The biggest hit of each decade since the 1840s—and what it said about the country.

Don Everly, one half of the iconic Everly Brothers with younger sibling Phil, would have turned 88 years old today.

From heartbreak to hope, Landslide, Silver Springs, and Dreams show why Stevie Nicks’ songwriting became the emotional core ...

Garth Brooks reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1992 with a “simple” love song that made a big impact. "What She's ...

The charts rapidly change, but data aggregatation sites showed "Streets of Minneapolis" was the most-downloaded song in ...

Without any formal musical training, he built China’s first jazz band and a song-and-dance troupe, defying gender norms while launching the country’s earliest music and film superstars. His ...

The Great American Songbook Goes To The Movies article by Joan Merrill, published on January 23, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more The Great American Songbook articles ...

We’ve reached the finale of this year’s #1 hits ranking series, and we’re ending on one of the strongest Top 5s of the whole event. It helps that I lived through all of these songs dominating radio ...

On this day (December 30) in 1927, Bob Ferguson was born in Willow Springs, Illinois. Over the years, he held many jobs. For instance, he was a Marine Corps drill instructor during the Korean War and ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m 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 chart ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

They simply don't make music the same as they used to, but thankfully, we can revisit the classics as often as we please. Some of the best gems and biggest hits have come from the '70s, an iconic time ...