Listicles

12 Standout Male Blue-Eyed Soul Singers

Our writer loves few things more than a great blue-eyed soul singer. Here he offers up what he believes are a dozen of the best

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12 ‘Lost’ British Invasion Hits of the ’60s

It wasn’t all about the Beatles, Stones, Who and Kinks. We look back at a dozen other great British Invasion hits that you may have forgotten.

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12 Influential Early MTV Videos

Remember when the cable channel played music? Billboard’s first video editor saw all the early MTV videos and selects the significant clips

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10 Classic Rock Cover Songs by Metal Bands

Metal bands are not known for tackling other artists’ material. Someone forgot to tell that to Van Halen, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and several others.

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10 Classic Rock Bar Bets Questions

Bugs Bunny always knew how to spot a sucker. Here are chart questions for some of music’s biggest names that may seem to have obvious answers but aren’t so easy

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10 Great Power Pop Songs

Its origins reach back to the early Who. But during the golden era of power pop – 1972-’81 – these 10 songs were as incandescent as pop-rock can be.

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Let’s Dance: 12 Disco Songs By Classic Rock Stars

During the genre’s heyday on Top 40 radio, some of music’s biggest rock bands and pop stars recorded songs in that genre, many with spectacular success

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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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A Love Letter to Willie Nelson: 14 Collaborations With Fellow Stars

Performing at a high level at 90+ puts you in rarified air. Here are some favorite performances with fellow greats from a variety of genres.

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10 Unusual and Surprising Cover Songs

Our writer veered toward songs that might have some oddball elements but really reinvented the song, or made you hear it in an altered state

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