1975 arrived just like any other year. But by the time the 12 months of the decade’s middle ended, popular music was moving ...

For at least a decade now – since Billboard started counting music streams in its chart calculations in 2013, and probably before – the sound of pop music has been sharply bifurcated between the ...

Only a few years in pop and rock history are remarkable enough that their achievements marked unshakeable and significant paths to the overall timeline. 1955 may be the first and most monumental of ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

The Top 40 Country Songs for February 2025 include a bounty of Grammy nominees and fresh newcomers in search of a first hit. As always, the February 2025 list of the Top 40 country songs is equal ...

Steely Dan's last US Top 40 hit sounded peppy enough. You can almost miss the references to addiction in the lyrics.

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

Just because bands and musicians are one-hit wonders, doesn’t mean that can’t leave an important mark on pop music history. These four artists shined bright and fizzled out pretty quickly, but their ...

The summer of 2024 solidified Love Island USA as a top reality-TV choice for households across the country, and 2025 is proving to be a repeat success. The series — which puts a dozen ...

As 2025 rolls in, it's time to look back and celebrate some of the nostalgic pop songs you may have forgotten about that turn 25 this year. (Yes, we feel old.) These tracks defined the sound of 2000 — ...