TOP TEN: The Best Songs Of Led Zeppelin [RETRO]

This band was formed in 1968 by guitarrist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham and bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones first as the ’New Yardbirds’ before they changed their name to ’Led Zeppelin’ due to a cease and desist by former Yardbird member Chris Dreja. They choose ’Led Zeppelin’ after ’Lead Balloon’ was also in the consideration. In January 1969 the band released their first self-titled album. It peaked at #6 in the UK album charts and #10 in the USA, #11 in Germany among other places. It has been certified 8x platinum in the US, double platinum in the UK and Australia and Diamond in Canada among other places. At the end of the year they released their 2nd album ’Led Zeppelin II’ which topped the UK and US album charts, as well the charts in Germany and Canada and peaked at #2 in Australia. The album has been certified Diamond (12x platinum) in the USA, 9x platinum in Canada, 4x in the UK and Australia and platinum in Germany among othe