Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: Radio Hits in June 1967

With summer just around the corner, the biggest songs this week included all-time greats from the Airplane, Turtles, Aretha and Scott McKenzie.

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Elton John 1977 ‘Live From the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper’ Due

The six-show residency were the first of 233 Elton-and-Ray only shows that would follow, and featured the live debut of deep cuts “Roy Rogers,” “Idol” and “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford).”

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Top-Selling Albums of 1980: A New Decade

The top 30 includes two classic rock LPs that are among the biggest of all time.

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Love & Mercy: Best Rock Star Biopic Ever?

The seemingly risky move of having two actors play Brian Wilson – Paul Dano as the young Beach Boy and John Cusack as the older Wilson – succeeds admirably.

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It’s Sir Roger Now: The Who’s Daltrey is Knighted

“It’s strange, it’s an experience that I’ve never had before, I’m very humbled by it.”

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Dire Straits’ ‘Brothers in Arms’: Mark Knopfler Completes the Transition to Stadium-Friendly Band

One of the first all-digital albums recorded with the compact disc in mind, it vaulted the British band into the rock stratosphere.

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‘Broken English’: The Return of Marianne Faithfull

The 1979 album shows the influence of punk, reggae and jazz, and the lyrics often flowed from her still-in-process romantic and artistic collaborations.

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Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground on ’72 Stones Tour

In music, careers can turn on a dime. In 1972, his career turned when he was asked to join the Stones’ fifth American tour.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s ‘Texas Flood’: Out of the Gate

Recorded as a demo over a long holiday weekend, the album launched the career of the legendary bluesman and gave the genre itself a huge boost.

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Brian Wilson’s ‘Pet Sounds’ Shines at 50th Concert: 2016

The legend led a 12-piece band in a “wonderful” golden anniversary celebration of his masterpiece at the Hollywood Bowl.

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