1980s nostalgia

[26] 1980s nostalgia music genres include synthwave, vaporwave, chillwave, sovietwave, the '80s remix and hypnagogic pop.

[35] Showa American Story is a Chinese video game set that combines American 1980s nostalgia with Japanese Shōwa nostalgia, as seen from the perspective of a video game developer who encountered the pop culture of those countries as a child in 1980s China.

[47] There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of Men Without Hats[48] and Mini Pop Kids;[49] and for 1980s food brands such as President's Choice cookies.

[58] There is nostalgia for 1980s Indonesian disco music;[59] and for 1980s films such as Gengsi Dong, Ratu Ilmu Hitam and Catatan Si Boy.

[62] There is nostalgia for 1980s television programmes such as Takeshi's Castle[63] and The Best Ten;[64] for 1980s city pop,[65] new music[66] and kayōkyoku music;[64] for the 1980s music of artists such as Mariya Takeuchi,[66] Yōko Oginome,[67] Meiko Nakahara, Saki Kubota,[66] Akina Nakamori, Seiko Matsuda,[68][69] Hiroko Yakushimaru[70] and Wink;[71] for 1980s arcade games such as Pac-Man and Galaga;[72] for 1980s computer consoles such as Famicom;[73] for 1980s hairstyles such as the Seiko-chan cut;[74] for 1980s floral pattern tableware;[75] for 1980s vending machines;[76] for 1980s analogue technology such as disposable cameras[6] and cassette tapes;[19] and for 1980s second hand goods.

[78] Musicians ClariS (2023) and NewJeans (2024) have performed cover versions of 1980s songs that imitate the stage routines of Wink and Seiko Matsuda.

[71][79] In 2017, the Yōko Oginome song "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (1985) reached number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.

[80] In 2021, the Mariya Takeuchi song "Plastic Love" (1985) reached number 5 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

[83] There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of A-ha, Åge Aleksandersen,[84] The Kids, Pelle Parafins Bøljeband and Return.

[95] There is nostalgia for the 1980s music of OMD,[96][97] David Bowie, Duran Duran, Bananarama, George Michael, Boy George,[95] Level 42 and Bucks Fizz; and for Frankie Say Relax T-shirts, New Romantics, Smash Hits, Filofax, spandex, fluffy dice,[98] Blake's 7,[99] V,[100] Max Headroom,[101][102][103] Woolworths Pic n Mix,[95] rave,[104] shell suits,[105] 1980s jewellery,[106] and 1980s Christmases.

The Kate Bush song "Running Up That Hill" (1985) reached number 1 on the UK singles chart in 2022 as a result of being included in the fourth series of Stranger Things.

[117][118] Briscoe said that 1980s nostalgia frequently views the 1980s through an American lens that does not accurately reflect 1980s Britain.

[124] Nostalgia television programmes about the 1980s include That '80s Show (2002), Everybody Hates Chris (2005), The Americans (2013), The Goldbergs (2013), Halt and Catch Fire (2014), Stranger Things (2016)[17] and Paper Girls (2022).

[125] Nostalgia films about the 1980s include The Wedding Singer (1998),[126][11] Donnie Darko (2001), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Watchmen (2009), Adventureland (2009), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010),[17] Atomic Blonde (2017),[127][128] and Totally Killer (2023).

[12] The 1980s nostalgia boom includes remakes and reboots of, and sequels to, films and television programmes released in the 1980s.

[17] The Metallica song "Master of Puppets" (1986) charted in 2022, as a result of being included in Stranger Things.