John Lennon had solo hits before the Beatles even broke up. Here's a countdown of his 40 best songs, from "Instant Karma!" to "Imagine" and beyond.

Hits like “Love to Love You Baby” and “I Feel Love” made her a face of disco, but a new compilation shows Summer’s detours ...

There’s an unfair stigma that comes with being labeled a one-hit wonder. 99% of bands never come close to having commercial ...

Beyond the punk explosion, 1977 was a kaleidoscopic year of disco fever, prog ambition, funk, soul and the birth of ...

In the 1970s, Lynyrd Skynyrd helped define Southern rock with songs including “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Free Bird” and “Gimme Three Steps.” More than five decades later, those songs are still keeping the ...

There are some songs that just stand the test of every generation. Here are four songs from the 70s that, I think, we can all agree are permanent classics. Especially if you grew up singing in a choir ...

Disco (as a trend) might have died in the 1970s, but disco (as a feeling) will live forever, thanks to the incredible music that helped define this period in pop culture history. A time when platforms ...

Some of the greatest hits of the Hot 100 era never made it all the way to No. 1. Here's our 100 favorites that fell one spot short. The formula for getting to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is tricky, ...

The ignominious end of disco is popularly linked to Disco Demolition Night, an ill-advised promotional stunt for the Chicago White Sox that saw Chicago DJ Steve Dahl blow up a dumpster filled with ...

Last month, Paste began its big, multi-month project: picking the greatest songs of all time. The plan is to go decade by decade and choose our favorite singles and deep cuts before producing one ...