Listicles
10 Great One-Man-Band Albums
What do Paul McCartney, Todd Rundgren, Prince, John Fogerty and Steve Winwood have in common? Each made a true solo album. Our guide to do-it-yourselfers.
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Any Old Way You Choose It: 20 Mega Boxed Sets for Music Fans
We take a look at supersized box sets from artists like Pink Floyd, Eagles, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and others.
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Pat Benatar’s ’80s Reign: 10 Tracks That Defined the Female Arena-Rock Blueprint
She and her guitarist-producer husband Neil Giraldo released loads of hit singles on Top 40 and rock radio, collecting four Grammy Awards in the process.
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10 Rockers Who Scored Hits as Teenagers
Some went on to historically significant careers, with Grammy Awards, Platinum albums and induction into the Rock Hall
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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1971
Many of them were bona fide hits. Some even went Top 10. Others had the “misfortune” of being relegated to an LP cut because of the wealth of classics included on the same album.
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10 Hit Jazz Singles of the ’60s
Back in the day, record labels released jazz tunes as singles, and sometimes they became huge hits. We revisit 10 classics of the genre from the 1960s.
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11 Great Fleetwood Mac Songs (From the Early Years)
Before they became global superstars in the mid-’70s, the British rock band had limited U.S. success with their great blues rock songs.
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15 Great Kinks Songs (Beyond the Hits)
To many listeners, their singles discography begins with such songs as “You Really Got Me,” continues with “A Well Respected Man,” and concludes with “Lola.” There’s so much more.
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13 Classic Triple Albums: When Rockers Expanded the Limits
In the classic rock era, some of the greatest artists expanded the limits of what was being released on vinyl. We look back at some of the best 3-LP sets.
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Boxing, the Sweet Science, in 15 Songs
It should come as no surprise that boxing has inspired the songs, some factual, others fictional, about the sport and its practitioners.
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