Discover the most popular songs from the 1960s that defined a generation. From The Beatles to Aretha Franklin, these hits shaped music history.

Many iconic British rock bands were inspired by American music. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones each began their careers by covering Chuck Berry. And Brian Jones famously named his band after the ...

See the best 1960s music artists, from The Beatles to Motown legends, who shaped a revolutionary decade in music history.

The 1960s were the most creative, turbulent and transformative era in rock history. Fueled by aversion to the Vietnam War, racial tensions, marijuana and LSD, the rock acts of the decade made a ...

According to an October 2025 Ranker poll, fans think The Beatles are the greatest classic rock band of all time. Ranker, which ranks all things pop culture, starts out with a list curated by experts.

While the 1970s get a lot of the praise and adoration when it comes to classic rock, the decade wouldn’t be anything without the 1960s. That’s when rock music really began to take shape. Where would ...

A drummer for the 1960s British band the Pretty Things, “the high priest of lunacy” set a high bar for fiery performances and offstage misbehavior. By Alex Williams Viv Prince, a drummer for the ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Nothing exists in isolation or appears out of thin air and this is true of the British drummers who changed rock to hard rock, leading eventually to heavy metal. Bill Ward, John ...