The Top 10 Hits That Took Over Fall 1977
In the fall of 1977, hits like "You Light Up My Life," "Boogie Nights," "Keep It Comin' Love," and "Strawberry Letter 23" dominated the airwaves.
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5 Classic Rock Hits That Were Way Bigger Outside The US
The Runaways, Cheap Trick, Sparks, and more all recorded singles that were far more popular in Japan or Europe than they were here in America.
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The Bee Gees' 5 Best Instrumental Breaks Prove They're More Than Their Harmonies
The Bee Gees are heavily associated with those intricate harmonies, but they also have some stellar instrumental breaks across their discography.
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5 Classic Rock Hits With Emotional Breakdowns That Hit Even Harder Today
No art form gets us in our feelings more than music, and the emotional breakdowns in songs like Pearl Jam's "Black" and Nazareth's "Love Hurts" still hit hard.
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5 Folk Rock Hits That Time Forgot
Many folk rock songs are timeless classics, but some that were once hits, like "Master Jack" and "Next Plane to London," seem to have been forgotten over time.
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5 Led Zeppelin Songs That Prove 1969 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
Led Zeppelin had an incredible career, which makes picking a best year especially difficult, and a few strong contenders are in the running.
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5 Of The Biggest Band Rivalries In Rock History
Whether rooted in genuine animosity or a more complicated frenemies situation, the sparks that flew between these rock bands lit up the press for many years.
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4 Rock Album Dedications That Hit Even Harder Today
Bands like AC/DC and Pink Floyd continued on after losing members, but they never forgot them and even paid homage to their lost friends.
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5 Classic Albums That Define Yacht Rock
Yacht rock is smooth, R&B-inflected soft rock that sailed (mostly) from California to take the charts by storm from the mid-'70s to early '80s.
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5 Unfinished Songs That Prove A Demo Doesn't Need A Final Cut To Hit Hard
When high-caliber musicians like George Harrison and Lou Reed make demos, sometimes their raw, unpolished versions hit harder than the final cuts.
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4 Aerosmith Songs That Prove 1989 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
From the 1970s to today, Aerosmith have had plenty of ups and downs. But in 1989, they turned out back-to-back Top 10 hits at the apex of their comeback.
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5 Of The Best Duets That Prove Polar Opposites Can Make Great Music Together
When Eminem dueted with Elton John, and Dolly Parton sang with James Ingram, we saw just how great songs can be when performed by musical polar opposites.
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The 5 Best Songs With Epic Drum Solos At The Beginning
When drum solos fall short, they become meandering, pointless bathroom breaks. With so much at stake, it becomes all the gutsier to put a drum solo out front.
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The Top 10 Hits That Took Over Summer 1964
The summer of 1964 was one of the most fertile in music history, with hits from the Beatles and the Beach Boys to the Supremes, Dean Martin, and more.
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The 5 Best Songs With Epic Guitar Solos At The Beginning
Starting with riffs and chords may be standard for rock jams and in popular music in general, but making that part a freewheeling solo is a mission statement.
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4 Beloved Love Songs — But No One Knows Who Wrote Them
Though these romantic tunes have been passed on and loved by many for years, it has been notoriously difficult to pinpoint the exact artist behind them.
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The Top 10 Hits That Took Over Summer 1978
In the summer of 1978, the charts were a melange of disco, rock 'n' roll, and R&B from the likes of Andy Gibb, the Rolling Stones, the Commodores, and more.
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Unpopular Classic Rock Opinions That Are Actually 10/10
It's important to take off the rose-colored glasses and look at the nostalgia through clear but critical eyes, even when it comes to classic rock.
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3 Unfinished Songs That Became Classic Rock Hits
These songs from Otis Redding and the Beatles were left unfinished by their original creators, only to become Top 20 hits and, in one case, a timeless classic.
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The Top 10 Rock Song Titles, Ranked Worst To Best
From the soulful poetry of Leonard Cohen to the morbid derangement of Tom Waits, these songs are our choices for the best rock song titles.
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4 Songs By Dolly Parton That Prove 1983 Was The Best Year Of Her Career
With solo albums as recent as 2023, Dolly Parton has a catalog going back more than 50 years, but one year in particular stands out as her career peak.
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5 Bruce Springsteen Songs That Prove 1984 Was The Best Year Of His Career
Bruce Springsteen has enjoyed many heights throughout his career, but 1984 saw the release of a truly iconic album along with his biggest hit single.
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5 Classic Rock Hits Gen Xers Would Rather Forget
Gen X would probably rather forget songs like Warrant's "Cherry Pie" and Extreme's "More Than Words," even if they were huge hits in the '90s.
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5 Iconic Singles Of The '60s That Sound Even Cooler Today
From Johnny Cash's prison performance to the Rolling Stones' pivot to the dark side, these once-groundbreaking '60s singles have aged like fine wine.
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The 5 Best Rock Supergoups Of All Time
Sometimes, supergroups manage to be more than the sum of their parts, and when that happens, the musical magic is transcendent.
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5 Buffalo Springfield Songs That Prove 1966 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
Buffalo Springfield were only an outfit for a couple of years, but five of the songs they released in 1966 make it clear that it was the best year the band had.
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The Shortest Songs In Punk Rock History Are Even Cooler Today
Clocking in at under a minute each, these raucous bangers still manage to do what punk does best: getting a hard-hitting message across quickly and loudly.
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