"50 Number Ones" spent 20 weeks in the top 50 on Billboard's list before it dropped off for a bit. It reappeared on the list ...

The holidays are over, both on the calendar and on the pop charts, and that's great news for an assortment of beneficiaries.

"Touch Me When We're Dancing" reached No. 16 on the Billboard chart in August 1981, which was the last Top 20 for the brother ...

Forty-eight years ago today, Dolly Parton set a chart record with the longest-running No. 1 single of her career.

Paul McCartney earned one charting hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, "Sally G." Learn more about the song.

Think back to the moment you tossed that cap in the air. The diploma in hand, the future wide open, friends screaming with ...

YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard for use in the publisher’s industry-leading U.S. music charts. The decision is in response to a recent change Billboard made to its ranking formula, which ...

Carl Carlton, the Detroit-bred R&B/soul star best known for his 1981 funk hit “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” has died at 72. The singer’s son, Carlton Hudgens II, reported the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Diana Ross does not record and release music at the pace that she ...

Upwards of 10 a week, or more … times 52 … equals more than 500 acts new to Billboard charts every year. Rock ruled the Top New Artists retrospective’s first ...

It’s the biggest honor that an act can claim on Billboard’s charts each year: the coveted No. 1 spot on the annual Top Artists recap. As of 2025, the category ranks the year’s best-performing acts ...

Billboard’s year-end charts for 2025 have arrived! On December 9 local time, Billboard published its annual year-end charts, which featured entries by numerous K-pop artists—and a strong showing by ...