The Top 10 musical moments that helped pave the way for his remarkable ascent to megastardom in the Eighties... see how Michael Jackson evolved from the new Frankie Lymon to a disco demon, a sensitive torch singer, a dramatic romantic obsessive, and, later, a world healer. Read more about the birth of Michael the solo star here.

The Fab Four's milestone fifth release wasn't just a return to form after Beatles For Sale, nor was it just a retreat back into the formula that made "A Hard Day's Night" so successful, although it was certainly both of those things. This humble soundtrack paved the way for the Beatles that were to be, allowing them to begin to shed their Fab boy-band image and concentrate on becoming serious artists. Read a detailed breakdown of the Help! album here.

My series on the stories behind rock's greatest golden oldies returns, as the worldwide mourning of Michael continues... Berry Gordy may have had to form a Corporation to give the Jackson 5 its first (and arguably most enduring, and certainly most sampled) hit, but in the process Gladys Knight, already denied her place in history for helping bring the group to the label, got robbed again. Read more about Michael's introduction to the world here.

It's been in the works so long that even dear departed George worked on making it a reality, and now it is: the world's greatest rock band of all time meets the world's favorite rockstar video game! Yes, The Beatles: Rock Band, due on 9.9.09, will allow you to become a Beatle for 45 of the band's greatest songs, with entire downloads of albums still to come... and if you think that doesn't mean much, you haven't seen the opening cinematic to the game, which is guaranteed to bring the Fabs into the 21st century. Absolutely a must-see for any Beatles fan... go to the page and be enlightened right now! (And if you haven't heard yet, the Beatles' entire catalog, finally remastered, comes out the same day. That alone is enough to check out this preview!)