The record company thought it might sell 50,000 copies if they were lucky. It went on to sell 30m. What... more

The team look at some of the other songs in the charts the week of August 18, 1986: Dave Lee... more

Peter Gabriel's chart-busting Sledgehammer was inescapable in August of 1986. But what was it about the ex-Genesis man's single that... more

In August 1996, the charts in the US and the UK were full of songs from the movies: Top Gun,... more

In memory of Meat Loaf, we've reposted this celebration of his classic game-changing album, Bat Out Of Hell. Big, daft... more

Nicky, Sian and Paul discuss Bon Jovi’s hit record ‘Slippery When Wet’, discussing how the band managed to straddle between... more

In which Scott goes on an impassioned but barely comprehensible rant about why certain punk bands mean so much more... more

In the charts, December '76, More Than A Feeling practically invented AOR and was an unlikely influence on grunge. But... more

Tonight's The Night was a US no.1 the week of Hotel California's release. Unbelievably, it's also the 19th biggest US... more

How do you follow the best-selling album of the 20th century? By releasing the 5th best-selling original album, that's how.... more

Was the mighty Scorps' Wind of Change part of a CIA plot to bring down communism? And more importantly, can... more

Was You Could Be Mine the moment GN'R sold out? (With apologies for the shonky audio on earlier version.)

Does Bryan Adams' six-minute syrupfest have any redeeming features?

Nicky Horne, Siân Llewellyn and Paul Elliot take a deep dive into Metallica's 'Metallica' - or the Black Album as... more

We couldn't choose just one more song from Feb 1977, so instead we delve into hits by Bob Seger, Manfred... more

How a falling out between Phil Lynott and guitarist Brian Robertson led to 2.18 mins of killer riffs, blazing solos... more

Should revelations about Steven Tyler's private life change how we feel about Walk This Way?

Nicky Horne and guests tackle the 6th best-selling original album of all time: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Includes debates about Peter... more

The 20 Minute Club looks at another single that was in the charts the same week as Appetite For Destruction... more

The 20 Minute Club – our new companion mini-pod to The 20 Million Club – continues to cover singles from July... more

Introducing The 20 Minute Club, a companion minipod to The 20 Million Club, covering singles that were in the charts... more

The 20 Million Club returns with Nicky Horne, Siân Llewellyn and Scott Rowley joined for the first episode by Paul... more

Coming soon - The 20 Million Club Season 2. New albums and new guests but the same topic. Why are... more

Season 1 of The 20 Million Club ends with a look at the world's 3rd best-selling album – and possibly the... more

It's lyrically bleak, musically bonkers and It only has five real songs on it. So how did TDSOTM become the 4th best-selling... more

Prince: Purple RainIs Prince's Purple Rain an all-time classic or an over-hyped and over-produced slice of 80s bunk? The team... more

Queen's Greatest Hits is the UK’s all-time best-selling album. But are greatest hits albums even proper albums, or is it... more

Alanis Morissette's 3rd album earned her 7 Grammy nominations, 4 wins, and went on to become the 13th best-selling album... more

Led Zeppelin's 4th album was released in November 1971. Housed in an anonymous sleeve, with no band name and no... more

AC/DC’s 7th album was released on 25 July 1980. Their first with singer Brian Johnson, it came out just months... more