Bryan Adams

Along with Mellencamp, Springsteen, and Petty, raspy-voiced Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams embodied that brand of '80s music known as "heartland rock." His straightforward style connected with pop audiences, and his 1984 album RECKLESS sold more than five million copies. Adams's hot streak continued into the '90s, peaking in 1992 with the massive "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)," from the soundtrack to the film ROBIN HOOD. A late-'90s glam-rock makeover was largely unsuccessful, but he remains enormously popular worldwide. He's also branched out into dance and pop through collaborations with Spice Girl Mel C. and Chicane.

• rock
• pop
• pop rock
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 2000s