60s
In 1968, this Beatles hit spent 9 weeks at #1, the longest run for any of the band's singles
Hey Jude
This Bee Gees hit from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack became the quintessential anthem of the disco era
Stayin' Alive
This 1982 Michael Jackson album spent 37 weeks at #1 and remains the best-selling album of all time
Thriller
In 1997, this British girl group told us what they "really, really want" in their debut hit, "Wannabe
In 2002, this Texan became the first-ever winner of American Idol, later finding massive success with hits like "Since U Been Gone"
Kelly Clarkson
This "Hard Road" singer was the final performer at the 1969 Woodstock festival
Jimi Hendrix
In this 1976 hit, ABBA describes a 17-year-old girl looking for a "king" on the dance floor on a Friday night
Dancing Queen
On August 1, 1981, this "Video Killed the Radio Star" band was the first ever shown on MTV
The Buggles
This Nirvana track, released in 1991, is often credited with bringing "grunge" and alternative rock into the mainstream
Smells Like Teen Spirit
This OutKast song, which hit #1 in 2003, famously instructs listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture"
Hey Ya!
In 1964, this British Invasion band asked "Won't you tell me your name?" in their hit "You Really Got Me"
The Kinks
This singer-songwriter clarified to Congress in 1985 that his 1972 hit "Rocky Mountain High" was about nature, not drugs
John Denver
This Cyndi Lauper anthem, which reached #2 in 1984, was originally written from a man's perspective
Girls just want to have fun
This 1992 Whitney Houston cover from The Bodyguard spent a then-record 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Will Always Love You
Beyoncé's 2003 debut solo album, which topped the charts alongside the hit "Crazy in Love," bears this title.
Dangerously in Love
Before they were The Who, the group released their first single, "Zoot Suit," under this name
The High Numbers
This band’s 1977 album "Rumours" became one of the best-selling of all time, featuring hits like "Dreams" and "Go Your Own Way.
Fleetwood Mac
In 1984, Prince became the first artist to have the #1 album, #1 single, and #1 movie simultaneously with this title
Purple Rain
This Canadian singer's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill included "Ironic," even though some linguists say the song isn't.
Alanis Morissette
This Scottish band introduced their "art school rock" sound to the world in 2004 with the hit single "Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
This singer, who had a posthumous #1 hit in 1968, has a statue overlooking the water in Macon, Georgia
Otis Redding
Queen followed up their 1975 masterpiece A Night at the Opera with this 1976 album, also named after a Marx Brothers film
A Day at the Races
This Irish band's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" included "With or Without You" and was named after a desert plant
Fronted by Gwen Stefani, this band hit #1 in 1996 with the power ballad "Don't Speak.
No doubt
This 2019 "country-trap" hit by Lil Nas X holds the record for the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Old Town Road