What was the first classic rock song about drugs to reach number one?
A controversial subject.
From The Vault Archives: 01/2026
The REM album Michael Stipe said was full of “big, dumb pop songs”
“Anything hugely popular is loaded with simplistic ideas”.
The one musician Bruce Springsteen said would live forever: “Too f*cking big to die”
Notes ringing out forever.
The one band Lindsey Buckingham thought changed the world: “Really rocked the boat”
The guide to expanding musical horizons.
The one tune Ozzy Osbourne called one of the greatest metal anthems of all time: “Their ‘Paranoid'”
Paving the way for heaviness.
The AC/DC riff Brian Johnson thought was completely perfect: “I don’t know if it’s crap or not”
The bulletproof guitar licks.
The one singer Paul McCartney said America never forgave: “He’s gonna bop him”
Not ready to make nice.