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50 women who broke barriers in the music industry

Entertainer Cher poses for a portrait in circa 1963 in Los Angeles, California.

John Lennon: The life story you may not know

John Lennon in a movie still from "A Hard Day's Night."

Can you guess the rock band from just one lyric?

The Who—John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, and Roger Daltrey—in July 1971 in Surrey, United Kingdom.

Oscar Best Picture winner from the year you were born

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100 best TV shows of all time

Jason Sudeikis in 'Ted Lasso.'

The original Woodstock, by the numbers

Festival-goers abandon their vehicles in a traffic jam on the way to the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969.

From Woodstock to Coachella: 50 historic music festivals

Couple dancing at Woodstock, 1969.

Richest women in music

Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna backstage at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Bestselling albums of all time

Australian rock band AC/DC pose for a publicity photo in 1979.

15 vintage songs that topped the charts again over a decade later

Musician Kate Bush promoting her album 'Hounds of Love' at London Planetarium, in 1985.

One-hit wonders of the 1970s

Bob Geldof, Garry Roberts, Johnnie Fingers, Gerry Cott, and Pete Briquette of Boomtown Rats.

Iconic one-hit wonders over the past 50-plus years

Posed group portrait of the band Rhinoceros in 1969.

We ranked 20 former group members by their solo career success—here's who's #1

Paul McCartney and John Lennon during The Beatles' announcement of the animated film "Yellow Submarine," released in 1968.

Longest-running Billboard #1 singles from the 1960s

From left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr of The Beatles at the Negresco Hotel on June 30, 1965 in Nice, France.

Bestselling bands of the '80s, then and now

Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, and Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen pose for a group photo.