American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1915, the First Woman to Write a No. 1 Country Hit and Whose Songs Were Recorded by Tex Ritter, Kitty Wells, and Hank Snow

One hundred eleven years ago today, the history-making songwriter who penned hits for Tex Ritter, Hank Snow, and many more was born ...

Justin Bieber’s Smash Debuts On One Chart A Decade After Hitting No. 1

More than a decade after Justin Bieber's "Sorry" shot to No. 1 on the Hot 100 and became one of his biggest hits, the track debuts on the Billboard Global 200 chart.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1971, Charley Pride Had a Signature Country No. 1—Inspired by a Newborn Baby and a Good Morning Kiss

O 1971, Charley Pride had a No. 1 song at country radio with "Kiss An Angel Good Morning", one of his biggest hits.
Yardbarker

20 iconic pop songs that defined the '80s

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...
Louder

"My god, we were such impatient boys." How a David Bowie screw-up and some dramatic miming on British TV helped Queen secure their first hit single

Better news awaited Mercury, May, Deacon and Taylor on home soil. The group were voted runners-up to Golden Earring in the ...

'Stranger Things' brings Prince and Fleetwood Mac back to the charts

Prince is back on the pop charts. So are Kate Bush and Fleetwood Mac. That can only mean one thing: Netflix's Stranger Things ...