Años 1980
Siglo: Tabla anual siglo XX ( Siglo XIX - Siglo XX - Siglo XXI)
Década: Años 1950 - Años 1960 - Años 1970 - Años 1980 - Años 1990 - Años 2000 - Años 2010
Años: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
En Estados Unidos la figura principal es Ronald Reagan, que intensifica el gasto militar en el contexto de la Guerra Fría. Mijail Gorbachov inicia reformas en la Unión Soviética, que terminan con su colapso. Cae el muro de Berlín, se inicia el proceso de reunificación de Alemania.
En Latinoamérica, se empieza a volver a la normalidad institucional.
Cine:
- Baby Boom (Diane Keaton)
- Back to the Future (Michael J. Fox y Christopher Lloyd)
- Beverly Hills Cop (Eddie Murphy)
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Keanu Reeves y Alex Winter)
- Born on the Fourth of July (Tom Cruise)
- Crocodile Dundee
- Dead Calm
- Dirty Dancing
- Ghostbusters
- Labyrinth (Jennifer Connelly)
- Licence to Kill (James Bond)
- The Little Mermaid
- The Living Daylights (James Bond)
- Purple Rain
- The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
- Three Men and a Baby (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg y Ted Danson)
- A View To Kill (James Bond)
- Alcatrazz (No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll)
- Anthrax (Among The Living)
- The Anti-Nowhere League (We Are...the League)
- Bad Religion (No Control)
- Black Flag (Damaged)
- Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell)
- Blue Murder (Blue Murder)
- The Butthole Surfers (Hairway to Steven)
- The Clash (London Calling)
- Circle Jerks (Wild in the Streets)
- Corrosion of Conformity (Animosity)
- Crass ()
- Dead Kennedys (Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables)
- Deep Purple (Perfect Strangers)
- Def Leppard (Pyromania)
- The Dickies (We Aren't the World)
- Dio (Holy Diver)
- Discharge (Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing)
- D.R.I (Dirty Rotten LP)
- Duran Duran (Rio)
- The Exploited (Troops of Tomorrow)
- Faith No More (The Real Thing)
- Fishbone (Truth and Soul)
- Fugazi (13 Songs)
- G.B.H (Midnight Madness and Beyond)
- Hüsker Dü (New Day Rising)
- Iron Maiden (The Number of the Beast)
- Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking)
- Eric Johnson (Tones)
- The Krewmen (Sweet Dreams)
- Living Colour (Vivid)
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Rising Force)
- The Mentors (Up the Dose)
- Metallica (Master Of Puppets)
- George Michael (Faith)
- Minor Threat (Out of Step)
- The Misfits (Collection I)
- Mötley Crüe (Dr. Feelgood)
- Motörhead (Ace of Spades)
- Nirvana (Bleach)
- NOFX (S&M Airlines;)
- Ozzy Osbourne (Blizzard of Ozz)
- Pink Floyd (The Wall)
- The Pixies (Doolittle)
- Prince (1999)
- The Pogues (If I Should Fall From Grace With God)
- Queensrÿche ()
- Rainbow (Down to Earth)
- Ratt (Out of the Cellar)
- The Replacements (Tim)
- Henry Rollins (Hard Volume)
- Rush (Moving Pictures)
- Joe Satriani (Surfing With an Alien)
- Scorpions (Blackout)
- Screaming Trees (Even If and Especially When)
- 7 Seconds (Walk Together, Rock Together)
- Sick of it All (Blood Sweat and No Tears)
- Social Distortion (Mommy's Little Monster)
- Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)
- Soul Asylum (Hang Time)
- Steeler (Steeler)
- Styx (Paradise Theater)
- The Sugarcubes (Life's Too Good)
- Suicidal Tendencies (How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today)
- 24-7 Spyz (Harder Than You)
- U2 (The Joshua Tree)
- Steve Vai (Flex-Able)
- Frank Zappa (You Are What You Is)