Formed in 1960, The Beatles were the band of the 1960s. The Fab Four dissolved in 1970 due to personality differences. When John Lennon was murdered in 1980, the group never got back together. Widely ...

According to an October 2025 Ranker poll, fans think The Beatles are the greatest classic rock band of all time. Ranker, which ranks all things pop culture, starts out with a list curated by experts.

Don’t bore us, get to the chorus. That’s what the hit songwriters say. But, if done well, an epic rock intro locks in one’s attention in anticipation of what’s next. In the 1960s, albums began to ...