On March 17, 1969, San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service unveiled their finest hour, at least in commercial terms. That day marked the release
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The second consecutive R&B No.1 to pay tribute to Marvin Gaye hit the top spot on March 16, 1985. The untimely death of the great
Mariah Carey has enjoyed one of the most successful reigns of any pop star since her chart-topping 1990 eponymous debut album. She made history as
To summarize one of the greatest (and longest) careers in music in a mere 20 songs is ambitious. But this is our playlist tribute to
“Something was definitely happening,” said Tony Visconti. “We knew we were getting closer to what we wanted.” The American-born producer was talking about A Beard
A sequence of nine American No.1 singles in two and a half years is something most artists could only dream of. The Supremes confirmed that
In the summer of 1976, The Sex Pistols were the talk of London town. By mid-September, they were doing a week-long run of gigs around
Three case studies: All Eyez On Me; Life After Death; Wu-Tang Forever. Those three double albums came out in quick succession, between February 1996 and June of the
Outlaw imagery is frequently evoked in both rock ‘n’ roll and country music, yet Bon Jovi succeeded in melding the two genres especially seamlessly on
By the late 90s, Shania Twain was already a bona fide star in the country world. Her second album, 1995’s The Woman In Me, sold