The Kinks

No other band could claim to celebrate British-ness as thoroughly as The Kinks whose biggest hits combined a knack for whimsical melody with plots straight out of a kitchen-sink drama.

Band line-up
Ray Davies (guitar and lead vocals)
Dave Davies (lead guitar and vocals)
Pete Quaife (bass guitar)
Mick Avory (drums)

Biggest hits
"You Really Got Me" (#1 Aug 1964)
"All Day And All Of The Night (#2 Oct 1964)
"Tired Of Waiting For You" (#1 Jan 1965)
Sunny Afternoon (#1 Jun 1966)
Waterloo Sunset (#2 May 1967)
Autumn Almanac (#3 Oct 1967)
Lola (#2 Jul 1970)