The Best-Selling US Album Of The Past 35 Years Celebrates Its Anniversary Today
On August 12, 1991, one of the most famous heavy metal bands in history released an album that would eventually go double-diamond, and it's all-American.
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Unsung Female Heroes Of '90s Hard Rock
L7, Babes in Toyland, and the Lunachicks are a few of the all-female acts who helped spin hard rock, metal, and punk in new directions in the 1990s.
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The 5 Best Stevie Nicks Songs For Getting Over A Breakup
Stevie Nicks is no stranger to heartache, and she's dropped a collection of fiery songs tailor-made for listeners in need of support while navigating break-ups.
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5 Nearly Perfect Patti Smith Songs That Deserve A New Generation Of Fans
Patti Smith's body of work is full of classics that deserve to be remembered, embraced, and studied by a new generation of listeners
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The Former Studio Janitor Behind Some Of The Most Iconic '90s Hits
He had to clean toilets, but he also got to spend time learning at the studio where he worked as a janitor. Here's how that job shaped Trent Reznor's '90s hits.
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5 Prog Rock Bands Who Went Mainstream With A Pop Hit
No matter how many times prog rock is left for dead and then brought back to life, it always manages to score some hits along the way.
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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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Quote Of The Day By Stevie Nicks: 'We Have To Walk In With A Big Attitude ...'
Stevie Nicks' journey from obscurity to rock goddess came during a time when women's contributions to rock music were generally sidelined.
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The 1998 Song Sheryl Crow Will Never Tire Of Singing Isn't Her Biggest Hit
"All I Wanna Do" is Sheryl Crow's biggest hit to date, but the song she's most proud of is a 1998 track that barely cracked the Top 20.
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10 Vinyl Records Every Blues Fan Should Already Own
Born from the creativity of African Americans in the 1860s, blues was first captured on phonographs, field recordings, and low-quality 45s.
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5 Folk-Rock Hits With No Known Authors
Songs can live anywhere, but only a few make it to recording, and some live on as hit folk rock tunes, no matter that we don't know who originally wrote them.
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Out Of Kenny Rogers' 39 Studio Albums, These 5 Are So Underrated
Unlike seminal works like "The Gambler" and "Kenny," a lot of Kenny Rogers' earlier, later, and more experimental albums are very underrated.
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5 Top 10 Hits Written By Someone Other Than The Artist Who Made Them Famous
From stars like Christina Aguilera to Madonna, some artists have scored Billboard Top 10 hits that were actually written by someone else.
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Sheryl Crow's Best-Charting Single Was A Last-Minute Addition That Saved A Flopping Album
In 1994, after three lackluster singles, Sheryl Crow's first album release was in trouble. But along came this poem-inspired song, which became a smash hit.
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The 5 Most Covered Songs Of The '90s
These '90s pop, grunge, synth, and alt-rock classics have been covered by artists as varied as Lacuna Coil, Macy Gray, and the Muppets.
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5 Classic Albums That Define '90s Alt-Rock
The '90s saw the rise of pop-punk, boy bands, and lots in between, but the alt-rock from that decade is now legendary. These five albums defined the era.
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The Best Rock Covers Of 2026 (So Far)
The year 2026 has witnessed a groundswell of groundbreaking and eminently listenable covers from major-label and independent artists alike.
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5 U2 Songs That Prove 1992 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
With the release of "Achtung Baby," joyous industrial crunch became a key component in U2's musical mixture and brought them a wider audience.
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5 Covers Of Joni Mitchell Songs That Capture The Poetic Magic Of The Originals
Joni Mitchell has become renowned for rich, almost magical songs, and fellow musical greats like Herbie Hancock and Prince have covered her work.
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Peter Gabriel Recorded This 1992 Rock Hit — Decades Later, He Sang On Sheryl Crow's Standout Cover
For the centerpiece for her latest album, Sheryl Crow turned to one of Peter Gabriel's most intensely personal and introspective songs.
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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 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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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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Stevie Nicks' Ultimate Rebuttal To Go Your Own Way Became A Fan Favorite — And It Wasn't Dreams
Fleetwood Mac recorded another Stevie Nicks rebuttal to "Go Your Own Way" that never made it onto "Rumours" — one she thought was the best song she ever wrote.
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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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