"Which decade was best, and why was it the 80s"
Birth of Hip-Hop. New Wave. Electronic. Blondie. Michael Jackson's "Thriller", which echoes to this day in Justin Bieber's "Peaches". Metallica in their prime. Prince & the Revolution. Faith No More's Epic to close things out. And, of course, Rick Astley ;)
Recently heard Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration" for the first time in years and couldn't help but think it sounds better with age, better than anything today. Then a Bauhaus cover of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle" came on ...
Bauhaus - Third Uncle (1982)