In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...

Have you ever heard of songs that go gold or platinum? In this sense, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) refers to the number of records sold, in which gold indicates selling 500k and ...

Mr. Garg sang in dozens of languages and his music blended folk, pop and rock. His hit song “Ya Ali” was featured in the 2006 film “Gangster.” By Mark Walker and Suhasini Raj Zubeen Garg, the singer ...

Journey could rightly be compared to a shooting star. They made nearly 20 trips into the Billboard Top 40, and all but two of them happened in the '80s. Which ones didn't? The double-platinum Steve ...

Drake, Ed Sheeran and Tyler, the Creator, are usually reliable hitmakers. But the songs they’ve put out this summer haven’t stuck around. Instead, listeners keep returning to a power ballad from 1998: ...

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) sent a letter to singer and rapper Badshah about his upcoming show, which is being sponsored by a company owned ...

Any seasoned country executive can tell you that there's a certain secret sauce that goes into making a radio hit. A catchy hook, a relatable lyric, a little twang ... and well, if you throw in a few ...