The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Sixties
The sixties was a period of intense social change. People were challenging old values and traditions, and pop music reflected this. The Beatles, the most successful band of all time, set the benchmark for the genre in the sixties. They paved the…
428The Biggest Record Sales in the 1960s
The music industry experienced some incredible changes during the 60s, from the rise of Beatlemania and British invasion to the Woodstock festival and the influence of psychedelic rock and new genres. The record industry also experienced some…
587The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Eighties
The 1980s was a decade of excess and pop music was no exception. The period was marked by the dominance of new wave, followed by an explosion of teen pop, or bubblegum, as it's also known. The decade gave rise to some of the biggest pop music…
399The Biggest Girl Bands in the Nineties
Girls will always be the most loyal of fans. Throughout the decades, it’s been the fairer sex that has kept a steady stream of support for boy bands and their respective solo artists. However, around two decades ago, there was an avalanche of…
569The Musical History of the Eagles
The history of The Eagles is a story peppered with unbridled success, fiery animosity, and even the death of one of their bandmates. These five musicians from Southern California came together to form The Eagles in 1971, with Glenn Frey as the…
352The Red Hot Chili Peppers Old But Contemporary
You can’t stay in the limelight for as long as the Red Hot Chili Peppers have without continuously evolving. Over their 30-year career, this band has transformed from a funk-rock group to an alternative rock band with elements of punk and rap.…
350What Happened to The Stone Roses?
The Stone Roses’ career trajectory is one of the most unusual and fascinating in music history. Despite being contemporaries of bands like Oasis, Blur and New Order, the Stone Roses left all of those bands for dead with their second album.…
351The Road Back to Success of the Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel, music group. They are known for their vocal harmony and have been recorded both as gospel and secular group. They are also well-known for their appearance in the 1985 film, "The Return of…
487Some of the Amazing Songs of Etta James
Etta James is one of the greatest singers of our time. Her voice is so rich and filled with raw emotion that it has moved even the hardest of listeners to tears. Her songs are filled with passion, sensitivity, and pain. They tackle subjects like…
375The Biggest Selling Records From the 70s
The 1970s was a decade of change. It was the end of the hippie movement and the beginning of punk music, as well as disco and electronic music. Everything about the 70s was different: people’s attitudes towards fashion and music, their…
559The Biggest and Best Music Acts in the 1980s
The 1980s were a decade of excess, from overly produced music videos and hair-bands to the prominence of luxury brands like Versace and Armani. Music was no different, with pop culture being dominated by the synth sound and singers with big hair…
543The Biggest Solo Artists Globally in the Eighties
The 1980s were a dynamic decade for music, with new genres breaking through and old ones reaching new heights of commercial success. After punk and post-punk paved the way in the late 1970s, alongside disco and funk, there was a wave of new…
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