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The year may have read 1986, but rock radio was filled with acts that had first came to fame in the 1970s.

Rock was a dominant cultural force, but pop still ruled the charts.

He passed away on the same date as the legendary frontman he'd originally replaced.

Mark Dixon was hired to replace Brad Delp in 1981 but dismissed by Tom Scholz without receiving the pay he’d been promised.

The hair metal era exploded in a big way while some classic rock and thrash favorites were still going strong in 1986.

Some of the Hall's most egregious omissions come from this era.

Who needs disco? The year 1976 gave us a punk explosion, seminal metal albums and some classic rock records.

Feeling old yet? Don't worry, these albums will keep you young.

Struggles with his record label were ramping up, but it turns out that he had a solution.

Few albums reach the coveted 10-million sales mark. All of these are darn good.

Their debut album remains an all-time bestseller, but over the next four decades, they've released only five more LPs.

Get it together, Cleveland!