Thirty-eight years after it reached the top of the charts, Cheap Trick's power ballad "The Flame" remains the band's only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and one of the defining rock songs of the ...

The band members initially didn't like the song that would become their only No. 1 hit.

In 1988, Cheap Trick marked its 15th anniversary as a band. In that decade-and-a-half, the group became established stars, followed by a period of decline, only to experience a resurgence thanks to ...

38 years ago today, on April 5, 1988, Cheap Trick released their timeless power ballad "The Flame." Though the song served as the band's first No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and went on to ...

One thing you can say about Cheap Trick: After five decades of making music, the Rockford, Illinois, quartet has been pretty consistent. There have been a few slight detours along the way, such as in ...