For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince’s legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same name ...

Bruce Springsteen often hesitated during the long, protracted making of his album Born in the U.S.A., released 40 years ago this month. He wasn’t sure it was the record he wanted to make, in part ...

Retirement is more and more a thing of the past whether we like it or not. In the case of rock and pop, that sometimes means nostalgia tours that hit state fairs in the summer, but there are a lot of ...

1984 brought its share of highlights, both new and old. There were beginnings and in some cases, endings -- though not all of the participants were aware of that. As you'll see from our list of 40 ...

With 2024 firmly in the rearview, we’re finishing up our recap with a couple of genre lists. Last week, we ranked the best rap albums of the year. Today, we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of our ...

How has it been 40 years since one of the greatest pop culture years in history passed? It's hard to believe, but 1984 brought us so much in both music and entertainment, and here we're taking you ...

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and it’s already been a fantastic year for new music. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a list of our 40 favorite albums released between January 1 and ...

The Queens-bred crew's third album was the first hip-hop LP to go platinum. By Michael Saponara Run-D.M.C. has been Raising Hell for over four decades. With the Queens-bred crew’s Raising Hell album ...

If you were born in 1985, you are going to turn 40 years old this year. That’s a fun thought. For many of us, though, it was a formative year for our musical tastes. There are tons of great records ...

What albums will turn 40 during 2025? We've got a rundown of some of the big rock and metal albums that first donned our record, cassette and CD players back in 1985. So dig out that walkman or your ...