Top 40 Rock Albums of 1970. The year may have marked a new decade, at least on the calendar, but as far as music was concerned, ... 2025 Ultimate Classic Rock, Townsquare Media, Inc.

This article was originally published on audiophix.com as 20 essential hard rock classic from the 1970s.

Surprisingly, though, some of those big classic rock names from the 1970s were actually one-hit wonders. ... Dr. John only had one song crack the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40.

To make our list of Top 40 Classic Rock Lyrics, a writer had to say something unforgettable. ... From: Ladies of the Canyon (1970) The lyric: "They paved paradise, put up a parking lot." ...

But in 1970, the band Frijid Pink released their self-titled album and included their psychedelic version of the classic tune. The offering wasn’t even originally planned, it was done ...