In honor of Billboard magazine’s 120th anniversary on Nov. 1, we’re revealing the top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits from each decade since the 1960s (for a total of 120 songs). The ’60s was the first full Read More About Elvis Presley Marvin Gaye Otis Redding Ray Charles More...
Rickey Medlockefirst tenurewith Lynyrd Skynyrd ended when he decided to focus on Blackfoot, perhaps the heaviest of the classic-era Southern rock bands. Bad move. Skynyrd's star rose quickly, while Blackfoot spent most of the '70s putting out middle-of-the-road records. By the end of the...
Rickey Medlockefirst tenurewith Lynyrd Skynyrd ended when he decided to focus on Blackfoot, perhaps the heaviest of the classic-era Southern rock bands. Bad move. Skynyrd's star rose quickly, while Blackfoot spent most of the '70s putting out middle-of-the-road records. By the end of the...
head Beach Boy Brian Wilson wanted to make a yet more ambitious LP, one that might have them challenge the Beatles’ position as the top band in the world. Many sessions were laid down in the last months of 1966, and the first few months...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd All Time Greatest Hits Judas Priest Youve Got Another Thing Comin Judas Priest Screaming for Vengeance (Bonus Track Version) Journey Wheel In The Sky Journey Greatest Hits (2024 Remaster) Tom Petty The Heartbreakers Dont Do Me Like That Tom Petty ...
The battle for the top spot continues, as theEaglesandMichael Jacksonboth jockey for No. 1. The Eaglesdethronedthe King of Pop this past summer—in terms of album sales, that is— when the RIAA certifiedTheir Greatest Hitsas 38x platinum, edging out M.J.’sThrillerat 33x platin...
Even after racking up an impressive list of hits in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, Ramone continued to forge Hot 100 history as recently as 2011. He co-produced Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse’s duet “Body and Soul,” which spent a week at No. 87 (Oct. 1, 2011). Despite its modes...
Crosby Stills Nash and Young (1970): The hits tell the story of this so-crazy-it-worked amalgam of late-'60s stars: "Teach Your Children" and "Woodstock" wouldn't fit together on any other album. Neither would "Our House" and "Almost Cut My Hair." 'Let it Be' Apple 'Let it Be...
Goo Dolls' big ballad crossover-- the couch is falling apart, the TV broke years ago, and the self-loathing has reached such levels of agonizing irony that when singer Sean Nelson hits one of his many fish-in-barrel bullseyes, you have to wonder if even he believes his own bullshit. ...
Unfortunately, even if the petition hits 10,000 signatures, it probably won't change much. Indeed, by all accounts, XL would like to see a proper Jai Paul album most. Even considering the surrounding controversy, these tracks give us insight into an artist who doesn't seem like a ...