Despite a tiny budget and an initial failure to chart, one album helped define the punk genre forevermore.

1976 may well have been one of the best years for music of all time, and yet, the most popular tracks from these 12 months ...

These rock songs from 1975 are so catchy, I bet any 70s kid still knows every word. Feel free to sing along, I won't judge ...

It was the band's first album following the resignation of the lead guitarist.

Warren Zevon’s self-titled 1976 breakthrough album turns 50, celebrating a landmark record featuring Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Glenn Frey and songs later made famous by Linda ...

In 1976, a sunny soft rock tune with sweet harmonies and a suggestive title unexpectedly became one of the biggest songs in ...

Billboard’s awards editor has been writing about popular music since Gerald Ford was president. Paul began writing for Billboard as a freelancer in 1975, when he was a junior at UCLA. He was initially ...

Claudine Longet, the French-born star and ex-wife of singer Andy Williams who became notorious for the fatal shooting in 1976 ...

Bobby Vinton was facing getting dropped by his record label when he stumbled upon 'Roses Are Red (My Love)' that would become ...

Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ turns 50 this week, celebrating the album that reconnected the artist with New York and laid the foundation for his breakthrough success with ‘The Stranger’.

Most hit songs go through months of studio sessions, rewrites, and second-guessing. Producers request changes. Labels push ...