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Queen on the set of the video for Radio Ga Ga, November 1983: John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May

What are Queen's biggest songs?

Pink Floyd at their mid-1970s peak: David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright

What are Pink Floyd's biggest songs?

Pink Floyd

Elvis Presley and manager Colonel Tom Parker signing with RCA in November 1955

The greatest managers in rock history

Mancunian masters of the b-side: New Order, The Smiths and The Stone Roses

The best B-sides by Manchester bands

Some of the best Classic Rock debut albums from Patti Smith, Queen. Meat Loaf and Led Zeppelin.

The 25 best Classic Rock debut albums

Best videos of the 2000s

The best music videos of the 2000s

Blur invent Britpop in 1993 with a photo shoot for Modern Life Is Rubbish: amon Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Graham Coxon

10 songs that ended an era... or began a new one

Bands that only made it into the singles charts just the once... Derek & The Dominos, Matthews Southern Comfort, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Sniff 'N' The Tears.

The 20 best Classic Rock one hit wonders

Acclaimed Smith bassist Andy Rourke - with some of his finest singles

The 10 greatest Andy Rourke basslines with The Smiths

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