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The Moody BluesReported release: 1964Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #50A cover of Bessie Banks' R&B song.
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Reported release: 1964Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #50A cover of Bessie Banks' R&B song.
View background statusBach's music and surrealist poetry
View background statusJustin Hayward's romantic experiences
View background statusThis folk rock song showcased Jethro Tull's unique blend of rock and traditional instruments.
View background statusThe fall of the Spanish Empire
View background statusA drive through Scotland's countryside
View background statusFrom the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" Features a memorable bassline and cash register sound effects
View background statusSatirical view of human behavior and society
View background statusOldfield's experimental progressive rock composition
View background statusReported release: 1974Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #89A satirical look at human behavior through animal metaphors.
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Source year-end #81Electric Light Orchestra grew from the British group The Move, with Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood and Bev Bevan involved in its beginnings. The music combined rock rhythms and strong pop melodies with instruments associated...
View background statusThe search for spiritual meaning in life
View background statusReported release: 1975Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #70A woman who takes advantage of men for personal gain.
View background statusThe ups and downs of life and love
View background statusThe search for spiritual meaning in life
View background statusThe importance of showing love and kindness
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Screenshot additions: 1970s listI Wouldn't Want to Be Like You appears on the Alan Parsons Project's 1977 album I Robot. Lenny Zakatek sings the lead, with Ian Bairnson on guitars, Eric Woolfson on keyboards, David Paton on bass and Stuart Tosh on...
Read background and sourcesRelease: 1976Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #77The ups and downs of life and love
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Source year-end #15The frustration of trying to reach someone by phone
View background statusThe song was inspired by the band's desire to write a simple, romantic ballad.
View background statusRelease: 1977Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #86The song was inspired by 1960s girl groups and doo-wop music.
View background statusRelease: 1977Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #94The song was inspired by the idea of being paralyzed by love.
View background statusBased on Roger Waters' experiences in the British education system and his views on rigid schooling.
View background statusRoger Waters' experience of being injected with tranquilizers before a show while ill.
View background statusJeff Lynne's attempt to write a simpler rock song
View background statusReported release: 1979Date needs verification
Source year-end #71The power of love to brighten one's life
View background statusCritique of the education system and loss of childhood innocence
View background statusReported release: 1979Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #2Based on Roger Waters' experiences in the British education system and his views on rigid schooling.
View background statusA song about miscommunication in a relationship.
View background statusReported release: 1979Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #86Reflections on the contrasts between public and private life.
View background statusRelease: 1980Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #66A progressive rock track featuring vocals by Lenny Zakatek.
View background statusA rock and roll-inspired track from ELO's "Time" album.
View background statusA progressive rock track featuring vocals by Eric Woolfson.
View background statusA metaphorical song about life's ups and downs.
View background statusA song about urban loneliness and isolation.
View background statusFrom the supergroup's second album, continuing their blend of progressive rock and pop.
View background statusA rare ballad from the progressive rock band.
View background statusGenesis formed in England in 1967 around school friends Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford. Phil Collins and Steve Hackett joined the early album lineup, whose long arrangements combined...
View background statusA darker, more atmospheric track that showcased the band's evolving sound.
View background statusA departure from Yes's progressive rock roots, embracing a more mainstream sound.
View background statusThe song was inspired by the band's desire to create a more accessible, pop-oriented sound.
View background statusReported release: 1983Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #8The song was inspired by guitarist Trevor Rabin's personal experiences with loneliness and self-empowerment.
View background statusThe song was inspired by the frustration and finality of a failing relationship.
View background statusThis song reflects on long-distance communication and relationships.
View background statusThe song's lyrics were inspired by a character in the 1984 film "2010: The Year We Make Contact."
View background statusThis song deals with the theme of letting go of a failing relationship.
View background statusThis song nostalgically recalls a past love and wonders about rekindling the relationship.
View background statusBeing overwhelmed in a relationship
View background statusPolitical and social unrest in the 1980s
View background statusDesperation and addiction
View background statusStrained father-son relationships
View background statusReported release: 1991Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #62A soft rock ballad about holding onto love.
View background statusGenesis formed in England in 1967 around school friends Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford. Phil Collins and Steve Hackett joined the early album lineup, whose long arrangements combined...
View background statusA song addressing themes of family conflict and estrangement.
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