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Forty years after its release, The Smiths' landmark third album The Queen Is Dead remains one of the most influential records in alternative music, its reputation continuing to grow long after the band's brief career ended.

On 4 June 2026, Bryan Adams' seventh studio album 18 Til I Die reaches its 30th anniversary, marking three decades since the record became a major international success. Released through A&M Records in June 1996, the album topped the UK Albums Chart, reached No. 2 in Australia and went on to sell an estimated five million copies worldwide, delivering some of the most enduring songs of Adams' career.

Iconic soul pioneer Otis Redding reached a creative milestone with his fourth studio effort, The Soul Album, which marks its 60th anniversary this April.

Legendary Australian punk band 28 Days are marking three decades of their unique contribution to the country's music scene with a special tour this June, revisiting the songs that defined a generation.

Fifty years ago, KISS transformed from rising rock provocateurs into arena-filling icons with the release of their fourth studio album, Destroyer, a record that redefined the band's sound and cemented their place in rock history.

Celebrating five decades since its release, Status Quo's Blue For You remains a defining moment in the band's career, cementing their reputation in British rock history.

Forty years ago, on January 13, 1986, The Bangles released Different Light, an album that would transform the Los Angeles quartet from cult favourites of the Paisley Underground scene into international pop stars. With its slick production, irresistible hooks, and crossover appeal, Different Light remains the band's most successful record and a defining statement of mid-1980s pop rock.