The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

Elton John - A Song for Guy

The tragic story behind Elton John’s stunning ‘Song for Guy’

Elton John

Percy Sledge

'When a Man Loves a Woman' by Percy Sledge: The making of the loved up soul classic

Glen Campbell, The Ronettes and Dusty Springfield

The 25 best love songs of the 1960s, ranked

Marc Bolan and T.Rex

'Get It On' by T. Rex: The making of the gong-banging glam stomper

Wings - Mull of Kintyre

'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings: The making of the massive-selling Christmas number one

Paul McCartney

Wham!'s Last Christmas

'Last Christmas' by Wham!': The making of the timeless festive classic

Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

'I Believe in Father Christmas' by Greg Lake: The making of the melancholy festive classic

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

'Stop The Cavalry' by Jona Lewie: The making of the protest song turned Christmas hit

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)

'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' by John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The making of the Christmas peace anthem

John Lennon

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' by Wizzard: The making of 1973's other Christmas cracker

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

'Wonderful Christmastime' by Paul McCartney: The making of the divisive seasonal single

Paul McCartney

Noddy Holder

'Merry Xmas Everybody' by Slade: The making of the Christmas classic

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Boney M - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord

'Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord' by Boney M: The making of the masterful Christmas mashup

The Beatles - Christmas Records and Messages

The Beatles' Christmas records: The story of the Fab Four's seasonal singles

The Beatles

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson: The making of the unlikely Christmas Number 1

Music

Shakin' Stevens – Merry Xmas Everyone

'Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens: The making of the delayed Xmas No.1

Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid: The making of the original Feed The World hit

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Black Sabbath in the 1970s

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's 10 greatest songs, ranked

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The Hollies - Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Bobby Elliott, Tony Hicks and Bernie Calvert

The Hollies' 15 best songs, ranked

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The Beatles

The Beatles' 20 greatest songs ever, ranked

The Beatles

Love Songs of the 1970s

The 25 best love songs of the 1970s, ranked

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The Pogues on the cover to their 1988 third studio album, If I Should Fall From Grace With God.

The Pogues' 10 greatest songs, ranked

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Marianne Faithfull joined David Bowie was a racy cover of 'I Got You Babe' in 1973.

'I Got You, Babe': When Marianne Faithfull joined David Bowie for racy cover of Sonny & Cher's classic

David Bowie

Tom Jones has had an illustrious career in music, but revealed he had one major regret.

Tom Jones' biggest regret? Missing out on a song The Beatles offered to him personally

Tom Jones

Elvis Presley in That's The Way It Is

Elvis Evolution is coming to London: Relive The King’s amazing career in 32 stunning pictures

Elvis Presley

Elvis Evolution

Elvis Evolution: Venue, date, tickets and how the new immersive Presley show actually works

Elvis Presley

Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull

How Marianne Faithfull influenced The Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger

The Rolling Stones