Summary: In 1982, MTV started guiding <em>Billboard</em>’s taste in music. The year was filled with elaborate videos and cheesy ballads. Chris Molanphy takes us through all the hand claps and synth vibes of that year’s <em>Billboard</em> hits. Molanphy writes <strong><em>Slate</em></strong>’s <a href="http://www.slate.com/topics/w/why_is_this_songno1.html">Why Is This Song No. 1</a> column and hosts the podcast <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/culturegabfest/2017/07/the_rise_and_fall_of_the_charity_megasingle.html">Hit Parade</a>. <br><br>In the Spiel: The last time anything good happened to Donald Trump.
