In the early 1990s, alternative rock became a dominant force in music. But by 1996, its bubble had burst. Many bands responsible for alternative rock’s rise were selling fewer albums and seemed to ...

New wave and punk were retreating, but 1985 was no lull: it was a surge of ambition, and reinvention. Here are its 25 ...

I’m curious if such a person exists who never gets sick of hearing the same song over and over again. A ride-or-die dude with supernatural patience for overplayed tracks. I can tell you I’m not that ...

These all-time rankings are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 (from its launch on Aug. 4, 1958 through Oct. 10, 2015) and Billboard 200 (from Aug. 17, 1963 — when we combined ...