The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

Mud - Lonely This Christmas

'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud: The making of the Elvis-inspired Christmas classic

ELO - Mr Blue Sky

'Mr Blue Sky' by ELO: The making of Jeff Lynne's Beatles-inspired hit

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen: The making of the Boss's breakthrough hit

Richard and Karen Carpenter

'(They Long to Be) Close to You' by Carpenters: The making of the duo's breakthrough hit

The Foundations

'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations: The making of the Brit soul classic

David Bowie - "Heroes"

"Heroes" by David Bowie: The making of the soaring Berlin masterpiece

David Bowie

Louie Louie

'Louie Louie': Why was the classic rock song investigated by the FBI?

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The Beatles - Hey Jude

'Hey Jude' by The Beatles: The making of Paul McCartney's soaring epic

The Beatles

Lulu at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969

'Boom Bang-a-Bang' by Lulu: The making of the quirky Eurovision joint-winner

Brotherhood of Man in 1976

'Save Your Kisses For Me' by Brotherhood of Man: The making of the Eurovision winner

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel: The making of the glam hit

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

'Baker Street' by Gerry Rafferty: The making of the rock classic and truth behind that saxophone riff

David Bowie and Queen - Under Pressure

'Under Pressure' by Queen & David Bowie: The making of the ultimate rock duet

Queen

'Hotel California' is undoubtedly the Eagles' signature song. Here's all you need to know about it. (Photo by RB/Redferns)

Hotel California: How the Eagles made a haunting country rock classic

Eagles

Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run

'Band on the Run': The making of Wings' sprawling masterpiece

Paul McCartney

Freddie Mercury at Live Aid

'We Are The Champions' by Queen: The making of the ultimate stadium anthem

Queen

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

'Je t'aime... moi non plus': The making of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's naughty hit

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The best songs of 1964

The 30 best songs of 1964

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Quincy Jones and his collaborators

Quincy Jones' 10 greatest songs, ranked

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David Essex

David Essex's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

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T. Rex, thanks to their founder and bandleader Marc Bolan, are widely considered to be the definitive glam rock band.

Marc Bolan and T Rex's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

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Bill Withers in 1971. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Bill Withers’ 10 greatest songs, ranked

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Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby facts: Songs, films, real name, life and death of the 'White Christmas' icon

Hall Of Fame

The day he quit The Beatles, George Harrison went home and wrote a song that'd become one of his most beloved solo tracks.

The song George Harrison wrote on the day he quit The Beatles

The Beatles

The Yardbirds' 1965 breakthrough song 'For Your Love' was offered out to The Beatles first.

How a song intended for The Beatles became The Yardbirds' biggest hit

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It's been over fifty years since Queen made their major breakthrough on Tops Of The Pops in 1974.

Killer Queen: When Queen rocked Top Of The Pops and changed music forever

Queen

David Bowie and The Snowman

How David Bowie ended up introducing Christmas classic The Snowman

David Bowie