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You probably don't know this, but some of your favorite songs from classic rock's heyday feature cameos from '70s legends such as John Lennon and Joe Walsh.
Read MoreThese love songs missed out on No. 1 single status, but they resonated over time and attained enough cultural ubiquity that many think they topped the charts.
Read MoreSome rock stars can change and adapt their sound so well that they've been in a wildly high number of well-known bands, sometimes spanning multiple genres.
Read MoreUsually No. 1 hits come from younger artists, but in rare cases, musicians like Louis Armstrong and David Rose have scored top hits after their 50th birthdays.
Read MoreIn 1971, Cat Stevens was riding high and contributed a new song to a film that bombed, yet years later, both the song and the movie became firm fan-favorites.
Read MoreIn 1973, a tender ballad by the Rolling Stones about a woman went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, but it's still a mystery who the song is actually about.
Read MoreTightly packed and efficient music, power pop in the '70s harkened back to the early days of rock 'n' roll with its simple instrumentation.
Read MoreIt took years, even decades, for some of the top rock albums of all time to sell 500,000 or 1 million copies and get accolades from the RIAA.
Read MoreNot very many of the 1970s' biggest bands are still active, let alone with the same lineup they had in their heyday. Yet some original members are still alive.
Read MoreFrom humble roots, the gifted brothers of the Jackson 5 exploded into the 1970s pop scene, somehow dancing and grooving their way through a vicious industry.
Read MoreWhen Green Day lost the master tapes for a completed LP, the band responded by reinventing itself and creating what many consider to be its best album ever.
Read MoreWhen you think of the Bee Gees, country crooner Kenny Rogers probably doesn't come to mind, but they wrote Roger's defining duet that went to No. 1 in 1983.
Read MoreAn irresistible disco-era beat and catchy, memorable lyrics will get boomers gyrating at a party, and Earth, Wind & Fire has plenty of help from these artists.
Read MoreCat Stevens had to bring in legendary prog-rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman of the band Yes to help him stretch the song into a viable single.
Read MoreIn 1987, British pop-punk icon Billy Idol scored his first (and only) U.S. chart-topper with an energetic cover of a 1960s party-rock classic.
Read MoreIn 1970, 21 songs made the Billboard Hot 100, including four from the Jackson 5 and two from the Beatles. Here's a list of the the 10 best hits.
Read MoreFrom prolific behind-the-scenes songwriting duos to a folk-rock legend, writing No. 1 hits proved more lucrative for these artists than performing them.
Read MoreGuitar legends like Eddie Van Halen and Prince learned piano before picking up guitars, and these other guitar luminaries started out on other instruments too.
Read MoreLargely thanks to sampling and soundtracks, these initially unsuccessful disco tracks have found new life with younger listeners.
Read MoreBig acts like Meat Loaf, Aerosmith, and these others had hits early in their careers, but never saw the No. 1 spot on Billboard until after they were 40.
Read MoreThe Monkees scored four No. 1 albums in 1967, as well as one massive Billboard Hot 100 hit — but it was never supposed to happen.
Read MoreLittle Eva took this song to the top of the charts in 1962, and an Australian soap star-turned-pop singer nearly did it again in 1988.
Read MoreRock 'n' roll is a big part of 20th-century pop culture, but only one state has claimed a rock song as its official anthem. Here's a look at how and why.
Read MoreSometimes duets capture real love, or at least affection and infatuation, and they're an encapsulation of two musicians who are actually into each other.
Read MoreIn 1971, Cat Stevens broke through in a big way and climbed the charts with "Wild World," "Peace Train," "Moonshadow," and more.
Read MoreFrom children singing about hot dogs to the first youth-targeted soda ads, these 1960s jingles were so catchy that boomers will remember them like yesterday.
Read MoreNeil Diamond and Barbra Streisand's chart-topping duet never would have happened without the efforts of an enterprising Kentucky DJ.
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