The most famous bands of the 80s with the letter C brings us today to fun, diverse bands with different musical styles that were active during those years. From ballads by Chicago and the Commodores to political songs by The Clash and new wave music by The Cure. It was music with a capital C.

• The Cars - Touch and Go ( 1980 )
  
• The Cars - Don't Tell Me No ( 1980 )
• The Cars - Gimme Some Slack ( 1980 )
• The Cars - Shake It Up ( 1981 )
• The Cars - The Cruiser ( 1981 )
• The Cars - Since You're Gone ( 1982 )
• The Cars - Victim of Love ( 1982 )
• The Cars - Think It Over ( 1982 )
• The Cars - You Might Think ( 1984 )
• The Cars - Magic ( 1984 )
• The Cars - Drive ( 1984 )
• The Cars - Hello Again ( 1984 )
• The Cars - Heartbeat City ( 1984 )
• The Cars - Why Can't I Have You ( 1985 )
• The Cars - Tonight She Comes ( 1985 )
• The Cars - I'm Not The One ( Remix ) ( 1986 )
• The Cars - You Are The Girl ( 1987 )
• The Cars - Strap Me In ( 1987 )
• The Cars - Coming Up You ( 1987 )

This originally cover band called Big Thing from America came into being at the end of the 60s. In the beginning, their musical style was mainly rock, but later that changed and they started writing their own songs, including ballads. The name Big Thing also changed in Chicago in 1968 when they signed a contract with record company Columbia. A ballad like If You Leave Me Now scored high in the charts in the 70s. The band had quite some expansion of musicians over the years. In the 80s, the song Hard To Say I'm Sorry followed by the song You're The Inspiration were both hits. They made many albums, as many as 33. Last album was released in 2014.

• Chicago - Thunder and Lightning ( 1980 )
  
• Chicago - Song For You ( 1980 )
• Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry ( 1982 )
• Chicago - Love Me Tomorrow ( 1982 )
• Chicago - What You're Missing ( 1982 )
• Chicago - Stay The Night ( 1984 )
• Chicago - Hard Habit To Break ( 1984 )
• Chicago - You're The Inspiration ( 1985 )
• Chicago - Along Comes A Woman ( 1985 )
• Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 new released version 1986 ( 1986 )
• Chicago - Will You Still Love Me? ( 1986 )
• Chicago - If She Would Have Been Faithful ( 1987 )
• Chicago - Niagara Falls ( 1987 )
• Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love ( 1988 )
• Chicago - Look Away ( 1988 )
• Chicago - You're Not Alone ( 1989 )
• Chicago - We Can Last Forever ( 1989 )
• Chicago - What Kind Of Man Would I Be? ( 1989 )

In 1976, the British punk group The Clash was formed. Apart from punk, more styles can be heard in the music they make, such as ska, jazz, hard rock. They belong to one of the most important punk groups in music history and stood out with their political songs like Know Your Rights and Rock The Casbah and more.

They made music until 1985. Especially the song London Calling at the end of the 70s went all over the world and became a huge success. In the Netherlands they really broke through in 1981 with the song Magnificent Seven and Rock The Casbah in 1982.