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  • On The Charts 56 Years Ago Today, Merle Haggard Soared To The Top With This Award Winning Record

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    56 Years Ago Today, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 With the Album (And Title Track) That Became a Cultural Flashpoint

    May 22, 2026, 4:26 pm

  • 4 Country Classics Made Even Better by an Unforgettable Harmony

    On This Day in 1973, Dolly Parton Stepped Into a Nashville Studio and Recorded One of the Greatest Country Songs in History

    May 22, 2026, 2:15 pm

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1977 That Still Make Tough Guys Cry

    3 Rock Songs From 1977 That Still Make Tough Guys Cry

  • 4 Songs by the Carpenters That Still Sound Magical Today

    4 Major Hits From 1970 That You Might Not Have Known Were Covers

    May 22, 2026, 8:30 am

  • 1970s one-hit wonder Norman Greenbaum

    These 3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s Are Still More Popular Than You Think

    May 21, 2026, 6:44 pm

  • Pink Floyd in the 1970s

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    4 of the Best Rock and Roll B-Sides From 1975

    May 21, 2026, 6:00 pm

  • On the Charts 49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Kicked off a Six-Week Run at No. 1 With One of His Biggest Hits (That He Hated)

    49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Kicked off a Six-Week Run at No. 1 With One of His Biggest Hits (That He Despised)

    May 21, 2026, 12:45 pm

  • Tanya Tucker

    53 Years Ago Today, 14-Year-Old Tanya Tucker Scored Her First No. 1 With a Song Later Covered by George Jones and Tammy Wynette

    May 21, 2026, 12:38 pm

  • Stevie Nicks performing in the 80s

    5 Divisive Songs From the 1970s and 80s That Stay on Repeat in My House

  • Debbie Harry of Blondie performs on stage at de Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 7th September 1978. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)

    3 Rockers From the 1970s Who Became Famous in Their 30s

    May 21, 2026, 9:00 am

  • American country singer, songwriter and musician Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) performing with a harmonica, circa 1970. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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    4 Country Songs From 1970 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    May 20, 2026, 10:21 am

  • UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Derek and the Dominoes Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Found Success More Than a Year After They Were Released

    May 20, 2026, 7:30 am

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