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Christmas cheer from the likes of Twisted Sister, The Beach Boys, Billy Idol and Cheap Trick.

The 25 best Classic Rock Christmas albums

Bowie and Bing, Kylie and Cave

The most unusual Musical Collaborations

Great TV appearances: Queen on Top Of The Pops; The Stone Roses on The Other Side Of Midnight; The Smiths on The Tube; and David Bowie trying to get into the BBC Television Centre in 1964.

The 10 greatest debut TV appearances

Queen in 1975, around the time of their album A Night At The Opera... named after a famous Marx Brothers film

Albums and songs named after classic movies

Do you remember The London Suede?

10 artists who were forced to change their name

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

The 25 biggest Classic Rock albums of 1977

Classic albums from the classic year of '65, from The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks and The Rolling Stones

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1965

Some of the best albums of 2024: Fonatines D.C., The Cure, Kings Of Leon and The Last Dinner Party

The 25 best albums of 2024

Great covers from great artists: Joan Jett, Blondie, Thin Lizzy and Jimi Hendrix

The 10 greatest Classic Rock cover versions

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