The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

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

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

'Wonderful Christmastime' by Paul McCartney: The making of the divisive seasonal single

Paul McCartney

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

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

Music

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The best Eurovision songs ever

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

Music

Paul McCartney over the years

Paul McCartney's 25 greatest songs, ranked

Paul McCartney

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison's 10 greatest songs, ranked

Roy Orbison

Elton John through the years

Elton John's top 20 songs, ranked

Elton John

The Small Faces

The Small Faces' 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

Song Lists

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Elvis Presley – '68 Comeback Special

Elvis's '68 Comeback Special: The story of the greatest comeback gig of all time

Elvis Presley

Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley

Who was Colonel Tom Parker? The story of Elvis Presley's infamous manager

Elvis Presley

Cliff Richard and The Shadows play Apache

When The Shadows let Cliff Richard play lead guitar on a storming version of 'Apache'

Cliff Richard

ABBA perform 'Waterloo' at Eurovision

How Eurovision made ABBA: From introducing Benny and Ani-Frid to their breakthrough with ‘Waterloo’

ABBA

Stevie Wonder

Gold's Hall of Fame: Stevie Wonder