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50 Years Ago: 1974 in Music

Classic albums from Stevie, Joni, Steely Dan and others, and hit singles from Elton, McCartney and more, made ’74 a year to remember.

The Scene: How the Song Came to Be

10cc’s “I’m Not in Love”: Well, My High School Self Was, Actually

Best Classic Bands’ founder tells how the hit song always brings him back to the spring of his senior year, and how five decades later he got its co-writer, Graham Gouldman, to tell him how it came to be

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

The Number One Singles of 1968: Those Were the Days

Five songs stayed at the top for 4 weeks or more. And thus, only 23 singles reached #1 in the U.S. that year. Ironically, 1968’s biggest was also its worst

The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy

What is the Greatest Record Ever Made? A New Book Offers 145 Answers

What is the greatest record ever made? Is that a question that can ever be answered definitively? We spoke to the author of a 2024 book on that subject

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

Only 6 Albums Reached Number One in 1978: Here’s Why

On January 21, roughly one month after the film’s opening, its soundtrack reached #1. It remained at the top through July 8, another 24 consecutive weeks

REVIEWS: Album Rewinds

The ‘Truth’ According to Jeff Beck: A Genre-Busting Masterpiece

The former Yardbirds guitarist’s 1968 solo debut signaled a half-dozen highways for the future of rock. Every track on ‘Truth’ is astonishing.

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

Bob Dylan’s 1966 Brush With Death

He was living in bucolic Woodstock, having sought sanctuary from the noise, chaos—and drugs—that had consumed his life during the past year. Then he took his motorcycle for a spin