The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

America - A Horse with No Name

'A Horse With No Name' by America: The making of the folk-rock classic

Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

'Come on Eileen' by Dexys Midnight Runners: The making of the 1980s pop classic

ABBA - Dancing Queen

'Dancing Queen' by ABBA: The making of the shimmering pop masterpiece

ABBA

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor: The making of the inspirational sports anthem

The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

'Mr Tambourine Man' by The Byrds: The making of the folk-rock masterpiece

Lesley Gore – You Don't Own Me

'You Don't Own Me' by Lesley Gore: The making of the '60s feminist anthem

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

'A Whiter Shade of Pale' by Procol Harum: The making of the classical rock masterpiece

The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys: The making of the heartbreaking love song

The Beach Boys

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac: The making of the Rumours rock anthem

Elton John - A Song for Guy

The tragic story behind Elton John’s stunning ‘Song for Guy’

Elton John

A Teenage Opera

The incredible story of ‘Grocer Jack’ and A Teenage Opera: What happened to the lost musical?

Music

Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

'Bat Out of Hell' by Meat Loaf: The making of the operatic rock epic

Music

Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World

'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong: The making of the jazzy pop classic

Music

Elton John - Rocket Man

'Rocket Man' by Elton John: The making of the stellar space ballad

Elton John

Noddy Holder

'Merry Xmas Everybody' by Slade: The making of the Christmas classic

Music

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)

'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' by John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The making of the Christmas peace anthem

John Lennon

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson: The making of the unlikely Christmas Number 1

Music

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Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

The greatest teen idols

The 15 greatest teen idols from the '50s and '60s, ranked

Song Lists

Paul McCartney over the years

Paul McCartney's 25 greatest songs, ranked

Paul McCartney

The best Eurovision songs ever

The 10 greatest Eurovision songs of the 1960s and 1970s

Music

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Roy Orbison

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The Beatles and Cliff Richard both changed the face of British music in the 1960s.

John Lennon claimed Cliff Richard was the best thing to happen to British music

Cliff Richard

Extreme Closeups of 1960s icons

QUIZ: Can you name these ’60s icons from an EXTREME closeup?

Quizzes

Neil Sedaka

Gold's Hall of Fame: Neil Sedaka

Hall Of Fame

One Hit Wonders of the 1960s and 1970s

QUIZ: Can you name the one hit wonders from the '60s and '70s?

Quizzes

Alvin Stardust

Gold's Hall of Fame: Alvin Stardust

Hall Of Fame