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1988

ACDC - Angus Young - Bon Scott - Malcolm Young - Colin Burgess - 1978

The band AC/DC predicted would “fade away” in 1988

Too glam.

Kelly Murphy
May 9, 2026
Who is on the cover of the Pixies album ‘Surfer Rosa’? -

Incest, inmates, and mutilation: The many strange themes of the Pixies’ 1988 masterpiece ‘Surfer Rosa’

Shocking, strange and salacious.

Rachael Pimblett
May 8, 2026
The Traveling Wilburys - Band - Bob Dylan - Jeff Lynne - Tom Petty - George Harrison - Roy Orbison

The 1988 Traveling Wilburys song that drove Jeff Lynne crazy: “It wasn’t doing Roy justice”

Not sounding like it should have.

Tim Coffman
May 2, 2026
Eric Clapton - Neil Young - Split

The 1988 song Neil Young wrote to mock Eric Clapton: “You spineless twerps”

Stunning work.

Joe Taysom
Apr 29, 2026
Tom Petty - Musician - Guitarist - Songwriter - Singer

The 1988 album Tom Petty didn’t remember making: “There wasn’t much time”

The greatest nights in the studio.

Tim Coffman
Apr 27, 2026
Chris Cornell - Singer - Musician - Soundgarden - Audioslave

The 1988 album that Chris Cornell was devastated by: “He was a complete idiot”

Hurting his sense of drive.

Tim Coffman
Apr 26, 2026
The Beatles - 2025 - Anthology - Bruce McBroom

The 1988 cover that out-sold The Beatles’ original

A classic cover.

Jordan Potter
Apr 26, 2026
Dhani Harrison - Far Out Magazine

When a nine-year-old Dhani Harrison contributed to a Traveling Wilburys song in 1988

Showing promise from a young age.

Reuben Cross
Apr 25, 2026
Jane Fonda - The China Syndrome - 1979

“I’m so scared that it’s titillating”: the Oscar-winning 1988 movie Jane Fonda refused to star in

She had her reservations.

Scott Campbell
Apr 23, 2026
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings - 1974

The 1988 Aerosmith song that the band initially hated: “Too wimpy”

Not what they were known for.

Tim Coffman
Apr 19, 2026
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

What was the best-selling classic rock song of 1988?

A strong year…

Ben Forrest
Jan 31, 2026
Vinyl - Vinyl Record - Turntable - Needle - General - Music

What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1988?

An impressive stint.

Tom Phelan
Nov 21, 2025

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