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From nu-disco chart-toppers to sharp-tongued diss tracks, the best songs of 2024 proves that musical creativity is in rude health.

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Taking blues-rock to new heights, the best ZZ Top albums prove that the Texan trio offer far more than beards and boogie-woogie.

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Foreigner songwriter Mick Jones almost gave I Want To Know What Loe Is to Aretha Franklin, but instead it became his band’s biggest song.

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From feats of graphic-design genius to inventively staged portraits, the best album covers of 2024 complete artistic statements of intent.

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The best reissues of 2024 are bringing classic albums back to life in ways fans have never seen nor heard before.

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A landmark song for Eagles, Peaceful Easy Feeling has “a magical feel” that continues to cast its spell on generations of fans.

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Navigating a war-torn hellscape on their 1974 album, ‘Relayer’, prog-rock giants Yes clashed with jazz-rock and emerged victorious.

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The title song of Eagles’ sixth album, The Long Run was written in response to the shifting musical landscape of the late 70s.

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Pushing David Bowie’s love of jazz music to the fore, Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) was an uncompromising artistic statement.

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Invading the airwaves with post-grunge angst, the best Nickelback albums prove how Canada’s most-successful rock group earned their stripes.

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