Bruce Springsteen's album "Born in the U.S.A" is the best selling album in 1985.

The best-selling album of 1986 is "Whitney Houston" by Whitney Houston.

George Michael's first solo ablum is "Faith". "Faith" spawns six top 5 singles that substantially help it dominate the chart of 1988. It wins the Grammy for Album Of The Year.

Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is the number 2 song at Top 40 radio for the year.

Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video attracts criticism for its use of Catholic iconography and for the use of cross burning imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and faith. Pepsi drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to boycott the company.

The best-selling album of 1990 is "Rhythm Nation 1814" by Janet Jackson.

The year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's "Nevermind", led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", becomes the most popular U.S. album of the year.

"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses enters the world record when it becomes the longest single, at 8 minutes, 57 seconds, to reach the US Top 20. The single's video had a budget of over $1.5 million, becoming the most expensive video at the time.

Before becoming a songwriter for everyone from Pink to Katy Perry, Linda Perry was in a 90's one hit wonder band called 4 Non Blondes.

Alicia Silverston and Liv Tyler make Aerosmith videos super popular.

The best-selling album of 1995 is "Cracked Rear View" by Hootie and the Blowfish.

This fan favorite launches and becomes one of VH1's highest rated programs ever.

Radiohead release "OK Computer" to huge critical acclaim.

The theme from "Titanic" proves to be as big of a hit as the movie.

Britney Spears releases her debut album, "...Baby One More Time". The album hits number one on the charts. The title track and first single released from the album, also hits number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999.

NSYNC breaks the previous record of 1.1 million with a 2.4 million debut of "No Strings Attached", which is also the first album to sell over 800,000 copies in 2 weeks.

George Harrison, the shy Beatle, dies.

The Osbournes, a series featuring the domestic life of Ozzy Osbourne and his family (wife Sharon, children Jack and Kelly and premiered on March 5, 2002. The series was quickly a hit and grew to be one of the most-viewed series ever on MTV.

Soon to be mega-pop stars, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera kicked off their summer Justified & Stripped tour.

Usher releases his " Confessions " album selling 1.1 million copies its first week , making him the first R&B artist to ever accomplish this. The album goes on to be the top seller of the year with four number one singles.

Carrie Underwood wins season 4 of American Idol. She will become a multi-platinum recording artist and later will become a mulitple Grammy Award winner.

"The Sweet Escape" is the second solo studio album by No Doubt front woman Gwen Stefani.

Highly anticipated , Jay-Z performs in "VH1's Storytellers" and tells the stories behind his music. This becomes one of the most talked about and memorable performances yet.

90's hit boy band, New Kids On The Block release their album "The Block". It is their first studio album in 15 years.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, dies. His death would later be ruled a homicide.