These hit songs from the '80s from bands like Journey and Toto managed to become even more popular in subsequent decades, generating massive amounts of money.
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In 1973, flamboyant glam rock, hard-hitting punk, and even electro-rock were muscling aside the cobwebs of '60s rock music, as defined by these iconic songs.
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There's a mountain of country songs about heartbreak, love rivalries, and wandering souls, but what if we took the best and added that extra shot of rock?
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The grunge era was short lived, but its impact has never gone away. These songs from bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Nirvana still define '90s grunge.
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The '80s were a great time for music, but the years were also riddled with duds that make us wonder just what record buyers and radio programmers were thinking.
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These five songs from Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney, and other artists have only gotten more romantic, moving, or poignant with the passage of time.
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Inflated egos, money to burn, and a lack of accountability can make famous people insufferable. These '80s musicians embody why you shouldn't meet your heroes.
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Written partly as a response to a scathing diss track, this light-hearted love song spent five weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100.
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Time is kinder to some songs than others. Looking back to 1981, certain tunes from 1981 seem to crackle with new energy, sounding even better today.
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The 1970s were a mixed bag. Lots of iconic music came from that decade, but some bad No. 1 hits were spawned too. Here are five of the worst offenders.
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These five hit songs from the '80s got so much airplay that they became definitive of the decade, but the artists weren't initially agreeable to recording them.
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Occasionally, subpar albums conceal a secret treasure swimming in the midst of all the sonic swill, and the '70s has a few examples of such tracks.
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It seems like the sporting world can't get through an Olympic Games without some kind of shocking event — sometimes even a massive scandal.
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From ignoring one of the greatest musicians of all time to treating an entire category as a sideshow, we've curated the biggest '80s Grammy brush-offs.
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From anti-war protests to environmental pleas and cathartic advice that would put any therapist to shame, these acclaimed songs from 1970 cut to life's core.
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It's hard to imagine certain iconic shows or scenes from them without hearing a specific tune. Some rock songs were made famous for this reason.
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From epic guitar solos to protest songs and a Black pride song just about everyone knows, these iconic '70s tunes fell short in the charts on their release.
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Allegedly, the Grammy's award the most deserving artists for their output each year, but we question the institution's voters for these '80s rock song winners.
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While acts like The Beatles routinely topped the '60s charts, other artists got to enjoy some time at the top too, and some of these songs are pretty bad.
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Band lineups can be fluid, but less so with lead singers. However, these iconic bands from the era of classic rock had a revolving door for front men.
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There are so many songs that are hugely overrated — Lenny Kravitz and Green Day are just two artists we highlight here for too-catchy tunes and awful lyrics.
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The early 1970s was an era in which rock especially made leaps and bounds, and some of the standout songs of the time sound even cooler today.
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From a murder to an Elvis hoax, the 1980s had a few incidents that we still don't have answers for. It's a short list, but inquiring minds still want to know.
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These acerbic breakup songs by Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and others might remind Boomers of their own messy romantic entanglements.
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These five covers by Heart, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, and others took ’80s originals from a variety of genres and somehow made them better than ever.
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These classic rock songs, from anthemic karaoke favorites to timeless rock history game-changers, were an undeserved swing and miss for the coveted No. 1 spot.
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The evolution of metal since grunge music dominated the ‘90s has given rise to innovative metal subgenres offering bigger, harder, and bolder songs to fans.
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