A song that got banned live on BBC radio while it was literally playing. A hit an entire U.S. state tried to outlaw. A track that ended up in front of the United States Senate. The 1980s produced some of pop music's biggest hits — and some of its biggest fights. From Phil Collins to Prince, from Madonna to Michael Jackson, these are ten songs that didn't just top the charts, they rattled networks, governments, and censors, and came out bigger for it.

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