His life ended at 30, but the immediacy and emotion of his songs live on. Here are 10 of Croce's best: his #1s "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle," his hits You Don't Mess Around with Jim,"... more

Monster guitarist Ronnie Montrose and up-and-coming singer Sammy Hagar led the charge as this band debuted with one of the most influential, intensely rocking albums of its era: Montrose's eponymous... more

2017 collection from the soft rock/yacht rack favorites. America was formed in England in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio first met as sons of U.S. Air Force personnel... more

They were funny, all right, but the Blues Brothers were no joke. Jake and Elwood took their love of blues and R&B to the big screen and to the charts; here are their irresistible renditions of "Who's... more

Al graduated from folk-rock acclaim to progressive-pop stardom with "Year of the Cat." Here's the 1976 title smash from that Alan Parsons-produced LP and his hits "On the Border," "Song on the... more

Tull isn't an easy band to just jump right into given their decades of recording, ever evolving sound and often theatrical and complex arrangements, but for casual fans, this is a nicely priced... more

All the top hits from Gordon's 1970–82 hit-making prime plus more key cuts by the beloved folk-pop singer-songwriter: "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," "Carefree Highway," "Rainy Day People,"... more

2018 compilation from the '60s hitmakers. Features classic tracks like "Mary, Mary", "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" and more modern fare like "Me & Magdalena" and "That... more

This CD packs in KC's disco smashes just like these infectious grooves used to pack the dance floors: "Get Down Tonight," "That's the Way I Like It," "Boogie Shoes," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your... more

This pop-soul queen and the dynamic songwriting duo of Bacharach-David teamed to send these flying up the charts: "Anyone Who Had a Heart," "Walk On By," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Do You Know the Way... more

His first Earth-shaking fusions of R&B and gospel…the pop hits that rocketed him to stardom…10 Ray Charles essentials: "What'd I Say Pts. 1 & 2," "I've Got a Woman," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "What... more

These are the exquisite hits the Drifters scored from 1959–64 with Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis and Johnny Moore at the helm: "There Goes My Baby," "Dance with Me," "This Magic Moment," "Save the Last... more

One of the coolest customers in the history of R&B left us in 2015. Here's his immortal "Stand by Me," his hits "Spanish Harlem," "Amor," "Here Comes the Night," "Young Boy Blues," "I Could Have... more

Keith has had a long, successful career as a producer; this disc, though, spotlights his own R&B smashes from the late '80s and '90s: "I Want Her," "Something Just Ain't Right," "Make It Stop... more

We bet that you know a few of their songs even if you don't know this funky soul band by name. While they had a handful of U.S. hits, they steadily charted in their native UK from 1970-1984 and this... more