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Huge streaming numbers for Coldplay, The Beatles, Queen and Arctic Monkeys

The Top 10 most-streamed English rock and indie bands

The Beatles, Prince, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, Kate Bush and Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose

Earth Day 2025: 20 epic songs with nature in their titles

Some fine British debut albums from the wonderful 90s: The Sundays, Suede, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, Oasis, Elastica, The Charlatans, Portishead, Stereophonics, Mansun, Inspiral Carpets and Muse

The 25 best British debut albums of the 1990s

The Stone Roses and their literary namesake from 1959, written by Sarah Gainham.

20 bands who took their names from classic books and literature

Some of the greatest THIRD albums from Suede, Green Day, The Prodigy, Massive Attack, The White Stripes, Blur, Primal Scream, The Doors, Smashing Pumpkins and The Clash.

15 times an artist's THIRD album has been their best

Cigarettes & Alcohol by Oasis: a classic Britpop lyric

Britpop's 25 greatest ever lyrics

Classic Rock supergroups: Crosby Stills Nash & Young; Creaml and Emerson Lake & Palmer.

15 of the greatest Classic Rock supergroups

Are these disappointing follow-up albums?

The 10 most disappointing follow-up albums

Major rock moments of '77: Bat Out Of Hell, Rumours, Animals and News Of The World.

The 25 biggest Classic Rock albums of 1977

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