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LOS ANGELES – 1966: Singer and mastermind Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" directs from the control room while recording the album "Pet Sounds" in 1966 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 09: Ozzy Osbourne poses in the winners room at the MTV EMA's 2014 at The Hydro on November 9, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage)
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NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 25: Vince Gill and Marty Stuart perform onstage during The Country Music Hall of Fame 2015 Medallion Ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 25, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for CMHOF) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 29: John Anderson performs on stage during 2025 CMA Triple Play Awards at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on April 29, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
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GOOD MORNING AMERICA – 7/31/26 -Show coverage of "Good Morning America" on 7/31/26 on ABC.(ABC/Michael Owen Baker)DAN SMYERS, SHAY MOONEY (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. via Getty Images) -
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 11: (L-R) Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, and Paul Stanley of KISS perform onstage during the Tribeca Festival screening of "Biography: KISStory" at Battery Park on June 11, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for A&E) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 26: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE)) (L-R) Lainey Wilson and Taylor Swift attend the 56th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 26, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS)
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HOLLYWOOD – SEPTEMBER 18: Members of Fleetwood Mac from left: John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham on the SECOND ANNUAL ROCK MUSIC AWARDS. Image dated September 18, 1976. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) -
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British pop and soul singer Dusty Springfield (1939 – 1999) performing on the music TV show, 'Ready Steady Go!', at the Rediffusion studios in Kingsway, London, 14th February 1964. (Photo by Frank Martin/BIPS/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Photo by CBS via Getty Images 4 Pop Songs From 1968 That Give Me Instant Goosebumps Every Time
I could listen to these 1968 pop songs 1,968 more times, and I’m sure they’d give me goosebumps with each new spin.
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(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Pink Floyd live at Hakone Aphrodite, Kanagawa, August 6, 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) -
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Rock Group Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) L-R Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, John Fogerty and Doug Clifford pose for a portrait during the album cover session for Green River in 1969 in Tilden Regional Park in Orinda, California. (Photo by Basul Parik/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 06: In this image released on October 09, 2026 Lainey Wilson performs during the 57th Annual Dove Awards at Bridgestone Arena on October 6, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) -
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DEVORE, CA – CIRCA 1983: Terri Nunn of Berlin performing at the US Festival – partially financed by Steve Wozniak circa 1983 in Devore, California. (Photo by Images Press/IMAGES/Getty Images) -
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American singer-songwriter and musician Suzi Quatro poses with a stuffed leopard, UK, August 1973. (Photo by Kaye/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK – AUGUST 3: The Miracles Smokey robinson on lead vocals) perform onstage during Murray The K's Big Holiday Show at the Brooklyn Fox Theater on August 3, 1963 in New York City, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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OS ANGELES – 1965: 60's rock band "The Rip Chords" are backed up by Gary Lewis and the Playboys in the beach film "A Swingin' Summer" in 1965 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)