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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5 '70s Rock Songs With The Energy Of One Wild High School Party
In the 1970s, artists like Alice Cooper, the Runaways, and the Ramones recorded songs that captured the frenetic, rebellious energy of a high school party.
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5 Defining Duets Of The '70s That Prove Two Is Better Than One
On occasion, two vocalists came together and found a true creative spark, and it's from this collaboration that some of the best songs of the '70s were made.
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5 Classic Albums That Define '90s Shoegaze
These five albums from Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Drop Nineteens, and more helped establish the conventions of the alternative-rock genre known as shoegaze.
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The 5 Best Stevie Nicks Solo Songs That Aren't Edge Of Seventeen
Stevie Nicks's song "Edge of Seventeen" is well-loved, but the iconic songwriter has other songs like "Bella Donna" and "Stand Back" that are among her best.
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5 Songs That Take Boomers Back To Summer Camp
From campfire sing-alongs to a Bob Dylan classic to a warm send-off by John Denver, these songs will transport boomers to those halcyon summer camp days.
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The Greatest Self-Taught Musicians In Rock History
From playing with one-stringed ukuleles to learning chords from a book, some of history's greatest rock stars skipped music class and went straight to playing.
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These Best-Selling Classic Rock Albums Never Actually Hit No. 1
While some classic rock albums are among the most-bought in the long run, in the short term, they lost out on the Billboard 200 album chart to other artists.
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5 Flop Power Ballads That Have Earned Respect From Younger Generations
Like that nerd who takes off the glasses to suddenly become totally bodacious, many of these flop power ballads have become well-respected hits.
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Fictional Bands That Scored Real Billboard Hits
As we've seen through the years, even a band that doesn't exist in real life can pull off the magic of making a hit song loved by the world.
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5 Songs That Prove 1994 Was The Decade's Best Year For High School Hits
Those who were in high school during the early '90s will always remember 1994, when hits from acts such as Green Day and Ace of Base left indelible memories.
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Riffs That Still Rip: Led Zeppelin's Candy Store Rock & Other Classics Released 50 Years Ago This Week
50 years ago this week, established acts like Led Zeppelin unveiled their latest masterpieces while newer bands such as AC/DC were making waves.
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The 5 Best Bee Gees Songs That Aren't Stayin' Alive Or How Deep Is Your Love
The Bee Gees' catalog is full of lesser-known songs that saw the group experimenting with a variety of genres both before and after the disco era.
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Rockers Who Became Mega-Successful Off Their First Single Ever
It's rare for a rocker or band to experience virtual overnight stardom with a debut single that lands near the top of the pop chart — but it does happen.
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10 Essential Folk Rock Songs For Any Soul-Searching Road Trip
Whatever your reason for hitting the road, you'll need a soundtrack for a reflective mood, and what better genre for that than folk rock?
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5 Criminally Overlooked Women Of The '90s Shoegaze Scene
We want to put the spotlight on some of the overlooked sisters of the shoegaze genre, such as Wata from Boris and Lisa Baer from Ozean.
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'90s Shoegaze Songs That Made These 5 Movie Scenes Otherworldly
Shoegaze's defining characteristics — effect-laden guitars, drowned-out vocals, and dreamlike arrangements — allow them to make movie scenes otherworldly.
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The Final Performance Of These Legendary Acts
The most legendary acts had quite a run, but even for them, the party had to wind down eventually, culminating in one final show.
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The Best Earth, Wind & Fire Songs That Aren't September
Earth, Wind & Fire created everything from funky R&B and soaring gospel tones to silky soul and percolating jazz, all melded into a unique sound.
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5 Rock Songs You've Definitely Heard But Probably Couldn't Name
Just because you've heard a song a million times doesn't mean you can name it. The bands and titles behind these famous classic rock songs may surprise you.
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5 John Denver Songs That Prove 1974 Was The Best Year Of His Career
John Denver's 1974 album "Back Home Again" gave us both chart-topping hits like "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and deep cuts like "This Old Guitar."
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5 Songs That Prove 1976 Was The Decade's Best Year For Outlaw Country
In the '70s, country artists such as Willie Nelson shed the restrictive Nashville sound and created outlaw country, and these songs prove 1976 was its peak.
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Not Kokomo: 5 Beach Boys Songs To Whisk You Off To A Sun-Drenched Summer Escape
The Beach Boys' music has a quintessential summer feel, and not just the song "Kokomo." "Surfer Girl," "Feel Flows" and these others transport us to the season.
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Before They Climbed The Charts, These Hit Songs Were Commercial Jingles
Cinema has long been associated with hit music, but who's heard of a single climbing the charts from a commercial? Turns out, it's more common than you think.
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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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5 Carly Simon Songs That Prove 1972 Was The Best Year Of Her Career
Though Carly Simon's long and illustrious career has had many high points, many fans consider 1972 to be the year that she hit her creative peak.
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