When "Believe" hit #1 in America, it made Cher, age 52, the oldest woman ever to top the chart.
Bernie Taupin was 17 when he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's "Your Song." Looking back, he says it's "one of the most naïve and childish lyrics in the entire repertoire of music."
Barry Sonnenfeld, who would later direct the movies Get Shorty and Men in Black, was the director of photography on the "Rock the Casbah" video for The Clash.
The Ozzy Osbourne song "Mr. Crowley" is about Aleister Crowley, a British practitioner of dark magic in the early 1900s.
In The Band song "The Weight," Nazareth ("Went down to Nazareth") refers to a town in Pennsylvania where the Martin Guitar company was located.
The Black Eyed Peas shot the video for "Just Can't Get Enough" in Japan just a week before a devastating earthquake hit the country.
Just like Darrin was replaced on Bewitched, groups have swapped out original members, hoping we wouldn't notice.
Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?
Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.