The band's rock'n'roll tribute seized the American singles crown, and wore it for a full month.
The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has a unique and much-revered place in the music firmament.
The collected words of the musical frontiersman and Pink Floyd co-founder will be gathered together in 'The Lyrics Of Syd Barrett.'
After an uncertain start, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland were getting to be UK chart regulars by the time of 'Walking On The Moon.'
'The Who By Numbers' was a more conventional studio album after the panoramic ambition of 1973’s 'Quadrophenia,' but it was far from average.
It was the LP featuring the UK top ten hit 'Killer On The Loose,' and the first with guitarist Snowy White.
Despite the claims of many in a streaming world, the album isn’t dead. Taylor Swift and Sam Smith are just a few artists keeping it alive.
Every year, critics and so-called experts ask: is rock music dead? Not with a new breed of young talents aiming for legendary status.
'Money For Nothing' enjoyed a three-week reign as the band's only American No.1 single.
Side-long concept pieces, walls of Mellotrons, keyboardists in capes...such were the glories of the greatest prog rock albums.
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside.
The million-selling 'My Sharona' became America’s biggest-selling song of 1979, and one of the catchiest rock numbers in memory.
Both versions are full of bonus material, while the soundtrack debuts on vinyl for Record Store Day.
The renowned filmmaker's remarkable CV includes critically-acclaimed trilogy, 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' and box office smash, 'Wayne’s World'