Forget the 'fluke' label: these legends defined entire genres, proving their legacy runs far deeper than a single, ubiquitous ...

A one-hit wonder is a singer or group that has only experienced success with one hit song. Often, people will only remember the name of the song and not even the singer or group behind it. We've ...

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 ...

The producer has reached the top of the charts and won Grammys. As he embarks on the next phase of his career, he’s looking back on what he’s learned. Credit... Supported by By Jonathan Abrams Hit-Boy ...

Bangers that people should listen to more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The cult animated hit Heavy Metal has a bunch of great ...

There are a lot of songs that you might have no idea were written for, or at least released in conjunction with a movie. Sometimes, those songs end up being more successful than the movie itself, but ...

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 ...

WHAT IS the “song of the summer”? For more than a century, music fans and critics have considered which anthems capture the season of barbecues and suntans. In 1910 the New York Tribune wondered ...

There are plenty of songs that become incredibly successful while being considered less than stellar by most of the music-loving world. These are the songs that dominated the airwaves and MTV, before ...

Every decade of the 20th century had its own traits, trends, and stereotypes, and the 1990s and the hit songs released during that time are no exception. Being the last decade of the century and ...