THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST COLLECTION

My Chemical Romance in February 2005

The all-time best Pop-Punk bands

Classic Rock soundtrack albums: Magical Mystery Tour, School Of Rock, Tommy and Easy Rider

The 20 best Classic Rock soundtrack albums

Top Scottish acts: Gerry Cinnamon, CHVRCHES, Primal Scream and Biffy Clyro

The best Scottish indie songs for St Andrew's Day

Memorable albums from 1979: The Wall, Highway To Hell, Discovery and In Through The Out Door.

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1979

Heavy concepts from The Who (featuring Elton John in the Tommy movie) and Pink Floyd (featuring the scary teacher in the video for Another Brick In The Wall).

The 10 Weirdest Concept Albums

Still in business in 2025: Iron Maiden, Pixies and New Order

The oldest bands still touring in 2025

Celebrity cameos in music vids: Bruce Willis, Eric Cantona Christopher Walken and Danny Dyer

The best celebrity cameos in music videos

Some of the greatest albums from the stellar year of '67: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, The Who Sell Out, Strange Days and Disraeli Gears.

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1967

Great solo albums from Keith Richards (of The Rolling Stones), George Harrison (formerly of The Beatles), Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Ozzy Osbourne (of Black Sabbath)

The 25 greatest Classic Rock solo albums

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