single stories

37 years ago today, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released one of the most iconic rap singles of all time, and if that’s not a good enough excuse to feature the track in our Single Stories column, we don’t...

When it comes to finding an excuse to offer up an installment of our recurring Single Stories features, sometimes all you need is a day of the week. There are those who don’t like Mondays, and there are those who...

49 years ago today, David Bowie released a single from his self-titled album, except it wasn’t actually from the album, since it was so long that he ended up splitting the song more or less in half and re-recording it...

53 years ago today, Percy Sledge arrived atop the Billboard Hot 100 with his first single, which is a heck of a way to kick off your music career. Percy Sledge’s story is one of those that you’d write off...

50 years ago today, Led Zeppelin entered a studio in New York City to record a song which would end up on their second studio album and subsequently be covered by everyone from Nirvana to Sly and Robbie to Alvin...

48 years ago today, a song which was ultimately destined to appear on THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS was released as a single, although you may be surprised to discover that it wasn’t...

35 years ago this month, New Order broke the silence between their second and third studio albums for the second time to release a single which borrowed its title from a Robert Altman film. Written by New Order (Bernard Sumner,...

50 years ago today, Led Zeppelin’s first single hit its chart high on the Billboard 100, and let’s just say that as highs go, it was pretty darned low. But, hey, let’s keep our expectations in check, shall we? It...

It’s Tax Day, of course, which provides us with the opportunity to spotlight a Ry Cooder song which – while not formally released as a single – scored enough airplay through placement on promo compilations that we’re calling it a...