard-songs-chart-for-first-time-after-stranger-things-placement/ Metallica's "Master of Puppets" Enters Billboard Songs Chart for First Time After Stranger Things Placement]. Pitchfork. 13 July 2022. In 2021, 1980s music was more popular than that of other decades.[https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/americans-favorite-decade-music Americans say the 1980's were the best decade for music]. Ipsos. 1 September 2021. There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Blondie.[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/blondie-devo-tap-1980s-nostalgia-upcoming-tour-flna833118 Blondie, Devo tap into 1980s nostalgia for upcoming tour]. NBC News. 18 June 2012. By 2024, it was reported that Michael Jackson's music, including especially the album Thriller (1982) and the single "Thriller" (1983), becomes popular around Halloween every year, and often reappears on Billboard charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/07/michael-jackson-returns-to-the-hot-100/ Michael Jackson Returns To The Hot 100]. Forbes. 7 November 2023.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/09/michael-jackson-almost-returned-to-the-hot-100s-top-10-this-week/ Michael Jackson Almost Returned To The Hot 100's Top 10 This Week]. Forbes. 9 November 2023.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/09/25/michael-jacksons-annual-thriller-comeback-has-begun/ Michael Jackson's Annual 'Thriller' Comeback Has Begun]. Forbes. 25 September 2024.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/10/16/michael-jackson-hits-no-1-on-a-billboard-chart-15-years-after-his-death/ Michael Jackson Hits No. 1 On A Billboard Chart 15 Years After His Death]. Forbes. 16 October 2024.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/10/20/michael-jacksons-thriller-is-a-top-five-hit-on-every-chart-it-appears-on/ Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Is A Top Five Hit On Every Chart It Appears On. Forbes. 20 October 2024.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/10/31/michael-jacksons-thriller-hits-no-1-on-several-charts-as-halloween-arrives/ Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Hits No. 1 On Several Charts As Halloween Arrives]. Forbes. 31 October 2024.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/11/30/michael-jackson-reaches-a-major-chart-milestoneone-that-few-musicians-ever-see/ Michael Jackson Reaches A Major Chart Milestone–One That Few Musicians Ever See]. Forbes. 30 November 2024.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/02/10/michael-jackson-surges-back-onto-multiple-billboard-charts/ Michael Jackson Surges Back Onto Multiple Billboard Charts]. Forbes. 10 February 2025. Taylor Swift's 1989 (2014) is a 1980s retro album.[https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swifts-new-album-1989-defies-expectations-20141029-11cuu9.html Taylor Swift's new album 1989 defies expectations]. Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 2014. Now That's What I Call the 80s (2007) is a 1980s nostalgia compilation album.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) is a 1980s retro video game. There are 1980s nostalgia influencers on social media.[https://www.womansworld.com/entertainment/best-nostalgic-80s-instagram-accounts-to-follow These 5 Nostalgic '80s Instagram Accounts Will Transport You Back in Time — Follow Them Now!]. Woman's World. 17 September 2024.[https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/1980s-fashion-influencers '80s Fashion Influencers Are Going Viral For Creating Scenes That Looks Just Like The Decade, And I'm Obsessed]. BuzzFeed. 24 May 2024.

• 1970s nostalgia
• 2000s in fashion#First-wave 1980s revival
• 2000s in fashion#Second wave 1980s revival
• 2020s in music#Retro pop
• 2020s in music#Legacy Media in music
• Electropop#21st century

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