06/18/2026
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When she stepped onto the Monterey stage she was still an unknown. When she left she was on her way to superstardom. This five-minute clip is why.
Our recap of the year’s chart topping LPs in the U.S. includes many classic rock favorites. Several took years to rise to the top.
The sold-out June 2026 solo acoustic performance, on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, was filled with well-wishers as the singer of such early rock ‘n’ roll classics as “The Wanderer” and “Runaround Sue” regaled the crowd with “Words and Music.”
The Boss’ return to familiar turf lends a special flavor to this 2024 performance.
The band’s 1983 release, that came after a recording hiatus while touring the world, is much more than the mega-hit single, “Every Breath You Take.”
Here is a look at some of the finest that went down over those 3 days, and which still loom so largely as we bring contemporary ears to bear on them
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When Janis Joplin stepped onto the Monterey Pop stage she was still an unknown. When she left she was on her way to superstardom.