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The Beach Boys’ 40 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits
The Beach Boys’ Hot 100 history has expanded in recent years thanks to its 1963 classic “Little Saint Nick.” In both the 2023 ...
Singer Connie Francis is having a moment at 87. What she says about her ‘Baby’
Connie Francis is pop music’s latest “It Girl.” At age 87. And she’s loving every second of an unexpected resurgence spurred ...
The Doobie Brothers, Queen, Bee Gees and Other Groups in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Doobies will be the 10th collective of three or more songwriters to be inducted. Eight of them are performing groups. The ...
R&B world loses ‘voice of a generation’, marking 15th death this year
Roberta Flack, a legendary singer and Grammy Award Lifetime Achievement Award winner, died on Feb. 24. She was 88. It was ...
50 Years Ago, Elton John Became First Artist to Enter Billboard 200 at No. 1 – Just How ‘Fantastic’ Was the Feat?
The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and classical pianist Van Cliburn (!) had come close, but Elton was the first artist to achieve the ...
Rick Astley's 1987 hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up' gets 1 billion Spotify streams: He's less famous now but happier, he says
When singer Rick Astley released his 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" at age 21, he never could've imagined its modern-day ...
Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” ascends to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer-songwriter’s first leader on the list ...
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On This Day in 1991, Tim McGraw Snatches the No. 1 Spot on the Country Charts With a Song Originally Recorded by Rodney Crowell
On this day in 1999, Tim McGraw's rendition of "Please Remember Me" becomes a huge career hit and lands McGraw on the Hot 100 ...
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Only 84 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are
The Billboard Hot 100 is widely considered the definitive all ... Billboard began using modern airplay and sales data in 1991 — allowing for more time-sensitive calculations and accurate rankings.
Here’s Every Canadian Artist Who Has Topped the Billboard Hot 100
Paul Anka became the first Canadian artist to top the Hot 100, scoring in July 1959 with “Lonely Boy.” Anka’s U.S. hits predate the inception of the Hot 100. His 1957 breakthrough smash “Diana” topped ...
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Teddy Swims' ‘Lose Control' Notches Record-Breaking 92nd Week on Billboard Hot 100
"Lose Control" debuted at No. 99 on the Hot 100 dated ... data in November 1991.) Along the way, "Lose Control," on SWIMS Int./Warner Records, has also ruled the following Billboard charts ...