A surprising decision nearly kept this legendary recording from the public before it became one of music's defining classics.

Fifty-four years ago today, a powerful ballad about heartbreak ruled the American music charts. On March 6, 1972, "Without You" by Harry Nilsson stood as the No. 1 song in the United States, marking ...

A 1972 Motown hit that tells a tough family story has earned a spot on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations still feels ...

The year 1972 is a bit underrated in music history. A lot of top-notch music came out that year. And you can quite literally hear the sound of the decade begin to form from the ashes of the 1960s.