10 Hidden Classic Tracks You've Never Heard From Famous Artists
Even legends have secrets. Here are the overlooked masterpieces hiding in your favorite artists' vaults.
You know their hits. You've streamed their classics a thousand times. But even the biggest artists have hidden classic tracks tucked away in B-sides, unreleased sessions, and forgotten corners of their catalogs.
These undiscovered songs often capture artists at their most honest—freed from radio constraints and commercial expectations. Today, we're counting down 10 sonic treasures that prove the best hidden tracks sometimes never make it to the spotlight.
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10. The Verve - "This Time" (1997)
The B-side that's more beautiful than "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
While the world obsessed over "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and its orchestral sample drama, Richard Ashcroft quietly tucked away one of his most gorgeous compositions on the single's B-side. "This Time" captures everything magical about The Verve's sound—soaring guitars, ethereal atmosphere, and Ashcroft's vulnerable vocals—without any of the legal baggage.
The track builds from whispered confessions to a transcendent climax that rivals anything on Urban Hymns. It's pure emotional release, showcasing the band's ability to create epic soundscapes when freed from commercial expectations. Yet it remains one of the most overlooked rare B-sides of the Britpop era—hidden behind their biggest hit.
9. Bob Dylan - "Blind Willie McTell" (1983)
The masterpiece that shocked even Mark Knopfler.
When Bob Dylan casually tossed aside this acoustic stunner during the Infidels sessions, producer Mark Knopfler couldn't believe it. Many critics now consider it among Dylan's finest work—a haunting meditation on American mythology that didn't see official release until The Bootleg Series.
The sparse arrangement and Dylan's weathered vocals create something transcendent. It's proof that hidden classic tracks sometimes represent artists at their absolute peak, even when they don't realize it.
