THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST COLLECTION

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

Some of the greatest debut singles of all time...

The 50 best debut singles

The most famous example of a musician being swapped out: Pete Best, who was replaced by Ringo Starr in The Beatles in 1962

The most controversial line-up changes in rock history

No Christmas Number 1 hits for Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl and WIzzard....

15 classic songs that didn't make Christmas Number 1

Ian Brown with The Stone Roses in June 1989... and performing solo at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh, September 2022.

Manchester music legends now and then

Some of the Doctor Who tunes that have been issued over the years, including songs from The Go-Go's, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Bullamakanka and Frazer "Jamie" Hines

10 of the strangest Doctor Who singles

16 years separate these two Cure albums: 4:13 Dream from 2008 and 2024's Songs Of A Lost World.

Which artist has the biggest gap between studio albums?

Some of the most enduring albums of '88: Bummed, Viva Hate, Lovesexy and Green.

The 25 best albums of 1988

Kings Of Leon in 2024: Nathan Followill, Matthew Followill, Caleb Followill and Jared Followill

What are Kings Of Leon's biggest songs?

Kings Of Leon

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