Which female rocker almost fronted Van Halen? Which guitarist is on the Woodstock poster but didn't play the show? Read on to elevate your rock trivia game.
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Yacht rock is hard to define, and it certainly wasn't called that when it emerged in the '70s, but we think these smooth, mellow tunes are its finest examples.
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Even rock juggernauts like Duran Duran and the Beach Boys are capable of releasing a song so bad that their careers hit a wall, and sometimes permanently so.
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The Brandon Lee movie "The Crow" is forever tied to his tragic death during filming, but the compilation of songs in the film make the soundtrack the best ever.
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Before joining AC/DC, Brian Johnson sang the hardest-rocking jingle you will likely ever hear. The timing of job also helped him meet his future bandmates.
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Both legendary classic rock acts and more forgotten bands managed to snag the No. 1 spot on Billboard for a week with songs that rock fans will remember.
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Southern Rock emerged in the 1970s, and the '80s put their own stamp on it with bands like ZZ Top and 38 Special. These songs helped define 80s Southern rock.
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"Golden Brown" started doing the rounds on Instagram in 2025, and while The Stranglers' whimsical tune was a hit in the U.K in 1982, the U.S. barely noticed.
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From Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," these tracks capture the frustrations and pressures of working life in the 1980s.
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Each year has produced songs that have charted the course of rock history, and this is especially true of 1974, thanks to artists from David Bowie to Kiss.
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Practically every music genre has its fair share of love songs, but how does Southern rock stack up? Here are five love songs in this style that still resonate.
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Hit songs aren't made by vocals alone, in fact, '80s songs by Gary Numan, Bananarama, the Human League, Biz Markie, and GN'R did well despite subpar singing.
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A huge TV star made this tune about a cavalier ladies' man who meets his match the first Billboard Hot 100 chart topper, but its songwriter might surprise you.
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You might think a No. 1 hit on Valentine's Day would be all roses and hearts, but in 1976, Paul Simon's hit single spoke to a different side of relationships.
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Teenaged rebellion is something all generations have in common, and these hits from the '70s will take boomers back to their door-slamming high school days.
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Rock's power ballads aren't wallflowers and never belong in the shadows — they're bombastic declarations of our most primal emotions, good or bad.
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Pearl Jam's lyrics are often understated, which makes it hard to connect this song to Vedder's troubled family history.
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From hateful words to a few stolen chords and even crashing a car with drugs and a gun, these '70s rock stars found that their reputation wasn't invulnerable.
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There is no shortage of love songs from the '80s, but these selections from The Smiths and Sade (and others) are sure to create the perfect mood.
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We've selected 5 David Bowie tunes that will be sure to show up on your playlists from here on out — because they just grow cooler with time.
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The '50s was the decade teens became important as a cohort, and early rock catered to them. For a fun history lesson, Millennials should check out these hits.
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While the '70s may be long gone, the music lives on, and is still making money for artists today. Can you name these five popular all-time money-making hits?
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Before they were big, the Rolling Stones performed a few popular brand jingles to pay the bills. Here's one so good you'll want to dance along with it today.
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You might not be familiar with "Outlaw" and these other Eagles tunes that slipped through the cracks, but they're among the group's best songs.
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Even though these songs weren't at the top of the charts during their heyday, we think they made their mark on the '90s music scene regardless.
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From Hozier's "Like Real People Do" to Maria McKee's "Breathe," these five underrated gems capture love in all its messy, magical, weird glory.
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There are great Christmas songs, and then there are those that feel like barbed wire fed through your ears, and we think this '58 song is one of the latter.
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