Kool & the Gang "Stone Love"

Ebony Magazine once crowned Kool & the Gang the "hottest group of the '80s". The honor came with good reason: between 1980 and 1986, Kool & the Gang scored 14 Top 40 singles -- which was more than any other group or artist (yes, even Michael Jackson). Ebony's proclamation was a bit premature as Kool & the Gang's 1987 song "Stone Love" wound up being the R&B group's final Top 40 single.

Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"

During the 1990s (and even today), many Adult Contemporary radio stations featured "forgotten" '80s music during specialty lunchtime, weekend or nightly features (like "80s @ 8"). These features highlighted '80s songs from the station's playlist and sprinkled in some "deeper cuts" that weren't part of the radio station's core playlist--such as "West End Girls" from Pet Shop Boys.