The Best Classic Rock Hits That Still Get Boomers In Their Dancing Shoes
Classic rock hits like "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" are still great for getting boomers out on the dance floor.
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The 5 Best Duets Between Female Rockers
From punk to blues to folk rock, here are five stunning duets from female team-ups such as Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt and Ruth Brown.
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Rock Songs You Didn't Know Were Inspired By Church Music
You might not know it, but a wide range of Christian musical traditions have shown up in an equally wide range of "secular" rock songs, often covertly.
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The 5 Longest No. 1 Song Streaks In Classic Rock Music History
Classic rock artists like the Beatles, Three Dog Night, Joan Jett, and these others had No. 1 songs for some of the longest streaks in rock history.
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5 Of The Shortest Guitar Solos In Rock History — And The Catchiest
Some great guitarists have learned to craft licks that are catchy, serve the song, and even act as one of its highlights without overstaying its welcome.
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4 Best Female Duets Of The '70s
Some of the best duets of the 1970s include well-known solo female artists, such as Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, and the results are spellbinding.
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5 Journey Songs That Prove 1981 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
1981 saw the release of Journey's seventh studio album, "Escape," which gave us timeless hits such as "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Open Arms."
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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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