5 Female Rockers Who Launched Legendary Solo Careers After Leaving Their Bands
These female rock stars, such as Cher and Joan Jett, got their start in groups, but they soon outgrew them and went on to legendary success as solo artists.
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5 Nearly Perfect '60s Songs That Almost Everyone Agrees On
The 60's produced many iconic songs, but some are truly masterpieces. Here are the songs of the '60s that are thought of as perfect by critics and music fans.
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5 Golden Oldies That Take Boomers Back To Their First Date
First dates are memorable, and songs like "I Got You Babe," "God Only Knows," "Baby Love," are all golden oldies that may remind boomers of those feelings.
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In 1961, The Marvelettes Gave Motown Its First Pop No. 1 — 13 Years Later, A Carpenters Cover Did It All Over Again
Inspired by a long-distance romance and a '60s Motown first, this song went to No. 1 twice within 13 years by both the Marvelettes and the Carpenter siblings.
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5 Nearly Perfect '80s Songs That Almost Everyone Agrees On
The diverse, experimental, and energetic music scene of the 1980s gave the radio repertoire some of its most crowd-pleasing bangers.
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Music Icons Whose Best-Known Songs Are Actually Covers
From Aretha Franklin to Elvis Presley, these musical titans all have a signature song associated with them, but they weren't the first to write and perform it.
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5 Doo-Wop Songs That Take Boomers Right Back To Roller Rink Nights
The '50s conjure thoughts of poodle skirts, roller rinks, sock-hops, and doo-wop. Songs like "Sh-Boom" and "Runaround Sue" might take boomers back to that era.
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5 Songs That Prove 1977 Was The Best Year For Disco By Far
Disco peaked in 1977, with the era's hottest acts, such as Donna Summer, at their finest, along with rising stars putting their glittery stamp on the genre.
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Otis Redding Recorded This Hit In 1965 — But Aretha Franklin's Version Electrified The Nation
Many cover songs are far more popular than the original recordings. Aretha Franklin’s version of a song by Otis Redding also became her most iconic.
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The '70s Invention That Absolutely Transformed Music Into A Collective Experience
Invented in Japan in the 1970s, this ubiquitous machine has made singing for an audience a collective experience for all. Here's how it came to be.
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The Most Unexpected Career Moves In Music History
Musicians get bored, have secondary interests, and hear the whispers of mischievous demons like anyone else, and sometimes they make unexpected career moves.
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5 One-Hit Wonder Rock Songs From The '60s That Still Have Us Hooked Today
In the 1960s, rock songs like "Wipeout" and "Telstar" were big hits from one-hit wonders like the Surfaris and the Tornadoes, and they still have us hooked.
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Bands That Quit Just As They Were Making It Big
Just as these bands crested the summit and started collecting Grammys, hit singles, and multi-platinum albums, they decided to quit while they were ahead.
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Rock Musicians Who Appeared In Iconic '70s Movies
A couple of generations ago, celebrities had their lanes — which made it fresh and exciting to see a rock star taking on a movie role.
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5 Rock Musicians Who Tried '70s Disco — With Mixed Results
Disco was so hot in the 1970s that even rock stars emulated it — with mixed results. Here's our take on Rod Stewart, Blondie, and others' attempts at disco.
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5 Rock Songs Every Gen Xer's Road Trip Playlist Needs
Gen Xers invented the mixtape, so road trip playlists are still a priority. They should include rock songs by No Doubt, STP, Sammy Hagar, and these others.
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These Rock Icons Were Once Banned From Entire Countries
While most of us lack the power to silence musicians, some civil servants and politicos do have the power to block rock stars from visiting a given country.
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Bizarre 1970s Albums You Should Drop The Needle On At Least Once
The more out-there and intense a topic was, the more likely there was a '70s band or artist that was obsessed with it and transferred that fascination to vinyl.
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This Outcast Ballad Was So Universally Relatable It Topped Charts In 1975
In 1975, a young singer released a song that spoke to people with memories of troubled teen years, which not only won chart success, but also a Grammy award.
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5 Chart-Crushing Songs That Deserved To Flop
We aren't sure why these songs from acts like the Beatles and the Bee Gees managed to crack the top spot on the music charts, but they didn't deserve it.
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5 Rock Songs From The '90s That Nail The Feeling Of True Angst
Nothing says "angst" like Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" and Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" -- unless it's the other three downbeat '90s tunes on this list.
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5 Legendary Rock Bands That Deserve A Biopic Before Bon Jovi
Sure, Bon Jovi's history makes for a fine biopic, but we'd prefer the rollercoaster stories of treachery, tragedy, and pure grit that these rock bands faced.
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No. 1 Love Songs That Are Total Flops In Our Book
Nearly all artists put out at least one love song with gooey lyrics, and these entries reached No. 1, but did they deserve it? Not as far as we're concerned.
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The 5 Saddest Lyrics In All Of Rock History
What's sadder than a breakup song? Try these songs about grief, exile, murder, isolation, and terminal illness, by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, and more.
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Strange Things About Star Trek You Never Knew
The Star Trek universe is weird and wonderful, but from secret fencing lessons to the origins of the Vulcan salute, it's just as strange behind the scenes.
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'70s Rock Songs So Corny Our Ears Are Still Burning From Embarrassment
One person's corn may be another's caviar, but we think the lyrics and generally lackluster musical qualities of these '70s rock songs are universally cringe.
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The 5 Best Karaoke Picks That Rock Hard — And Aren't Lame Cliches
From a Green Day sleeper to a classic country duet, these five short, unexpected karaoke picks fire up the crowd without needing superstar vocals.
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