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  • LOS ANGELES, CA - July 5: Rock and roll icon Bruce Springsteen falls to the stage and continues playing the guitar on his back on July 5, 1978 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

    3 Rock Hits From 1978 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    May 9, 2026, 4:44 pm

  • Foreigner 1978 with Mick Jones (c) (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)

    3 of the Best Debut Singles To Come Out of 70s Rock Music

    May 9, 2026, 3:30 pm

  • Paul McCartney in 1995

    Paul McCartney Was “Insulted” When EMI Asked Him for This Favor, but the Comeback Album Was Worth It

  • Like any other decade, the 1960s had its era-defining songs. But just because a song is wildly popular in its day doesn’t mean it will stand the test of time. The three rock songs below were all massive 60s hits, but nowadays they aren’t as well-received.

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    3 Rock Songs From the 1960s That Haven’t Stood the Test of Time

    May 9, 2026, 1:30 pm

  • (GERMANY OUT) Punkband, USA- Sänger Billy Joe Armstrong bei einemKonzert (Photo by Brill/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

    3 Acoustic Classic Rock Songs From the 1990s You’ll Recognize in Two Seconds

    May 9, 2026, 12:30 pm

  • Most People Forget That Otis Redding Covered This Big Hit by the Rolling Stones

    5 Amazing Album Openers From The Rolling Stones

    May 9, 2026, 12:00 pm

  • English musician, singer-songwriter, and producer George Harrison (1943 - 2001) performing on stage playing his 'Rocky' Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster during his 'George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour' also known as the 'Dark Horse Tour' in North America, 1974. (Photo by Steve Morley/Redferns/Getty Images)

    3 of the Greatest Guitarists Who Ever Shredded With a Fender Stratocaster

    May 9, 2026, 11:38 am

  • American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan on stage in Paris, 25th June 1966. (Photo by Jacques Haillot/Apis/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

    Saying More With Less: 3 Minimalist Songs From the 1960s

    May 9, 2026, 10:00 am

  • NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 1968: Rock band "Cream" poses for a portrait in February 1968 in New York City, New York. L-R: Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    4 Hits That Prove 1968 Was an Early Peak Year for Hard Rock

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    5 Iconic Rock Songs That Stalled at No. 2 (And the Songs That Kept Them From the Top)

    May 9, 2026, 8:42 am

  • 3 Long Rock Songs From the 80s That Still Became Massive Hits

    3 Timeless Songs From the 1980s That Will Make You Fall in Love With Whistling Again

    May 9, 2026, 7:30 am

  • BIG SUR - SEPTEMBER 15: Crosby, Stills and Nash and Young (L-R David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills) perform onstage at the Big Sur Folk Festival held at the Esalen Institue on September, 15 1969 in Big Sur, California. (Photo by Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    Crosby, Stills & Nash’s First Hit Single From 1969 Was Initially Overlooked by Another Band

    May 9, 2026, 7:00 am

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