Rock was evolving but still strong. Revisit six songs from 1978 that may have slipped your mind, but are rock staples.

AC/DC’s Back in Black, Motörhead’s Ace of Spades, Taking Heads’ Remain in Light, Judas Priest’s British Steel, Joy Division’s Closer, and Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police, to name a few. Van Halen, ...

Punk rock's big bang happened sometime around 1973, when the self-titled debut album from the New York Dolls was released. There were plenty of ripples before then — the Stooges, MC5, any number of ...