THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST COLLECTION

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

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

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