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"The Final Countdown" became a success on the charts worldwide following its release during 1986 and 1987, reaching number one in 25 countries (including the UK, where it spent two weeks at the top and is Europe's only Top 10 hit to date), [17] and is widely regarded as the band's most popular and recognizable song.
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time [9] 2012 480 2020 219 Select: United Kingdom Albums of the Year 1995 1996 8 The Source: United States 100 Best Rap Albums [46] 1998 * The Critics Top 100 Black Music Albums of All Time [47] 2006 20 Spex: Germany: Albums of the Year 1995 17 Spin: United States Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years 2005 72
"Knocking at Your Back Door" is a song by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, the first track of the album Perfect Strangers, which was released in October 1984. The song was written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The track received heavy airplay at the time, playing on heavy rotation.
"November Rain" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Written by the band's lead vocalist Axl Rose, the power ballad was released in February 1992 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Use Your Illusion I (1991).
"When Doves Cry" is a song by American musician Prince, and the lead single from his sixth studio album Purple Rain.According to the DVD commentary of the film Purple Rain (1984), Prince was asked by director Albert Magnoli to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of the film that involved intermingled parental difficulties and a love affair.
A cover of the Deep Purple song. Released July 28, 2020, with animated YouTube video. 2020: "I'm Down" – from the album Origins Vol. 2. Released as a Visualizer on YouTube on September 3, 2020. The song "I'm Down" was originally recorded by the Beatles and was the B-side of their 1965 single "Help!". 2023: "10,000 Volts" – from the album ...
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
The album was ranked 18th on VH1's Greatest Rock and Roll Albums of All Time countdown. [64] The Times ranked Purple Rain at number 15 on its list of the 100 Best Albums of All Time. [65] In 2007, the editors of Vanity Fair labeled it the best soundtrack of all time, and Tempo magazine named it the greatest album of the 1980s. [66]