In the late 70s there was a band named Genesis. Their frontman was a guy named Peter Gabriel. Eventually Gabriel quit to pursue a solo career and they promoted their drummer, Phil Collins, to frontman. Then Phil Collins started releasing solo albums. Phil Collins went on to be one of the most commercially and artistically significant artists of the 80s. I think most people even today, if you play them "In the Air Tonight" or "I Don't Care Anymore", will immediately identify there's something electric and indelible about those songs. The "80s Aesthetic" ("vaporwave") may or may not have ever captured a real thing, but I've heard it theorized the true apotheosis of the 80s Feeling was the start of episode 8 of Miami Vice, which was a slow long wordless scene in which a car glides through a neon Miami at night while "In The Air Tonight" plays in its entirety. That's what Phil Collins did for us.

After Genesis, Peter Gabriel went on to make an absolutely incredible amount of money.