Although it's a bit of a misnomer to call Costello an '80s artist or to link him to any one genre, this highly literate and versatile singer-songwriter was nonetheless a major force in the '80s, even if most of the damage he did was off the mainstream charts. Or maybe that's even more reason to admire him, as an artist who pumped out an impressive variety of music and graced us with haunting, unforgettable tracks like "Man Out of Time" and "I Want You