> However I remember iconic hit songs dropping every single week in the 80s, from multiple genres. That's probably survivor bias more than anything. Or maybe t

> However I remember iconic hit songs dropping every single week in the 80s, from multiple genres. That's probably survivor bias more than anything. Or maybe the '80s just happened to be a strong decade for music. But again, that's dependent upon one's biases- I seem to remember the '90s to be a great era saturated with iconic hits, even if it coincided with accelerated corporatization of the music industry.