The 80's were known for so many different genres of music and a really big one was "synthpop". If you're scratching your head at that word then one of the best visuals that I can probably give you is the Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls". The song dropped in April of 1986 and found itself in heavy rotation on radio stations across the U.S. as well as on MTV. It made this group kind of a household name, at least for the next few years.