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1986: The Last Great Year of Rock Radio | Music News
1986 was rock radio’s ultimate comeback year—Boston, Heart, and Eddie Money returned with chart-toppers, while Journey and Bob Seger kept hitting hard. Genesis soared as both a band and with Peter Gabriel’s solo rise, and Bon Jovi ignited the hair metal explosion. Van Halen reinvented themselves with Sammy Hagar and synths. New stars like Crowded House, Georgia Satellites, The Outfield, and Bruce Hornsby & The Range made their debut and claimed their place. This was the last true era of classic rock before alternative took over—before dedicated charts, rock was defined by the Hot 100 and…
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