KC and the Sunshine Band rode the disco craze to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of '76 with this impossible-to-resist call to action.
Read MoreFame is a double-edged sword, but when unrelenting media scrutiny of Annie Lennox's life reached a new, cruel low, she drew an uncrossable line in the sand.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreJeff Lynne, known for Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), was in a band well before classics like 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 'Don't Bring Me Down' hit the airwaves.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreOne of Bruce Springsteen's most popular songs from "Born to Run" was never a single and never a hit song. Today, it's considered one of his best tracks.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreStarting 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.
Read MoreAfter a few close calls, Glen Campbell finally reached No. 1 in 1975 with a song that showcased his countrypolitan music, and led to a Dolly Parton film.
Read MoreBefore all the sold-out shows, Celine Dion was just a little girl singing in a piano bar — sometimes with some rather unexpected backup singers joining in.
Read MoreThough 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.
Read MoreBarry Gibb of the Bee Gees wrote many songs for other artists. He once told a fan that this song he wrote for Barbra Streisand in 1980 was his favorite.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIt'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.
Read MoreOriginally written as a title song for a Brooke Shields movie, Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross' iconic, tender 1981 duet was also nearly derailed by a nap.
Read MoreFrom childhood, Sting refused to accept a future working in the shipyards of his hometown, and the fruits of his drive include sipping wine in his Tuscan villa.
Read MoreThese 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.
Read MoreFrom the soulful poetry of Leonard Cohen to the morbid derangement of Tom Waits, these songs are our choices for the best rock song titles.
Read MoreIt's hard to imagine a quality song being recorded on a moving bus, but Jackson Browne pulled it off 49 years ago for his 1977 album, "Running on Empty."
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreBruce Springsteen has enjoyed many heights throughout his career, but 1984 saw the release of a truly iconic album along with his biggest hit single.
Read MoreGen 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.
Read MoreFrom Johnny Cash's prison performance to the Rolling Stones' pivot to the dark side, these once-groundbreaking '60s singles have aged like fine wine.
Read MoreAfter teaming up with Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, Diana Ross stormed back to the top of the charts in 1980 and kept the disco spirit alive.
Read MoreAnn Wilson of Heart faced down the misogyny of the '70s and the phoniness of the MTV-era that followed, and simply set herself to making banging rock music.
Read MoreSometimes, supergroups manage to be more than the sum of their parts, and when that happens, the musical magic is transcendent.
Read MoreBuffalo 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.
Read MoreClocking 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.
Read MoreFolk rock pairs genres that are cut from a similar cloth, but some of the best songs recorded in this style involved one-of-a-kind artists joining forces.
Read MoreIn 1967, the Doors released their first two albums which included songs like "Light My Fire" and "The End." It was the best year of the band's career.
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