Power ballads were big business in the 1980s. Billboard reports that at least 15 power ballads rose atop the Hot 100 in 1989. Thank you Richard Marx, Phil Collins, and Mike the Mechanics.
Even in the '90s, power ballads still made rock bands and record companies a lot of money. Aerosmith cashed in with "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing" in 1998. The song was Aerosmith's first and only No. 1 hit on the Hot 100.
Eventually, power ballads went out of style and became, to some music listeners, cliché and cheesy. Now, faster-paced music dominates[…]
