Only a few years in pop and rock history are remarkable enough that their achievements marked unshakeable and significant paths to the overall timeline. 1955 may be the first and most monumental of ...

Artists previously on the outskirts of mainstream Top 40 were now selling records in the millions; metal, punk and electronic were suddenly rubbing shoulders with traditional pop stars on the charts.

Legendary rock outfit Rush hit the US Top 40 for the first and, unfortunately, last time with the song "New World Man".

Meanwhile, the first single, “Notorious”, barely cracked the Top 40 in the US for Loverboy ... like them were given any kind of chance at pop radio. That means that “Notorious” stands ...